Community Input

Crime wave in PMC must end

From the July 5, 2019 Edition

[This is an open letter to Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood and Supervisor Zack Scrivner.]

June 30, 2019

Dear Sheriff Youngblood and Supervisor Scrivner:

For the last four and a half years we have owned …

Danger in PMC

From the July 5, 2019 Edition

[This is an open letter to Kern County Sheriff command.]

June 18, 2019 Dear Sir:

As a longtime resident of Pine Mountain Club and a concerned homeowner, I am requesting that you authorize more patrols …

Gingersnap is barking farewell

From the July 5, 2019 Edition

June 28, 2019 Dear Editor:

I am sad to say that we will no longer be having Barks & Books as a regular event at the library, except on some special occasions. There have not …

Blatant Gerrymandering in ETUSD maps?

From the June 28, 2019 Edition

Jun 23, 2019 Dear Editor:

I just looked at the two maps for the proposed new El Tejon Unified School District voting districts.

It is hard to believe that Pine Mountain Club would be …

Capitol voice

From the June 21, 2019 Edition

June 6, 2019 Dear Editor:

Our small community needs to have a voice in Sacramento and Kern County. We should not feel isolated or afraid to show up to lobby for our needs. This will …

Appreciation

From the June 14, 2019 Edition

June 3, 2019 Dear Editor:

Sincere gratitude to Katherine King for analyzing PMCPOA bylaws and sharing the information with all of us [“OpEd: Analysis of Amended PMCPOA Bylaws on Ballot for Ratification,” May 31, The …

Tiny Rivulets, Cienegas and the Pond

From the June 14, 2019 Edition

June 10, 2019 Dear Editor:

Was it over two years ago that I saw streams of water flow straight up from fissures into the quickly waning pond water? I studied the pond’s demise for …

‘Rocky Road’ Frazier Park Style is Hazardous

From the June 14, 2019 Edition

June 5, 2019 Dear Editor:

Someone keeps placing large rocks (actually small boulders)in a section of the uphill portion of Hale Trail that is off of Mt. Pinos Way, and leads right to our street, …

Petition to Wake the USFS on Tecuya and Cuddy

From the June 14, 2019 Edition

June 7, 2019 Dear Editor:

I want to alert your readers to a petition created by an informal group called Mountain Neighbors who are concerned about the Los Padres National Forest’s logging plans for Cuddy …

Letter #3 to LPNF Supervisor Kevin Elliott

From the June 7, 2019 Edition

•The TriCounty Watchdogs were disappointed in your decision to go ahead with the Tecuya Ridge Shaded Fuelbreak Project (“Tecuya Ridge Project”) and the Cuddy Valley Forest Health/Fuels Reduction Project (“Cuddy Valley Project”) after we had …