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KPSP & The Desert Sun: Palm Springs
DHS Neighborhood Renewal Program
Making life better in Desert Hot Springs. That's what the neighborhood renewal program is all about. Homeowners can apply for $15,000 to spruce up their homes and that includes roofing and landscaping. The first house to be completed is at 66-146 6th Street. Tuesday morning at 10:30, you'll be able ...
9 Mar 2010 at 9:43am
Runaway Prius
Toyota is sending a field specialist out to San Diego Tuesday to investigate another possible incident with one of its vehicles. The California Highway Patrol says it helped slow down a Toyota Prius in a frightening close call on Monday. Toyota's reputation may have suffered another dent. James S...
9 Mar 2010 at 9:32am
Super 8 Indio Reopens Tuesday
The Super 8 in Indio will open its doors Tuesday after being closed for more than a year.
The Indio hotel on Highway 111 will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday afternoon and unveil its new wing according to Super 8 officials.
The new wing includes 19 rooms, a conference room and an elevator. ...
9 Mar 2010 at 9:18am
PSUSD Board Weighs Staff Cuts on Tuesday
The Palm Springs Unified School District Board of Education will decide Tuesday whether or not to cut more than 60 staff members, including more than 50 teacher positions.
According to the school board's agenda, a total of 61 full-time workers and 1 part-time worker could be handed pink slips by M...
9 Mar 2010 at 8:07am
Lawmakers Fight Furloughs
Both houses of the California Legislature have approved a Democratic bill attempting to end three-day-a-month furloughs for nearly 80,000 state employees. The measure by Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg approved Monday would reverse some of the 200,000 state employee furloughs first impo...
9 Mar 2010 at 7:22am
Deadly Shooting at Ohio State University
Ohio State University says an overnight shooting at a campus maintenance building left one of its employees dead and two others wounded. The shooting was first reported at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday. University police say a suspect was taken into custody after heavily armed officers searched the area, whic...
9 Mar 2010 at 7:15am
Kittens Found in Trash Bag Near Elementary School
Four kittens were placed in a bag and dumped near a Palm Springs Elementary School.
Two men, David Dixon and Paul Ortega, rescued the kittens, who they named Scooter and Dixie. Dixon and Ortega said it was an uphill battle to get them healthy but well-worth every late night of meows to nurse th...
8 Mar 2010 at 11:28pm
Lowest-Performing Schools in CA, Three Here in Valley
California has released a list of failing schools. All three of our districts are on it. Education officials say districts have to make major changes or close entirely. The state has listed 188 of the "persistently lowest-achieving schools" out of ten thousand. Three here include: Indio High School; D...
8 Mar 2010 at 8:32pm
How Sex Offenders Are Processed
John Gardner III, a registered sex offender, is suspected of multiple violent crimes. The allegations are raising concern for many about how closely sex offenders are monitored.
Garner is suspected in several cases:
He's suspected in the death of Amber Dubois, 14, of Escondido. The missing teen's b...
8 Mar 2010 at 8:19pm
Alleged Killers Of Sex Offender Will Stand Trial
A self-avowed white supremacist and a reputed drug dealer accused of using California's Megan's Law registry to hunt down and kill a convicted sex offender must stand trial on felony charges, a judge ruled today. Steven Banister, 28, and Travis Martin Cody, 27, face first-degree murder charges in ...
8 Mar 2010 at 7:16pm
Men who killed convicted sex offender to stand trial
A self-avowed white supremacist and a reputed drug dealer accused of using California's Megan's Law registry to hunt down and kill a convicted sex offender must stand trial on felony charges, a judge ruled Monday.
Board dicusses plans for gas refueling stop
The Palm Springs Architectural Advisory Committee reviewed plans Monday for what eventually could become a crucial liquified natural gas refueling stop for truck fleets hauling goods across state lines.
Alumni band to perform at school fundraiser
The Stan Kenton Alumni Band will perform a concert Wednesday as a fundraiser for the Palm Springs High School Music Department.
School employees finalist in county competition
Two Palm Springs Unified School District employees have been named finalists in the Riverside County employee of the year competition.
