The Coalition to Save Catalina Island Deer on Sept. 29 announced on change.org that the group would appeal the court ruling to dismiss the lawsuit that challenged the Catalina Island Conservancy’s...
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Monday, Sept. 28, dismissed all claims brought by hunting groups and their partners challenging the Catalina Island Conservancy’s state-approved island restoration plan.
The ruling dismisses...
For the Islander
It was a beautiful show of community support at the Catalina Island Swim Club’s 10th Annual Swim for Pancreatic Cancer Research, held in honor of Richard Kleinman, a nurse...
A REACH Air Medical Services helicopter apparently crashed following take off on Wednesday night, Sept. 30, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The city of Avalon said the crash occurred off...
The National Transportation Safety Board last week released the preliminary report on the October plane crash that claimed five lives on Catalina Island. Another...
This is not a surprise, given COVID-19 related restrictions on travel and activities in California generally and in Los Angeles County in particular.
On the...
The City Council on Jan. 21, 2025 unanimously authorized staff to reopen the cannabis delivery business application process.
This was originally a Consent Calendar item,...
By Glen Gustafson
Last week’s Islander carried a long, very misinformed letter concerning the plan to replace our outdated and outlawed hospital. Here is the...
Local merchants: sit up and pay attention
Over the last two or three decades, a once-in-a-hundred years economic shift has been taking place. It’s called...
Approximately 350 of Charlie Canby’s friends and family gathered at the Catalina Boat Yard recently, to celebrate his life. Pastor Enrique provided a eulogy...
