Mike Lipsitz, Author at Z107.7 FM Joshua Tree

Behind on your water bill? Low-income assistance available in Morongo Basin

December 15, 2022

Listen here: If you or someone in your household qualifies for CalFresh or CalWORKS, or if you’re a single person making under twenty-six hundred dollars ($2,600) a month – forty-nine hundred ($4,900) for a family of four – you’re considered a low-income household. If that’s your household and you’ve fallen behind in paying your water bill, or water’s included in your rent and you’re behind in paying rent, Mike Lipsitz reports on a new program that can help bring your account back up to date……

Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency Board meeting tonight 12/13

by Mike Lipsitz

December 13, 2022

Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency meeting agenda for Oct. 11

The Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency’s Board of Directors tonight will follow the Basin’s other water districts and honor retiring Mojave Water Agency Director Jim Ventura for his many achievements during more than two decades of public service. Directors will receive and file the financial audit for fiscal 2021/22; consider forming an Ad Hoc Committee to develop a “Management Succession Plan” and look into establishing a process for review of the agency’s legal counsel. Other business, staff…

Water rates rising: Joshua Basin Water District Special Agenda 12/13

by Mike Lipsitz

December 13, 2022

Directors at the Joshua Basin Water District will gather at the district office on Chollita Road in Joshua Tree for a special 9 a.m. session tomorrow (December 14, 2022). On the agenda… water rates. A very few will get a small break, while the vast majority can expect to see rate hikes each year for the next five. First the good news… in each year of operation the district’s low-income assistance program has served fewer than 40 income-qualified accounts. Tomorrow, directors will consider…

Joshua Tree and other unincorporated areas trash fees going up

by Mike Lipsitz

December 12, 2022

At tomorrow’s (December 13, 2022) 10 a.m. of County Supervisors in San Bernardino, the board is expected to approve new trash pickup and landfill fee schedules for the county’s unincorporated areas. Reporter Mike Lipsitz is here with more information… Toward the end of tomorrow’s long agenda, county supervisors will conduct a public hearing on proposed increases to waste management fees at county landfills. The increases reflect cost of living adjustments and higher costs associated with new…

Joshua Tree performance benefits unhoused children in Morongo Basin

by Mike Lipsitz

December 12, 2022

Joshua Tree performance benefits unhoused children in Morongo Basin

In recent years inflation, a shrinking rental market, and a growing population have led to a sharp increase in the number of homeless or unhoused children in Morongo Basin, some estimates put the number as high as 700 children. And while long-term solutions are needed, there is also an urgency for immediate aid. Furstwurld performance and event space in Joshua Tree will host a special benefit with live performances, internet streaming, a Zoom-a-thon, and prize giveaways this Wednesday from 2 to…

Wednesday Water Roundup: Joshua Tree and Yucca Valley meeting agendas

by Mike Lipsitz

December 7, 2022

Listen here: At 4 p.m. this afternoon (December 7, 2022) the Hi-Desert Water District, which serves Yucca Valley, will meet at the district office on the highway at Inca Trail. And in Joshua Tree, the Joshua Basin Water District’s regular meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. at the office on Chollita Road off Park Blvd. Following the election of a president and vice president, the board will consider hiring a consulting firm to study water district employee compensation. The district will also recognize…

Yucca Valley property owners get sweet-smelling sewer discount

by Mike Lipsitz

November 22, 2022

Yucca Valley property owners will receive an unexpected gift for the holidays this year. It’s coming in the form of a discount on the sewer assessment charges added to 2022/2023 property tax bills. The discount is a result of funds received under the Measure Z sales tax and additional properties buying into the sewer system. Property owners in Yucca Valley’s sewer assessment district can expect to pay about half of the originally estimated annual charge. It comes thanks primarily to $2.8 million…

Controversial County Measure D being challenged by watchdog group

by Mike Lipsitz

November 21, 2022

San Bernardino County’s most tenacious watchdog, the Red Brennan Group plans to challenge the constitutionality of the county’s new charter amendments voters approved as Measure D in the November 8 General Election. “Mailers for Measure D were completely deceptive,” said Red Brennan Group President Tom Murphy, “and that’s one thing, but when the title and text of the measure are misleading that's entirely different.” Entitled ‘Amendments to the County Charter for Taxpayer Protection and…

Pioneertown short-term rental trailer park submits revised plans

by Mike Lipsitz

November 16, 2022

Groups urge County Supervisors to cap Short Term Rentals permits

Listen here: Squeaking in just ahead of the deadline, the developer of a proposed 14-unit, short-term rental trailer park along historic Mane Street in Pioneertown yesterday submitted a revised plan. The plan wasn’t submitted to the County Planning Commission or Land Use Services, but instead went to the Pioneertown Sustainable Tourism and Economic Development, the ad hoc community group that filed an appeal with the Board of Supervisors to stop the project altogether. Pioneertown Sustainable…

Campground on Yucca Mesa Rd to be discussed at County Planning Commission

by Mike Lipsitz

November 16, 2022

At tomorrow’s (November 17, 2022) 9 a.m. meeting of the County Planning Commission in San Bernardino, a campground on an 18-acre site on Yucca Mesa Road will be the subject of a public hearing.Planned for the southeast corner of Yucca Mesa Road and Douglas Lane, the developer is seeking a Conditional Use Permit to construct a 10-pod campground linked by an internal drive and including an office and storage building. The County Department of Land Use Services has recommended approval. Tomorrow’s…

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