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High-Speed Rail Project Takes Heat from Every Corner

February 26, 2019 11:19 amFebruary 26, 2019 12:28 pm

After Gavin Newsom seemed to throw shade on California’s high speed rail project in his State of the State address, opponents of the project jumped on the chance to push it into an early grave. President Trump responded by gleefully...

Palm Spring Mayor Calls It Quits

January 27, 2019 5:37 pmJanuary 28, 2019 5:36 am

Palm Spring Mayor Robert Moon will not seek re-election this year, citing growing political and personal rifts within the city council. An exchange of verbal fisticuffs between the two played out in local media outlets after the Mayor’s announcement. In...

LA Teachers Ready to Walk the Line

January 14, 2019 5:15 amJanuary 17, 2019 1:03 pm

Teachers in Los Angeles will be walking a picket line on Monday for only the third time in the Los Angeles Teachers Union’s (UTLA) five-decade history. The battle lines drawn in this dispute appear to be about not only salaries...

Joshua Tree Locals Pitch In When Government Shuts Down

January 8, 2019 8:00 amJanuary 9, 2019 7:15 pm

In the past few years Joshua Tree has become the belle of the hipster ball. With every travel article and celebrity selfie, the national park’s stock rises, bringing a flood of tourists with their much-needed dollars. So what happens when...

Nationwide Protest Calls for Migrant Rights

December 16, 2018 8:15 amDecember 15, 2018 11:54 am

While President Trump threatens to shut down the government unless his border wall is funded, a group of faith and community leaders led a peaceful protest at the border to keep attention on the migrant’s plight. A group of more...

Defeated Indio Mayor Mike Wilson Files for Recount

December 12, 2018 7:00 amDecember 13, 2018 12:33 pm

Indio Mayor Mike Wilson made good on his promise to file for a recount in the contentious election for Indio District 2 City Council race this Tuesday. Waymond Fermon was declared the winner when the Riverside County Registrar released its...

Riverside County Certifies Its Vote—At Last

December 11, 2018 6:17 amDecember 12, 2018 10:25 am

After blowing several promised deadlines the Riverside County Registrar finally released its certified vote count around 5am Friday morning. None of the results changed the outcome of a few highly contested races. Throughout California totals reported on election night changed...