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Election Night Results Southern California

November 4, 2020 4:29 amNovember 5, 2020 11:55 am

On the final day of voting, polling locations reflected the wildly divided state of the country. In Joshua Tree, only a few people waited in line in the late afternoon as a slow trickled of voters flowed in. According to...

Morongo Basin and Western Coachella Valley Votes

November 3, 2020 2:10 amNovember 5, 2020 11:55 am

Polling places throughout the Morongo Basin and western Coachella Valley reported good turnout and few problems, as the nation gets ready for the final day of voting Tuesday. Polling place supervisors in Riverside County acknowledged their computer system had trouble...

Why This Gig Worker Opposes Prop 22

October 20, 2020 3:09 pm

The way we work transformed this year, probably forever. We face an unprecedented level of uncertainty, with COVID adding a new level of disruption to the already-changing employment landscape, and the stakes are higher than ever for workers and business...

Conservationists Seek Greater Endangered Species Status for Iconic Joshua Tree

June 23, 2020 10:13 amJune 23, 2020 10:29 am

The Joshua Tree, inspiration to musicians and artists, iconic symbol of the American desert and star of Instagram feeds the world over has once again taken center stage; this time in a tug of war between the rights of property...

Ambitious Reforms in Place to Combat Poverty in California

June 5, 2020 7:31 amJune 6, 2020 7:48 am

Gone is one of Newsom’s most ground-breaking proposals – expanding coverage for about 27,000 undocumented seniors When the economy was booming and revenues were high, California made some bold moves to address the state’s crushing poverty rate. Now Gov....

McCarthy Wants CA High-Speed Rail Funding Repurposed For Water Storage Projects

March 20, 2019 6:15 amMarch 25, 2019 1:13 pm

Republican California Congressman Kevin McCarthy has fired the next volley in the war over the 3.5 billion in federal funds meant for the state’s troubled high speed rail project. McCarthy (R-CA), Congressional Representative for most of Kern, Tulare and Northeast...

Senator Moorlach Pushes Back Against Needle Exchange

March 12, 2019 8:17 amMarch 12, 2019 8:17 am

Opioid drug use is becoming an ever-larger nationwide issue but there is not yet agreement on how best to combat the problem. Some communities are pushing back on some of the more controversial harm reduction efforts like needle exchange programs...