The first batch of results in the Rancho Mirage City Council has been released and both incumbents are in the lead. Councilmember Ted Weill is the highest vote-getter so far with 3,690. Trailing Weill with 3,214 votes is Councilmember Richard W. Kite. Maggie Lockridge comes in third with 1,885 votes. Stephen Jaffe is not far
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Senator Bernie Sanders announced Wednesday Morning that he is suspending his campaign for president, after falling behind former Vice President Joe Biden in recent primary contests. Sanders had a strong finish in early primaries, winning in New Hampshire and Nevada, but faltered after the Super Tuesday primaries. Many of his former opponents have endorsed Biden.
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Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that will see all voters receive vote-by-mail ballots for the May 12th special election for the 28th Senate District (filling the seat left empty by Jeff Stone – R ) and Congressional District 25. It appears the two candidates set for the 28th Senate District appear to be Republican
Continue Reading The county registrars office has called several of the local races. Click here for live updates on our local elections State Assembly 42nd District With 284 PF 397 (72%) of precincts reporting Incumbent Chad Mayes leads with 26,409 votes. Republican Andrew F. Kotyuk trails with 26,204 votes. Democrat DeniAntionette Mazingo comes in third with 22,941
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CLICK HERE FOR RESULTS FOR OUR LOCAL ELECTIONS Your browser does not support the iframe HTML tag. Try viewing this in a modern browser like Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Internet Explorer 9 or later. Keep an eye on elections for U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and U.S. State Governors across the nation.
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The 42nd district state assembly primary is an interesting showdown between a Republican, a Democrat, and a very notable No Party Preference. The incumbent is former Republican Chad Mayes who changed his affiliation. Mayes says, “We’re running a little experiment, we’ll see how it turns out.” Republican and current Mayor of San Jacinto, Andrew Kotyuk,
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Voters may elect a new state senator next week in a special election for the 28th senate district comprising the Coachella Valley and a large chunk of Western Riverside County. Five candidates are in the race and if anyone of them gets 50 percent of the vote plus one, that person will be elected to
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Governor Gavin Newsom delivered his annual State of the State address Wednesday morning. You can watch the full address through the video player below. The Governor gave the address before a joint convention of the California Legislature in the State Assembly Chamber in Sacramento.
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Tonight at one minute to midnight is the deadline to register to vote for the March 3 presidential primary election. Would-be voters can register online at https://registertovote.ca.gov/ or mail in a voter registration form, which can be found at libraries, post offices and most government agencies. However, if eligible voters miss the deadline, they can
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Palm Desert residents got the opportunity to give their input on new potential city council district boundaries. An open house was held Wednesday evening at the Palm Desert Community Center on San Pablo Avenue. City officials presented upcoming changes on how the city will conduct elections. Open House #1 Back in December, the city council
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Palm Desert city officials are scheduled to host an open house today to highlight upcoming changes to how the city conducts elections and allow residents to share ideas on new council district boundaries. A similar event organized by the city was held in mid-January. Last December, the City Council approved a settlement stemming from a
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Desert Hot Springs City Council members today are expected to put the finishing touches on a significant bump in pay for themselves. The council on Jan. 21 voted to more than double the monthly base salaries for council members, representing what would be their first pay raise in 18 years. The ordinance will be read
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Iowans vacationing in Palm Springs will still be taking part in that state’s presidential caucuses today, in one of two satellite caucuses in California. Caucusing begins at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Palm Springs Public Library at 300 S. Sunrise Way. More than 100 people are expected to take part in the only caucus site
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A Thermal man charged with molesting a teenage girl had his bail reduced today from $1 million to $55,000, in the wake of the dismissal of a kidnapping count. The bail reduction approved by Riverside County Superior Court Judge Burke Strunsky came two weeks after another judge ordered 36-year-old Elit Barroso Miranda to stand trial
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The City of Palm Desert is adopting a vote-by-district system, which will divide it into two factions. “The expectation is that the city of Palm Desert, effective with the very next election which is November 2020, will convert to district elections,” Palm Desert City Councilman Sabby Jonathan said. Jonathan says the downtown city core district
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New laws signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom taking effect today address topics including minimum wage, hairstyles, taxes on diapers and gun violence. Following are some of the new laws and what they do: Under AB 1482, communities without rent control will now be covered by statewide rent control protections. Rent increases will be limited to
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The first stop on the small business tour for Dr. Jane Sanders and her son David Driscoll was Grounded Bodyworks on North Palm Canyon Drive, where they were greeted by business owners and members of the desert art community. “I want to hear what their concerns are so I can bring them back to Bernie
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Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. will be voting to impeach President Donald Trump. Rep. Ruiz issued the following statement in regard to the impeachment vote on Monday: “It is with great solemnity and reverence for the Constitution that I have decided to vote to impeach President Donald Trump. President Trump’s actions have left me with no
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A Republican challenger to 36th Congressional District Representative Raul Ruiz announced on social media Tuesday he was dropping out of the race for the contested seat next year. Raul Ruiz, of Perris, shares the same name as the incumbent. He posted on his Facebook page saying a mild heart attack and the recent death of
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former Republican leader in California’s state Assembly is dropping his party affiliation, saying Thursday that he’s tired of the political bickering. Chad Mayes of Yucca Valley said he switched to no party preference on Monday and pulled papers Thursday to run for re-election as an independent next year. Just left
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