by Deb Murphy | Mar 1, 2023 | CalTrans, News Releases, Snow
The Eastern Sierra gained just shy of eight inches of water content over the past week with Bishop and Big Pine almost tied for most rain at 249- and 246-percent of normal rainfall to date. The weighted average of Owens Valley snow pillows is 47.4-inches of...
by Deb Murphy | Feb 22, 2023 | CalTrans, Inyo County, Lone Pine, News Releases
Frustration over traffic and speeds on U.S. Highway 395 came to a head at this week’s Inyo Board of Supervisors meeting following a recent car vs high school student incident. The teen was battered, bruised and traumatized but will recover from the physical...
by Deb Murphy | Feb 21, 2023 | Bishop City Council, City of Bishop, General Misc. Stories, Inyo County
Whitney Alley was back on Bishop City Council’s agenda last week. The Council voted to award a two-phase contract for design services to Stantec Consulting Services. The initial work includes public outreach and schematic design completed over the next three to...
by Deb Murphy | Feb 13, 2023 | Bishop Police Department, Community Event, Law Enforcement, News Releases
Local law enforcement is required by law to provide an inventory of military equipment. As Bishop Police Chief Rick Standridge explained at last Thursday’s Town Hall, that requirement was his catalyst to open lines of communication with the community he...
by Deb Murphy | Feb 8, 2023 | CalTrans, General Misc. Stories, News Releases
This is one of those “every action causes an equal and opposite reaction” stories. When, or if, California actually has no gas-powered vehicles on its roads by 2035, how will CalTrans fix those roads? Currently, the state’s gas tax pays for filling pot holes,...
