Indian Wells, CA – July 19, 2005 – 35 youth living in Coachella Valley Housing Coalition’s (CVHC) affordable housing developments will for the fifth year, be treated to a four week tennis camp thanks to the generosity of the City of Indian Wells. A $3000 grant awarded by the City’s Community Assistance Program will once again make it possible for at-risk youth from Indio, Coachella and Mecca to experience the wonderful, worldly sport of tennis as they gain new positive role models.

Some of the participants, ages 6 through 17, have attended the camp each year and have gone…

SACRAMENTO—Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia (R–Cathedral City) is pleased to announce the viewng schedule for The Garcia Report: Tracking Sexual Predators.

Recently, Assemblywoman Garcia rode along with the Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force in San Diego. The half-hour video presentation includes footage of the task force, which tracks sexual offenders in the state to make sure they are in compliance with all laws and parole requirements. The video also features interviews with the law enforcement personnel on the front lines of tracking the most dangerous…

Las ventas de General Motors Corp. en Estados Unidos subieron 41% en junio, a su mayor total para un mes en casi 19 años, gracias a un descuento que permitió a los usuarios comprar vehículos a los precios promocionales ofrecidos a empleados.

Las firmas japonesas continuaron su fuerte presencia en el mercado estadounidense. Toyota Motor Corp. y Nissan Motor Co., que han liderado el auge en Asia este año, reportaron las mejores ventas en junio de su historia en Estados Unidos.

Pero las ventas nacionales de Ford Motor Co. siguieron cayendo.

GM, el mayor fabricante…

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When we look upon politics as “laying down rules for a madhouse,” we can almost understand the thought expressed by Montaigne when he wrote, “there is as much difference between us and ourselves as between us and others”.

This Independence Day, we labor to understand the complexity of war, of terrorism and of simple connivance being cast at our feet at every waking moment. Finger pointing is endless as our patriotic national resolve is diluted. We realize what God has always known, man continues to be an unfinished product…

SACRAMENTO –Senator Jim Battin (R – La Quinta) announced today that he is amending his bill SB 277 to prohibit the placement of paroled sex offenders within one and one-half miles of a public park, day care, pre-school, public or private school, and would mandate that local law enforcement be given a 60 day notice before a sex offender parolee could be paroled into their jurisdiction.

Battin’s actions were prompted by the recent placement approximately one month ago of high risk sex offender David Allen Dokich into a populated Mead Valley area in close proximity to several…

Palm Springs, CA — The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians recently hosted a Tribal Summit with the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) at the Spa Resort Hotel.

The summit was the fifth gathering of SCAG representatives and local Tribes who together are crafting an unprecedented agreement that would provide Southern California Tribal governments participation in the regional planning process as other member municipalities.

“The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is gratified that SCAG is recognizing local Tribes should be granted the…

SACRAMENTO –Senator Jim Battin (R – La Quinta) announced today that he is amending his bill SB 277 to prohibit the placement of paroled sex offenders within one and one-half miles of a public park, day care, pre-school, public or private school, and would mandate that local law enforcement be given a 60 day notice before a sex offender parolee could be paroled into their jurisdiction.

Battin’s actions were prompted by the recent placement approximately one month ago of high risk sex offender David Allen Dokich into a populated Mead Valley area in close proximity to several…

Según un informe de la revista especializada Hispanic Business, las 500 principales empresas con dueños hispanos elevaron sus ingresos un 15 por ciento el año 2004, marcando un nuevo récord, aunque los beneficios siguen, por ahora, concentrados en el puñado de compañías al tope de la lista demostrando que las principales fortunas latinas están en manos de vendedores de bienes raíces y de automóviles.

“Ayudadas por el saludable crecimiento del producto bruto interno (PBI) del 4,4 por ciento en 2004, las quinientas principales empresas de dueños hispanos en el país…

INDIO, CA (June 2005) – John Mealey, executive director of Coachella Valley Housing Coalition, recently received a Pioneer in Excellence award by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). LISC is the nation’s leading community development support organization.

The newly created award recognizes outstanding leaders in the community development field. Mealey was among 25 other community development corporation directors from around the country who received this honor.

“The Pioneer Award is a reflection of CVHC’s dedication to affordable housing,” said…

Time Warner Cable – Desert Cities and Cartoon Network are partnering to bring the network’s GET ANIMATED Tour to Indio on Friday, June 10 at The Boys & Girls Club of Indio (83-100 Date Ave) at 2:30 pm to 8:00 pm. The 30-city tour is a pro-social, pro-lifestyle program designed to motivate, energize and educate kids, age 6-14, about healthy living choices by using the power of Cartoon Network’s shows and characters.

At each stop of the GET ANIMATED Tour, kids will have the opportunity to engage in physical activities that promote the message of keeping in shape. Activities…