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Cove resident Debi Rogers can't remember the last time she bought eggs, and she doesn't want to.
- Jun. 19, 2013
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Indio to take part in PACT plan
Indio City Council voted 5-0 Wednesday to take part in the Riverside County Post-Release Accountability and Compliance Team or PACT, a local task force that keeps an eye on low-level criminals that are on probation.
- Jun. 19, 2013
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Palm Springs leaders approve $18M conservation plan
An $18 million conservation plan expected to pay for itself in cost savings was unanimously approved by the Palm Springs City Council on Wednesday.
- Jun. 19, 2013
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Backyard hens at issue in La Quinta
"They're funny to watch," Debi Rogers says about the chickens she keeps in her La Quinta backyard. "It's not a normal pet." Find out why she may have to get rid of them — and efforts to change that — tonight on MyDesert.
- Jun. 19, 2013
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Cathedral City's Fountain of Life closed until July
The Fountain of Life in Town Square will be closed for routine maintenance and repair until early July, the city announced in a Facebook Post on Wednesday morning.
- Jun. 19, 2013
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Community briefs for Thursday, June 20, 2013
The Fountain of Life in Town Squarewill be closed for routine maintenance and repair until early July, the city announced in a Facebook post on Wednesday morning.
- Jun. 19, 2013
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PS, Wessman sued over hotel referendum
A group called Advocates for Better Community Development has filed a lawsuit against Palm Springs and Wessman Development Co. for failing to place a measure on the ballot after enough valid signatures were gathered to do so.
- Jun. 18, 2013
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Palm Springs eyes $18M 'green' upgrade
An $18 million project to replace the city's aging energy plant, replace incandescent lighting with LED bulbs and install a new irrigation system that can remotely monitor water usage, will help the city become much greener and less wasteful, according to a staff report prepared for the City Council.
- Jun. 18, 2013
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DHS passes budget over objections of two
More than six hours after Tuesday's regular meeting began, the Desert Hot Springs City Council adopted a budget for fiscal year 2013-14.
- Jun. 19, 2013
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Indio center commemorates Juneteenth
Close to 100 members of the Indio Senior Center took part in a nationwide celebration Tuesday afternoon to commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S.
- Jun. 19, 2013
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La Quinta OKs budget that's back in the black
The La Quinta City Council unanimously approved the city's fiscal year 2013-14 budget Tuesday.
- Jun. 18, 2013
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PS Shortfest film features PS High, pride parade
The Palm Springs International Shortfest will offer up more than 300 films over the next week, but only one will spotlight a local school, a local tradition and a local filmmaker.
- Jun. 18, 2013
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Community briefs for Wednesday, June 19, 2013
The Desert Sun reporter Denise Goolsby is looking for Korean or Vietnam War veterans so that she can include them in a series. Reach out to The Desert Sun if you would like to be interviewed or know someone who would.
- Jun. 18, 2013
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Desert Hot Springs eyes reserves to cover budget gap
The Desert Hot Springs City Council is expected to vote on its fiscal year 2013-14 operating budget at today's meeting.
- Jun. 17, 2013
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County supervisors OK 'fragile' $4.7 billion budget
Riverside County supervisors on Monday tentatively approved a 'fragile' $4.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2013-14, holding off on full implementation of the financial blueprint until the county's year-end balance sheet is clearer.
- Jun. 17, 2013
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Seniors mark 'Juneteenth'
Members of the Indio Senior Center will commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S. with soul food and cultural music today for their inaugural Juneteeth celebration.
- Jun. 17, 2013
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Community briefs for Tuesday, June 18
Community-related news and notes from across the Coachella Valley
- Jun. 17, 2013
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Couples prepare for life after Prop 8, DOMA rulings
The U.S. Supreme Court was expected to issue a ruling as early as Monday on the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
- Jun. 17, 2013
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Handcyling gives disabled sense of freedom
Tom Ayala slides from his wheelchair onto the seat of a handcycle and straps on a helmet. The soft click of the handbrake signals he's ready for a ride.
- Jun. 17, 2013
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Palm Springs Air Museum on mission to save fighter-bomber
The Palm Springs Air Museum is trying to raise funds to rescue a Vietnam War-era fighter-bomber headed for the scrap heap.
- Jun. 17, 2013
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Community briefs for Monday, June 17
Community-related news and notes from across the Coachella Valley
- Jun. 17, 2013
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Life full of lessons for single dads
This Father's Day, there are more than 70 million dads in the United States, according to 2012 U.S. Census figures. Of those, an estimated 1.9 million are single, either sharing custody with their kids' mothers or parenting on their own.
- Jun. 15, 2013
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Cathedral City library hosting summer reading program
The Cathedral City Library is scheduled to host its 'Reading is Soooooo Delicious' summer reading program for children and adults beginning Tuesday at the library.
- Jun. 15, 2013
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Animal control: Coyote had large litter
The conundrum presented by the litter of coyotes being raised by an injured mother inside a gated Rancho Mirage community appears to be mostly resolved — and it may have been bigger than anyone realized.
- Jun. 15, 2013
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Legion respectfully retires American flags
To some, the burning of an American flag on American soil by Americans may seem odd, if not outright treasonous.
