STAMFORD, CT, Time Warner Cable of San Diego today filed a lawsuit against LA Activations, Inc., a reseller of DirecTV satellite television products and services. The complaint, which was filed in the United States District Court, Southern District of California, takes issue with LA Activations’ attempt to defraud the public by listing their 800 number under names confusingly similar to Time Warner Cable such as “Time Warne,” “Time Warned,” and “Time Warn Cabling and Satellite.”

Time Warner Cable’s lawsuit claims LA Activations registered fictitious business names that are…

Fans of THE CRYSTAL METHOD–who is KEN JORDAN and SCOTT KIRKLAND–can get a nice dose of one of America’s hottest electronic acts this winter at the movies with films London and Coachella. Due in theatres nationwide January 24, Coachella–the documentary film based on the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival–features a live performance from the duo’s 2004 appearance.

On February 10, Sony will follow with London, for which The Crystal Method scored original music. London was written and directed by Hunter Richards and stars Chris Evans (Fantastic Four), Jason…

SACRAMENTO—At a press conference in the State Capitol today, Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia was joined by Assemblymembers Nicole Parra and Cindy Montañez and Senator Dennis Hollingsworth in support of her bill, AB 784, which would appropriate funds for Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Teams throughout the state.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger included $6 million in his proposed 2006 budget to create regional SAFE Teams. This funding would allow local law enforcement agencies to investigate, closely monitor and prosecute habitual sexual offenders released into local…

COACHELLA, Calif. (December 6, 2005) – Steaming up the desert’s cold December nights is a hot new salsa dance contest, underway at Spotlight 29 Casino. Week one was a standing-room-only crowd and a dance floor full of contestants. Now, with week two ready to launch this Thursday, the action will only get hotter – understandable given that over $12,000.00 in prizes will be awarded.

December 8 and 15 are the last two open competition nights for dancers across the Coachella Valley to come to the Blue Bar inside Spotlight 29 Casino. The fun gets started with salsa dance lessons…

The city of Coachella finally got a first class market with a real Latino flavor. If opening day is any indication, the market (located on Harrison street where the old Vons market was) is going to be a huge success just as all the other Cardenas Markets.

What started out with the purchase of a pregnant pig in Corona 25 years ago that led to a thriving (7000 hogs) hog farm has multiplied into over 12 market locations. The story of Jesus Cardenas Sr. is truly a rags to riches success story. Jesus continued working at a dairy while selling pigs and gradually moving up in scale until…

THERMAL – Once again, the HN and Frances C. Berger Foundation of Palm Desert has helped out the Coachella Valley by donating 20 acres of land to the County of Riverside for construction of a new sheriff’s station in the Eastern Coachella Valley. The parcel, which is located next to Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in Thermal, will also house some aviation-related facilities.

“This is an incredibly generous donation,” said Fourth District Supervisor Roy Wilson, in whose district the new sheriff’s facility will reside. “That is a very valuable 20 acres in just the…

Putting the spotlight on the true spirit of giving, employees from Spotlight 29 Casino have collected money and items to give Christmas to 40 needy area families who would otherwise have nothing. Employees have collected gifts, toiletries and food, and will deliver the bounty, along with a huge decorated Christmas tree, to the families of the Duro Trailer Park in Thermal on Monday, December 19.

WHO:

40 needy area families and the employees of Spotlight 29 Casino

WHAT:

Caravan of casino employees bringing large decorated tree, gifts and…

Palm Desert — Messages from Home from Time Warner Cable is connecting families and friends during the holiday season. This December 10th and 11th, the public is invited to send a free video email message to our troops overseas, or to family and friends anywhere in the world. In addition, residents will have an opportunity to make free long distance phone calls to anywhere in the U.S. and Canada at no cost.

The December weekend is an opportunity for families to literally see each other without being together in person. For military families, who can be separated for long…

Photos overlooking the area from the foothills. One family arriving is Neal Dawson and friends from Placentia, Ca., North Orange County spending their holidays enjoying the beautiful weather of Salton City and West Shores. The North East corner of the Ocotillo Wells off road area is particularly popular because it is less than two miles from the stores and restaurants in the downtown area of Salton City.

La noticia de Europa Press es muy clara, la inversión inmobiliaria mundial creció un 20% en 2005.

La realidad es que la inversión inmobiliaria mundial en el 2005 rozará los 600.000 millones de dólares o sea superara su “máximo histórico”, lo que supone un crecimiento del 20% respecto al año anterior, donde apenas llego a los 500.000 millones, según el informe ‘Global Real Estate Capital-The Search For Opportunity Intensifies’ de la consultora Jones Lang LaSalle.

Estas previsiones se deben a que en el primer semestre de 2005 se registró en todo el mundo…