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Eastern Sierra News for February 13, 2026

 

 

 

 

Councilmen Elect Press for Budget Changes

The new Mammoth Town Council, 90 days out, will be different. That’s what Councilman-Elect Rick Wood has vowed. Privately, citizens say, good. The Town budget has galvanized the thirst for change, but not much satisfaction at Wednesday’s budget workshop....

Fate of Inyo Water Commission Questioned

Inyo’s Water Commissioners will meet next Wednesday for the sole purpose of facing its own fate. With dwindling members on the Commission, Inyo Supervisors suggested the possible demise of the water group. The Water Commission started to meet more than 25 years...

New Mural Celebrates the “Wedding of the Waters”

This Saturday in Lone Pine, local volunteers and officials are set to gather at the El Dorado Savings Bank on Main Street to dedicate a new eighty eight foot long mural. This large piece of public art commemorates a celebration from the past, the Wedding of the Waters...

Mammoth Town Council Cuts Developer Fees in Half

Wednesday night, the Mammoth Town Council voted to cut Developer Impact Fees in half. Through the real estate boom of recent years, the Developer Impact Fees (DIF) in Mammoth Lakes had been among the highest in the country. Fees for a single family home were set at...

State and Federal News

$20 billion in the hole. That’s the dreadful truth about California’s government. At a recent meeting of the Eastern Sierra Council of Governments officials talked about the grim condition of our state and the question marks that hover over public...

Solis Pleads to Criminal Threats Charge

A Mammoth man, originally arrested for an allegation of attempted murder entered a plea of no contest to one count of criminal threats as a felony strike offense in his preliminary hearing on Tuesday.   Jorge Tapia Solis, 39, remains in jail and, according to...