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  1. V. Manuel Pérez, D-Coachella representing the 80th Assembly District, appears before the Desert Sun editorial board Monday, October 4, 2010. Michael Snyder,The Desert Sun. Michael Snyder, The Desert Sun

    Trial court funding gets boost, helps keep Blythe Court open

    An Assembly subcommittee on Friday increased trial court funding, which will help keep the Blythe Court open, Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez said.

    • May 25, 2013
  2. CHP officer Stephanie Hamilton hands a white rose to Saul Martinez's mother, Amparo Martinez, during the highway dedication ceremony at Saul Martinez Elementary School in Mecca on Friday, May 24, 2013. Denise Goolsby, The Desert Sun

    Portion of highway bears name of late CHP officer

    Saul Martinez already has an elementary school in Mecca named in his honor.

    • May 25, 2013
  3. Suzette Krause Schmidt, the biological aunt and adoptive parent of Suresh Abayasekara Krause, looks at a plaque honoring Krause at Cathedral City High School. Suresh, who graduated from the school in 2001, enlisted in the U.S. Army and died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan in 2012. Omar Ornelas, The Desert Sun

    CCHS honors fallen soldier

    Cathedral City High School dedicated a plaque Friday in honor of former student Suresh Krause, a soldier who was killed in Afghanistan last year.

    • May 24, 2013
  4. H20 & Kicks flyer. Courtesy

    Get into H20 & Kicks with pair of shoes, case of water

    A pair of shoes or case of water will get you into Plan B Live Entertainment & Cocktails Saturday night for the H2O & Kicks event.

    • May 24, 2013
  5. This film image released by HBO shows Michael Douglas, left, as Liberace, and Matt Damon, as Scott Thorson in a scene from 'Behind the Candalabra,' a film being shown at the Cannes Film Festival. AP

    Free sneak peeks of 'Candelabra' planned in PS

    In honor of the city of Palm Springs’ 75th anniversary, HBO and film producer Jerry Weintraub, in partnership with P.S. Resorts, will premiere two free sneak peek screenings of their new film “Behind the Candelabra” on Saturday at the Palm Springs Convention Center.

    • May 23, 2013
  6. Community briefs for Saturday, May 26, 2013

    We Care Free Mammogram Program will host a breast screening clinic funded by the Regional Access Program for uninsured and underinsured women at the Coachella Senior Center on June 13, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

    • May 25, 2013
  7. This film image released by HBO shows Michael Douglas, left, as Liberace, and Matt Damon, as Scott Thorson in a scene from 'Behind the Candalabra,' a film being shown at the Cannes Film Festival. AP

    Free sneak peeks of 'Candelabra' planned in PS

    In honor of the city of Palm Springs’ 75th anniversary, HBO and film producer Jerry Weintraub, in partnership with P.S. Resorts, will premiere two free sneak peek screenings of their new film “Behind the Candelabra” on Saturday at the Palm Springs Convention Center.

    • May 23, 2013
  8. SunLine Transit Agency general manager C. Mikel Oglesby speaks during a dedication ceremony for the new SunLine Learning Center on Thursday, November 1, 2012 in Thousand Palms. The Learning Center features interactive and hands on educational displays about the agency, its buses, and alternative fuel technologies. Crystal Chatham, The Desert Sun

    SunLine manager on leave; Dismissals under scrutiny

    An investigation into the actions of C. Mikel Oglesby could go on through the summer, an attorney for SunLine Transit Agency said Thursday.

    • May 23, 2013
  9. This 1997 photo is one of the last photos taken of Saul Martinez and his family before he was killed. From left, Saul Martinez, daughter Carolina, son Saul Jr., wife Remedios and daughter Elizabeth. Provided photo

    Highway renamed after CHP hero

    A portion of Highway 86, from Interstate 10 to about a mile north of Airport Boulevard, will be officially designated 'The CHP Officer Saul Martinez Memorial Highway' during a ceremony today at Saul Martinez Elementary School in Mecca.

    • May 23, 2013
  10. Valley nonprofit celebrates new direction, name

    What was formally the Indio Youth Task Force — a nonprofit organization that provided health, educational and job resources to youth throughout Indio — now offers these resources to the 30,000 youth throughout the eastern Coachella Valley under a new name.