- Jun. 15, 2013
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Coachella Valley Rescue Mission brings summer relief to homeless
The light breeze and shade under the Golf Center Parkway overpass are its only redeeming qualities, but that doesn't stop a handful of Indio's homeless from using it as a refuge.
- Jun. 15, 2013
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California Senate passes $96.3B Democratic budget
The Legislature began passing California's massive state spending plan Friday amid sharp divisions over whether the compromise struck by Democrats and Gov.
- Jun. 14, 2013
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Rep. Raul Ruiz files for extension to turn over finances
U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz was not among the House members disclosing personal financial information Friday.
- Jun. 14, 2013
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Juneteenth celebration aids foster care program
A Palm Desert nonprofit will hold its annual 'Juneteenth' celebration Saturday to benefit its foster care program.
- Jun. 14, 2013
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Community briefs for Saturday, June 15
Community-related news and notes from across the Coachella Valley
- Jun. 14, 2013
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Supervisors to vote on Dorner reward
Riverside County supervisors are poised to reward $100,000 to four people who helped authorities track down former Los Angeles Police Department officer Christopher Dorner.
- Jun. 15, 2013
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Sisters roll into east valley pushing immigration reform
A sky-blue coach bus filled with Catholic nuns roamed through the dirt paths and the dilapidated mobile home parks of the most remote areas of the eastern Coachella Valley on Thursday as part of a nationwide call for immigration reform.
- Jun. 14, 2013
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Palm Desert parents plead for Head Start funds
The City Council voted Thursday to pay $30,000 for a Head Start program's operating expenses for the coming school year, and gear up to buy or build a new home for the classes.
- Jun. 13, 2013
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Riverside moves against mobile pot dispensaries
A Southern California city that won a recent case in which the state Supreme Court ruled local municipalities can ban medical marijuana dispensaries is taking its efforts one step further by going after delivery services.
- Jun. 13, 2013
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Community brief for Friday, June 14, 2013
For the third time, a group of disgruntled parents has filed documents attempting to recall a majority of the Coachella Valley Unified school board.
- Jun. 13, 2013
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Palm Springs: Developer seeks downtown parcel for hotel project
A parcel across from the Palm Springs Convention Center originally approved for a 'hip and cool' Mondrian Hotel about five years ago is now being proposed as a high-end Dolce brand resort, known for its expertise in hosting meetings.
- Jun. 13, 2013
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Cathedral City to take another look at pot shop ban
Cathedral City council members will take another look at the citywide ban on medical marijuana shops after they passed an ordinance, 5-0, on Wednesday to provide regulation of operations for pot dispensaries in specified zones under a conditional use permit.
- Jun. 13, 2013
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SunLine head submits $53M budget
Less than two weeks into his temporary new job, SunLine's interim general manager presented a $53 million spending plan to board members and gave a mostly positive initial assessment of the transportation agency.
- Jun. 12, 2013
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Marriott asks city to help fund seminar
The J.W. Marriott Desert Springs resort is asking the city for $20,000 to help defray the cost of keeping a Tony Robbins self-help conference from moving to Florida this year.
- Jun. 12, 2013
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Community briefs for Thursday, June 13, 2013
Did you serve in the Korean or Vietnam wars?
- Jun. 13, 2013
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Hathaway fire burn area grows to 2,850 acres
The size of the Hathaway Fire that has been burning west of the Coachella Valley since Sunday has grown.
- Jun. 12, 2013
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Judge delays Chuck Vasquez's arraignment
Cathedral City City Councilman Chuck Vasquez did not enter a plea Tuesday at his arraignment in Riverside County Superior Court on three felony charges of misappropriating public funds.
- Jun. 11, 2013
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Immigration debate clears procedural Senate hurdle
In Spanish and English, the Senate pushed contentious immigration legislation over early procedural hurdles with deceptive ease on Tuesday as President Barack Obama insisted the 'moment is now' to give 11 million immigrants in the United States illegally a chance at citizenship.
- Jun. 11, 2013
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Community briefs for Wednesday, June 12, 2013
The Cathedral City Public Arts Commission is scheduled to offer docent-led tours of the Agnes Pelton exhibit from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday through June 27 in the lobby of City Hall.
- Jun. 11, 2013
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Spencer's chef cooks for Presidents Obama, Xi
Eric Wadlund, executive chef at Spencer's restaurant, prepared most of President Obama's Sunnylands Summit meals. And based on the photographic evidence, he was a fan of Wadlund's cooking.
- Jun. 11, 2013
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Desert Hot Springs eyes pay cuts
The Desert Hot Springs City Council gathered at a special meeting Monday to review a revised 2013-14 budget plan that leaves the city with a $2.3 million deficit that could lead to salary cuts and a new public safety tax.
- Jun. 10, 2013
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Palm Desert charity gets help with image
Desert Best Friend's Closet is undergoing an extreme makeover, but not the kind that requires carpenters armed with hammers and saws.
- Jun. 11, 2013
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Multi-vehicle crash closes I-10 near Redlands
No one was injured in a crash on Interstate 10 involving a bus, a minivan, a pickup truck pulling a small trailer and a semi-truck loaded with portable toilets.
- Jun. 10, 2013
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Community briefs for Tuesday, June 11
Community-related news and notes from across the Coachella Valley
- Jun. 10, 2013
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