UPDATE: 9-6, 4PM State Route 120 from Groveland to Yosemite will reopen today at noon. However, Tioga Road remains closed from Crane Flat to White Wolf and visitors traveling from Mono County will not be able to continue into Yosemite Valley. The YARTS September weekend service from Mono County into Yosemite Valley will be suspended […]
A year and a half ago, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power filed two suits against Mammoth Community Water District. LADWP claimed they own the rights to Mammoth Creek water, not the Water District. In January, it looked like the two sides had reached a settlement. Then, in February something happened, and it […]
Officials from Mammoth Community Water District and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power sat down in a private negotiation session last Friday in Sacramento. The issue – LADWP’s lawsuits that attack Mammoth’s water rights. The two sides are still operating under a confidentiality agreement and declined comment. Water District Attorney Steve Kronick said […]
“From city halls to county courthouses, from the State house to the White House – bureaucrats control our lives. Public servants who often try to become our masters. People whose salaries we pay, but what goods and services do we get? On Sierra Wave’s Bureaucrat Beat, we’ll report what they’re up to.” That’s the Bureaucrat […]
The headline in the Los Angeles Times said it all for Mammoth Lakes – “Healing Power of Snow.” And, it sure doesn’t hurt to capture the cover story on the Sunday Times Travel section. Writer Christopher Reynolds spelled it all out for Mammoth. His story lead says, “Before we get to the early snow, the […]
While the Town of Mammoth Lakes struggles over a kind of surgical reduction of its government structure, the city of most of Mammoth’s customers – Los Angeles – prepares four possible tax hike measures for the March ballot. After Town of Mammoth officials called for severe cuts in the police department and other employee and […]
The Los Angeles Times focused on one man in the Owens Valley in the Sunday edition. Reporter Louis Sahagun compared Air Pollution Control District Director Ted Schade to Gary Cooper in the classic film, “High Noon.” Schade’s battle, not with old west villains, but with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. The article […]
As Inyo and Mono officials wrangle with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power grasping at the water here, they found a Los Angeles Times story interesting this week. It suggests that while DWP may not want to spend more money to buy water, the utility is spending plenty on salaries. The LA Times […]
In an unusual twist, news of higher gas prices started this week in Los Angeles. Generally, our prices top LA’s first. On Saturday, the Los Angeles Times reported that prices had reach nearly $4.00 a gallon just in time for President’s Day. Later in the week, the $4.00 gallon reached the Eastern Sierra. The LA […]
On the front page of the Los Angeles Times Monday, a story revealed that Southern California Edison has blocked the use of solar power at facilities in Death Valley and Mono Lake. Edison officials declined to comment on the story that says the national park service and national forests have been negotiating with Edison for […]
According to the Los Angeles Times, California State government faces an estimated debt this year and next that will total something like $28 billion. Officials now consider how to balance the budget – more spending cuts and new taxes are up for consideration. How do you feel about that? You can talk to Mono County’s […]
When will Inyo people get wise. Folks, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power uses the tactic of divide and conquer. They have used it in the 36 years the Bureaucrat Beat Newsroom has operated and likely before that. Latest tactical move? A secret source spelled it out. For years, DWP did not keep […]
Recent Comments