Assemblyman to meet with residents Saturday
Residents can voice their concerns about state issues to Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez during a community coffee meeting Saturday.
Let's stop fear-based behavior
It is a sad day for Palm Springs when the rodeo comes to our town.
Rodeos are brutal, archaic and abusive
This is brutal, archaic and abusive behavior. It objectifies these animals and they clearly are suffering. Who doesn't see that? It seems to be the whole point.
No compassion in roping a calf
It would be a horrible thing for the city of Palm Springs to promote a rodeo. Many times after a rodeo the abused animals end up in the slaughterhouse after multiple bruises, broken bones and lacerations.
Oscar party benefits AIDS program
Starlets wearing boas. Paparazzi flashing fake press passes. Rotating beacons skipping across the sky. Those were the trappings of the inaugural “Hollywood's Biggest Night” at Trio Restaurant in Palm Springs, where about 140 people watched the Academy Awards presentation and experienced the exci...
Play bingo for Save-a-Pet at weekly Palm Springs fundraisers
Bingo fans now have an opportunity each week to play the game to benefit animals. At 7 p.m. every Monday through April 26, Georgie's Alibi will host bingo fundraisers for Save-A-Pet. There's no fee to play, but donations are accepted for the no-kill shelter.
CannaHelp moves pot plants out of locked-down building
The plants cultivated by CannaHelp, the medical marijuana collective locked down Thursday by Palm Springs authorities due to code violations, have been moved to a facility in Lake Elsinore so they don't die, CannaHelp's owner said Friday.
Tomato prices spike following Florida frost
A frigid Florida winter is taking its toll on your sandwich. The Sunshine State is the main U.S. source for fresh winter tomatoes, and its growers lost about 70 percent of their crop during January's prolonged cold snap.
Building violations reason for raid of CannaHelp
Palm Springs police, fire and building officials on Thursday raided and locked down the medical marijuana collective CannaHelp days before its opening due to “significant building violations,” they said.
Corporate Yard nearly complete
Indio's newest public facility is almost complete and expected to be fully operational early next month.
Palm Springs sports roundup for March 5
Join the Desert Stahlight Ridazz, the Coachella Valley's bicycling and pedestrian advisory group, for monthly rides.
San Jose Mercury News: California & The West
California Public Utilities Commission to announce contract for SmartMeter in...
Independent evaluator to look at PG&E's SmartMeter program following scores of consumer complaints about high bills.
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_14634754?source=rss
9 Mar 2010 at 5:53am
Roadshow: LED streetlights mostly get a thumbs up
San Jose and other cities are turning to brighter, more energy-efficient systems.
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_14521828?source=rss
9 Mar 2010 at 1:17am
4 San Mateo County schools on state list of most underperforming
The list released Monday by the state Department of Education included Costaño Elementary, Ronald McNair Middle School and East Palo Alto High School in the Ravenswood City district and La Honda-Pescadero Unified's Pescadero Elementary and Middle School.
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_14636552?source=rss
9 Mar 2010 at 1:08am
San Carlos to consider outsourcing police and fire
State firefighters and San Mateo County sheriff's deputies would respond to emergencies in San Carlos under one of two budget alternatives proposed by the city manager.
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_14638663?source=rss
9 Mar 2010 at 1:08am
Roadshow: No joke — using cameras to charge tolls can work
System in use in Australia may be in the Bay Area's future.
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_14638542?source=rss
9 Mar 2010 at 1:01am
Seven South Bay schools ranked among lowest performers in the state
Designation can lead to massive reforms, including closing the campus, converting to a charter or hiring a new principal
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_14634768?source=rss
9 Mar 2010 at 12:17am
Man fatally shot by police was suspect in Saratoga and Fremont killings
Man wanted in connection with two recent homicides identified as Sonny Lopez
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_14635371?source=rss
9 Mar 2010 at 12:11am
Local 'SuperProm' will forever change Kenya school
Cupertino High wins $100,000
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_14637970?source=rss
9 Mar 2010 at 12:10am
Santa Clara city council considers plan to deal with 49er stadium impacts
As campaign for 49ers stadium presses forward, council to act on proposed solutions to traffic, parking and other issues in environmental impact report
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_14635915?source=rss
9 Mar 2010 at 12:10am
Herhold: How the wheels go round
There's truth to the old saw that you are what you drive. San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed drives his own Toyota Prius.
