Funding for the Desert Resource Center by the cities of the Coachella Valley is not forthcoming as originally hoped for by CVAG (Coachella Valley Associaton of Governments). Even though Marion Ashley, Riverside County 5th District Supervisor has offered up to $50,000 matching county funds to Desert Hot Springs, the city council does not know where the money would come from. CVAG and Dr. Ron Stewart presented the need and answered questions - the item was continued until July 7th city council meeting, with instructions for City Finance Director Jason Simpson to present scenarios for inclusion in the budget.
Riverside County DPSS Homeless Programs Administrative Services Mgr. and DHS resident Ron Stewart - photo and story by Bruce Montgomery
MONEY FOR THE HOMELESS
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Story by Lauren Lunstrum
Photos by Cathy Jardine
Local folk musician Tim Easton held a relaxed CD release party for his latest album "Porcupine" in Joshua Tree, Calif., at the Starlight Courtyard on Friday, June 12, 2009. His soothing beats with a hint of blues, rock and folk flowed across the desert as friends, family and fans danced under a moonlit sky that breathed in a cool comfortable breeze.
Easton, who has released six albums since 1998, has received noticeable international success over the last decade. Raised in Ohio, Easton picked up different styles of music in the Midwest but eventually moved to Los Angeles for a change of pace. [more]
Tim Easton Celebrates new CD
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Hitzke Development Corporation, a Certified Woman’s Business Enterprise headed up by Ginger Hitzke, President, is acquiring the Hacienda Terraces project with the goal of completing it by year-end. Ably assisted by Chief Financial Officer, Julie Hattler and Vice President of Development, Laura Barlow, the Hitzke team Is working with RDA Director Rudy Acosta to sort through the myriad issues involved in resuscitating an abandoned project such as this. [more]
New Development Team in Town
SAN FRANCISCO, CA- This Father’s Day, the Family Violence Prevention Fund, Macy's, and Geoffrey Beene Gives Back are proud to support the RESPECT! Campaign. In celebration of dads everywhere the campaign announced results of a survey revealing America's picks for the best role model dads. The number one spot goes to President Barack Obama, voted as the man who most deserves to be honored on Father's Day for publicly demonstrating the greatest level of respect in his family relationships. [more]
President Obama Chosen as Dad Most Deserving Respect
By Staff and PR Newswire
CATHEDRAL CITY, CA- Gina Garcia of Cathedral City was driving drunk one night in February downtown. As a result of her negligence, she hit a pregnant woman who was with child for nine months. Then, she took off and returned home.
Paramedics attempted to save the pregnant woman, Danica Denton, who was eighteen. They were unsuccessful. The unborn child was not spared. Denton planned to name the boy Dorian Caleb. So both Danica and Dorian were struck and killed that very same night after coming back from seeing a movie across the street. [more]
DA Detective’s Wife Gets 15 Years For Felony Hit And Run
BY STAFF
To cap off a stellar season Desert Hot Springs AYSO U14 Girls fought and won their division at the Citrus Classic in Redlands last weekend. [more]
Desert Hot Springs AYSO Wins Redlands soccer tournament
Cabot’s Museum Celebration and BBQ A Smoking Success
The Village At Mission Lakes- What Could Be Salvaged?
BY LESLIE ANDREWS
BY LESLIE ANDREWS
DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA- The Village at Mission Lakes project has sat still for nearly two years now at the corner of Mission Lakes Boulevard and Little Morongo Road in Desert Hot Springs. One of the buildings, which is nothing but wood, cannot be spared, as city manager Rick Daniels stated. The other one, which is stuccoed, might have some hope, but their shingles are falling off the roof with the high winds, which may cause some potential injury to people walking by. Just about everybody in town calls the building a blight and an eyesore. People want to know, what will the city do about the project? [more]
DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA- For the third year in a row, the Cabot Yerxa Birthday Bash and Barbecue was a smoking success Saturday night, this time, bigger and better than ever.
Over 500 people from all over the Coachella Valley, including all of Desert Hot Springs’ City Council and mayors from Coachella and Palm Springs were in attendance, according to Cabot’s Museum director Michael O’Keefe. Also included were Senator John Benoit, Assemblyman Manuel Perez, Jackie Lee Houston and the board from local Indian tribe Agua Caliente. [more]
PALM SPRINGS, CA- A Palm Springs woman was found alive and well the following day 
after her husband reported her missing because she did not come home.
Just before 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Palm Springs police were dispatched to the 4300 block of East Sunnydunes Road for a reported missing person. The reporting party said that his wife, 64-year-old Carmen Natividad, had left at about 9:00 that morning, possibly via SunBus, to go to the Ross store at the Palm Springs Mall. Natividad's husband became concerned when she did not return.
Natividad reportedly does not drive and didn't have friends or family in the area that she would be staying with.
All of a sudden, Natividad appeared the next day and came to work as usual. She was found unharmed. However, it is not known where her whereabouts were while she was gone.
Missing Woman Found live and Well
By Vicki Lawson
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Farrah Fawcett dies at 62; actress rose above 'Charlie's Angels'
Farrah Fawcett, the star of "Charlie's Angels" who has been fighting a nearly three-year battle with cancer, died Thursday at the age of 62.
DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA- (Part One Of Two) For nearly two years, the city of Desert Hot Springs has had struggles with bringing in Art in Public Places. Experts say that the city should improve their image first before they consider bringing in public art, like their neighboring cities of Palm Springs and Cathedral City have done. The local chapter of the Building Industry Association has threatened legal action to block Desert Hot Springs of any decision making. Now, as compromises begin to surface between the two feuding agencies, some criticism has began to appear, courtesy of Planning Commissioner Gabriel King’s very own “Friends of Desert Hot Springs”. [Read the full article]
Will There Ever Be Art In Public Places in Desert Hot Springs?
BY LESLIE ANDREWS
Planning Commissioner Gabriel King
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Karl Baker Jr.
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Scott Matas
For years I have tried to teach students how to avoid frustration. Students tend to make hasty or bad decisions when feeling frustrated. These are anecdotal observations, but they seem valid. So why am I feeling so frustrated?
It is because the folks in Desert Hot Springs are being sold a ‘bill of goods’. We are being misled. We have been misled to the point that many residents now chant a mantra they do not realize is misleading. [more]
TheSqueeze Is On
BY HANK HOHENSTEIN
World mourns "King of Pop" as questions surround sudden death
All around the world, fans are mourning the loss of Michael Jackson who died after suffering a cardiac arrest as concerns mount over the cause of the legendary singer's sudden demise.
International Relations
G8 ministers call for end to Iran violence
Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations have condemned Iran's crackdown on opposition protests and called for a "democratic dialogue" with Tehran. Courtesy DW-WORLD.DE
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LOS ANGELES, CA- Michael Jackson, the self-dubbed King of Pop, has died on Thursday. He was only fifty years old. [more]
Michael Jackson, King of Pop, Dies At Age 50
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Mays' bearded face, booming voice and energetic manner were well-known. Foul play isn't suspected in his death. On Saturday, he was hit on the head during the rough landing of a U.S. Airways flight. Read the full article at The Los Angeles Times By Richard Fausset -