Grant Funding Available in Riverside County for DoD Research
With the Riverside County jobless rate in the stratosphere, the County of Riverside Office of Foreign Trade is reporting some good news for a change: Up to $850,000 is available for research and development programs for the Department of Defense (DoD).
Riverside County EDA Chases Federal Energy Efficiency Funding
The Riverside County Economic Development Agency will pursue a $6.5 million dollar grant for Energy Efficiency and Conversion with the U.S. Department of Energy, having been the first county in the nation to be awarded $50,000 to underwrite the filing of the grant application.
Auditions Set for COD Fall Production, 'Inherit The Wind'
The College of the Desert Performing Arts Department announces auditions for its Fall 2009 production of Inherit The Wind at Theater Too on the Palm Desert campus. The production will be directed by Guillermo Aviles-Rodriguez, Artistic Director of the Watts Village Theater Company, and a new adjunct instructor of theater at COD.
Construction is well under way on the new Thermal Sheriff Station/Aviation Center, as shown in this picture, taken Wednesday, August 19. The $42 million dollar facility on Airport Boulevard is expected to be complete by late 2010, more strategically located and efficient than the outdated and overcrowded station in Indio.
Coachella, Thermal Area to Get Healthier, Thanks to Major Initiative
Good news for the communities of Coachella and Thermal. The California Endowment, one of the most influential and prominent foundations in the nation, has chosen the Coachella/Thermal area as one of 14 regions statewide to receive grant funding under the “Building Healthy Communities Initiative.”
YMCA , Uncle Don's Hobbies Team Up for Family Night
Uncle Don’s Hobbies of Palm Desert will be partnering with the Palm Springs YMCA to host a Family Fun Night this Friday, August 21, from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Boys and girls who are participants in Palm Springs YMCA summer camp programs will be attending free, along with their parents as a result of Uncle Don’s sponsorship of the event.
The e-Zone Electric Vehicle (EV) is the only Low Speed Vehicle (LSV) that passes international crash test standards and will be one of the vehicle types CT&T will produce for the U.S. market. (PRNewsFoto/CT&T United)
Rivco OTC Races for Train Car Biz and Electric Auto Plant
Riverside County team members met with Korean business officials in the City of Sacramento last week to discuss the opportunity for Riverside County to be a manufacturing and logistical base for a Bullet Train proposed to be built between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The meeting, held in the historic Governors office of the Leland Stanford mansion, matched Korean business leaders and rail experts with cabinet secretaries from state agencies and the Riverside County Office of Foreign Trade.
COD Posts List of Open Classes on Web
Courses are filling up fast at College of the Desert but some classes still have empty seats. A list of those classes has been posted on the COD website for the convenience of students who haven’t yet registered for the fall semester.
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Palm Springs, Cathedral City Fire to Offer CERT Training
In an effort to prepare community members with the necessary skills required to effectively respond to emergency situations, the Palm Springs and Cathedral City fire departments will offer FEMA Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training beginning in October.
August Challenges Find Food Bank; Agua Caliente Donate $5,000
Keeping the hungry fed is the sole mission of FIND Food bank, supplying some 95 agencies throughout the valley which distribute to the needy.
The new Palm Desert Sheriff's station is rising out of the sand dunes on the south side of Gerald Ford Drive, between Monterey and Portola in Palm Desert. When completed, the $30 million facility will relieve severe overcrowding at the existing sheriff's station adjacent to Palm Desert City Hall.
2010 Community Clean Up Days Announced by Code Enforcement
Following are a list of clean-up days scheduled by the County of Riverside Code Enforcement Department, along with Burrtec in the Coachella Valley, and Palo Verde Valley Disposal in the Blythe area.
Rancho Mirage Library Presents Songs of the Silver Screen
Tom Hiatt and the Sundown riders will perform cowboy classics including Tumbling Tumbleweeds, Ghost Riders in the Sky and Back in the Saddle Again in an evening filled with olde time western cowboy nostalgia. In addition, stills from old movie and TV westerns featuring silver screen cowboys such as Roy Rogers, Gene Autry and Rex Allen will be accompanied by songs sung by the Sundown Riders.
The new Sheriff's Station in Thermal is "going vertical." The $40 million facility off Airport Boulevard near Jacqueline Cochran Airport is scheduled to receive its official christening next summer. The current economic situation should not impact either this facility or the $30 million Palm Desert station being built on Gerald Ford Drive
Desert Landscapers to Benefit from CVWD Water Management Class
A growing awareness of the state water crisis is challenging local landscapers looking to grow healthy landscapes in the Coachella Valley. To help them tackle this challenge and obtain the latest expert knowledge, the Coachella Valley Water District presents a Water Management for Landscape Professionals seminar on Wednesday, Sept. 2, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Palm Desert campus of the University of California, Riverside.
The County of Riverside and the City of Palm Springs christened the new Household Hazardous Waste facility on Vella Road across from Demuth Park. The new facility will handle additional hazardous materials, beyond what was accepted at the old “ABOP” facility north of city hall (see story for details). In upper photo, Joe McCann, Assistant Chief Engineer for the county’s Waste Management Department, explains the benefits of the new facility while city council members (from left) Ginny Foat, Chris Mills and Lee Weigel look on. In lower photo, Mayor Steve Pougnet wields the ceremonial scissors while council woman Foat tries to keep her fingers from being victimized. In the background, just to the left of the mayor is City Manager David Ready, while city Sustainability Manager Michele Mician stands between mayor and councilwoman. In the back can be seen Councilman Mills (slightly taller than mountains in the background), Councilman Weigel, and, to the right of Ginny Foat, Debra Beck, representing State Senator John Benoit. On the extreme right is Jacqueline Lopez, field representative for Assemblyman Manuel Perez. Lynda Gregory of Supervisor Wilson’s office was also on hand for the festivities.
County, City Cooperation Launches Waste Facility in Palm Springs
The City of Palm Springs and the County of Riverside officially took the wraps off the new Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility in the Resort City today.
Rivco's Gary Windom Receives 'Distinguished Service Award'
Riverside County's Public Defender has been tabbed with a major award by the Judicial Council of California.