Stout, Place ran unopposed in 2020.  This year is different. With Judge Susanne Rizo not seeking reelection, one of the county’s two judicial seats will be filled by a newcomer. That reality, Place ...

With Klusmire on vacation (in Chicago in February – just take a moment to let that sink in), someone around here has gotta stare at their navel and make some pithy observations. And that someone is me ...

I’m a midwife to the dying,” Khasla said. “You don’t know when someone’s baby is going to be born; you can’t predict when someone will labor out of life either.”  Khalsa is the only practicing death ...

The park will no longer use a timed reservation system, it announced last Wednesday, abandoning a policy it previously described as necessary to address worsening congestion and safety concerns during ...

Northern Inyo Hospital District (NIHD) CEO Christian Wallis acknowledged this week that NIHD would most likely not meet the conditions of its bond covenants this year, meaning the fate of the hospital ...

“ [DUIs] are as common as snow in the Sierras,” said Gerard Harvey, Big Pine based attorney and candidate for Inyo County judge. Harvey has been practicing law on the Eastside since 1995. He estimated ...

For one in four Mono County residents relying on Medi-Cal, the safety net is tightening, and county officials are struggling to respond. Over the next three years, federal and state[…] ...

Last week, Lunch gave me the seemingly strange assignment of driving my car to the Mammoth Yosemite airport, then calling town council member Chris Bubser to give me a ride, per her comment that the ...

Boots. Lots of light, low-cut boots that seem to be fine these days for winter duty. The high-tops are stuck in back, almost under the bed. Night brings more snow and the whomp whomp of snow falling ...

Within that zone, standard parking citations jumped to $350. The Council also approved a $525 citation for impeding traffic flow townwide and a $1,000 penalty for ADA violations, effective as soon as ...

The changes stem from the federal “Big Beautiful Bill” (H.R. 1), signed in July 2025 by President Donald Trump, along with provisions in California’s 2026 state budget. Some of these policies have ...