Speaking Wednesday at the site of a recent roadway fatality in Palm Springs, members of Coachella Valley Cycling Communities said everyone can play a role in decreasing the risks that lead to fatalities.
The former Palm Springs mayor made history in 2017 when she was elected to the City Council, becoming the first out transgender person in California ever elected to a non-judicial position.
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.
The effort officially moved to the next phase last week when roughly 100 people attended an event at Palm Springs Pavilion.
When the curtain rises on 'Legally Blonde' Friday evening at the Richards Center for the Arts, it will mark the first time in five years a musical has been performed at the local high school.
Records indicate city leaders were careful to fully document clearing dwellings from the land. But an attorney for some former residents of the land said the city's records are only part of the story of what transpired.
Addressing the city's homeless crisis will be his top priority, Scott Stiles told representatives of each city neighborhood during a meeting Tuesday, followed closely by work on the related issue of affordable housing.
Organizers of the bi-annual art event said they have been working with the county and believe the code enforcement visit was unnecessary.
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.
"I'm interested in how we can get away from this 'Palm Springs doesn’t support food trucks' attitude," Mayor Grace Garner said. "I'd hate to see Palm Springs keep the limits that we have.”
Among the features of the project would be painted blades arranged to look like historic landmarks and the restoration and display of one of the very first wind turbines in operation.
