By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor At least it never rains here according to the 1972 song by Albert Hammond. But those of us who have been on the mountain over the past few weeks have experienced an unusually wet holiday season. Visitors who were hoping for snow...
By Mike Harris Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Saying that the funding will pay for a critical safety improvement for both firefighters and the motoring public, county supervisors at the Dec. 17 meeting approved spending $500,000 for traffic flashing lights...
The results are in! Elijah Martinez – who placed first in the TK through Grade 2 Art for Peace contest on the mountain – and Colton Stekkinger – who placed first in the Grade 3 through 5 contest – each placed third in the Rotary District 5330-level Art for Peace...
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer What weather forecasters are calling a “historic winter storm” unleashed its fury on much of Southern California and the mountaintop communities. Rain, propelled by 70 to 80 mile-an-hour wind gusts uprooted trees and branches...
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor On Christmas, many people gather with family members, friends or neighbors to celebrate the holiday. But some people don’t have anyone to spend the day with. Enter Holland Lowe, executive director of Operation Provider. For more...
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer As pointed out in Part 1 of this two-part series, California legislators sent hundreds of bills proposing new laws to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk, 794 of which the governor gave his approval to by signing them into law. Some of...
