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The future of theCoachella Valley economy wasthe topic at a conference Tuesdayin Indian Wells. At the Miramonte Resort and Spa,Claremont McKenna College and UCLAhosted the Coachella Valley Economic Forecast Conference.Experts talked about how it could be another two or threeyears before unemployment rates in the Inland Empire dip below double-digit rates.Since economists often gauge future
Continue ReadingIt was a unanimous vote to approve the closures in the central and southwest portions of the county, just likeevery year since 2007.Like last year, Chief John Hawkins asked that the closures begin in May “because of the potential of dangerous fires in these areas,” according to aFire Department statement.Dry conditions raise the risk of
Continue ReadingRIVERSIDE, Calif – The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire rose today for the sixth consecutive day, increasing 1.6 cents to $4.357. The increases stem from record low gasoline inventories and continued refinery issues, according to Jeffrey Spring of the Automobile Club of Southern California. The average price
Continue ReadingLas autoridades continan trabajando arduamente en la investigacin en torno a las seis bombas encontras en Palm Springs la semana pasada en distintos puntos de la ciudad. Agentes federales, estatales, regionales y municipales hermticamente guardan todo detalles y no han revelado si ya tienen ubicados a algunos sospechosos si cuentan con pistas que lleven a
Continue ReadingState Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson Tuesday urged parents of students entering the seventh grade to vaccinate their children to protect them against whooping cough as required by California law. “I call on all parents to act as soon as possible and ensure their children receive this important vaccination,” Torlakson said. “Taking a few
Continue ReadingAuthorities are looking for helpto find an 87-year-old Salton City man who’s been missing since Saturday. Jim Baker was last seen by his daughter at his home on Harlequin Court at around 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning.He was wearing a tan T-shirt and tan shorts.Along with Baker,his 2008 white Toyota Scion disappeared sometime during the day.The
Continue ReadingEver wish you could go back to the good old days…back to school? Quit wishing. Now you can make it your summer reality. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert campus is offeringsummer classes designed for people over 50. Registration is going now with classes beginning June 12. Not your
Continue ReadingThe foundation of a statue that saw the bitter cold winters and lake-effect snows of the Chicago area now stands in city where the high temperature reached 106 degrees on Monday. The process of putting together a sculpture of Marilyn Monroe began in the intense heat at the intersection of Palm Canyon Drive and Tahquitz
Continue ReadingLas versiones de que la gigante minorista estadounidense Wal-Mart recurri a sobornos para agilizar usos de suelo y otros permisos, dentro de su vertiginosa expansin en Mxico, han suscitado la reflexin interna en un pas, donde las atestadas oficinas gubernamentales son el teatro de operaciones deunos personajes oscuros llamados “gestores”. El candidato presidencial y favorito
Continue ReadingLa escultura “Forever Marilyn”, de 26 pies de altura, comenzar su instalacin este lunes en la ciudad de Palm Springs entre las calles Palm Canyon Drive y Tahquitz Canyon Way. Se preve que los trabajos se mantengan por 4 das. La base de la estatua espera quedar en su sitio hoy mientras que el torso
Continue ReadingUna nueva bomba casera fue encontrada el pasado sbado en una rea norte de esta ciudad. Es la numero seis despus de que un senor de 91 aos hallara la primera el 8 de mayo, en las afueras del Departamento de Polica de Palm Springs. Oficiales de esa institucin desactivaron hasta cinco artefactos y cerraron
Continue ReadingRiding the coattails of a weekend that saw Tupac Shakur return to the stage as a hologram, producers of Coachella Fest announced on Monday preliminary details of their 2013 event in Indio. “We are excited to announce Coachella 2013 will again be held over two consecutive weekends,” their website read in a much-anticipated 10 a.m.
Continue ReadingHundreds of localhigh school students learned a little more about “going green” as part of the third annual environmental and sustainability expo at the Cal State San Bernardino Palm Desert Campus. An organization called Green Life set up a 37-foot balloon to show hundreds of Coachella Valley high school students what1 ton of carbon dioxide
Continue ReadingCal Fire officials say they’re ready for a busy fire season. But they want to make sure the public is also prepared. Friday, Cal Fire used the Ryan Air Attack Base in Hemet to get its message out. “We ask, we beg the residents of Riverside County to maintain 100 feet of clearance around their
Continue ReadingIt’s called the fastest two minutes in sports – the Kentucky Derby. It’s the first chance at Triple Crown Glory in a sport that employs hundreds of jockeys and thousands of horses. But after those champions cross their last finish line, many end up on a track that takes them from low-end auction blocks to
Continue ReadingIt’s called the fastest two minutes in sports – the Kentucky Derby. It’s the first chance at Triple Crown Glory in a sport that employs hundreds of jockeys and thousands of horses. But after those champions cross their last finish line, many end up on a track that takes them from low-end auction blocks to
Continue ReadingAn American Airlines flight bound for Dallas/Fort Worth had to return to Palm Springs International Airport shortly after take-off on Monday when the pilot reported the smell of smoke in the cockpit. A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman told KESQ that Flight 1848 took off from Palm Springs around 11 a.m. Shortly afterward, the pilot reported
Continue ReadingLos organizadores anunciaron detalles del Coachella Fest 2013 que nuevamente se llevar a cabo por dos fines de semana consecutivos en el Empire Polo de Indiode Abril 12-14 y Abril 19-21, 2013. Los pases para el evento salen a la venta el prximo 17 de Mayo y estarn disponibles por siete das. Este 2012 la
Continue ReadingCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing more than $8 billion in cuts to close a widening California budget deficit but also says public schools will receive more money if voters approve his tax-hike initiative in November. Under the latest budget proposal, Brown wants public employees to take a 5 percent pay cut and he seeks
Continue ReadingCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing more than $8 billion in cuts to close a widening California budget deficit but also says public schools will receive more money if voters approve his tax-hike initiative in November. Under the latest budget proposal, Brown wants public employees to take a 5 percent pay cut and he seeks
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