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Published by the Mountain News • Winter 2020
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What’s Inside
4 Update from the Publisher
10 ALA Update
14 Winter Storm Impacts Lake Arrowhead
16 2020 Lake Arrowhead Boat Show
20 FAA Moving Flight Path
22 Fire Insurance Update
23 Discover Arrowhead Country Club
26 Resort Spa Welcomes Dr. Amanda Holden
32 New Regulations for Short Term Rentals
33 Mountain Vote Would Permanentize Hospital
35 Sound the Alarm! New Security in Town
37 Winterizing Your Home
40 Snow Valley Opens for Skiing & Snow Play
41 One-of-a-Kind Wood Products by Arrowhead Enterprises
42 Lake Arrowhead Film Festival Coming Spring 2020
44 Winter Dock Watch
45 ALA Proposed Bylaw Amendments for STRs
46 Mountain Business Directory
Published by the
Mountain News
(909) 337-6145 | P.O. Box 2410, Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352
Publisher: Harry Bradley
Managing Director: Angela Yap
Advertising: Angela Yap, Colleen Collins,
Theresa Cummings
Editorial: Zac Moran, Zev Blumenfeld,
Nick Kipley, Harry Bradley,
Angela Yap
Graphic Designer: Brenda Buffalin
Cover Photo: By Angela Yap
Chris Craft Launch 25 on
Lake Arrowhead
The Lake Arrowhead Update will be published six times in 2020
by the Mountain News. It is mailed free to Arrowhead Woods
homeowners. The name and contents are Copyright 2020. Nothing
may be reproduced without the permission of the publisher. The
next issue will be published in March 2020. For more information,
email Angela Yap at ayap@mountain-news.com.
Volume 22, Number 1
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UPDATE from the Publisher
I demoed the 2020 Chris- pensive for STR’s and a great source of ALA income and
Craft Launch 23 and 25 models high-paying seasonal ALA jobs. This could create a part-
on Lake Arrowhead during time, middle-management ALA job, too.
an unseasonably warm day in STR’s is an important issue. My observation was that
December. First impression is the ALA members who oppose STR’s using the Lake and
the classic styling; then I put the Beach Clubs were not represented at the first meeting. Do
throttle down and WOW, this you want your voice heard, without have to drive up the
is not your grandpas’ Chris- mountain to attend an ALA meeting on a Saturday? Then,
Craft. Launching quickly past send an email or an old fashioned letter with a stamp.
the ALA speed limit (I was the Every ALA member can weigh in with their opinion,
only one on the lake) these new via e-mail. Economy of words is best and please leave out
Chris-Craft’s are as agile as a the drama & harsh language. Send your opinion to: ALA
sports car. Inland Boat Center is President, Clifford - gclifford@ala-ca.org; STR Chairman,
the local dealer; located at 681 E. Mattison - bmattison@ala-ca.org. If you transmit e-mail
San Jacinto Ave, Perris, CA 9571 to me I might publish it in the Mountain News and/or
and Lake Arrowhead Marina or check them out at the Los UPDATE magazine. hbradley@mountain-news.com. I
Angeles Boat Show, January 9 - 12, 2020 at the Fairplex, call this “transparency.”
Pomona, CA. Do you want to stay connected ? Here’s how: Sign up
for the ALA regular e-blast by calling ((909) 337-2595. Login
to www.mountain-news weekly. Read the Lake Arrowhead
UPDATE magazine and plan to attend the next scheduled
ALA meeting to discuss Short-Term Rentals use of Lake
Arrowhead and sign up to speak for 3 minutes. The ALA
Board wants to hear from all their members.
COUNTY REG’S CRACK DOWN ON STR’S
Also read our report on page 32, the San Bernardi-
no County Board of Supervisors tightened the reg’s and
enhanced the enforcement of County STR rules. Got
unruly STR’s? Call the STR Complaint Hotline 24/7: (888)
399-8591. I shine a 5 million candlepower spotlight on the
noisy, late night STR’s. That clears the deck.
FAA MOVED THE FLIGHT PATH
Serenity has been restored to Lake Arrowhead thanks
On the cover of the UPDATE magazine is the Chris-
to David Caine who formed Quiet Skies Lake Arrowhead
Craft Launch 25 GT. With a side-entry door and seating
joined by Matthew Kallis, Anthony St. John of Friends
for 10 plus a variety of power options, it is the ultimate,
of Lake Arrowhead Mountain Communities along with
family boat for Lake Arrowhead.
over fifty thousand complaints filed by residents. I’m also
ALA SHORT-TERM RENTAL REG’S grateful to the FAA for listening and responding. Read
JANUARY MEETING POSTPONED the report in this edition.
I agreed that postponing the ALA-STR meeting gives HOME FIRE INSURANCE
the ALA Board more time to:
“Breaking news” announced last night at the San
• Survey the entire ALA membership on the STR issues.
Bernardino County Supervisor’s meeting auditorium. Cal-
• Survey a proposed compromise deal, too.
ifornia Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced
My compromise suggestion: Paid GUIDED access to
a one-year moratorium against non renewals and cancel-
trails, SUP’s, Kayaks, canoes and captained ski boats and
lations of residential property policies following 16 recent
pontoon boats for fishing, cruises, etc. This could possibly
wildfires - including Lake Arrowhead.
also benefit the ALA membership because there are those
We are reporting the latest home insurance news in
who don’t want to own a dock or boat. No boat licens-
this edition of Lake Arrowhead UPDATE magazine with
es - no boat usage, except owner and immediate family.
forthcoming details in the Mountain News (in print and
Issue wristbands at the Beach Clubs like Sky Park. Hire,
on-line www.mountain-news.com) and our social media
more paid Beach Club attendants to control the short-term
will have video coverage of the meeting.
visitors.
