Updates and breaking news from Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley http://www.mydesert.com en-us Copyright 2008, MyDesert.com Publicus online@thedesertsun.com online@thedesertsun.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:00:00 PST Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:56:44 PST 30 http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/NEWS01/808280315/-1/RSS01 Flashing signs inform drivers businesses remain open during Highway 111 road improvements, but store owners say some of their customers are finding it difficult to navigate their way in. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:00:00 PST http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/NEWS01/808280315/-1/RSS01 http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/REPOSITORY/808280383/-1/RSS01 This is a web summary created with new GoodNews tagging called >websum Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:00:00 PST http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/REPOSITORY/808280383/-1/RSS01 http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/NEWS0803/80828021/-1/RSS01 A construction truck snagged low-hanging lines, pulling down five power poles which sparked five fires and snarled traffic in Palm Springs on Thursday afternoon, officials said. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:59:00 PST http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/NEWS0803/80828021/-1/RSS01 http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/NEWS03/80828022/-1/RSS01 Watch Vice President Al Gore and Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama LIVE from The Democratic National Convention in Denver. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:42:00 PST http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/NEWS03/80828022/-1/RSS01 http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/NEWS08/80828004/-1/RSS01 The Riverside County Sheriff's Department will hold two Driving While Intoxicated/ Driver's License checkpoints tomorrow in Palm Desert and Coachella. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:17:00 PST http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/NEWS08/80828004/-1/RSS01 http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/NEWS01/808280358/-1/RSS01 Opponents of the ballot proposition limiting marriage to a man and a woman are leading in the latest poll. The survey also found that likely voters were split evenly on the underlying question of whether they favor or oppose same-sex marriage. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:37:00 PST http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/NEWS01/808280358/-1/RSS01 http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/NEWS01/80828038/-1/RSS01 The Palm Desert City Council has voted unanimously to approve the state's first energy-efficient loan program created under Assembly Bill 811. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:43:00 PST http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/NEWS01/80828038/-1/RSS01 http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/LIFESTYLES01/80828037/-1/RSS01 David Duchovny has entered a rehabilitation facility for sex addiction. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:29:00 PST http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/LIFESTYLES01/80828037/-1/RSS01 http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/NEWS0801/80828033/-1/RSS01 Police are looking for two men who recently robbed an Indio jewelry store. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:56:00 PST http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/NEWS0801/80828033/-1/RSS01 http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/NEWS0801/80828032/-1/RSS01 Investigators are looking for a man who allegedly shot his father's former co-worker while driving the victim home from work two months ago. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:20:00 PST http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/NEWS0801/80828032/-1/RSS01