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The city of Palm Desert is introducing a new way to vote for city council this November, called “ranked choice voting.” It’s a move advocates push as a more equitable form of voting but opponents cast as unnecessarily confusing. Palm Desert is the seventh California city to adopt ranked choice voting, alongside San Francisco, Oakland,
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The Riverside County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of a 3-year-old girl who was found dead inside a car on Spruce Street last week. The coroner’s office has identified the girl as Hanna Valenzuela from Indio. The cause of death is still under investigation. Police were called to the 46500 block of Spruce Street
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Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia and local agriculture workers are urging Governor Gavin Newsom to sign a bill that will require state-owned institutions to target 60% of their food product purchases to be California grown or produced. The bill is called California Grown. Also, known as AB 778. Many officials at the press conference came from farm
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The City of Palm Desert rolled out several incentive programs to help local businesses thrive, and already several have taken advantage to get more people through their doors. Palm Desert created three programs that local businesses can participate in. One program is Invest Palm Desert which includes $650,000 to help assist new and existing businesses
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The Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual 2022 Business Expo & Taste of Palm Springs event on Wednesday. The expo will be at the Indian Canyons Golf Resort at 1100 E. Murray Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. It is going to be from 5 pm to 9 pm. This event is a
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This week, Commissioners with the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) and local officials are in Washington, D.C. to meet with Congressional representatives and other federal officials to seek funding for the Coachella Valley Rail. “We do not want our Valley to grow and not have the infrastructure to support it,” said Indio Mayor Waymond Fermon,
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning against a new Tik Tok challenge that is targeting young people called the Nyquil Chicken challenge, which involves cooking poultry in the over-the-counter medication. The FDA is saying that in addition to this not being a tasty way to eat chicken, it’s also extremely dangerous. In their
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The city of Palm Desert is introducing ranked choice voting for its elections, starting in November. Ranked Choice Voting is a method that allows voters to rank candidates in order of choice. It’s used in statewide in Maine and Alaska. It’s also used Nationwide ranked choice voting is used in more than 50 cities, like
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Local veterans at the Desert Hot Springs VFW post are looking to raise thousands of dollars to recover from recent vandalism attacks. Post Commander Jeffrey Cole said the vandalism to VFW Post 1534 is wasting valuable resources. “We’re focusing on things that we shouldn’t have to and that’s why we’re asking help from the community,”
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On Wednesday, the Indio City Council will consider a proposal to rename a road near the site where the Coachella music festival is held after the family who owns the Empire Polo Club. City documents show that Alex Haagen IV submitted a request to rename part of the available public right-of-way on Avenue 51, between
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Big names are coming to Acrisure Arena when it opens. “Everything we thought would happen is now starting to come true,” said CEO of Oak View Group Tim Leiweke. “The good news is, this is what we wanted, we wanted the best of the best.” The shows announced Tuesday include: The Doobie Brothers on December
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Two mountain lions who were rescued after being found in a troubled state as cubs have found a new home at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert. Rose and Sage were rescued separately as unrelated, orphaned cubs earlier this year. Sage made national news earlier this year when he was discovered in
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A proposed state law awaiting action by the governor seeking to end coroner’s inquests into self-induced abortions and other prenatal losses that might lead to criminal investigations is an invitation to “back alley” abortions, according to one Riverside County lawmaker, while another argues it will help secure “women’s rights.” Gov. Gavin Newsom has until Sept.
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DETROIT (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be required to have blood alcohol monitoring systems that can stop an intoxicated person from driving. The recommendation, if enacted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, could reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes, one of the biggest
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Todrick Hall, Pussy Riot, Tanzer, Polartropica, Jake Zyrus, and Ballet Folklorico Proyecto Trans Latina will be among the performers at the upcoming Greater Palm Springs Pride Festival. The Festival, a highlight of Pride Week, will celebrate and embrace the region’s diverse LGBTQ+ community from November 1-6 in downtown Palm Springs. Check Out: Grand Marshals announced
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Riverside County reported 11 new confirmed or probable monkeypox cases today, raising the overall number to 267. Last Tuesday, the number of cases in the county was 244, up from 201 the previous week. A total of 125 probable or confirmed monkeypox cases have been reported in Palm Springs, making up almost half of
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An eight-year-old boy is still being treated for his injuries after being bitten in the face by a pit bull mix dog at a family member’s Indio home, officials tell News Channel 3. The child was visiting the home on Calle Diamante Monday afternoon when “the dog broke out of its kennel and ran straight
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An 8-year-old boy has been airlifted to Loma Linda University Medical Center after being bitten by a dog Monday afternoon in Indio. John Welsh of the Department of Animal Services said the attack happened at around 3:30 p.m. on the 47000 block of Calle Diamante. Welsh added that the boy was visiting his aunt. At
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Update 4:45 p.m. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that the third suspect charged in this case, Miriam Silva, 38 of Coachella, is the aunt of the five-year-old victim. Miriam Silva She turned herself in to authorities on Friday, Sept. 16. Original Report 12:30 p.m. The mother and grandmother of a five-year-old boy killed in
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Sidewalk construction began in Indio as plans for the Herbert Hoover School Pedestrian Improvement Project move forward. The year-long project will be completed in four phases and aims to improve sidewalks for residents, especially children who walk to school. According to the City of Indio, the project also aims to remove and replace driveway concrete
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