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Desert Recreation District partners with CVAG, valley cities to maintain CV Link

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Desert Recreation District (DRD) just announced it will provide ongoing maintenance for CV Link, which is expected to fully open later this year. The 40-mile long pathway aimed at connecting cities, parks, and destinations across the valley is designed for pedestrians, cyclists, and low-speed electric vehicles. As part of the new

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PS Psychedelic Society hosting event to discuss decriminalization of natural psychedelic plants

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Since 2019, six California cities have decriminalized psychedelics, including hallucinogenic plants and mushrooms. And now one local group wants Palm Springs to be the seventh. The Palm Springs Psychedelic Society is hosting a free event on Saturday at noon at the Mizell Center in Palm Springs, called “Decriminalize Nature.” Organizers

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Impact Grant: Soroptimist House of Hope

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – News Channel 3 and the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation presented another Impact Grant to a local nonprofit working to improve lives and help those in need. A $50,000 charitable gift was awarded to Soroptimist House of Hope, a residential addiction program helping women establish and maintain sober

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World Health Organization calls out for help making breakthrough HIV drug accessible to the public

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ)– The World Health Organization just announced this week that they want all countries to help make a breakthrough HIV drug reach people as quickly and safely as possible. The drug’s nickname is “Len,” and it only needs to be injected twice a year to offer near-total protection from the virus and

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Desert Healthcare District and Foundation provides a grant for a new “Planned Parenthood”

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)– The Desert Healthcare District and Foundation has provided a new $236,000 grant to “Planned Parenthood.” The grant aims to help the organization pay for its first Coachella Valley based physician.  Planned Parenthood says this will help it to expand sexual and reproductive healthcare access, including low-income communities across our valley. The

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