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...
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Ochoa Bogh hosts mountain town hall meeting
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer State Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh came to the mountain communities on Tuesday evening, Sept. 23 to hear some of the concerns of the community through a town hall format meeting held in the auditorium at Rim of the World High...
Air quality district relents on rule changes
By Mary-Justine Lanyon The South Coast Air Quality Management District has been looking at changes to its rules governing hot water heaters and furnaces for more than a year. Last November, the Alpine Mountaineer published an article outlining the proposed...
The do’s and don’ts of flying a drone
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Scott Boyer – who lays out the Alpine Mountaineer – recently got his FAA pilot’s license so he can fly his drone. An FAA pilot’s license? “Yes,” Boyer said, “the FAA is particularly fussy about where pilots are allowed to fly and how to...