View the UCLA guest recreation as a model; where
everybody is guided. The compromise should be ex- — Harry Bradley, Publisher
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DON’T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU
These harsh weather conditions can easily damage your boats and we recommend taking them off of the lake to
prevent any damage. If you are thinking about removing your boat, this would be a good time to get it done. With
more storms rolling in on the forecast, taking them off sooner rather than later is always the best practice.
If you have a boat on the lake, before, during and after any weather events:
CHECK YOUR BOAT OFTEN!
Have a friend:
CHECK YOUR BOAT OFTEN!
Hire a service to:
CHECK YOUR BOAT OFTEN!
Being proactive in CHECKING YOUR BOAT can save you time and thousands of dollars.
ALA NEW BOAT LICENSE PRICING
The ALA Board of Directors has authorized the following change to
Boat License pricing:
As of November 1, 2019, NEW Boat Licenses are $60.00 for a period
of 3 years (equates to $20.00 per year).
Renewal of EXISTING Boat Licenses are $30.00 for a period of 3 years
(equates to $10.00 per year). To be considered as a renewal, the license
must have expired within the last 12 months; otherwise it is considered a
new boat license.
Page 10 u Lake Arrowhead UPDATE | Winter 2020ELECTRONIC GATE LOCKS
Project Update
We wanted to take a minute and update our members on
the project.
What we’ve done
As you are aware, Arrowhead Lake Association is increas-
ing the security around the lake using electronic locks. We
have completed changing out the locks on the Museum Dock,
Woody’s Dock, Mc Donald’s Dock and the BofA Gate.
What’s Next
We are gearing up to add new gate locks to:
• Access #63 Hospital Access Gate (Off Hwy 173)
• Access #54 Tavern Bay Beach Club at Willow
Creek Bridge
• Access #53 Tavern Bay Beach Club rear gate near
the restrooms
• Grass Valley Pk Pedestrian gate at the entrance to
Grass Valley Park
• Access #22 Burnt Mill Beach Club near the play-
ground
• Access #12 Orchard Bay Gate – Near Auto Gate
• Access #11 Orchard Bay Gate – Near John Muir Rd.
• Access #7 Off Palisades Drive
• Marina Fishing Dock at Peninsula Park
What we’ve heard
We are receiving positive feedback from members who are
telling us they like this new system and hope it helps keep Lake
Arrowhead private.
What we’ve learned
Members must carry their membership card with them
when using the Trails, Beach Clubs, Marina and most especially
the village. If members leave their card in their boat, they are
not able to open the gate to the docks when they return. Should
this happen to you, you will need to call our Lake Safety Patrol
cell phone, so one of the patrolmen can come and assist you.
That number is 909-744-2766. There will be signs on the gates
giving you this information.
What do members need to do?
Please make sure your membership card is in good working order. Our new membership cards that were issued to
you at the beginning of the 2019 season have RFID technology. To activate your current membership cards, just come
by the main office or the patrol office at the Marina anytime 24/7, and wave your cards across the new membership
card updater found on the right-hand side of the doors. You will know your cards are activated when you hear a very
faint tone. (The color of the lights on the updater doesn’t matter, and you usually can’t see them because of the sun).
It’s that easy! Your card information will be stored in the new system and updated every time you swipe them. We
encourage all members to come by the office and update your cards to ensure the electronics inside the card function
properly. Please note that if you have punched a hole in your membership cards, you probably damaged the electronics
inside and your cards will likely need to be replaced.
Lake Arrowhead UPDATE | Winter 2020 u Page 11DON’T THROW YOUR CARDS AWAY. THESE ARE “FOREVER CARDS” AND YOU’LL USE THEM YEAR AFTER YEAR
This system is designed to help keep ALA and ALA members’ properties private and safe. Member Service Rep-
resentatives are available at the ALA office in the Marina Monday through Friday from 8 am - 5 pm and will be happy
to help you work out any problems you may have whether you are on sight or on the phone. Just give them a call at
909-337-2595.
WINTER OPERATING HOURS
ALA staff will do
our best to be here
during times of inclem-
ent weather. During
weather events, please be
sure to CALL FIRST to
find out hours and avail-
ability of services such as
launch ramp, gas docks,
and office assistance.
ALA IS BUSY WINTERIZING
SHORELINE RESTROOMS ARE CLOSED FOR THE WINTER
As the winter season approaches along with freezing temperatures, ALA has just finished the process of winteriz-
ing the restrooms around the trail system. All trail restrooms are now closed until the weather warms up in the spring,
including the ones at Burnt Mill Beach Club and Tavern Bay Beach Club.
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NEWS
RECAP
Winter Storm Impacts
Lake Arrowhead
The heavy snow fall did some damages to some boats and docks.
BY ANGELA YAP Austin also recommended that members call ALA to
The Thanksgiving winter storm brought nearly three find out hours and availability of services during times of
feet of snow to Lake Arrowhead. Strong wind and heavy inclement weather.
snowfall not only damaged boats and docks, but it also “This is just the beginning of winter and I hope boat
toppled a number of trees along the shoreline. owners will be more prepared as we enter the winter sea-
“A few docks have sustained some damage,” said son,” said Rick Reisenhofer, ALA’s lake patrol supervisor.
