News Briefs for Cathedral City, June 15 (The Desert Sun)
Local news from around the city......more...Tax hike rejection follows Desert Sun investigation (Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Local News and Guides)
Citizens and some city officials were outraged by the proposed increase, noting that the district has nearly $13 million held in reserves. That and other questionable district financial practices were highlighted in a two-day investigative series in The Desert Sun on Sunday and Monday....more... Church to honor police (The Desert Sun)
The Ajalon Missionary Baptist Church of Palm Springs will be honoring law enforcement officers for their duty....more... 4 finalists named in president search (Whittier Daily News)
PASADENA - The search for a new president for Pasadena City College has been whittled to four finalists, including a Pasadena native and in-house administrator....more... Father lives on in heart of his son (Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Local News and Guides)
CATHEDRAL CITY - "My papa died. My papa died," 4-year-old Jessie Allen Emanuelson blurted out Tuesday, pounding his hands. Where is his father now? "Up in the sky" the little Desert Hot Springs boy said, pointing with a finger....more... Bring on the hip (Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Local News and Guides)
I read Frank Tysen's column rebuffing the proposed Hard Rock Hotel in Palm Springs ("Hard Rock hype hides city's real hotel crisis," June 11). I was born and raised in Palm Springs. My father was the proprietor for several charming inns in the early and mid-'60s....more... Heckmann to speak to leadership grads (Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Local News and Guides)
PALM DESERT - Local entrepreneur Richard J. Heckmann will be the keynote speaker at this year's Leadership Coachella Valley graduation on Friday. It will mark the second time in a week that the man behind billion-dollar entrepreneurial successes encourages the future leaders of the Coachella Valley....more... Beach Tennis USA Tour Continues On West Coast (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Beach Tennis USAŽ will hold the second West Coast event of its 2007 National Tour on Saturday and Sunday, June 23-24 in Santa Monica, CA. The "Santa Monica Madness" will be held on the beach at 2030 Barnard Way, Parking Lot 4S, and is the second of four Southern California events comprising the Beach Tennis USA SoCal Points Series, which will also showcase the new, hybrid sport in Santa Barbara ......more... Winners crowned at Parker clay tourney (Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Local News and Guides)
PALM SPRINGS - Cathedral City's Meri Joy Gacayan defeated Rancho Mirage's Mariana Raicevic 8-5 on Sunday to win the girls 18s at the Parker Palm Springs' red clay tournament....more... |