Budget cuts at the state level prompted cuts to DOVES this summer, resulting in a loss of $207,000—or, effectively, ¼ of the budget—for the local agency that provides Domestic Violence Education and Services for men, women and children, including a 17-bed shelter and a 24-hour crisis hotline, available at 800-851-7601. The financial cuts to DOVES prompted the closure of the … [Read more...] about Governor Schwarzenegger Reinstates Temporary Funding for DOVES and Other Domestic Violence Service Agencies
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Final Vote on DWP’s Water Rate Restructuring to Go Before Big Bear Lake City Council This Evening
The City Council of Big Bear Lake meets for their second regular meeting of the month this evening at 6:30pm, in Hofert Hall in the Big Bear Lake Civic Center. This evening’s meeting is scheduled to include the final vote on, and adoption of, the proposed water rate increase for Department of Water and Power customers though, in its initial reading before Council, the rate … [Read more...] about Final Vote on DWP’s Water Rate Restructuring to Go Before Big Bear Lake City Council This Evening
CPUC Approves General Rate Increase for Bear Valley Electric Customers; 19.97 Percent Rate Increase to Be Phased In Over Four Years
It has been 13 years since Bear Valley Electric customers have experienced a general base rate increase but, come the November billing cycle, the base rate for electricity will go up 15.85 percent. In September, Administrative Law Judge Farrar ruled with a proposed decision in the BVES rate case and, as of October 15, the California Public Utilities Commission adopted the … [Read more...] about CPUC Approves General Rate Increase for Bear Valley Electric Customers; 19.97 Percent Rate Increase to Be Phased In Over Four Years
San Bernardino Man Charged With Murder and Arson for the Old Fire of October 2003
It was just about six years ago, on October 25, 2003, that the Old Fire broke out at Old Waterman Canyon Road and Highway 18, ultimately resulting in the evacuation of 30 communities, including the Big Bear Valley, and the burning of 91,000 acres, damage to nearly 1,000 homes and six deaths from heart attacks, five of those said to be directly related to the stress of the fire. … [Read more...] about San Bernardino Man Charged With Murder and Arson for the Old Fire of October 2003
MWD to Review Public Testimony Regarding Non-Marina Kayak Rentals, Votes in Favor of Prop 1A Securitization Program
The Big Bear Municipal Water District’s kayak and canoe workshop was not an action item when debated on October 15, but the basis for future MWD Board discussion. The district’s General Manager Scott Heule says, “The Board received excellent input from both the commercial marina owners and kayak rental businesses.” Before any new policy is set, with regard to the rental of … [Read more...] about MWD to Review Public Testimony Regarding Non-Marina Kayak Rentals, Votes in Favor of Prop 1A Securitization Program