Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth Samuel Moyn Farrar, Straus and Giroux  215 p.  Post-Labor Day, we will be turning to the fall elections. Which[…]

The Trump administration is weighing a land exchange that would transfer a strip of Yosemite National Park to a Nevada-based private developer, according to documents first reported by NOTUS and[…]

There were no wildcards at Wednesday’s Mammoth Lakes Town Council meeting. The council predictably selected former mayor Cleland Hoff out of five candidates to serve as an interim member, filling[…]

Over the past few years, the logic has been inescapable: Why buy an expensive single-day lift ticket at Mammoth, Aspen or Vail, when you can ski your hometown hill and[…]

The tops of the cottonwoods are just beginning to warm in the morning sun when Bishop local Sierra Solnit starts climbing. She moves slowly and deliberately, ascending a rope thrown[…]

At Bishop City Council on Monday, two items of note.  The first was a visit and public comment from Joel Church, California High School National Director for the California High[…]

Just months after citing Mammoth Mountain Ski Area for safety violations following the death of ski patroller Claire Murphy, Cal/OSHA has again cited the resort after another patroller, Cole Murphy,[…]

You’d think, being sequestered away in state prison, that Greg Rollison would be immune to further prosecution.  Think again. Rollison, who was sentenced to nine years in state prison for[…]

Policy issues are all about perspective. And for the third time, I’ve been given the opportunity to see Friends of the Inyo’s policy concerns from the perspective of the sky.[…]

On Wednesday, Mammoth’s four remaining Town Councilmewmbers weighed how to handle six remaining nonconforming pole signs.  A pole sign is a tall, freestanding outdoor sign elevated high in the air[…]

The Mono County Board of Supervisors has an aging problem. Don’t worry, I’m not making a joke about the demographic of its members. Rather, going into the FY 2026-27 budget[…]

An evacuation alert intended for areas affected by the Rock Fire and newly developing Cinder Complex was mistakenly sent to residents throughout Inyo County Friday evening. The alert was intended[…]

This article was published in the July 25, 2026 issue. Stay strong, comrades. We are on the home stretch of Ballot Avenue, and what a long, strange trip it’s been. […]

This article was published in the July 25, 2026 issue. What began as an idea to mentor student artists has left Mammoth High School with its first large-scale outdoor mural[…]

This article was published in the July 25, 2026 issue. If your grocery bill has crept up recently, you’re not imagining it. Grocery prices are up 2.7% over the past[…]

Published in the July 18, 2026 edition. Juliana Olinka-Jones as Louise Seger is the closest we come in the Eastern Sierra to a signature role.  This week, Olinka-Jones will play[…]

Published in the July 18, 2026 edition. The Wildife Crossing Fund, a non-profit dedicated to reducing wildlife mortality via the  construction of highway crossings in sensitive locations, was in Mammoth[…]

Published in the July 18, 2026 edition. Over three days last week, the United States Forest Service removed 461 horses from the Montgomery Pass Wild Horse Territory which spans 200,000[…]

Published in the July 18, 2026 edition. A long-sought goal of year-round commercial air service to the Eastern Sierra moved a step closer this week after United Airlines offered to extend[…]

Published in the June 13, 2026 issue. Despite rising local property tax revenues and boosts from development, Mammoth Unified School District officials warned that staffing reductions could be necessary if[…]

Published in the June 13, 2026 issue. As Mono County weighs whether to build housing on a small parcel overlooking Lee Vining‘s sewage ponds, supervisors unanimously approved a policy change[…]

Mammoth Lakes Recreation approved spending tens of thousands in special use tax revenue on recreation projects Monday, but not without keeping a piece of the pie for itself A portion[…]

Published in the May 23, 2026 issue. There was an answer for nearly every question… and then a casual acknowledgment that the suggestions being put forward didn’t carry as much[…]

Published in the May 23, 2026 issue. Some folks just have a knack for filling a niche.  That would describe Cathleen Calderon and Greg Leon, partners in business and life.[…]

Published in the May 23, 2026 issue. Last week, Inyo County Supervisor Trina Orrill hosted a bond workshop where a number of taxpayers vented about all the special assessments they’re[…]

Published in the May 23, 2026 issue. The prickled residents of the Birchim circuit cannot expect a summer free from the now familiar cycle of outages and shutoffs, Southern California[…]

Published in the May 23, 2026 issue. Early Tuesday morning, at approximately 1:51 a.m., the Bishop Police Department and the Bishop Fire Department were dispatched to a fire with entrapment[…]

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. The promise of America is alive and well in Las Vegas, Nevada. What could I possibly mean? It feels like an[…]