    • May 23, 2013
  11. Palm Desert set to join PACE program

    The City Council voted 4-1 Thursday to join a regional version of the energy loan program originated in the city nearly five years ago.

    • May 23, 2013
  12. Palm Desert has reached a population milestone, pushing above 50,000 between 2011 and 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. File photo

    Census: Palm Desert population tops 50K

    Palm Desert has reached a population milestone, pushing above 50,000 between 2011 and 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

    • May 23, 2013
  13. Wallace Watson, 60, of Fremont, Calif., holds a portrait taken during his service in the Navy. He served for four years, from 1973 to 1977. Watson, who injured his knee during his service, applied for veteran disability benefits in September 2010 and says he recently got an exam. Erik Verduzco, Center for Investigative Reporting

    VA excludes some benefits from promise to fix backlog by 2015

    The Department of Veterans Affairs has systematically missed nearly all of its internal benchmarks for reducing a hulking backlog of benefits claims and has quietly backed away from repeated promises to give all veterans and family members speedier decisions by 2015.

    • May 23, 2013
  14. Downtown Scottsdale, Ariz., is seen in a 2008 file photo. Suzanne Starr, The Arizona Republic

    Former PS official passed up for Ariz. city manager job

    The Scottsdale City Council has selected Fritz Behring to be the new city manager, a position for which former Palm Springs official Tom Wilson had been in the running.

    • May 23, 2013
  15. Community briefs for Friday, May 24, 2013

    The city of Cathedral City's annual High School Senior Street Naming ceremony is scheduled to take place from 8 to 9 a.m. Tuesday.

    • May 23, 2013
  16. Holiday closures: Memorial Day, May 27

    There will be a number of closures throughout the Coachella Valley for Memorial Day.

    • May 23, 2013
  17. Firefighters are on scene Wednesday night of a structure fire that has forced the closure of a portion of Date Palm Drive in Cathedral City. Michael Snyder/The Desert Sun

    Cathedral City fire contained, no injuries

    Both directions of Date Palm Drive between Converse and Victoria have been shut down due to a fire.

    • May 23, 2013
  18. SunLine General Manager C. Mikel Oglesby has been placed on paid leave. Desert Sun file photo Crystal Chatham, The Desert Sun

    SunLine manager on paid administrative leave

    Sunline Transit Agency General Manager C. Mikel Oglesby has been put on paid administrative leave pending an investigation into recent employee dismissals at the public transportation agency.

    • May 22, 2013
  19. 'Horticulture walk' moves to Palm Springs council for approval

    A home project across from the convention center that proposes to include a 'horticulture walk' has been approved by the Palm Springs Planning Commission and now moves to the City Council for approval.

    • May 22, 2013
  20. The Center for Spiritual Living is located in what was Palm Desert's first community church. Blake Herzog/The Desert Sun

    Palm Desert City Council to mull historic designations

    The city's first church and a major residential complex will be considered for historic site designation by the City Council today.

    • May 22, 2013
  21. City Council approves Cathedral City budgets

    Unlike last year's contentious fiscal year 2012-13 budget approval process, in which Cathedral City council members were casting their votes at the last hour, the council unanimously approved, 5-0, the operating budgets for fiscal years 2013-14 and 2014-15 on Wednesday — six weeks before the June 30 deadline.

    • May 22, 2013
  22. Coachella city leaders OK 2013-14 budget

    The city predicts smooth sailing in the next fiscal year, with a flat budget and almost $7 million in reserves.

    • May 22, 2013
  23. Community brief for Thursday, May 23, 2013

    The Desert Hot Springs Police and Fire departments are hosting a pancake breakfast from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday,at the Elks Lodge.

    • May 22, 2013
  24. Memorial Day events around the Palm Springs area

    A listing of Memorial Day events in Palm Springs, the Coachella Valley and surrounding areas.

    • May 22, 2013
  25. La Quinta council votes to replace canal in SilverRock

    La Quinta City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to replace the Coachella Canal in SilverRock with a parallel canal just west of the original, after recently selected developer Meriwether Companies indicated it would not assist with funding.

