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County Measure D mailers criticized as being deceptive and misleading

Mike Lipsitzby Mike Lipsitz
October 24, 2022

A mailer regarding San Bernardino County’s Measure D, on the ballot in in November, has stirred up controversy. Jon Coupal, the president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association has issued cease and desist letters over mailers sent in support of the measure, which they say contain misleading and even deceptive statements regarding the non-profit organization. Measure D was proposed by the County’s Board of Supervisors to reverse Measure K, the voter-approved initiative from 2020 that…

Landers Cookbook reprinted after 40+ years

Mike Lipsitzby Mike Lipsitz
October 14, 2022
Landers Cookbook reprinted after 40+ years

Post-It Notes were launched, a gallon of gas was $1.25, and Chicken McNuggets first appeared on McDonald's menu. The year was 1981 and still eleven years before the magnitude 7.3 earthquake would shake things up in Landers. In 1981 a bright future was forecast and the Landers Chamber of Commerce was raising funds through sale of a limited-edition cookbook, "Creative Cooking of the Landers Area." A lot has changed in the intervening 40 plus years, but the 60 recipes of local…

Joshua Tree protected status remains unchanged; Vote pushed until 2023

Mike Lipsitzby Mike Lipsitz
October 13, 2022
Breaking: Joshua Tree Status vote to be pushed to February 2023 at California Fish and Game Commission meeting this morning

Listen to this story here: The status of the western Joshua tree on California’s threatened species list remains unchanged. At yesterday morning’s (October 12, 2022) meeting of the California Fish and Game Commission in the Lake Tahoe area any decision on the permanent listing of the tree was continued to February 23. The unanimous decision to delay a vote on listing the western Joshua tree on the state’s threatened species list came about to allow additional input from tribal nations within the…

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

Mike Lipsitzby Mike Lipsitz
October 11, 2022
Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency meeting agenda for Oct. 11

Listen to this story here: If all goes as expected at tonight’s (October 11, 2022). 6 p.m. meeting of the Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency, adding a new water meter to an undeveloped property in Landers or Flamingo Heights goes up 3.44 percent. For someone adding a three-quarter or one inch meter, that facilities charge will set them back $14,641. If approved, that increase goes into effect in 60 days. Another resolution expected to be approved this evening is a 50 percent increase, to $2,200,…

Joshua Basin Water District Docent Meeting in Water Wise Garden

Mike Lipsitzby Mike Lipsitz
October 11, 2022
Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency meeting agenda for Oct. 11

Later today (October 11, 2022) is a do-over docent meeting for both new and seasoned volunteers at the Joshua Basin Water District. The August meeting was canceled due to triple-digit temperatures. Today’s hour-long session starts at 5 p.m. in the district’s Water Wise Demonstration Garden located at the District Office at Chollita Road and Park Blvd. in Joshua Tree. The focus will be on the garden’s variety of plants used by Native Americans and early settlers. To join in this free training…

Homes near JTNP entrance lose water, find leak – UPDATED with Gallery

Mike Lipsitzby Mike Lipsitz
October 6, 2022
Homes near JTNP entrance lose water, find leak – UPDATED with Gallery

Updated with gallery below. About a dozen residences at the top of Quail Springs Road near the national park entrance in Joshua Tree had no water from the tap but witnessed a spectacular water show Tuesday. The homes lost water service about 11 a.m. Tuesday when a non-water district work crew in the area damaged a water line resulting in a massive, geyser-like leak. A responding emergency crew from Joshua Basin Water District repaired the damage and restored water service in the area in under…

Wednesday Water Roundup – regular meeting for JBWD, Hi-Desert

Mike Lipsitzby Mike Lipsitz
October 5, 2022
Wednesday Water Roundup – regular meeting for JBWD, Hi-Desert

Later today(October 5, 2022) in Joshua Tree, the Joshua Basin Water District’s regular meeting begins promptly at 5:30 p.m. The Hi-Desert Water District, which serves Yucca Valley, has no meeting today. Following the dispatch of routine items on the consent agenda, directors at the Joshua Basin Water District will hear a report on capacity fees. These are the one-time development charges used to fund capital improvements essential to the district’s growth. Also today, the board will be asked to…

Homestead Valley Community Council addresses Flamingo Glamping facility at latest meeting

Mike Lipsitzby Mike Lipsitz
October 4, 2022

At the August meeting of the Homestead Valley Community Council Robott Land Co., the developers aiming to build a 40-acre glamping facility on their 640-acre property along pristine Pipes Wash in Flamingo Heights, outlined their plan and held a Q&A session with meeting attendees. The questions kept coming and at the meeting conclusion, Robott pledged to follow up with responses to questions that hadn’t been addressed. The L.A.-based developer has made good on that pledge and provided answers…

Wonder Valley dirt roads to get $450k grader – more at Tomorrow’s BOS Meeting

Mike Lipsitzby Mike Lipsitz
October 3, 2022
Wonder Valley dirt roads to get $450k grader – more at Tomorrow’s BOS Meeting

At tomorrow’s (October 4, 2022) 10 a.m. meeting of County Supervisors in San Bernardino, the board is expected to approve some relief for anyone who drives the 178 miles of road in Wonder Valley. Among many items on the tomorrow’s consent agenda, the board is expected to approve $450,000 for purchase of a motor grader for use in Wonder Valley. The county provides road maintenance there and this piece of heavy construction equipment is used to flatten or grade dirt roads. The current grader,…

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