Someone took down a couple of trees and has plenty of wood that still needs chopping and hauling — offered free to anyone who messages them. Five comments already, so it may go fast, but worth a shot before burn season.
The Enchanted Nights event has been pushed back to October 28th. Short post, but it's the kind of date change worth knowing before you plan a weeknight around it.
Tonight's event is canceled due to the rain forecast and rescheduled to Wednesday, October 28, 5–9pm; contact Miguel Torres at 818-917-1552 with questions.
Downtown Running Springs push: restaurants, shops, and Enchanted Nights with a live band and local vendors.
The second Enchanted Nights sidewalk sale in Running Springs runs tonight, 5–9pm, with live music, beer and wine, a Halloween costume contest and local artisans at 31976 Hilltop Blvd.
The long-running Lake Arrowhead Community Services District fight flared across several groups. The focal post breaks down the District's own April 28, 2026 board agenda packet: a $14.7M recycled-water process upgrade, with $700K in FY 2028-29 and $7M each in the two following years, drawing 17 comments. The argument: how much will land on ratepayers, and how much of it funds water for the Lake Arrowhead Country Club. Cross-posted widely — expect this one to keep running.
A poster pushes back on the budget debate, arguing the April 28 LACSD draft budget — including its proposed $14.7M recycled-water production upgrade — was a draft plan, not a final commitment.
Meanwhile, posters note the LACSD board has cancelled its October meeting days before the Nov 3 election, calling the lost chance for public questions a transparency failure.
A longer letter to Arrowhead Woods owners recaps the 2022 SB 1405 fight and the 2020 state directive on PFAS in the lake, arguing ratepayers were kept in the dark until 2023.
The debate continues: a poster argues that owning property and paying LACSD bills shouldn't disqualify residents from questioning how ratepayer money is spent, and challenges Country Club president Maria Hardin-Carter and former LACSD board member Steve Keefe for attacking questioners instead of addressing the documented agreements.
A separate post urges neighbors to vote in this important election.
The LACSD election is underway, and a cross-posted endorsement urges ratepayers to vote for Ben Naraghi and Paul Burney.
A former LACSD president recounts the 2007 contract history behind the recycled-water fight: the deal required the Lake Arrowhead Country Club to take recycled water instead of lake water at a discount, and set up a mechanism for wells on club property.
A poster answers LACSD board member Eric Chappell directly, defending the Burney, Harrison and Naraghi candidacies and pressing for answers on the Supplemental Water Supply Fee, a $5M interfund loan for pension liabilities, and free recycled water for the Country Club.
A new post presses the LACSD board-spending case and urges votes for Rob Harrison, Paul Burney and Ben Naraghi, citing deferred infrastructure repairs and 65% asbestos-cement drinking-water pipes per the district general manager's report.
In the same LACSD debate, a poster ran the numbers on board member Eric Chappell's claim of 10,544 feet of water and sewer line repaired in two years at $4,128,644 — about $391.56 per foot — and argued that at one mile a year, replacing the remaining 198 miles would take 198 years.
The LACSD debate widened: a ratepayer post now calls for a full independent forensic audit of the district going back at least 20 years, citing the roughly $42 million collected through the Supplemental Water Supply Fee between 2004 and 2019 and questioning what it delivered.
On the eve of the election, a candidate for the Lake Arrowhead Community Services District Board of Directors posted a reflection on why they are running — safe drinking water, a healthy lake, responsible spending, and a district that operates openly — drawing 19 reactions and 11 comments.
On Election Day, a candidate pressed sitting board member Eric Chappell on the district's infrastructure problems — what has been proactively repaired, what was done to prevent a recurrence of the 300-gallon sewage spill, and what the board has done to assess the wastewater system — calling crumbling infrastructure a more urgent issue than funding a solar farm.
In the same debate, another post challenged Chappell directly to name the three most serious infrastructure problems facing LACSD and to spell out specific actions, costs, funding, and a realistic timeline for each.
Rob Harrison says that if the unofficial results hold, he'll represent Division 3 on the LACSD Board, thanking supporters and outgoing board member Michelle Ambrozic and pledging greater transparency and accountability.
A follow-up post declares the LACSD ratepayers 'now have a seat at the table' following the election.
A campaign to save a community building at Skyland Arts Foundation is picking up steam — 70+ community members appear in a new video imagining the building's future. The post invites everyone to a free, family-friendly Monday-night info session to learn more and mingle.
Follow-up: the foundation reports nearly 150 people turned out for Monday night's celebration at Lake Arrowhead Brewing Co. and released its new film 'Wonderful World.'
A wrong-way driver caused a head-on crash around 12:30 AM past Waterman and Sierra Way, headed up Hwy 18 toward Lake Arrowhead. The parent who posted says their daughter's best friend was involved — the car ahead of her was hit head-on and she T-boned that car — and that the driver and possibly occupants were taken to the hospital. The thread (17 comments, 39 reactions) is asking for any updates from witnesses or responders.
A driver coming up Hwy 18 yesterday afternoon reported a strong smell of natural gas, drawing 14 comments from others on the road.
A neighbor reported seeing smoke on the hillside at McKay Park yesterday afternoon. The post drew 7 comments and 11 reactions as locals checked in on it. Worth a glance if you're in the area today — no official cause confirmed in the thread.
Cumbia y Crestline hosts a Halloween/Día de Muertos night Friday, Oct 30, 6–11 PM at Bizzyland (23954 Lake Dr., Crestline) — all ages, $10, cumbia/banda/salsa DJs, taco pop-up, and a $100 cash prize for the best Catrina/Catrín look (arrive before 8 PM).
Another Dia de Muertos event on the mountain: a themed paint night with Nikki at Sunsets on Monday, Nov 2 — reserve by texting 562-237-0189.
The mountain farmers market closes out the season on Sunday, November 1, 10 AM–3 PM at Rim of the World High School (27400 CA-18). The post promises favorite vendors plus trick-or-treat fun for the finale — the last Sunday to shop local before winter.
The fight over LACSD's planned $14.7M recycled-water upgrade rolls on: new posts cite page 51 of the April 28 board agenda packet as the source of the figure, plus a push to elect Paul Burney, Ben Naraghi and Rob Harrison as ratepayer representatives — and complaints that the board has disabled comments. Second thread
Mountain Improv's short-form troupe MISFITs — built from members of the weekly Thursday beginner workshop in Crestline — is inviting the public to a show of short scenes and games in the style of Whose Line Is It Anyway.
An active thread across several local groups backs Paul Burney, Ben Naraghi, and Rob Harrison for the Lake Arrowhead Community Services District board, arguing they would represent ratepayers only. It also criticizes recent board changes: public speaking cut from 5 to 3 minutes and the Q&A section dropped.
Posted early this morning (around 4 AM): a wrong-way driver caused a head-on collision on the lower part of Highway 18. Check road conditions before heading down the mountain, and drive carefully. Three comments so far with follow-up details.