Month: June 2011

An independent citizens panel has released its draft of new maps for California’s congressional and legislative districts in a process that could reshape California’s political landscape. The California Citizens Redistricting Commission released preliminary maps Friday, giving voters their first chance to see new boundaries not drawn by politicians interested in protecting their seats. Californians established

Un jurado encontr a Stuart Greenwood de 61 aos culpable de 5 cargos tipo felona criminal. La parte acusadora asegura que el hombre molest sexualmente a mujeres que visitaban su consultorio para recibir tratamiento por dolores de espalda, hombros y cuello. El quiroprctico les decia que una infeccin era la causa de su malestar. Las

Palm Springs police were searching for a suspect in a bank robbery that hit a downtown Bank of America branch. The robbery happened at 9:30 a.m., soon after the bank on the 500 block of S. Palm Canyon opened for business, according to a police dispatcher. At 3 p.m., police released a suspect description. They

A former Bay Area transit officer convicted in Los Angeles of fatally shooting an unarmed black man on an Oakland train station will be released from custody on Monday. Johannes Mehserle, 29, was sentenced in November to two years in prison for shooting Oscar Grant on New Year’s Day 2009 at the Fruitvale BART station.

A judge today dismissed a murder charge against a woman accused of taking part with her boyfriend in a slaying with satanic overtones at her Palm Springs condominium, but prosecutors immediately filed an accessory- to-murder count against her. It was the fourth time prosecutors had filed a first-degree murder charge against 39-year-old Cara Williams-Covert and,

Marcos Carrillo knows what a difference a bottle of water makes for someone out on the streets. He was homeless at one time. “They [homeless] may sometimes refuse a water, but they really want it,” he said. Carrillo now works as the driver for the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission’s latest campaign called “90 Days of

Con el fin de alcanzar los nmeros negros en sus libros durante los aos fiscales 2010-2012, la ciudad de Palm Springs continuar con los viernes de descanso obligatorio de sus empleados sin goce de sueldo, sumando a esto un incremento proyectado en el sector del turismo, a final del ao fiscal 2012, Palm Springs tendra

La Coachella Valley Rescue Mission arranc un nuevo programa llamado “90 Das de Alivio en Verano” en el que recaudar fondos para comprar comida y agua que ser repartida entre los desamparados del Valle de Coachella y en los refugios y centros que brindan ayuda a las personas sin hogar.

A former Palm Springs resident pleaded not guilty today to charges that he sexually abused and filmed a toddler in 2004. Jeffery Roderick, 43, is facing 17 felony counts relating to the alleged molestation of a 2-year-old girl he had been baby-sitting in Palm Springs. Charges were brought against Roderick after a CD allegedly containing

A hay spill stopped traffic today on a mountain highway in Idyllwild, the California Highway Patrol reported. A truck lost its load of 40 bales of hay on State Route 74 just east of McCall Park Road at 10:52 a.m., the CHP reported. When officers arrived, they found about 40 motorists assisting in moving the

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire fell today for the 35th consecutive day, decreasing six-tenths of a cent to $3.939, the lowest since March 14. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties is 5.2 cents less than one week ago and 31.3 cents lower than

A partir de este fin de semana residentes de la ciudad de Indio comenzarn a ver ms oficiales en las calles y es que segn autoridades el crimen podra aumentar durante el verano. El departamento de polica hizo el anuncio esta semana. “Vamos a implementar ms oficiales durante el tiempo de verano. Vamos a tener

Mientras miles de Californianos cada ao mandan sus pagos de impuestos a la junta de impuestos de franquicia, o Franchise Tax Board, por su nombre en Ingles, muchos no lo hacen. Los 250 infractores mas conocidos ya fueron expuestos en una pagina de Internet, con el millonario de nombre Halsey Minor encabezando la lista, debiendo

El secretario del Departamento de Correcciones de California, Matthew Cate, dijo que el estado no puede esperar mas y debe hacer los cambios necesarios. “Se nos esta acabando el tiempo, y ya no tenemos espacio as que tenemos que logra esto.” dijo Cate. Como reitero la Corte Suprema el mes pasado, California debe reducir la

A partir del prximo 5 de Julio inician los trabajos de transformacin del Spa Resort Casino de Palm Springs. El proyecto de $2.1 mdd que ya fue aprobado incluye alfombras nuevas en las habitaciones as como muebles y colchones entre otros. Durante la remodelacin se generaran varios empleos.

Con el fin de evitar la reduccin de los servicios pblicos y el despido de empleados, el concilio de Indio aprob continuar con los das de descanso obligatorios sin goce de sueldo y el congelamiento de salarios por un ao ms. Esta medida ahorrara a la ciudad $2.4 mdd de los $6 mdd de dficit

Ya est todo listo para la gran Apertura del Centro Acutico de Palm Desert que abrir sus puertas finalmente el Junio 25 prximo desde las 9:00 a.m. El lugar tambin ser rentado para festejos privados.

Acqua Pazza General Manager Willie Rhine had no idea what to expect Wednesday on the first day of a two-day job fair. “I thought we’d get a couple of hundred people over the two days,” he said. “But, people are telling me it could be in the thousands.” Rhine said some applicants lined up outside

El DSUSD envi un total de $45 mil dlares de reembolso a padres de familia que compraron ladrillos con inscripciones bblicas para la nueva Palm Desert High School que ya fue construida. Dichos ladrillos con mensajes religiosos no fueron utilizados y fueron reciclados, por tal motivo el distrito devolvi del dinero.

A brush fire broke out today just north or Beaumont, quickly blackening around three acres but not immediately threatening any homes or other structures. The blaze was reported shortly after 10 a.m. at Highland Springs and Brookside avenues, less than a quarter mile from the Highland Springs Country Club, according to the Riverside County Fire