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_14636415?source=rss
9 Mar 2010 at 12:10am
CBS 5
California Unveils List Of Failing Schools
Last week, California failed to make the cut for federal "Race to the Top" education funding. On Monday, it identify the worst schools in the state, which will then become eligible for some different federal dollars.
http://cbs5.com/local/california.school.performance.2.1545742.html
9 Mar 2010 at 12:42am
Anti-Gay California Lawmaker Comes Out
Republican state Sen. Roy Ashburn of Bakersfield admitted that he is gay, after days of speculation following his arrest last week in Sacramento for driving under the influence. The conservative lawmaker came out Monday saying he felt compelled to address the rumors that he had frequented a gay n...
http://cbs5.com/local/lawmaker.comes.out.2.1545460.html
8 Mar 2010 at 9:46pm
Tow Truck Hits 10 Cars In SF, Disrupts Muni Trains
A flatbed tow truck crashed into numerous parked cars Monday morning in San Francisco's Inner Sunset neighborhood, snarling traffic and disrupting service on San Francisco Municipal Railway's N-Judah line.
http://cbs5.com/local/tow.truck.crash.2.1545737.html
8 Mar 2010 at 3:53pm
Oakland Girl Admits Lying About Kidnap Attempt
An 8-year-old girl who claimed to have been the victim of an attempted kidnapping in front of an Oakland elementary school on Feb. 26 has admitted that she made the story up, Oakland police spokesman Jeff Thomason said Monday. The child's initial report caused police to re-evaluate their procedur...
http://cbs5.com/local/oakland.attempted.abduction.2.1546543.html
9 Mar 2010 at 2:13am
CHP Safely Stops Runaway Prius In SoCal
A California Highway Patrol officer helped slow a runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop on Monday after the car's accelerator became stuck on a San Diego County freeway, the CHP said. Prius driver James Sikes said that the incident Monday occurred just two weeks after he had taken the v...
http://cbs5.com/local/california.Prius.stuck.2.1546706.html
9 Mar 2010 at 2:25am
Sonoma County 13-Time DUI Offender Sentenced
A Santa Rosa man with 13 previous DUI convictions, seven of them felonies, was sentenced to five years and eight months in prison Monday in Sonoma County Superior Court for his latest offense. Robert James Feenan, 50, was arrested Nov. 20 after his vehicle collided with another vehicle on state H...
http://cbs5.com/local/dui.prison.sentence.2.1546835.html
9 Mar 2010 at 2:08am
Alleged Black Muslim Bakery Torture Victim Speaks
A woman testified Monday that she was hit so hard in the head with a solid object when she allegedly was attacked by members of the Your Black Muslim Bakery in Oakland three years ago that she thought she had been shot. Fighting back tears at times, the woman, identified in court only as Jane Doe...
http://cbs5.com/local/bakery.torture.kidnap.2.1546822.html
9 Mar 2010 at 1:58am
Boxer Won't Answer Republican Criticism
U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer refused Monday to answer criticism from her Republican rivals that she is too partisan and too free-spending with taxpayers' money, saying she will wait to respond until voters choose her opponent in the June GOP primary. Former Hewlett Packard chief executive Carly Fiorin...
http://cbs5.com/local/barbara.boxer.senate.2.1546811.html
9 Mar 2010 at 1:17am
Closing Arguments In Belmont Molestation Case
Jurors heard closing arguments Monday in the trial of the former president of the Belmont Chamber of Commerce, who is accused of molesting his girlfriend's young daughter a decade ago. Michael Kazarian, 51, has been in custody since his arrest May 18 after his girlfriend's daughter told her mothe...
http://cbs5.com/local/belmont.molestation.trial.2.1546792.html
9 Mar 2010 at 12:40am
Vacaville Inmate Dies From Fall
A 44-year-old inmate has died after falling from the upper level of a cell block at California Medical Facility in Vacaville. Prison officials and the Solano County district attorney's office are investigating the death of Michael Ferguson, who was serving a 16-years to life sentence for second-d...
