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Fire Department Crisis Continues
The Second Option for community-based emergency services is for the Borrego Springs Fire Protection District (BSFPD) to officially dissolve the special district and join the San Diego Fire Protection District (SDFPD/CAL FIRE). This is one of two solutions available to solve the... — Updated 3/24/2022
BMA Spring Fundraiser Underway – Part 2
The Borrego Ministers Association (BMA) has all but exhausted $280,000 in generous donations used to assist local families and individuals over the past two years during the COVID pandemic. Their work, however, continues much of it out of the public spotlight, as the season in... — Updated 3/24/2022
Rotary Fundraiser Success, Despite Weather
What a terrific night for the Borrego Springs Rotary Club Fundraiser on March 5 at The Springs RV Resort Amphitheater. In the afternoon, there were 40 mph gusts of wind with rain in the forecast. Two hundred tickets had been sold,... — Updated 3/22/2022
Proposition 68: $7.6 Million
The results are in... The Proposition 68 Grant has been awarded, despite the mounting tension of scoring and seeing who would be given a share of funds. Only $5,481,090 of the $7.6 million was allocated. There will be a further round for the balance of the money in about one... — Updated 3/22/2022
What Time Is It?
Here we are at that magical time of year when I encounter a surprising number of people who believe that we lose an hour by resetting our clocks forward from "standard" time to "daylight saving" or "summer" time. It's a ritual... — Updated 3/22/2022
A Rivalry of Cosmic Proportions
Gazing into the dark, starry heavens of a cool springtime evening is one of the most delightful and tranquil experiences one can have. Often the most dramatic event we might experience is to watch as a meteor rips across our sky.... — Updated 3/22/2022
Makin' Cents Out of Dollar Store Arrival
Passing by the vacant lot west of JT Tire Pro's near the intersection of Palm Canyon Drive and DiGiorgio Road, steel framing and other materials have been offloaded by forklift and transported to the east end of the lot. For what?... — Updated 3/22/2022
Thanks from BWD
After four months of continuous effort, Borrego Water District (BWD) with assistance from its Consultants, the Community and Water Master (WM) have submitted a Grant application for almost $6 million to the State of California in the latest round of Proposition 68 Grants intended... — Updated 3/18/2022
Sponsor Group Elects New Members, Dollar Store Is Back
The Borrego Springs Community Sponsor Group (BSCSG) held its regular meeting on March 3. John Wells gave the Group an update on the La Casa Del Zorro Solar Project, which has begun build-out, and said he had taken Sponsor Group Member Judy Haldeman’s suggestion to hire l... — Updated 3/18/2022
Nature Watch: "Roadrunner"
The iconic greater roadrunner is synonymous with the desert and thanks to the comical antics of The Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, bring joyful excitement to visitors who spot one when in Borrego Springs or nearby Anza-Borrego... — Updated 3/18/2022
Rotary Fundraiser Success, Despite Weather
What a terrific night for the Borrego Springs Rotary Club Fundraiser on March 5 at The Springs RV Resort Amphitheater. In the afternoon, there were 40 mph gusts of wind with rain in the forecast. Two hundred tickets had been sold,... — Updated 3/15/2022
Hike: Here and There!
After relatively cool weather, the barometer is now on the rise so time to get those hiking boots on and enjoy the beautiful Borrego climate. The coordinators of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park have once again opened their... — Updated 3/15/2022
Unsung Heroes of Borrego Pandemic Response Launch Spring Fundraiser
It was a lot of money raised by the Borrego Ministers Association (BMA) from hundreds of very generous Borregan donors in Borrego during 2020 – 21 to meet the challenges of a raging COVID-19 pandemic. However, the approximately $... — Updated 3/15/2022
LCDZ Solar Project
The La Casa Del Zorro Solar Project, a 750-kilowatt photovoltaic installation, is being erected at the intersection of Yaqui Pass Road and Borrego Springs Road on a 6.72-acre parcel. The Project consists of a solar array utilizing single axis trackers, six (6) 125kw inverters,... — Updated 3/11/2022
You Need to See this Display!
If ever there was something really, really interesting to see and absorb in Borrego, it's the photo/information panels currently on display in the front courtyard of the Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association (ABDNHA), jus... — Updated 3/11/2022
Fire Department Crisis
While community members flock to the Stewardship Council’s, “Dreaming Borrego,” compiling wish lists for the future, the Borrego Springs Fire Protection District (BSFPD), one of Borrego’s most important assets, withers from lack of funding and attention. The District has reached... — Updated 3/7/2022
Borrego Water District Audit Accepted
At the February 22, meeting, the Borrego Water District Board accepted the audit for FY 2021 – 22. The Independent Auditing Firm of Leaf and Cole performed a review of transactions involving revenues, expenditures/expenses, loans, transfers, leasing arrangements, and g... — Updated 3/7/2022
Boys & Girls Fundraiser Raises $116K
With a goal of raising $75,000 for our local Boys and Girls Club, cheers erupted when it was announced that over $116,000 had been raised at the de Anza Golf Tournament. Between the golfers, lunch purchases, opportunity drawing... — Updated 3/7/2022
Finding the Celestial Lion
I've been fortunate to spend more than three decades working in some of our nation's great planetariums and, as springtime approaches each year, I always think back to elementary school and those wonderful field trips to... — Updated 3/7/2022
"Why Are Strangers Trucking Our Water?"
Curious mind want to know... Water trucks drawing water from a Borrego Water District (BWD) well in the Dry Gulch area drew the attention of residents wondering why trucks not belonging to the BWD were regularly stopping to draw... — Updated 3/4/2022
Big Dipper Through the Millennia
Decades of living and working on this planet have taught me many lessons, but one appears truer than most: Whatever seems temporary is permanent, and whatever seems permanent is temporary. This applies everywhere: buildings,... — Updated 3/4/2022
Nature Watch: "Flame Skimmer Dragonfly"
It was warm for a winter day in the desert and the shade offered by the wilderness palm oasis was a welcome relief from the desert sun. I dropped my day pack and settled down next to the small pool of water in the deep shade cast... — Updated 3/4/2022
2.9-Magnitude Quake
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.9 struck near Ocotillo Wells shortly before noon Feb. 17, the United States Geological Survey reported. The epicenter of the quake, which was reported at 11:52 a.m., was 15 miles southwest of Ocotillo Wells, near the Anza-Borrego... — Updated 3/1/2022
Supervisor Desmond, Chair of LAFCO
It is an absolute honor to be elected Chair of the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO). LAFCO is responsible under State law to facilitate orderly growth and development in the most efficient manner possible while protecting against the premature conversion of agricultural... — Updated 3/1/2022
Polling Places Replaced
Election Surprise... If you’re looking for your polling place to vote in the June Primary, you won’t find it. You will need to mail in your ballot, drop it off at a secure location, or find a “Vote Center,” to vote in-person. The new process begins with the June 7 Guberna... — Updated 3/1/2022