Wayne Austin, general manager of Arrowhead Lake “We offer a Winter Watch program for boat and dock
Association (ALA). “If you are thinking of taking your owners,” said Aaron Lawler, owner of All American Dock
boat off of the lake, this would be a good weekend to get Pros, who monitors his clients’ docks, gangways, and
that done. Taking them off sooner, rather than later, is piers during winter. “We have a fully-equipped barge
always the best practice with more storms rolling in on the on the lake year-round to address any issues or needed
forecast.” repairs that arise.”
“We have found no real damage to the ALA trails,” Boat and dock owners should regularly check on their
Austin added. “There are a few trees and limbs down boats and docks or sign up for dock watch services from
around the lake and several canopies have collapsed from local companies - All American Dock Pros, MJS Docks and
the weight of the snow.” Kiwi Docks.
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NEWS
RECAP
FAA Moving
The Federal Aviation Ad-
Flight Path
ministration (FAA) officially
published a new flight path
over the San Bernardino Moun-
tains that replaces a controver-
sial route over Lake Arrowhead,
which had generated numerous
resident complaints since it was
implemented in 2017. The new
flight path was officially imple-
mented on Dec. 5. It is similar to
an older route over the mostly
unpopulated area near Heaps
Peak.
“It took us a few years to
get to this point, but by talking
and working with the FAA,
rather than tying this matter
up in the courts, we were able
to get this flight path changed
sooner rather than later,” said
San Bernardino County Second
District Supervisor Janice Ruth-
erford. “I appreciate residents’
patience as the FAA finalized
the flight path it promised us
Beginning on Dec. 5, airplanes will no longer fly over Lake Arrowhead.
earlier this year and I am also
thankful for the support of Sen- they did before the FAA implemented the new route.
ator Dianne Feinstein, Senator Kamala Harris, and Con- On Dec. 4, the FAA sent out a letter stating that all
gressman Paul Cook provided throughout our discussions aircraft would now be using the flight path named “JCKIE
with the FAA.” TWO” for arrivals into Ontario International Airport start-
The FAA implemented the SoCal Metroplex Proj- ed in the “pre-dawn hours” of Thursday, Dec. 5.
ect in phases in late 2016 and 2017. It replaced dozens David Caine, the man who founded Quiet Skies Lake
of conventional air routes with ones based on satellite Arrowhead and spear-headed much of the movement to
navigation. One of the routes took planes over the Lake move planes away from Lake Arrowhead, responded to
Arrowhead communities, which is more than 5,000 feet the letter.
above sea level. “It is with great anticipation we await the end of the
In April 2018, the FAA began diverting most night siege that harmed our community relentlessly. I want to
flights from the route over Lake Arrowhead in response to thank you for listening to our community concerns. Even
community concerns about the noise the flights generated. if there never was a real Community Involvement meet-
In addition to her outreach to residents, Supervisor ing, we took action on our own and many residents filed
Rutherford traveled to Washington, D.C. in 2018 to meet complaints and wrote you over the years. In fact, at the
with FAA officials about the noise issues the flight path time of this writing on December 4, 2019 at 17:58 hours,
created in the mountains. the number of filed complaints is 54,883! In a community
While the FAA cancelled the route over Lake Arrow- this small, that is a phenomenal number of complaints,
head, the agency noted that air traffic controllers may but sitting on a mountain nearly 6,000 feet in elevation, the
have to direct aircraft off the new route because of factors flight path imposed over us brought descending aircraft
including traffic volume and weather conditions. It is pos- so low the separation was often 2,000 feet above ground
sible that this could occasionally result in aircraft overfly- and sometimes less.”
ing the Lake Arrowhead area and other communities, as
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State Issues
Insurance
Cancellation
Moratorium
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara
BY NICK KIPLEY Insurers consider the very recent past to underwrite, and
On Wednesday, Dec 18, at 6:00 p.m. California State determine the rates for the following year, which we know
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara held a round table today. The insurance of the insurance industry has ap-
meeting to discuss the problems mountain communities pointed a loss of $25 billion in losses in 2017/2018 alone.
across the state have been facing with policy non-renew- So that is the perfect storm of what’s happening across the
als due to climate change. The intense meeting laid out state and how it’s impacting, specifically, San Bernardino
a ‘game plan’ for how the State insurance Commission- County.”
er’s office was going to tackle the issue of Fire Insurance “Residential underwriting has also changed - and
Non-Renewals in communities located in heavily wooded many of you have experienced this already.” Lara added.
and fire-prone areas like the San Bernardino Mountains. “We know that insurance traditionally would look at your
“We pretty much traveled the entire state, talking to individual parcel, your individual property, they will
communities and talking to people about this ongoing come in and assess and see if you have done the appropri-
issue,” Commissioner Lara began. “So in San Bernardino ate home hardening, if you had a defensible space. Now,
County these are some of the trends we’ve been seeing it has completely changed. Now you have to get some
that more or less correlate with the rest of [the state].” citizen to look at some satellite imagery that really in my
“We’ve seen a 6%, increase in Cal Fire responsibility opinion doesn’t really tell the story of what’s happening at
areas and we know that more are [to be] expected with the the granular level.”
2019 fires. We’ve also see a growth of 39% and in increase At this point in his presentation, Lara pointed to a
of new and renewed policies by the FAIR Plan. And we PowerPoint slide that showed a ‘Google Maps’ like image
know that the FAIR Plan is the insurer of last resort in San of a mountain community with a large red circle drawn
Bernardino County. And I’ll tell you, our department has around a small cluster of houses, compared to a diagram
seen an increase of more than, 100 rate increases filed by showing a house surrounded by defensible zones that
insurance companies statewide 2017/2018, that, again, insurers used to used to measure how protected a home
doesn’t again account for the future filing of insurance was from a fire. He called the Google Maps approach the
companies for wanting a rate adjustment for the 2019 ‘New School’ approach, and the individual house/proper-
year.” Lara said. ty approach the “Old School” approach.