http://cbs5.com/local/vacaville.inmate.death.2.1546786.html
9 Mar 2010 at 12:29am
Contra Costa Times: Bay & State
Jail health workers begin strike in Oakland, Dublin
Health care workers from two Alameda County jails started a one-day strike this morning, a union spokeswoman said.According to news reports, replacement workers have been hired for seven days, raising questions about whether the health care workers are being locked out.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_14639896?source=rss
9 Mar 2010 at 10:10am
Lottery ticket worth $20 million remains unclaimed
Ticket sold last month at San Jose 7-Eleven
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_14640047?source=rss
9 Mar 2010 at 9:57am
Fire investigators respond to morning truck fire near Richmond-El Sobrante bo...
RICHMOND — A pickup truck caught fire this morning, and fire investigators have been called to examine the blaze because of some suspicious elements, the Richmond Fire Department said.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_14639868?source=rss
9 Mar 2010 at 9:06am
Many East Bay schools on list of low performers
Sanctions under state and federal laws could include firing staff or even closure
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_14634698?source=rss
9 Mar 2010 at 8:53am
Peralta audits aim to clean up district
Beset by scandals and sloppy accounting, the Oakland college district is being probed by at least three separate groups.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_14636032?source=rss
9 Mar 2010 at 8:51am
Oakland girl, 8, says she made up attempted kidnapping story
Oakland girl said she gave police a false report
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_14636423?source=rss
9 Mar 2010 at 8:49am
Source: Murder suspect shot by police in Cupertino was nephew of Fremont victim
Man wanted in connection with two recent homicides identified as Sonny Lopez of Saratoga
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_14635372?source=rss
9 Mar 2010 at 8:47am
Hayward father charged with murder in death of his 4-month-old daughter
Officials say baby suffered fatal head injuries after being shaken
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_14635559?source=rss
9 Mar 2010 at 8:46am
Police identify victim, suspect in fatal Oakland auto crash
Police identified Monday the man killed and the suspect arrested in a Saturday auto crash near Oakland International Airport.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_14636160?source=rss
9 Mar 2010 at 8:44am
Event remembers Sandra Cantu on her birthday
The Tracy girl killed last year would have been 9 years old Monday.  More: Sandra Cantu case
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_14638039?source=rss
9 Mar 2010 at 8:38am
Sacramento Bee
Sierra College vocational ed programs may survive, but barely
RANDY PENCH rpench@sacbee.com
Automotive student Omar Taraki uses a pressure washer in a vocational education class last month at Sierra College. Trustees will vote tonight on major budget cuts, including vocational education staff jobs.Three Sierra College vocational programs slated for clos...
9 Mar 2010 at 10:24am
Sacramento-area doctors helping in Haiti say need still great
Hernando Garzon, an ER doctor at Kaiser's Sacramento Medical Center, treats an injured Haitian woman six days after the Jan. 12 quake.Port-au-Prince appeared as heaps of rubble growing ever distant as the plane carrying Dr. Hernando Garzon flew home from Haiti.
"It's hard to appreciate th...
9 Mar 2010 at 8:39am
Obesity risk lower in women who had 2 or more drinks a day, study finds
Ladies – it might be time to stop worrying that the Wednesday night glass of wine is just empty calories.
A new study tracking 20,000 American women through middle age found those who had two or more drinks a day gained less weight than their non-drinking counterparts.
The study is publis...
9 Mar 2010 at 2:00am
Sacramento County keeps campaign finance reporting murky
Want to know who has been funding Roger Dickinson's campaign for state Assembly? No problem. Check out the secretary of state's Web site and scroll through his list of donors. You can even sort by ZIP code or occupation.
Want to know who funded Dickinson's campaigns for Sacramento County sup...
9 Mar 2010 at 2:00am
Water and sewer rate hikes spark Placerville council recall bid
Hefty water and sewer rate increases have prompted a group of Placerville residents to seek the recall of two City Council members.
Vice Mayor Dave Machado and Councilman Mark Acuna said they were served with recall notices last Thursday.
The notices state that the councilmen "caused grea...
