Yucca Valley News

BREAKING NEWS! Yucca Valley, Ca.- Frank Luckino is leaving the Hi-Desert Water District the first week in June for a new position in the city of Blythe.

The big redevelopment dreams that Town Manager Mark Nuiami has for Yucca Valley are catching up with the town's dwindling reserves.

Morongo Basin residents are facing the same inchoate problems with our elected officials as voters are in the City of San Bernardino.

CARNIVAL CAPS OFF JUNIOR TENNIS SEASON The Morongo Basin Tennis Association's 13th annual family tennis carnival, held Saturday at Jacobs Park in Yucca Valley, marked the conclusion of the 2013 Junior Team Tennis season by honoring players, team moms, dads, and coaches.

CARJACKING SUSPECT ARRAIGNED The surviving suspect of a murder and attempted car jacking in Yucca Valley earlier this month, was arraigned in a San Bernardino court Monday.

Residents of a quiet Yucca Valley neighborhood are outraged that their town has issued a permit for one of their neighbors to sell firearms out of his home.

A spokesman for the California Labor Federation said Monday that the group is sending mailers to constituents of Assemblyman Brian Nestande, criticizing the Palm Desert Republican for opposing legislation designed to penalize Wal-Mart and other large retailers whose employees get health insurance through the state's Medi-Cal program.

According to the League of California Cities newsletter, it's been a busy season for lawyers and courts as the number of lawsuits filed against the Department of Finance hits the 100 mark.

Yucca Valley, Ca.,- The resignation of Councilman Chad Mayes left a vacancy of over 3 1/2 years on the dais.

Yucca Valley, Ca.,- Here is some background for first time readers: the "Sky Harbor Four" are the elected or appointed Council members that live/have lived in the high-end residential area named Sky Harbor with the highest incomes in town.

As I've written before, one of the things that attracts me to the Mojave Desert is its hidden treasures.

Yucca Valley, Ca.,- For the past few months, the Hi-Desert Water District has been keeping their noses to the grindstone and keeping their heads down except for Director Sarann Graham weighing in against the recall of her buddies.

Rep. Paul Cook issued the following statement in response to the Internal Revenue Service's admission that it has been targeting conservative groups: "On Friday, the IRS admitted to targeting conservative groups in their reviews of applications for tax-exempt status.

Authorities on Wednesday arrested a party bus operator on manslaughter charges in connection with the July 2012 death of a Santa Cruz woman who fell from a bus traveling on Highway 17.

YOUNG AT HEART SERIES TO FEATURE MOVIE "RANGO" FRIDAY The "Young at Heart Theater Series" returns Friday, May 17 with Rango, a full-length, animated Western tale set in the high desert and filled with humor and spiritual allegory.

Santa Clara County prosecutors say a party bus owner has been arrested in the death of a Northern California woman who was run over by the bus after she fell out of it.

NAME OF YUCCA VALLEY CARJACKER KILLED IN SAN BERNARDINO RELEASED Sheriff's investigators have released the name of the suspect in a Yucca Valley carjacking and murder who was killed in San Bernardino after a high speed chase.

Yesterday the effort to recall two members of the Yucca Valley Town Council, Robert Lombardo and George Huntington, moved one step closer to fruition.

Congressman Paul Cook of Yucca Valley cut the ceremonial ribbon to commemorate the opening of the new Joshua Tree Elementary School.

YUCCA VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION LOOKS AT DEVELOPMENT CODES TONIGHT Events, Density bonuses and alternative energy, some of the codes the Yucca valley Planning Commission will look at tonight.