    • May 21, 2013
  26. Developer offers to create 'horticulture walk' in Palm Springs

    A local developer is offering to replace storm damaged trees at Ruth Hardy Park, create a 'horticulture walk' that celebrates the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and provide energy efficient upgrades to homes it plans to build.

    • May 21, 2013
  27. Firefighters contain 90-acre Whitewater wildfire

    A wildfire burning in Whitewater has been contained after burning 90 acres.

    • May 21, 2013
  28. Investigators: Death of 2-year-old Thermal boy is homicide

    A 2-year-old Thermal boy who died this past weekend was a victim of homicide, investigators said Tuesday.

    • May 21, 2013
  29. The Cathedral City Civic Center is seen in a December 2011 file photo. Wade Byars, The Desert Sun

    Cathedral City council adopts bugdets

    According to the staff report, revenue for fiscal year 2013-14 is expected to be $29,261,402, with expenditures at $29,883,735. The excess $622,333 will be covered by an appropriation of $661,936 from fiscal year 2012-13.

    • May 22, 2013
  30. Community briefs for Wednesday, May 22, 2013

    Cathedral City High School will dedicate a plaque to the memory of U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Suresh Abayasekara Krause — a 1999 Cathedral City High graduate who was killed in action on Aug. 16, 2012, while flying a combat mission over Kandahar, Afghanistan.

    • May 21, 2013
  31. Local Boy Scouts are recognized by Col. Joseph Snyder and Jessica Nguyen during a presentation on Operation Babylift held Monday, May 20, 2013 at Gerald Ford Elementary School in Indian Wells. Crystal Chatham, The Desert Sun

    Kids discuss Gerald Ford's Operation Babylift

    Historians usually point to President Gerald Ford's controversial decision to pardon President Richard Nixon when they discuss Ford's time in the White House.

    • May 20, 2013
  32. Riverside County Board of Supervisors to set fiscal priorities

    Ironing out Riverside County's fiscal priorities for 2013-14 is among the leading items on the Board of Supervisors' agenda Tuesday, when Supervisor John Tavaglione is slated to lead a discussion about resolving the county hospital's shortfall and assessing the value of merging agencies.

    • May 20, 2013
  33. A 2008 photo of Margit Chiriaco-Rushe, the daughter of the founders of Chiriaco Summit, at the Chiriaco Summit Cafe and Gift Shop, which has served travelers for 75 years. The Desert Sun

    Missing audits draw attention to Chiriaco Summit Water District

    The Riverside County auditor-controller has found the Chiriaco Summit Water District non-compliant with state law — having failed to submit to an audit each of the past nine years — and is asking the state Controller's Office to look into the possibility of fraud, waste or abuse.

    • May 19, 2013
  34. A man takes pictures of debris strewn about Clint Rodgers' Postal Annex store in Palm Desert after a car crashed through the glass windows in the storefront on March 13. Michael Snyder/The Desert Sun

    Postal Annex reopens months after car crash into store

    Two months after a Mercedes was driven straight into his Postal Annex store, Clint Rodgers considers himself a lucky man. He reopened the store just north of Interstate 10 and east of Washington Street last week to a warm welcome.

    • May 20, 2013
  35. The Mandala Man sculpture by the S.C.R.A.P. Gallery, made of recycled bicycle parts, is displayed Sunday during the 'Sculpture Taking Shape: Cast, Carve and Combine' event at Sunnylands Center & Gardens in Rancho Mirage. Crystal Chatham/The Desert Sun

    Sunnylands invites families to explore sculpture, pottery

    Artist Bill Anson was pounding away Sunday afternoon on a new sculpture of copper and cedar, while across the lawn at the Sunnylands Center & Gardens, Scott Lauer was busy at his pottery wheel.

    • May 19, 2013
  36. SunLine Transit Agency buses are seen in a 2008 file photo. Crystal Chatham, The Desert Sun

    SunLine misses audit deadline

    The Riverside County Transportation Commission was forced to withhold a payment of more than $800,000 to SunLine Transit Agency last month after the valley bus operator missed a deadline for submitting its annual financial audit.

    • May 20, 2013
  37. Tribal Chairman Richard M. Milanovich, at right, listens to Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet during the dedication of a sculpture on the corner of Sunrise Way and Ramon Road to mark the four corners of Section 14, a plot of land that is viewed as the heart and soul of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Omar Ornelas/The Desert Sun

    Officials surprised by tribe's quest for legal relief

    Under Richard Milanovich, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians evolved from an impoverished people into a political powerhouse.