9 Mar 2010 at 2:00am
Sacto 9-1-1: Woman driving golf cart killed on Highway 113
A 47-year-old woman driving a golf cart died when struck by a pickup Monday in Sutter County.
The woman, who died at the scene, was hit at the intersection of Del Monte Avenue and Highway 113 near the town of Robbins.
The California Highway Patrol said the golf cart driver, who was travel...
9 Mar 2010 at 10:07am
District attorney to review Folsom death
The Folsom Police Department has forwarded to the Sacramento County District Attorney the case of a man tied to a fatal encounter in the city's historic district last month.
John Sandler, 44, of Sacramento died in the early morning hours of Feb. 14 after an apparent fight and a hit-and-run co...
9 Mar 2010 at 9:03am
Riders tell board they'd feel cuts to Sacramento RT, Paratransit deeply
As Sacramento Regional Transit faces what may be its deepest bus and rail cuts ever later this month, it's clear even the least-ridden weekend buses are sacred to some.
The agency, faced with a $25 million budget deficit amid recession and state funding cuts, is expected to decide March 22 wh...
9 Mar 2010 at 2:00am
UC Davis team combats malnutrition
It's a sweet, oily, peanut butter-ish substance capturing the Willy Wonka-ism that mixing sugar and fat is a recipe for success.
Only the UC Davis researchers who created Nutributter have a lofty goal: preventing childhood malnutrition across the world.
Each ketchup-packet-size dose of Nu...
9 Mar 2010 at 9:14am
Emotions roil as visitors wait to see Sacramento jail inmates
Officer Matt Carpenter checks visitors to the Sacramento County Main Jail who've come to see inmates. Hundreds of people pass through the jail's waiting area each day.Christina Hayes' heart aches each time she waits in the lobby of Sacramento's downtown jail to see her incarcerated son.
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9 Mar 2010 at 8:36am
LA Times: California
Man charged with leading student visa fraud operation
Foreigners in the U.S. on student visas allegedly hired Eamonn Daniel Higgins to attend classes, write papers and take exams for them, authorities say.
Eamonn Daniel Higgins spent seven years in college.
  
8 Mar 2010 at 7:46pm
Kidnapped, smuggled and worse
A Mexican mother wanted only a better life for her daughter, 4, but the trip north took a terrible turn.
The smuggler threatened to kill 4-year-old Nayli if he didn't receive $11,500 from her parents -- imm...
8 Mar 2010 at 7:35pm
Automatic 'yes' votes allow time for back-room dealing at City Hall
Thanks to voting software, City Council members can hold meetings, give interviews, even grab a smoke while deciding the day's issues.
Los Angeles City Council members have figured out how to be in two plac...
8 Mar 2010 at 7:37pm
9th Circuit candidate's career marked by rapid ascent, wide-ranging roles
Berkeley professor Goodwin Liu, son of immigrants, would be youngest judge on the appeals court. He clerked for Ruth Bader Ginsburg and worked in government offices during the Clinton administration.
Goodwi...
9 Mar 2010 at 2:00am
The enduring call of the wild
Pets retain nature's instincts so why should we expect more of killer whales?
I thought about Tilikum the killer whale when I gave Lola the puppy a bath on Sunday.
9 Mar 2010 at 1:17am
Letter on Muslim radical roils GOP Senate race
Website posts text contradicting Tom Campbell's claim of writing on behalf of donor Sami Al-Arian before 9/11.
Terrorism and the Middle East are continuing to roil the Republican Senate contest after a lett...
9 Mar 2010 at 1:05am
The site where Chinese laborers were interred, their graves later forgotten, ...
Transit agency builds a memorial at Evergreen Cemetery and will rebury remains that were excavated during Gold Line Eastside Extension.
Lillian Chung Wong, 98, remembers visiting the potter's field outside ...
9 Mar 2010 at 2:00am
Campaign to require porn actors to wear condoms gains ground
9 Mar 2010 at 9:28am
Nearly 300 illegal immigrants arrested in San Diego, Calexico
9 Mar 2010 at 9:32am
Boy, 15, slain and another wounded in Pacoima shooting
9 Mar 2010 at 9:30am
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