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There’s a special election being held on Tuesday in Cathedral City. Voters will decide the future of short-term rentals in the city.  Back in September, city council voted unanimously to phase out the majority of short term rentals by 2023. In response, a short-term rental advocacy group gathered enough signatures to trigger a referendum to

The La Quinta City Council is set to vote Tuesday evening on changes to its short-term vacation rentals ordinance. As written, the proposed ordinance will not impose any limits on the number of vacation rentals in the city, a concern many neighbors have voiced at recent meetings as single-family homes are purchased by investors and

Theaters across the state have taken something of an intermission due the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, owners of small cinemas explain the outlook for movie theaters is grim.  News Channel 3’s Dani Romero spoke with the president of D’place entertainment, the company that owns Mary Pickford theatre, about their plans to staying a float. “It’s been

Work will soon get underway on a traffic light synchronization project aimed at improving the flow of vehicles throughout the Coachella Valley, it was announced today. The Coachella Valley Association of Governments last week approved a $21.2 million contract with Crosstown Electrical Data Inc., which specializes in intelligent transportation system infrastructure. The contractor is expected

Two people were transported to the hospital after a vehicle overturned on the eastbound side of Interstate 10 just west of the Monterey exit. The collision was reported at approximately 1:45 p.m. between the Bob Hope and Monterey exits. A News Channel 3 crew arrived at the scene and found first responders working to remove

INDIO, Calif. – The City of Indio is lending a hand to some of its business owners who are finding themselves in a tough spot. Nearly one year ago Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide shelter-in-place order. Throughout the state, businesses shut their doors and people stayed at home while many waited to learn more

Shadow Rock Church in La Quinta is helping businesses and families that have been struggling throughout the pandemic. Every week until Easter, Shadow Rock Church is buying $1,000 worth of $50 gift cards from different local businesses in the Coachella Valley. The gift cards will be given out at their outdoor Sunday morning services to bless those

“We anticipate receiving 380,300 doses of the J & J vaccine next week and predictably over the next 3 weeks.” On Friday Gov. Gavin Newsom gave Californians a first glimpse of the timeline for when the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine could become available. Just one day later the Food and Drug Administration issued Emergency

Power has been restored to hundreds of customers in the eastern Coachella Valley after many were left without electricity for nearly 2 days, the Imperial Irrigation District confirmed Friday night. “Thursday morning at about 4 a.m. there was one of these freak weather events that happened and there were 14 power poles in the Bombay

The Mizell Senior Center welcomed back some of their members for their second dose of the moderna vaccine today. 440 seniors received their second round of shots from Desert Care Network staff. “It has been a pleasure to do this, to partner with the Desert Care Network and to be of service to the community,”