Month: February 2014

Cathedral City mayor Kathy DeRosa said her fifth term as mayor will be her last. She will not seek re-election in November. “I’m just beginning my 10th year. I have been trying to find successor for quite some time now,” said DeRosa. Current council member Stan Henry said he believes he’s the man for the

Former actor, politician and community contributor Ralph Waite has died at his home in Palm Desert. Waite was 85 years old. He was best known for his role as the father on the show ‘The Waltons’. Mary Bono released information about Waite’s passing as well as the ABC Recovery Center in Indio, of which he

No one wants to pay higher taxes, but that didn’t stop the City of La Quinta from asking. When the state took away redevelopment money, it forced the city to ask homeowners for more green to keep La Quinta green. The proposed property tax increase would to pay for landscaping around about a dozen developments.

El Departamento de Polica de Coachella responde a la detonacin de un arma de fuego que al parecer, se produjo afuera de la escuela elementaria Cesar Chavez ubicada entre la calle Del Oro y la Avenida Del Parque. La vctima fue localizada por las autoridades. En estos momentos el caso est bajo investigacin por lo

Casi la mitad de los inmigrantes que enfrentan la deportacin de Estados Unidos estn ganando sus casos ante un juez migratorio. Su tasa de xito es la ms alta en ms de 20 aos, de acuerdo con datos dados a conocer el jueves por Transactional Records Clearinghouse en la Universidad de Syracuse, que rene y

Television journalists Lisa and Laura Ling will speak in Indian Wells Thursday night as part of the Desert Town Hall annual speaker series. The sisters’ talk will start at 6 p.m. at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa. They will discuss Laura’s arrest in North Korea while filming a documentary along the China-North Korea border,

The Coachella Valley Water District says metal theft is at an all time high. In January, 169 of back flow valves were stolen, nearly as many as all of last year. “The thieves have very little regard for the material they’re stealing,” said Coachella Valley Water District Assistant Director of Operations, Mike Hererra said. CVWD

The 11-day Modernism Week design festival will get underway in the Palm Springs area today. Along with tours, lectures and showcases, a new set of nighttime events dubbed “Modernism Week After Dark” will be held this year. Modernism Week runs through Feb. 23 and will be co-produced this year by Goldenvoice, promoter of the Coachella

Hoy a las 12:04 a.m. un trailer que circulaba sobre la I-10 en los carriles con rumbo al este se volc a la altura de Dillon Road en Coachella, al momento se desconoce que lo hizo perder el control del vehculo pesado. El semais de 53 pies de largo transportaba 20 mil libras de equipo

A Big Rig carrying 20,000 lbs. of electronics flipped onto its side just after midnight on I-10 in Coachella. The truck rolled just west of Dillon Road. Officers with CHP were on scene throughout Thursday morning clearing debris and spilled cargo from the roadway. The right lane of eastbound traffic was closed for several hours,

Businessman Harold Matzner will be named Arts Patron of the Year at the Palm Springs Fine Art Fair’s opening-night reception Thursday night. Festivities start at 6 p.m. at the Palm Springs Convention Center, where Palm Springs City Councilmember Ginny Foat will present Matzner with a special proclamation. The Fine Art Fair runs through Sunday at

The Banning Police Department is investigating numerous reports of shots being fired on Tuesday night at an apartment complex. Officers found an apartment window had been shot out at the Westview Terrace Apartments located at 287 W. Westward Street. The shots were fired around 8:30 p.m. Police said nobody was injured in the shooting. The

A ticket with five numbers in Wednesday’s SuperLotto Plus drawing, but missing the Mega number, was sold at a 76 gasoline station in Palm Springs and is worth $44,997, the California Lottery announced. There were no tickets sold with all six numbers and the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing will grow to $19 million. The

Valentine’s Day in Southern California will be marked Friday by a speed dating event on the Metro Red Line, a gathering in West Hollywood to seek justice for women who are victims of violence and rape, a blood drive and a Skid Row wedding. Metro will conduct “Speed Dating on the Red Line” in an

Gov. Jerry Brown, Mayor Eric Garcetti and other members of an Obama task force charged with taking on the effects of climate change will meet this morning at Los Angeles City Hall. The Task Force on Climate Change and Resilience, formed by President Barack Obama in November, is charged with overhauling federal grant programs and

“I think women need to take life into their own hands,” said Kathleen O’Brien, a breast cancer survivor who has been in remission for two years. Kathleen O’Brien is a breast cancer survivor — thanks to a mammogram. In 2012, she had her annual screening at a Valley hospital and her doctor said she was

SunLine Transit Agency, along with co-sponsor Desert Regional Medical Center, announces its first art contest for elementary school students in the Coachella Valley. The theme is SunLine buses are good for the Coachella Valley and the environment. Elementary school students from across the Valley are encouraged to submit their artwork that depicts public transportation, Coachella

Jim McDonnell, of Cathedral City, is a hospice case manager and the founder of the Flower Bank. They call him the “Flower Man.” Since 1993, he’s delivered flowers 360 days a year to Coachella Valley hospitals, hospice and senior centers, all donated by local grocery stores. “I have 100 bouquets in my car today, that’s

El valle de Coachella ha visto un aumento en el robo de partes de metal, diversos comercios de la regin se han visto afectado seriamente por estos actos delictivos. Tan solo el mes pasado se reporto que 177 partes de metal fueron rabados, segn informo el Distrito de Agua del Valle de Coachella (CVWD, por

There’s a traditional Arabic saying, “There are as many uses for a date palm as there are days in a year.” Thus the basis of its appeal back in 1890. “Through the United States Department of Agriculture, they came here as a project. They tried to grow dates in Needles, California, came here and found