Riverside/Big Bear, CA, March 5, 2012, 2:00pm - Last week, Valley News reported on the trial of an Orange County man accused of using Facebook and MySpace to arrange meetings with young girls whom he photographed nude, resulting in at least one alleged rape. Joshua David Threlkeld, 34, is accused of posing as a 13-year-old girl on Internet sites using the fictitious name of … [Read more...] about Alleged Orange County Predator Sparks New Workshop for Big Bear’s Common Ground
BVUSD Amends and Votes on Budget Advisory Committee and Superintendent Recommended Budget Cuts
Big Bear, CA, February 29, 2012, 3:00pm - Tuesday evening’s Special Board meeting of the Bear Valley Unified School District’s Board of Trustees was scheduled to discuss and vote on the budget recommendations suggested by the Budget Advisory Committee and Superintendent Kurt Madden with a goal of roughly $300k to eliminate from the school budget. Several community members in … [Read more...] about BVUSD Amends and Votes on Budget Advisory Committee and Superintendent Recommended Budget Cuts
Big Bear City Resident, Jakeb Hume, Arrested on Strong-Armed Robbery
Big Bear, CA, February 29, 2012, 1:00pm - Shortly after 3:00 a.m. yesterday morning, deputies of the Big Bear Sheriff's Station responded to a report of a strong-armed robbery at the Big Bear City Post Office. An employee of a private snowplow company was plowing the parking lot of the post office when a subject identified as Jakeb Hume approached him, a resident of Big Bear … [Read more...] about Big Bear City Resident, Jakeb Hume, Arrested on Strong-Armed Robbery
Big Bear Lake City Council Meeting Results
Big Bear, CA, February 28, 2012, 3:00pm - The Big Bear Lake City Council, during their regularly scheduled meeting, voted to delay taking a position regarding the proposed rate increase from Bear Valley Electric Service. Although this item was initially put on the agenda as a consent item it was pulled and tabled for a later date allowing Mayor Bill Jahn who was absent at the … [Read more...] about Big Bear Lake City Council Meeting Results
Bear Valley Electric Service Applies for Rate Increase to the Public Utilities Commission
Big Bear, CA, February 28, 2012, 3:00pm - Bear Valley Electric Service has begun the process of presenting a rate case to the California Public Utilities Commission. In the Rate Case Application they are proposing a 7.79 % increase to be reflected sometime in 2013 on ratepayers bills. In the application they are also proposing to reduce the rate by 5.5% in 2014 once the … [Read more...] about Bear Valley Electric Service Applies for Rate Increase to the Public Utilities Commission