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Local Cities Want To Keep Redevelopment Agencies, Endorse Lawsuit

Officials from Coachella Valley cities and Riverside County unanimously endorsed a legal challenge to provisions in the 2011-12 state budget requiring local governments to disburse money from redevelopment accounts or face losing the ability to engage in any redevelopment activities. Riverside County Supervisor John Benoit, Cathedral City Mayor Kathleen DeRosa and Rancho Mirage Councilman Richard

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Two Arrested In Coachella Armed Robbery

Two men were arrested for an alleged armed robbery Wednesday night, the sheriff’s department said today. Rodolfo Ramos and Alonzo Hernandez Torrez, both 18-year-old Thermal residents, were arrested at about midnight. Coachella police and Riverside County sheriff’s deputies found their suspected getaway car in the 69400 block of Pierce Street in Thermal, sheriff’s Sgt. John

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Former Clinic Worker Sues Lindsay Lohan

A former employee at the Betty Ford Center filed suit today against Lindsay Lohan, claiming the 25-year-old actress assaulted her while undergoing treatment at the famed rehabilitation facility, resulting in “great mental, physical and nervous pain and suffering.” Dawn Holland contends she should be awarded $1 million in damages stemming from the confrontation last Dec.

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