GIVE IT A REST, LAW DOGS
Published in the Jan. 10, 2026 issue. The California Legislature needs to take some time off in 2026. The state’s full-time, year-round lawmakers made laws at a breakneck pace in[…]
Author: Jon Klusmire
BURNING THROUGH WILDFIRE MONEY
Published in the Dec. 27, 2025 issue. Inyo and Mono counties will be burning through $4.6 million in US Forest Service grant funding over the next five years in an[…]
GETTING INTO THE WEEDS
Published in the Dec. 20, 2025 issue. Local environmental groups have sued the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) alleging it has tried and failed for years to[…]
UN UNAGREEABLE 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[…]
SOMEONE BLINKED
Uploaded in the Dec. 13, 2025 issue. The mediators have done quite a job. After a lengthy third-party mediation session on Tuesday, Dec. 9, a tentative agreement has been reached[…]
WHO WILL BLINK FIRST?
Published in the Dec. 6, 2025 issue. The clock is ticking. Union nurses and patient care technical employees at Northern Inyo Hospital District (NIHD) voted overwhelming Nov. 25 to authorize[…]
