By JULIANNE HOMOKAY Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Is this a familiar refrain in your house? “People are afraid to talk about their political standings,” said Diana Lee, the sheer force of nature behind the town hall meeting in Running Springs on Sunday,...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The Lake Arrowhead Communities Chamber of Commerce held a free business seminar for its members to inform them of the tourism aspects of the proposal to sell off some areas of the forest by the federal government. This Public...
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...
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer Major new California laws effective for 2026 mostly focus on employment and labor, data privacy, housing, education, introducing a higher statewide minimum wage, new employee notice requirements and restrictions on certain...
