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Councilmember Christy Holstege made history Thursday evening when she was sworn-in as the first-ever female mayor in Palm Springs’ 82-year history and first openly-bisexual mayor in the United States. Outgoing mayor Geoff Kors passed along the title during Thursday’s city council meeting. Holstege celebrates her swearing in with her husband, Adam, and their baby Holstege

The Board of Supervisors today directed Executive Office staff to initiate an examination of the 2020 election in Riverside County and report back to the board, identifying “strengths and weaknesses” from which the county might learn. “This was an unprecedented election, and it’s still not even done,” said Supervisor Karen Spiegel, who was joined by

The Riverside County Registrar of Voters has certified the final election results revealing the official winners of our local races. Winners in most local races were pretty much already known since early November, but there have been some close races where candidates were separated by just a handful of votes. One of those races was

Election Day 2020 has come and gone. But, it’s not all over just yet. Votes still need to be certified and electors, chosen from each state, will soon meet to cast their votes for President and Vice President of the United States of America. Have you ever wondered just who makes up the Electoral College?

The Board of Supervisors today tentatively approved caps on campaign contributions to local candidates in any Riverside County election, generally limiting individual offerings to $20,000 per election. In a 5-0 vote without comment, the board gave its initial nod to Ordinance No. 963, following revisions that were applied by the Office of County Counsel following

Many across the nation were glued to the election results coming in last week, watching as both presidential candidates won major victories in battleground states. Both candidates also picked up some of our most populous states: President Trump picked up Florida — worth 29 electoral votes. And Texas — worth 38. Former Vice President Joe

A new day in America has come. Tune in as Vice President-Elect @KamalaHarris and I address the nation. https://t.co/d38F58DHu8— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 8, 2020 5:00 p.m. Sunday: Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. will host a press conference in Las Vegas, Nevada with former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt and Chairman of the American

With no clear winner yet in the 2020 presidential race, valley Democrats held a “Protect the Results” car caravan Wednesday night, insisting that every vote be counted. The car caravan began with groups in both Palm Springs and Coachella that met at the Palm Desert Community Center for a socially distanced rally. Organizers said they

A historic election for Palm Desert in 2020 with a District 1 and District 2. Karina Quintanilla is leading in the vote count for the District 1 seat. If she wins, she will replace incumbent Susan Marie Weber who has been on the city council since 2012 and served as mayor for two terms. Quintanilla

Former Desert Hot Springs Police Chief Dale Mondary was elected to the Hi-Desert Memorial board of directors in San Bernardino County on Tuesday. Mondary came in third with 5,623 votes, or 22.14% in a race where the top three candidates would be elected. Election results (Courtesy of San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters) “I want

Incumbent mayor Steven Hernandez claimed victory in the mayoral race Wednesday morning on Facebook. “Thank you so much Coachella for believing in me and granting me another 2 years to serve as your mayor. We have so much work to get done and we feel humbled by your vote of confidence to continue to move