Lara explained that what is driving the increase in “So, now they just look before you even get to that
decisions of insurers to issue nonrenewals has to do with point [of assessing your property], you now go through a
the frequency and ferocity of recent fires. first pass through this ‘evaluation filter’ that only looks at
“Ten of the twenty most destructive California wild- slope, field [vegetation], in type of field [drought prone,
fires in California History have occurred in the last four etc.], and access [roads]. So, in my opinion doesn’t really
years.” Lara continued, “As risk increases, we know that give you the full picture of what communities have done
the cost of insurance increases, and the availability of and what homeowners have done to harden their home,
coverage decreases, those go hand in hand. And again, and to protect our properties.”
I know many of you already know this information. “Many of our neighbors have had the same company
for 30 plus years and have never had a claim, and they still
Continued on Page 30
Page 22 u Lake Arrowhead UPDATE | Winter 2020Discover Arrowhead
Country Club
Arrowhead Country Club has been a historical landmark located
at the base of the Mountains. Just a block from Waterman. The prop-
erty is a hidden gem with magnificent vistas of the San Bernardino
Mountains and has been a memory-maker for families for nearly 90
years.
The 18 - hole golf course is manicured with Bermuda fairways
and roughs, nearly 1,000 trees and flowerbeds and a challenging lay-
out designed by the famous Billy Bell, the course is the pride of ACC
and provides a serene and enjoyable experience for golfers of all skill
levels. Club events include monthly tournaments, wine tasting nights,
holiday gatherings, and other special events.
Experience golfing at this special public golf course this winter,
and dine at the ranch style dining room where you may see a familiar
face or two from Lake Arrowhead.
Between the immaculate 18-hole golf course, tennis courts,
full-service clubhouse, dining room, lounge, and year-round social
activities, there is something for everyone in your family to enjoy.
For membership information, tee time or dining reservations,
please call (909) 882-1735. Arrowhead Country Club is located at 3433
Parkside Drive, San Bernardino.
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NEWS
RECAP Resort Spa Welcomes
Dr. Amanda Holden
STORY AND PHOTO BY ANGELA YAP vides educational training
“Wrinkle relaxers,” “dermal fillers” and “liquid to new RN, PA, NP and
liposuction” are some of the new terminologies I learned MD injectors. She is also a
when I attended the Botox and Bubbly Party at the Lake staff physician at Palomar
Arrowhead Resort and Spa in October. Health in San Diego and
Dr. Amanda Holden, with a dozen team members, at Bear Valley Community
including her husband, parents, her mother-in-law as her Hospital in Big Bear.
office manager, her marketing director and a team of injec- “We are delighted to
tors, mingled with guests at the reception. partner with Holden,” said
Holden and her injectors performed many treatments Summer Barron, director
on-site after each participant was evaluated, assessed and of Spa at Lake Arrowhead
photos taken throughout the evening from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Resort. “We are happy to
offer this service to our Dr. Amanda Holden and her husband
“Natural beauty,” Holden said. “Is what we strive for.”
Holden explained that her natural beauty treatments hotel guests and locals.”All Josh at the Botox and Bubbly event
held at Spa of the Pines, Lake
are intended to leave clients looking younger and natural. participating guests were
Arrowhead Resort and Spa.
Holden is the founder, owner and medical director greeted with champagne
of Holden Timeless Beauty, a premier provider of botox and treated with a spread of sushi and desserts while
and dermal fillers in Southern California. She is also the listening to a lecture from Holden.
medical director for a number of independent medical For more information, or to make an appointment,
aesthetics practices in Southern California and she pro- call Spa of the Pines at the Lake Arrowhead Resort at
(909) 744-3000.
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get dropped.” Lara said, “We’ve also heard that there’s up in Sierra County where we asked people “Have you
no consideration for free fire mitigation, or home or fire shopped around? Have you found insurance coverage?”
hardening. Many of our neighbors also say, you know, The gentleman [I asked this question of] laughed in my
the insurance company said “I’m need to do X, Y and Z. I face and said, ‘Hey, nobody would call us back. The FAIR
shelled out the $10,000 to do this [home hardening], and I Plan is the only option for us. It is the only permanent
still got dropped.” Right?” option that we have. And that is the reality whether we
“We want some statewide standards that are very like it or not.’”
clear on what is going to keep community safe, and we “This is the reality and so we feel that we need to do
need the insurance companies and our first responders to something about the Fair Plan,” Lara continued, “It needs
be engaged in that process so that we all know as a state, to become a comprehensive HO3 policy, so that then
what are some basic guidelines of community mitigation consumers don’t have to buy the ‘wraparound’ insur-
standards. We feel that, in particular to the community ance, which only adds to the cost. So my argument is as
mitigation standards, it helps us be proactive. So as a an insurance company you can have it both ways. You
community what we need to do we look at our individual can send somebody the fair plan, knowing that is limited
communities. Look at ingress/egress. At our fire stations. in scope, and then offer them the additional coverage for
At the amount of water storage we have. Etc. Etc. That we what you are willing to take the risk. It’s not, it’s not fair.
start looking at what that’s going to look like, as opposed So we want the FAIR Plan to be a full, comprehensive,
to just parcel by parcel by parcel because we know that coverage and we have a plan for that.”
