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A local man shares his story of having a criminal record and reacting to the criminal record relief bill

A new bill in California will help more than a million people gain eligibility to have old conviction records sealed.   It’s called the “Criminal Record Relief.”  The Criminal Record Relief Bill, also known as SB 731, automatically seals non-violent, non-serious, non-sexual felony convictions that did result in serving time.  Once a person has fully completed their sentence and

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July’s Coachella Valley Spotlight Grant goes to local nonprofit: Variety, the Children’s Charity of the Desert

July’s Coachella Valley Spotlight grant goes to local nonprofit Variety – The Children’s Charity of the Desert. The $25,000 grant is made possible by the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation. To most people, 2-year-old AJ Pittelli might look like any other kid. However, he lives with a rare bone marrow failure disorder that affects

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Heatwave coming

High pressure across the Desert Southwest continues to elevate temperatures, although we will be at or slightly below seasonal averages today. That changes into the weekend, with warming coming to all of SoCal. Under that ridge of high pressure, we continue to see accumulation of ozone and other pollutants, so air quality this morning remains

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College of the Desert’s new interim superintendent/president discusses her goals for the school

We’re hearing for the first time from College of the Desert’s new interim superintendent and president. Dr. Laura Hope most recently served as an associate superintendent at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga. She replaces Dr. Martha Garcia who left COD to be president of Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut.  Hope’s contract runs through June

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