Desert Compost will begin mixing leftovers from the weekly meal service at the church with water and wood chips. The mixture will be turned regularly and will be ready to use as compost in 16 to 20 weeks.
Paul Alvarado will step into the role currently occupied by Deputy Fire Chief Jason Loya, who became the interim fire chief following Kevin Nalder's resignation last August.
Court records show Richard Meaney has had all but one charge dismissed. Published reports state he entered a plea of guilty to a single misdemeanor conflict-of-interest count last month.
The city's Planning Commission first saw the project in January 2021. It approved the plans in February, subject to conditions.
The Desert Highland Gateway Estates resident had a 35-year career in education, teaching at Cathedral City High School and Katherine Finchy Elementary School, where she was named teacher of the Year in 1987.
Palm Springs Unified School District students in Transitional Kindergarten through fifth grade are eligible for the program, which places children in classes with native Spanish and English speakers.
If the city sees a sudden population boom, as it last experienced in the 1940s, some estimates show up to 20,000 more housing units could be needed by 2040.
Aside from issuing more than 100,000 tickets, Modernism Week representatives said the festival generated an estimated $55 million for local hotels, retail establishments, and restaurants.Â
COD officials announced a series of public meetings designed to expedite schematic design plans for the college's planned campus in the city, which has been in the works for decades.
With an affordability agreement set to expire, residents of the Tahquitz Court Apartments could have seen rents spike by as much as 50%.
Local cycling advocates who keep track of fatalities say more than three dozen bicyclists have lost their lives on Coachella Valley roadways in the past 20 years.
The car show will be unique in that it will feature models from each year since the city first incorporated. Attendees will encouraged to pose for pictures beside the car from their birth year.
