Month: April 2014

The Palm Desert City Council is expected to vote Thursday night on a plastic shopping bag ban. Three Valley cities — Desert Hot Springs, Palm Springs and Indio — have already voted to ban the bags. The ban in Palm Desert would fall in line with a model ordinance approved by the Coachella Valley Association

Daniel Webster Jr., better known as “Big Dan” took a leap of faith and brought his Alabama roots to the Coachella Valley. He opened Big Mama’s Soul Food in Cathedral City in 2006. The 44-year-old died in his sleep from a heart condition March 16, according to his friend Anna Cirino-Scott, of Cathedral City. “I

The Coachella Valley’s economic recovery is still a work in progress according to experts. The experts presented to members of the community at the Third Annual Coachella Valley Economic Forecast Conference. In addition to the national, state, Inland Empire and Coachella Valley forecasts, two panels were held to discuss renewable resources. The economic forecast for

“I moved here with two dogs and went to the dog park and after a busy day they were dirty and I asked someone, ‘Where is the nearest dog wash?’ and they said, ‘What’s a dog wash?” Tom Sperduto, owner of The Barking Lot, said. We wanted to know, too. “We have tubs and bathing

Con la llegada del festival de msica Coachella Fest en tan slo unos das, los residentes de las reas donde se lleva acabo el festival alzan la voz debido al congestionamiento vial que se produce. Dicho festival de arte y msica inicia este 12 de abril y culmina el 13 del mismo mes. El segundo

Estudiantes y personal docente del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Palm Springs recuerdan a un guardian que murio durante el fin de semana en un accidente vial. Carlos Estrada de 50 aos trabaj como guardia por 27 aos con el Distrito Escolar y recientemente para la escuela Nellie Coffman Middle School en Cathedral City. Carlos Estrada

Festivalgoers are converging on Indio Thursday for the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which starts tomorrow. The sold-out festival will be held at the Empire Polo Club Friday through Sunday and April 18-20, with the same lineup performing both weekends. Friday’s headliners include OutKast, the Knife, the Replacements and Neko

22-year-old Javier Simental of Coachella will never forget the early morning of December 29, 2012. He survived an alcohol related single car accident in La Quinta on Avenue 52, east of Madision. His three friends, were not as lucky. The driver Michael Garcia and Orlando Diarte died at the scene, after Garcia lost control of

Ayer fue encontrado culpable de asesinato en primer grado Fabin Florence Prez de 30 aos en agravio de Carlos Rafael Cuellar Cardona de 30 aos quin era taxista. El crimen sucedi en Septiembre 7 de 2003. Aquel da Christopher Guy Jasso, el pistolero quin ya est sentenciado a la pena de muerte le dijo a

Water managers are determining if recent storms helped California’s dwindling water supplies enough to warrant increases in water deliveries to farms and thirsty cities. Meantime, the California Department of Water Resources and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on Wednesday announced that water deliveries will remain at zero until the analysis is complete. State Water Project

Today is the deadline for Riverside County homeowners to make good on the their 2013 property tax bills. In October, the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office sent out bills seeking payments on 906,000 secured properties, including parcels, houses and condos. The period to pay the first installment ended Dec. 10. The second and final installment is due

Federal judges have selected a former state appellate judge to determine which state prison inmates will go free if the administration of Gov. Jerry Brown fails to meet mandated population deadlines. The three-judge panel said Wednesday that Los Angeles attorney Elwood Lui will serve as the state’s compliance officer. He was an appellate judge from

More than 90,000 music lovers will soon arrive in the valley. The first weekend of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival begins Friday in Indio. It means big business for places near the venue and all the way to Palm Springs. The most recent economic impact report released by concert promoter Goldenvoice shows the two

A beloved member of the community lost his life Sunday, April 6. Carlos Estrada worked as a security guard at Nellie Coffman Middle School in Cathedral City. Estrada was riding his motorcycle Sunday when a pickup truck hit him from behind. He is survived by his family, friends and the many lives he touched throughout

Rena Magged took a phone call from someone saying he was her grandson and he was in trouble. He said he was in a Mexican jail, arrested with drugs in his car. “I didn’t even think about anything. I said how can I just get him out of here,” Magged said. “So they said we

A Coachella man was convicted Wednesday in the robbery-motivated shooting death of an Indio cab driver. Fabian Florence Perez, 30, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the Sept. 7, 2003, death of 30-year-old Carlos Rafael Cuellar Cardona. Jurors also found true a special circumstance allegation of committing a murder during a robbery. Sentencing is

De nueva cuenta el Distrito Escolar de Coachella se tambalea y se aproxman nuevos recortes de personal en donde 100 personas podran ser las ms afectadas. El comit escolar del Distrito Unificado de Coachella aprob 5 a 1 a favor de los recortes durante una reunin para lidear con un serio dficit presupuestal. Maestro Carlos

An arsonist, or perhaps more than one, had it in for Palm Springs Tuesday night – setting fire to eight trash cans and dumpsters within about 15 minutes, behind the Blue Coyote and “Our Lady of Solitude Catholic Church”. “It was a very bold act. The time of the night, 8:30 when people were out,

Sabia Usted que la leche materna es la clave para una vida ms saludable en los primeros aos de vida de un recien nacido? La Academia Americana de Pediatra dice que hay pruebas de que la leche materna protege contra una variedad de enfermedades, ayudando al sistema inmunolgico del beb. Lailah Lara Garcia nacio el

Riverside County health officials were assisting staff at Vista Murrieta High School on Wednesday to ascertain how many students and teachers may have had contact with a student recently diagnosed with tuberculosis. “We’re conducting an investigation to determine how many people may have been exposed to this person,” county Department of Public Health Communicable Diseases