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MARTA Is Still Rolling Along After 25 Years; Improved Services in Place, Though Bus Rides Still Offered for $1

Dial-a-Ride services have been available in Big Bear since 1978, though the Mountain Area Regional Transit Authority, or MARTA, was implemented in 1993, through a joint powers agreeement between the City of Big Bear Lake and the County of San Bernardino. The City and the County oversee MARTA with a five-member board, which includes Big Bear Lake City Council members Liz Harris … [Read more...] about MARTA Is Still Rolling Along After 25 Years; Improved Services in Place, Though Bus Rides Still Offered for $1

There’s a new fire chief in town, as the Big Bear Lake Fire Protection District has named the City of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s Deputy Fire Chief Rod Ballard to fill the post vacated by Fire Chief John Morley, who retired in September. Ballard signed his contract this morning and met personnel at the Big Bear Lake Fire Department this afternoon, since being hired by … [Read more...] about Big Bear Lake Fire Protection District Names Rod Ballard of San Diego as New Fire Chief to Oversee Big Bear Lake Fire Department

A sequence of more than 50 small earthquakes have shaken an area near the Salton Sea (in Southern California) since yesterday morning, and scientists have expressed concern that these earthquakes could trigger a larger earthquake on the southern section of the San Andreas Fault. According to the San Bernardino County Office of Emergency Services, state and local agencies are … [Read more...] about County’s Office of Emergency Services Issues Earthquake Alert, Given the 50+ Quakes Near Salton Sea; Possibility of 7.0 Magnitude Tremor on San Andreas Fault

The City Council of Big Bear Lake added a last-minute item to their agenda last night, as Mayor Rick Herrick asked that a resolution of appreciation and condolence be drafted in honor of Sergeant Daniel Sakai, son of Tom and Mikki Sakai, who was killed in the line of duty while serving on Oakland’s SWAT team on Saturday. Fellow councilmembers unanimously supported the … [Read more...] about City Council Approves Red Ant Hill Sidewalk, New Software, Newsrack Ordinance–and Honors Sergeant Sakai

Third District County Supervisor Neil Derry announced today that he has accepted the resignation of his now former Chief of Staff Jim Erwin, who resigned at about 6pm last night, March 23. In a meeting with his staff at the County Government Center this morning, Supervisor Derry announced, “It’s the right thing to do for the County, for the Third District, and for Jim.” Erwin’s … [Read more...] about County Supervisor’s Chief of Staff Erwin Resigns, Following Thursday’s Arrest; Derry Says, “It’s the Right Thing to Do”