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Illegal Marijuana Cultivation Creating Enormous Problems for California’s Rural Communities

May 3, 2021 12:10 pmMay 3, 2021 12:11 pm

The recent discovery of a 40-acre illegal grow in Death Valley is part of a burgeoning problem in California. That was only one of the hundreds of illegal operations found throughout Death Valley in the past decade. It’s a problem...

Is San Bernardino County’s Joshua Tree Turning Into ‘Glampzilla?’

April 23, 2021 7:37 amApril 23, 2021 7:38 am

Joshua Tree is at a turning point. An increasing flood of tourists have been pouring into Joshua Tree for more than 7 years, but this past year’s pandemic tourism pushed the number of visitors and real estate investors to gold...

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....