The Board of Directors for the Bear Valley Community Healthcare District convened last night, first in closed session to address the paid administrative leave for hospital CEO Vi Colunga, and then in open session to take public comment on the December 15 Colunga decision; review the November finance report provided by CFO Rudy Shutta; and to do the annual board … [Read more...] about Public Provides Input on Healthcare District’s Decision to Place CEO Colunga on Paid Leave; No Action Taken in Two Rounds of Closed Session
Government
Friday Residential Trash Pickup Moved to Saturday, Both This Week and Next
Big Bear Valley residents and homeowners who receive trash pickup on Fridays can instead expect disposal and recycling service on Saturdays over the next two weeks. As both the Christmas and New Year’s holidays fall on Friday, disposal customers of both Big Bear Disposal and the Big Bear City Community Services District will have trash service on Saturday, December 26 and … [Read more...] about Friday Residential Trash Pickup Moved to Saturday, Both This Week and Next
Winter Snow Blankets Ski Resorts, and Prompts Chain Requirements on All Mountain Roads
Well, it’s officially winter here in the Big Bear Valley, as we have received about four inches of snow since yesterday’s Winter Solstice, bringing this season’s snow totals to over two feet. You may remember last year this week, when the Big Bear Valley received nearly four feet of snow, prompting the resorts to claim the 2008 dump was the single largest snowfall in 35 years. … [Read more...] about Winter Snow Blankets Ski Resorts, and Prompts Chain Requirements on All Mountain Roads
All CHP Officers on the Road Through Holiday, and Conducting Sobriety Checkpoints
If planning to hit the road during the holidays, know that California Highway Patrol officers will be out in full force, not just during the Maximum Enforcement Period from Christmas Eve through Sunday midnight, but also at more than 250 checkpoints, statewide through January 3. The CHP has declared 2010 as “The Year of the Checkpoint,” and given a record $8 million in grant … [Read more...] about All CHP Officers on the Road Through Holiday, and Conducting Sobriety Checkpoints
Sub-Committee Moves Forward in Process Allowing DWP Board Representation from All Service Areas, Not Just Big Bear Lake
Key representatives of the City of Big Bear Lake and the Department of Water and Power met this morning, to discuss an amendment to the city charter, 20some years later, that would allow all DWP customers, rather than only those in Big Bear Lake, to apply to serve on the DWP Board of Commissioners. Though the meeting included discussion by DWP Chairman (and past City … [Read more...] about Sub-Committee Moves Forward in Process Allowing DWP Board Representation from All Service Areas, Not Just Big Bear Lake