in many cases you might have done everything spent the Pertinent to Lara’s Senate Bill 824, and Governor
money to mitigate your property your neighbor might Gavin Newsom’s declaration of a statewide fire emer-
have not.” Lara said. gency in October, all the surrounding ZIP codes of active
“Or maybe it’s a second property for somebody who wildfires at the time became subject to a state-issued
doesn’t live it doesn’t live there,” he added. “So we want moratorium of non-renewals. For the San Bernardino
some community wide mitigation standards, we feel this Mountains, these ZIP codes include the following: 92404
is the way we keep being proactive lessen the risk. We try (the Del Rosa/Wildwood neighborhoods in, San Ber-
to bring the insurance market back. And we also know nardino above 40th street), 92346 (Highland and the lower
that the FAIR Plan is insufficient coverage. And we know portion of City Creek Road, extending east to Greenspot),
that the new reality, unfortunately, is that the FAIR Plan 92407 (the neighborhoods along the 15 Freeway head-
is the only option for so many of our neighbors. I was ing up the Cajon pass beginning in Muscoy and ending
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92405 (Northern San
Bernardino along the
215 Freeway), 92325
(Crestline, Valley of En-
chantment, Cedarpines
Park, Valley View Park,
Skyland), and 92322
(Cedarpines Park),
92345 (Silverwood Lake
up to Hesperia), 92314
(Big Bear City, Baldwin
Lake, Sugarloaf, and
the homes surrounding
the Big Bear Resort Ski
Area), 92315 (Big Bear
Lake), 92352 (North-
ern and Western Lake
Arrowhead - excluding
Lake Arrowhead Vil-
lage, Blue Jay, Arrow-
head Villas, Crest Park,
the North Shore, Lake
Arrowhead Villas, Deer
Lodge Park), 92321
(Southern and Western
Lake Arrowhead - in-
cluding Lake Arrowhead
cover everyone, [however] we want to show companies
Village, Cedar Glen, Hook Creek Tract, Skyforest and the
that cover those homes that [homeowners] have done
homes around Skypark at Santa’s Village), 92382 (upper
absolutely everything that we’ve asked them to do to keep
City Creek Road, Highway 18 between Lake Arrowhead
their own safe. We think that’s a fair trade. We think that’s
and Running Springs, Heaps Peak, Portions of Running
a fair thing for them to do. By their own admission insur-
Springs), 92386 (Big Bear City), 92391 (Twin Peaks), 92341
ance companies have said that mitigating your home [and]
(Green Valley Lake, and the homes near Snow Valley
creating a defensible space lessens your risk.”
Ski Resort), 92333 (Fawnskin), 92317 (Agua Fria), 92378
“I don’t want is for you want to invest thousands
(Agua Fria, Rimforest, Daly Canyon and the homes along
of dollars, and then still get dropped,” Lara continued,
Highway from Red Rock Scenic Overlook to Rim of the
“I want you to invest the money. And if you need that
World High School), and 92385 (Skyforest). This means
optimistic to receive that house and invest in your proper-
that if you live in one of these ZIP Codes and your insurer
ty, and then mandate of insurance companies, cover your
did not non-renew on your policy prior to the Hillside
home. That is the legislation we’re going to seek in the
Fire and Old Water Fire in October, then they cannot
coming year.”
cancel you policy until at least October 2020. If you have
In addressing the shortcomings of the FAIR Plan,
been canceled on since October 2019 and you live in one
Lara said: “We want the FAIR Plan to be a comprehensive
of these ZIP codes, you are still entitled to coverage from
coverage. We want to increase its coverage limits from
your insurer.
$1.5 million to $3 million by April 2020, and we want
“We got the ZIP Codes for the Inland Empire commu-
to allow the FAIR Plan policyholders to make sure they
nities,” Lara said, “Big Bear, Arrowhead Running Springs,
make monthly payments by credit card with no with no
Riverside, Rialto, Highland, Colton, Perris. Over 50 ZIP
additional fees. We think it’s the right thing to do. I mean
codes in San Bernardino County are now protected as of
just modernizing the FAIR Plan. Those [coverage] limits
today. So that is a big win for us.”
haven’t been risen since the ’70s. So, we want the FAIR
After a round of applause, Commissioner Lara laid
Plan to provide a full HO3 policy, [and] we will look at
out his 2020 Action Plan.
making sure that they have the right increase in fees to be
“We’re going after legislation that says that if you’ve
able to offer this service.”
done everything to harden your home [and create] a
New measures are also going to go into effect to pre-
defensible space then an insurance company has to write
vent policy nonrenewals from catching consumers off guard.
you a policy.” Lara said, “They can no longer just abandon
Lara’s new measures prevent nonrenewal notices from being
you. We’re going to force them to state law to keep you
covered. We’re not going to force insurance companies to Continued on Page 34
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RECAP New Regulations for
BY NICK KIPLEY
Short Term Rentals
On Tuesday, Nov. 5 the Board of Supervisors met
at the County Administrative Office in downtown San
Bernardino to discuss - among other things - item #43 on
the discussion calendar. Item #43 regards an ordinance
amending Title 8 of the County Code, which relates to
short-term residential rentals (STR) and accessory dwell-
ing units (ADU).
TIGHTENING UP ON OCCUPANCIES
The revised ordinance contains a special focus on
cracking down on “party houses” and addresses issues
concerned with street parking and fire safety. It also looks
at revising the language which currently permits property
owners to list their primary residence or the guest house
on their property as an STR, but not both. The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors.