Published in the May 9 2026 edition. The question of livability for the middle class loomed over the Mammoth Lakes Town Council on Wednesday evening. It was a story told[…]

Published in the May 9 2026 edition. Mammoth Lakes Police Department (MLPD) Sergeant Jason Heilman gave the following statement to the Mammoth Lakes Town Council Wednesday evening on behalf of[…]

Published in the May 9 2026 edition. Mammoth High School students got a taste of culinary school this year, and throughout May, the public can taste the results. Under the[…]

“The way things are right now is not the way things will always be,” Jen, the founder of Eastern Sierra Choice, told the Sheet. She was referring to the lack[…]

After an afternoon of water torture, the Inyo County Water Commission won one and lost three.  The commission saw its request for a reduced level of groundwater pumping adopted by[…]

Alternative avalanche mitigation strategies are an intense topic of discussion this year, in the aftermath of devastating snow deaths throughout the Mountain West.  Mammoth Mountain has been working to minimize[…]

In a slight nod to a miserable snow year and below-average runoff predictions, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) plans to export a little less water from[…]

For six years, Slocums restaurant on Mammoth’s Main Street has stood boarded up, an untouched time capsule. Everything inside exactly as former owners Cindy and Tom Avena left it. But[…]

A new short-term rental (STR) in June Lake approved Tuesday makes way for as many as four new units of workforce housing. But for neighbors to the property, the tradeoff is[…]

Published in the April 11, 2026 issue. Not too long ago, environmental advocacy groups sued the Inyo National Forest over a mining project near Hot Creek. They won. But this[…]

The Eastern Sierra Community Chorus, a la Kevin McAllister, will be lost in New York next week.  But straight out of a Hollywood movie, they’ll find themselves performing at Carnegie[…]

Published in the April 4, 2026 edition. It’s good to remember that the Town of Mammoth lakes has envisioned something like the Mammoth Crossing project for over 30 years. This[…]

Published in the March 28, 2026 edition. College decision day is approaching rapidly. It’s an anxiety-riddled time for parents and students alike.  Where should I go? How will I pay?[…]

Published in the March 28, 2026 edition. Phil Moores is looking for more. More time with his family, more opportunities for travel, more reps on his golf swing. After 34[…]

Published in the March 28, 2026 edition. If you fly through the Bishop Airport, you’ll interact with them. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers in blue uniforms, ushering guests through the[…]

Published in the March 28, 2026 edition. While most people spent the 1970s roller skating and listening to disco in bell bottom jeans, Bishop homeowner Bill Krebs was in Antarctica.[…]

Published in the Feb. 14, 2026 issue. The Mammoth Lakes Planning and Economic Development Commission approved two residential projects Wednesday morning, granting setback reductions of 80% and 60%, respectively. The[…]

Published in the Feb. 14, 2026 issue. The Feb. 9 Inyo County Water Commission meeting began with some hearted verbal theatrics when commissioner Paul Huette insulted two fellow commissioners and[…]

Published in the Jan. 24, 2026 issue The Town of Mammoth Lakes extended its temporary contract with Eastern Sierra Community Housing (ESCH) for the second time, rather than reaching agreement[…]

Published in the Dec. 20, 2025 issue.  The testy labor dispute is over, but the anger and bitter feelings are still festering between union employees and the Northern Inyo Hospital[…]

Uploaded in the Dec. 13, 2025 issue. So a few weeks back, I’m crossing the yard to walk in the door and I spy a dead mouse lying on the[…]

Published in the Nov. 29, 2025 issue. By Lauren DeLaunay Miller On a sunny October day last month, I followed along as three teenagers, two teachers, and one professional climber[…]

Published in the Nov. 29, 2025 issue. The debate over the “exclusive” easement on 54 Mono Street reared its head again during a public hearing at Mammoth Lakes Town Council[…]

Published in the Nov. 29, 2025 issue. “Where have the philanthropists gone?” lamented Robert Joki, president of the Southern Mono Historical Society, as he reflected on the organization’s uncertain future.[…]

Published in the Nov. 22 issue. Mammoth Lakes Tourism (MLT) announced Wednesday that President and CEO John Urdi will depart the organization to become the President & CEO at Visit[…]

Published in the November 15, 2025 issue. Bishop City Council held a joint meeting with the Bishop Rural Fire Protection District Board prior to its regular council meeting on Monday. […]

Published in the Nov. 1, 2025 issue.  Good things take time. Great things, apparently, take 16 years, extensive environmental review, a mini excavator, and seven people with shovels. Over the[…]