Big Bear Lake, CA, June 18, 2012, noon - The Big Bear Valley Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) will have a community meeting tonight (Monday, June 18, 2012) from 6 pm to 7 pm at the Emergency Operating Center (Civil Air Patrol Building) at 100 Meadow Lane in Big Bear City. The public is invited. The purpose of COAD is to advocate for and promote a coordinated … [Read more...] about Community Organizations Active In Disaster (COAD) Meeting Tonight
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Statewide Taxable Sales Up In First Quarter 2011
Sacramento, CA, June 15, 2012, noon - In the first quarter of 2011, taxable sales in California rose 9.0 percent from a year earlier, continuing an upward trend that began in the first quarter of 2010, according to Michelle Steel, Vice Chair of the California State Board of Equalization. A preliminary statewide estimate for the first quarter of 2012 projects taxable sales … [Read more...] about Statewide Taxable Sales Up In First Quarter 2011
Free Roadside Chipping In Mountain Communities
Big Bear Valley, CA, June 11, 2012, 8:00am - The free neighborhood chipping program in the mountain communities will continue until August 31, 2012. The program is in place to help home and business owners create defensible space on their property by removing dead vegetation and accumulated pine needles, and trimming branches and over grown shrubs. Once your property has been … [Read more...] about Free Roadside Chipping In Mountain Communities
Open Primary California and Some Confusion
Big Bear Lake, CA, June 6, 2012, 7:00pm - There has been a lot of discussion about the new open primary system for California voters and perhaps some confusion. Previously the election ballot a voter received was determined by party affiliation. But now the new ballots include all candidates regardless of their declared party affiliation. The primary included elections … [Read more...] about Open Primary California and Some Confusion
Golf Fire A Reminder To Be Ready For Wildfires
Big Bear Lake, CA, June 6, 2012, 8:00am - Yesterday’s fire in Big Bear Valley is a reminder that we should always be prepared for wildfires. The Golf Fire, a small, slow moving vegetation fire that was reported in the Moonridge Area east of Villa Grove yesterday morning has been contained. John Miller of the US Forest Service told Big Bear News the small vegetation fire was … [Read more...] about Golf Fire A Reminder To Be Ready For Wildfires