The board voted unanimously to adopt the ordinance renting so they don’t end up parking where they aren’t
on Nov. 5, which means it will be ratified at the meeting supposed to. This is intended to prevent streets from
on Nov. 19 and will go into effect within 30 days of that being blocked and snowplow service from being inter-
date. The discussed changes in language will be adopted rupted during the winter.
before December. A 24-hour hotline dedicated to STRs in the mountain
The language change comes in the form of regulating region, which has been in place for years, has been giv-
ADU. As it currently stands, you cannot list both your en more support with these new STR regulations. With
house and guest house as STRs. However, as of Nov. 5, funding for Code Enforcement to now work weekends,
the language around STRs and ADUs has changed. Now, mountain residents will be able to report violations on the
there will be a minimum acreage requirement to allow nights, when they need it the most.
both a primary residence and ADU to be listed as STRs. Violations reported to Code Enforcement may involve
The minimum acreage required is two acres. This means a suspension of the residence’s STR permit, with multiple
that if you own two or more acres of property, and you suspensions invoking a revocation of the permit altogeth-
have a primary residence and a guest house on that prop- er. This means that if you rent out your STR property to
erty, you can list both units as short term rentals. guests who are caught parking in the street or repeatedly
Another change in language helps ensure all STR resi- making too much noise, and Code Enforcement has to be
dences have their STR permit and a fire evacuation map of called, you can potentially lose your STR permit. Under
the residence posted next to the front door for inspection the new guidelines, once an STR permit is revoked the
by Code Enforcement. appeal costs twice as much as the actual permit itself.
ENFORCING THE NEW RULES The new Code Enforcement hotline will give you the
name of the agent or owner of a property and allow you to
These new ordinances should allow Code Enforce-
file a complaint. It will also let you know if a property has
ment to crack down on noncompliant STR owners.
been suspended as an STR location.
This, and tightening noise standards – found in other
STR sites are normally only inspected by Code En-
county legislature – should help put an end to owners
forcement as a part of the STR application process and
of STRs listing ‘party houses’ on short term rental sites
upon renewal of the STR permit every other year. How-
like Airbnb.
ever, if a complaint is filed against an STR property, then
Additionally, the ordinance was written with moun-
Code Enforcement will be brought in to inspect it under
tain communities in mind so that anyone attempting to
the new rules.
list their property as an STR must have parking for the
If you are a mountain resident who would like to file
tenants they are renting to, rather than tell renters to
a complaint about a Short Term Rental in violation of the
park on the street. It is also up to the owner of the STR
new ordinances, the number for the Mountain Region
property to collect information on their renters’ vehicles
Short Term Residential Rental 24/7 Complaint Line is:
and to let renters know how to find the place they’re
(888) 399-8591.
Page 32 u Lake Arrowhead UPDATE | Winter 2020Mountain Vote Would
Permanentize Hospital
Augmentation Assessments
BY SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SENTINEL
A measure on the March 3, 2020 Primary Election
ballot to be voted upon by the residents of the western San
Bernardino Mountain communities will make the current
parcel assessment collected there to augment operations at
the Mountains Community Hospital a permanent one.
The property tax override was put into place in 1989
as a means of staving off the closure of the hospital. Resi-
dents of the mountain communities agreed to impose on
themselves a $40 per year assessment for vacant lots, $80
for homeowners, and $200 for commercial properties. As
presented, the assessment regime was to be renewed ev-
ery four years. Given the value the mountain communities
place on having the hospital immediately available, as the
closest hospital otherwise is St. Bernardine Hospital in San
Bernardino some 35 minutes distant under ideal driving
conditions, each successive measure has passed. Each
HOSPITAL PARCEL TAX - YES OR NO!
of those votes has perpetuated the $40/$80/$200 yearly
assessment. No increase in the tax to sustain the hospital
has been made.
In the upcoming election, advocates for the hospi-
tal are asking for two things: the elimination of the four
year renewal requirement, such that the assessment will creased by more than 56 percent in just the past 10 years,
remain in place into perpetuity, along with an annual in- but the tax has not gone up – ever. Approval of this ballot
crease in the assessment that is tied to the Consumer Price measure will ensure the hospital can continue to meet the
Index, pursuant to a 3 percent cap. needs of our community, today and in the years to come,
Hospital advocates maintain that eliminating the four- as well as complete $40 million to $50 million worth of
year renewal requirement will save the cost of having to necessary improvements.”
pay for the elections and adjust the assessment to cover Taxpayer advocates, however, point out that the
the continual increases in medical service provision costs. current arrangement by which the community’s residents
Initially, at least, the assessment increase will be rel- are given the ability to monitor on a continuing basis the
atively light, as three percent times $80 translates into an degree to which the hospital has proven responsive to
assessment increase of $2.40. community needs and then has the option of renewing the
Advocates for the increase point out that last year subsidization of its operations by participating in a vote
there were 6,800 patient visits to the hospital of all type, a is preferable to granting the hospital an entitlement that
record for the hospital’s 68-year history. is not subject to any future accountability or performance
A press release put out by Mountains Community criteria. Moreover, taxpayer advocates point out, if the
Hospital quoted Charles Harrison, the hospital’s CEO, measure passes, by 2050 the mandatory assessment will
as stating, “Our patient volume is up and we are seeing have grown to $218.55 per household, without any mecha-
people with increasingly severe and complex conditions. nism for the homeowners to protest or limit the amount of
Our cost to provide essential healthcare services has in- money taken from them by the hospital.
Lake Arrowhead UPDATE | Winter 2020 u Page 33Continued from Page 31
sent out 45 days from the date of the
policy’s cancellation and extends the
period to a minimum of 75 days.
“Right now you have 45 ad-
vance notice when you’re going
to be non renewed by insurance
company,” Lara said, “We think
that’s insufficient. So the legislature
review does increase it to 75 days.
