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Occupation: Car Hauler / Minister Relevant Experience: Former director of security at Agua Caliente Casino Spent nearly 10 years in the Army Personal Information: Desert Hot Springs resident since 1978 Studied Criminal Justice at Austin Peay State University Social Media Facebook
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Occupation: Business owner Relevant Experience: Served on the Board of Directors for the Yucca Valley Chamber of Commerce Served as a Code Compliance Official in multiple California cities Former HOA President at the Mountain View private community Personal Information: Originally from Downey, CA Moved to Desert Hot Springs in 2015 Regional Manager/Vice President roles in
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Occupation: Councilmember Relevant Experience: Desert Hot Springs Councilmember since 2020 Former Planning Commissioner for the City of Coachella Former President of the Mexican American Chamber of Commerce Personal Information: Coachella Valley resident for nearly 50 years Worked with the County of Riverside Children Services for 23 years Lifelong passion as a community organizer Social Media
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Occupation: Self Employed Entrepreneur Relevant Experience: Previously ran for Desert Hot Springs mayor in 2018 Previously ran for Desert Hot Springs City Council in 2020 Personal Information: Originally from Manchester, New Hampshire Formerly lived in Florida and Ventura County Has been involved in theatre since the early 1990s and continues to be involved in the
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Occupation: Desert Hot Springs City Councilmember Relevant Experience: Served on the Desert Hot Springs City Council since December 2007 Previously served on the city’s Public Safety Commission Represents the city in the Coachella Valley Association of Governments Personal Information: Moved to Desert Hot Springs in 2002 Retired from a career in business and manufacturing Business
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADRID (AP) — Irish novelist John Banville has enjoyed unlimited access to Spain’s Prado Museum for the past month as its latest writer-in-residence. But he prefers to visit during opening hours, along with thousands of other museumgoers. He says that coming after hours is just “too eerie” because he feels observed by the
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Occupation: Mayor / Property Manager Relevant Experience: Desert Hot Springs Councilmember since 2007 City’s mayor since 2015 Member of the Desert Hot Springs Rotary Club Personal Information: Born and raised in Desert Hot Springs 20-year volunteer with the Desert Hot Springs Volunteer Fire Company Small business owner for nearly 10 years Social Media Facebook Instagram
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldovans vote this weekend in a presidential runoff race between a pro-Western incumbent and a Russia-friendly challenger. The outcome will likely shape the country’s path for years to come. In a national referendum on Oct. 20, Moldovans voted by a razor-thin majority of 50.35% in favor of securing a
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan is planning an automated cargo transport corridor between Tokyo and Osaka to make up for a shortage of truck drivers. The system, billed by the government as “a conveyor belt road,” is seen as one way to help the country cope with soaring deliveries as the number of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CALI, Colombia (AP) — After two weeks of negotiations, delegates on Saturday agreed at the United Nations conference on biodiversity to establish a subsidiary body that will include Indigenous peoples in future decisions on nature conservation, a development that builds on a growing movement to recognize the role of the descendants of some
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — A new song by the late singer Liam Payne that was set to debut this week will be delayed. Payne, a former member of the popular boy band One Direction, died on October 16 after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He
Continue ReadingAP Soccer Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Christine Sinclair scored in her celebratory retirement match and the Portland Thorns clinched a playoff spot with a 3-0 victory over Angel City on Friday night. Sinclair, who is playing in her final season, scored in the 16th minute in front of 23,212 fans at Providence Park. Sophia
Continue ReadingCOMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Rookies Gabriel Pec and Joseph Paintsil scored first-half goals, Riqui Puig scored twice during second-half stoppage time, and the Los Angeles Galaxy polished off a first-round sweep of the Colorado Rapids with a 4-1 victory in MLS Cup action on Friday night. Pec, who had 16 goals during the regular
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree comes with a strong New England accent, and locals could not be more excited. The Norway spruce that will travel to New York City hails from West Stockbridge, Massachusetts. It was scheduled to be cut down Thursday and make the roughly 140-mile
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ four Republican U.S. House members are trying to fend off challenges from Democrats hoping to break the GOP’s hold on the state’s federal delegation. U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford faces Democrat Rodney Govens in the 1st District in east Arkansas. U.S. Rep. French Hill is running against Democrat
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola is in a tough reelection fight against Republican Nick Begich in a high-stakes race that follows a year of intense personal tragedy for the lawmaker. Peltola lost her mother and her husband within a four-month span in 2023. Peltola called the period around her
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Abortion and reproductive rights have been central to the races for president and governor in North Carolina, a battleground state that has more moderate abortion restrictions than elsewhere across the South. That’s been even truer in the fight for a seat on the state Supreme Court that abortion
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The FBI is investigating the death of a Black man in Alabama, who was found hanging in an abandoned house, following a request from a local sheriff amid fears among community members who accuse local law enforcement of longstanding, unchecked misconduct. Sheriff’s deputies found Dennoriss Richardson, 39,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has spent months laying the groundwork to challenge the results of the 2024 election if he loses — just as he did four years ago. At rally after rally, he urges his supporters to deliver a victory “too big to rig,” telling them the only way he
Continue ReadingAP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The 2024 presidential contest speeds into its final weekend with Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump locked in a razor-thin contest. In a race this close, every day matters. And while few voters might change their minds this late in a typical election, there is a
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