    • May 19, 2013
  38. Community briefs for Monday, May 20

    Community-related news and notes from across the Coachella Valley

    • May 19, 2013
  39. Predawn power outage affects 3-block area of Rancho Mirage

    An equipment failure in an underground vault triggered a predawn power outage Sunday that affected 33 businesses and homes in a three-block area of Rancho Mirage, a spokeswoman said.

    • May 19, 2013
  40. Community briefs for Sunday, May 19, 2013

    A caregiver support group funded by Riverside County Department of Mental Health meets from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursdays at The Space, 66-525 Pierson Blvd., near Palm Drive.

    • May 19, 2013
  41. Palm Springs police went to C.C.O.C, 650 S. Oleander Road, on Friday to enforce a court order requiring the medical marijuana dispensary, which does not have a city-approved permit, to close. Xochitl Pena/The Desert Sun

    Police close Palm Springs marijuana dispensaries

    Two medical marijuana dispensaries ordered by the court to close were visited Friday by Palm Springs police to ensure they were following orders.

    • May 17, 2013
  42. Banjo meets his new owners Friday in Thousand Palms. The 11-month-old poodle-terrier mix — found by a Union Pacific crew tied to train tracks in Mecca on April 2 — finally has a home with Jeff and Louisa Moore and their Tibetan terrier Lali. Michael Snyder, The Desert Sun

    New video: Banjo the dog adopted

    Banjo's hobo days are behind him. The 11-month-old poodle-terrier mix — found by a Union Pacific crew tied to train tracks in Mecca on April 2 — finally has a home with Jeff and Louisa Moore and their Tibetan terrier Lali.

    • May 17, 2013
  43. The Rev. Ray Wiggins from Carlsbad will be opening a Unity Church on June 2 in Cathedral City. Submitted by Rev. Ray Wiggins

    New Cathedral City church to focus on unity

    People looking for a different spin to traditional religious worship will soon have a chance to check out a new church in Cathedral City.

    • May 17, 2013
  44. Audit: City of Riverside holding onto funds

    The city of Riverside is not complying with rules regarding the disposal of assets possessed by redevelopment agencies dissolved by the Legislature in 2011, and is instead holding onto funds it shouldn't, according to findings released this week by the state controller's office.

    • May 17, 2013
  45. Strong winds expected across Coachella Valley through Saturday

    Strong winds are expected to blow through the Coachella Valley and Riverside County mountains this afternoon through early Saturday, especially north of I-10.

    • May 17, 2013
  46. Rafael Moreno picks his lucky numbers at Bluebird Liquor located on Hawthorne Blvd at 137th Street in Hawthorne, Calif. (AP/Los Angeles Times) AP

    Powerball jackpot grows to $600 million

    Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize.

    • May 17, 2013
  47. Community briefs for Saturday, May 18, 2013

    The Cathedral City Junior All American Football and Cheer Club is scheduled to host sign-ups from 9 a.m. to noon today in front of the Walmart in Palm Springs.

    • May 17, 2013
  48. Lesli Jackson, a patient at THC Dispensary in Palm Springs, California tries to rally support to stop the city from shutting down the dispensary. Omar Ornelas/ The Desert Sun

    Pot shop supporters rally against closure

    A group of medical marijuana supporters gathered outside The Holistic Collective on Thursday holding signs in support of the dispensary and protesting its impending closure. 'Come save the collective!' yelled Lesli Jackson, who held a huge white flag with a green cross on it.

    • May 17, 2013
  49. Greg Bryan rides in a new wheelchair-accessible swing at Angel View in Desert Hot Springs on Thursday. Helping him are Melissa Acosta, left, and Patti Ordal. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun

    A gift for Angel View

    What began as a few small repairs here and there turned into the ultimate remodel for Angel View in Desert Hot Springs.

    • May 16, 2013
  50. Indian Wells looking to cut city donations

    Indian Wells City Council tentatively reduced city donations for the next fiscal year by about $71,000 at Thursday morning's draft budget meeting.

    • May 16, 2013

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