We want to get to a point where it
gets to 180 days. We want to give
you the appropriate time to make
a decision about what’s going to
happen. People have told us 45 days
was nowhere near enough time to
make a decision”
Lara also said that he is working
to put measures in place to provide
more transparency for consumers
on behalf of insurance companies
when it comes to calculating your
property’s ‘risk’ score.
“Another thing we want to get
done in the coming year, during the
moratorium, is [provide transparen-
cy on] these Fire Risk Scores,” Lara ogy that’s being used to assign these risk scores - which,
said. currently, we have no idea how they’re doing this.”
“These Fire Risk Scores need greater transparency. During the public comment section of the meeting,
[When] you get assigned a risk score, you have no idea Michelle Wimmer of Farmers Insurance in Rimforest
why or how [and] no opportunity for you to appeal that spoke about challenges she’s faced with the lack of trans-
score. No opportunity to mitigate to lessen that score. And parency in how Fire Risk Scores are calculated.
no ability for you to look at what the methodology was “I am a 29-year mountain resident and I’ve also been
that [Insurers] used to [calculate] your score.” an insurance agent for the past nine years and I now run
A common problem Lara says he’s encountered stems my own independent brokerage.” Wimmer said, “in all
from this lack of transparency. this crazy mayhem we have done 1,800 rewrites. Peo-
“Why is one neighbor, six and the other neighbor, ple who have now lost policies have been forced out of
three, right?” Lara added, “So, we as a department are the markets and people have left the mountain and are
asking for the authority to be able to open this ‘black box’ selling. Our market is getting very hairy. In 2015 my [Fire
and determine how these risk scores are being assessed. Risk] Score doubled. It went from six to twelve. And my
What is the creative process so that by which you can ap- insurance went from $1,300 a year to over $6,000 a year.
peal your score, and make it more transparent so that local Now as an agent I have a discount, but I’ve been dragging
community leaders actually know what is the methodol-
Continued on Page 37
Page 34 u Lake Arrowhead UPDATE | Winter 2020Sound The Alarm!
New Security in Town
BY KASSIA GORDON
Valor of the Lake Alarms
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“From all the people we’ve worked with thus far on the mountain, our rates have been better than any competition,”
Thompson said. They offer a $35 month-to-month contract for wireless communication and remote services. A wireless
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Lake Arrowhead UPDATE | Winter 2020 u Page 35Valor of the Lake Alarms does
not just provide security systems, but
also a 24/7 patrol service. If you’re
out of town or your mountain home
is simply a vacation home, you can
rest assured that everything will be
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alarm response means if your alarm
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“This year, we did about 28 snow
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For more information on Valor of
the Lake Alarms visit www.valoroft-
helakealarms.com or call Trey Ursich and Brennon Thompson of Valor of the Lake Alarms
(909) 744-9200.
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this ball and chain now going on five years.” Google Maps like tool to define risk.
“People can’t afford [these rates] and there’s nowhere “[Comissioner Lara], you made an example of ‘old
to rebut them and there is nowhere to talk to anybody and school’ versus ‘new school’. Well, we know that ‘old
find out how/why/where this happened.” Wimmer add- school’ works,” Willis said. “It absolutely does work. And
ed. “I just came home one day and now I have a [score of] as a Fire Official I know that the fireline score is really
12? There are cliffhanger [homes] above me on the down flawed in many, many, areas. I just want to tell you about
slope with four miles of brush and they’re sixes or eights.” my property in the Big Bear community. It was not a weed
Wimmer also expressed concern about where the or a tree on the property - not a single one - it’s pretty
FAIR Plan might become a state mandated or ‘socialized’ much concrete and asphalt. The nearest house to me is 25
kind of insurance as this might lead to the mountain com- feet away and the reasons that were stated for my cancel-
munities being back to the same box and down the road. lation were: vegetation (there are none), road access (not
Comissioner Lara then addressed Wimmer’s concerns true - I’m on a 35 foot road) limited fire flow (I’m one of
head-on. the highest fire-flow areas in our neighborhood), and in
“We feel that for so many folks, [the FAIR Plan] my particular case I’m just not gonna argue with an insur-
already is the only permanent solution,” Lara said, “My er is they don’t want to begin with and so we’ve moved
job is to make sure we have a solid market that insurance on. And I’ve seen many, many, examples in our communi-
companies have the resources they need not only to do ty with one property right next door another they’re rated
business in California, but they have the resources to pay differently.” Willis said.
out the claims. We’re going to do the same thing with the, “While I think the fireline score - the ‘new school’
with the FAIR Plan. But, the reality that’s happening now - has value, you can only rely on ‘new school’.” Willis
is that it is the only permanent solution for so many com- added.
munities, and it’s not a policy that [provides] full coverage Brenda Meyer, the broker/owner of Cozy Cabins Re-
and it just exacerbates the cost for folks.” alty in Crestline, attended the meeting to speak on behalf
Even fire prevention experts who know firsthand of other agents that are affected by nonrenewals.
about creating a defensible space around a property are “We has been dealing with [nonrenewals] in the
being canceled on. Big Bear Fire Department Chief Jeff mountains for 16 years. After the 2003 [Old] Fire, the
Willis spoke about how his policy was dropped by his
insurer due to the ‘new school’ way that insurers use a Continued on Page 38
Lake Arrowhead UPDATE | Winter 2020 u Page 37Continued from Page 37
major carriers started to exit our area, and then 2007 they But the ones, the property owners with families, I believe
basically red-lined us.” Meyer sai. “So we were forced are greater at risk as the cost of their insurance expenses
to advise our clients choice between the FAIR Plan or go continues to rise faster than wages.” “We have the po-
with an out-of-state insurer, which many of us know out- tential of a decline in property values because of rising
of-state insurers don’t have the regulations and protec- insurance costs,” Meyer said. “Or worse, foreclosures.”
