by Deb Murphy | Jun 17, 2021 | General Misc. Stories
The Inyo County Board of Supervisors’ pay raise raised the question: how much the Mono County Supervisors do the Mammoth Town Council and Bishop City Council members take home each month? So, we (Sierra Wave) asked. All four entities’ elected officials also hold...
by Community Reports/Events | May 27, 2021 | Bishop City Council, Bishop Police Department, City of Bishop, Law Enforcement
Did the Bishop City Council “Diss” the current Interim Police Chief, Josh Ellsworth, when it announced its intentions to offer the job to an “Outsider?” At the last Bishop City Council meeting, in a letter sent by Bishop Sgt. Dan Nolan, a 20-year police department...
by News Staff | May 22, 2021 | Bishop City Council, Bishop Police Department, City of Bishop, General Misc. Stories, Press Release
In late 2020, the City of Bishop initiated a comprehensive search for a Chief of Police following the retirement of former Chief Ted Stec. [SWM Background Note – Chief Stec announced his retirement after 5 years of service with the Bishop Police Department.] The...
by Deb Murphy | May 21, 2021 | Bishop City Council
Nobody can claim Bishop rushed into allowing commercial cannabis operations within town limits. But, four years after Prop. 64 legalized commercial marijuana in California, the Bishop City Council will get its first look at a town ordinance allowing and regulating...
by News Staff | Mar 11, 2021 | Bishop City Council, City of Bishop, Corona Virus, General Misc. Stories, Press Release, Public Health
The Bishop City Council is asking Governor Gavin Newsom to consider relaxing the standards for rural counties under the Level-1, Purple Tier, Widespread category, pointing out that the current standard is unrealistic for a county that encompasses 10,000 square miles....