tions and work within California.” Commissioner Lara concluded the evening’s roundta-
“Many of these homeowners didn’t realize when it ble by reiterating that he is working hard in Sacramento to
came to that the FAIR plan was an insufficient policy. And help homeowners get approved for full coverage, hold on
they didn’t realize that until they actually filed their claim to their full coverage, and be able to afford their coverage.
and found out that their 10s-of-thousands of dollars in “More than half of California’s counties are categorized
losses are not going to be covered. They were needless to as high-risk or extremely-high fire risk,” Lara said. “There
say very upset and coming back to many of us. The alter- are around 3.6 million homes and apartments addressed
native is another plan at a much higher rate so it’s under- in these [high fire risk] communities and so we’re going to
standable that they chose what they chose. I’m a 30 year continue to work with the legislature, work with the FAIR
policyholder that got canceled on last month. No claims. Plan, and work with local governments to figure out how
And like so many they were just not renewing our area at we curtail these issues that are unraveling so many of our
all. We do see all the indications of a perfect storm brew- local economies and communities.”
ing. Escrows are falling apart because lending officers Commissioner Lara’s action to freeze non-renewals
under-estimate cost of insurance and buyers find out they for one year affect over one-million homes and rentals, in-
can’t afford the home of their dreams, because monthly cluding 3.6 million homes in the wildland urban interface
insurance premiums throw them out of their approved across 133 ZIP Codes.
monthly payment. Current homeowners are fixed income After the meeting, Commissioner Lara fielded a few
sources like insurance and looking outside of California minutes of ad-hoc questions from the audience.
for more affordable options. Affordability for first time If you would like to find out if your ZIP code has been
homebuyers entering the housing market continues to affected by the non-renewal moratorium, or if have fur-
be a challenge because of the limited availability and the ther questions please call the CA Department of Insurance
added skyrocketing cost of insurance. [First time home Hotline at 1-800-927-4357 or go to insurance.ca.gov.
owners] have to wait longer to become a property owner.
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One-of-a-Kind Wood Products
Arrowhead Enterprises
BY ZAC MORAN
At Arrowhead Enterprises, Inc., also known as AE making it into mulch or firewood. Whether they bring
Wood Products, customers can buy all manner of wooden in the logs themselves, or get the logs from other tree
creations or slabs to create their own projects. Vic Leader companies that don’t have as much yard space, they have
is the founder of the Running Springs-based company, plenty of material and equipment to work with. There is
which also does logging and custom milling. also no middleman because the wood goes straight from
In recent years, Arrowhead Enterprises has his hands to the hands
delved into creating a host of wood of his cus-
products from the trees they tom-
obtain during
ers.
With
the services
thin- and products
ning jobs they offer, Ar-
or other rowhead Enterpris-
logging op- es has attracted clients
erations. Some from all over Southern
of these products California and even Las
include furniture, floor- Vegas.
ing, moulding, dowels, “Not everyone has good
interior paneling, coasters A black walnut table crafted sources for slabs. They’re quite
by Arrowhead Enterprises a bit more expensive down
and just about any other wood
product. the hill,” Leader said. “We’re
Leader said that some of their bringing people to the mountain to buy our
biggest sellers are the one-of-a-kind products. In turn, they get some gas or maybe
wood slabs and their custom tables, bar eat at one of the local businesses.”
tops, and fireplace mantles, all while using as “We need companies like mine on this moun-
much of the tree as they can. tain to utilize the wood,” Leader added. “We process
“Utilization is big…. Even on small stuff, we’re a lot of wood up here that otherwise would be piled up
trying to make products off everything that we can,” somewhere or going to waste.”
Leader said about their wood products. Their website is www.aewoodproducts.com and
The utilization of wood involves turning as much of their storefront is located at 32765 Hilltop Blvd, Running
the wood as possible into an actual product, rather than Springs.
Vic Leader, owner of Arrowhead Enterprises
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Film Festival
Coming Spring 2020
Lake Arrowhead Film Festival CEO, Matthew Kallis, annouces plans for the 2020 event.
BY ZEV BLUMENFELD my name’s Matthew. I’m new to town and I know about
the film festival...’” said Jeff Perlis, the president of the
The Lake Arrowhead Film Festival returning may
festival’s board of directors. “And I said, ‘Can you slow it
seem as probable as seeing the mythical Loch Ness Mon-
down to 33 rpm?’”
ster or a sasquatch trudging through Rimforest, but moun-
On the phone was documentary filmmaker, Matthew
tain movie buffs still hoping for a festival resurrection are
Kallis, who was eager to relaunch the festival. After their
in luck.
conversation, Perlis spoke to the festival director, Mary
On Saturday, Nov. 2, organizers hosted a cocktail gala
Dippell, who had organized the program until its hiatus
to announce that the Lake Arrowhead Film Festival will
in 2012.
be returning in May of 2020.
“The mission for our festival is ‘United We Sit: Find-
Over 100 people were estimated to have been in at-
ing Hope and Stories That Unite,’” said Kallis, now the
tendance at the home of festival co-founder, Bob Cavallo.
festival CEO. “That’s the kind of festival we’re going to
Excitement bubbled in the air as organizers detailed their
create. A festival where people come together as a com-
plans for the festival’s reboot.
munity, where people find common ground.”
“I got a call from a guy who said, very excitedly, ‘Hey,
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