Recently added articles from The Public Record:
Desert Cancer Foundation receives $100,000 grant from Desert Healthcare District
Jul 29, 2008; Anonymous ... Desert Cancer Foundation announced that it has received a generous grant from Desert Healthcare District. The grant bestows $100,000 for support and expansion of the Suzanne Jackson Breast Cancer Fund, the largest independent breast cancer screening and diagnostic program in the ...
The Gas Company has $18 million available for businesses to improve energy efficiency
Jul 29, 2008; Anonymous ... As part of its ongoing campaign to help businesses save money, save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Southern California Gas Co. (The Gas Company) is offering more than $18 million in rebates and incentives to its business customers this year for making their business operations more ...
Subprime mortgage resets reach peak in August
Jul 29, 2008; Altman, Alex ... The resetting of adjustable-rate, subprime mortgages issued in 2005 and 2006 in California is slated to reach its peak this August, according to First American CoreLogic, LoanPerformance. The resetting of these loans, which frequently results in significantly higher monthly payments for ...
Developer announces first retailers for El Paseo Village and expansion plans for The Gardens on El Paseo
Jul 22, 2008; Marra, Bob ... Davis Street Land Company continues to add to the luxury retail amenities in Palm Desert with its development of a new mixed-used center, El Paseo Village, and the expansion of The Gardens on El Paseo. A September, 2008 ground breaking is planned for El Paseo Village, a ...
Polo Square project brings City of Indio, Korean investors together
Jul 22, 2008; Marra, Bob ... In a California desert twist to "East meets West," South Korea's banking community and the city of Indio are teaming up as major supporters of Polo Square, an $800 million mixed-use project set to break ground this fall on the western end of the city. Indio Mayor and native daughter Lupe ...
Home sales up 16.5 percent in May, says California Desert Association of Realtors
Jul 22, 2008; Anonymous ... Coachella Valley home sales jumped 13.7 percent in May over May 2007 while the median price of an existing home fell 27.7 percent, the California Desert Association of Realtors reports. "The rise in sales also accounts for the drop in overall inventory - the lowest total inventory since ...
Desert workforce facing challenges in finding suitable, affordable apartments
Jul 15, 2008; Altman, Alex ... Every morning in the Coachella Valley, thousands of desert residents pile into their cars in Indio (or Coachella or Desert Hot Springs) to begin their days with long commutes to their jobs in other desert cities. These long morning commutes reflect a disheartening reality facing the desert's ...
CVAG announces chairman for new fiscal year
Jul 08, 2008; Anonymous ... The Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) has elected Coachella Mayor Eduardo Garcia to serve as chairman of its Executive Committee for the 2008/ 2009 fiscal year. Garcia succeeds outgoing chairman, Richard Kite, councilman from Rancho Mirage. Palm Springs Mayor, Steve Pougnet was ...
BP fuel storage station slated for Palm Springs
Jul 08, 2008; Slahor, Stephenie ... British Petroleum (BP) is seeking permission to proceed with plans for a fuel storage and logistics center to be located slightly northwest of the I-10 and Indian Avenue interchange, at 19th Avenue in Palm Springs. The proposed project will store, and be a delivery point for gasoline, ethanol, ...
CVHC honored with special recognition
Jul 01, 2008; Slahor, Stephenie ... Founded in 1982, the Coachella Valley Housing Coalition (CVHC) operates as a non-profit housing development corporation to assist low- and very low-income families. Active in advocacy, research, construction and operation of housing and community development projects, the CVHC has provided about ...
Eisenhower named among top five percent in nation
Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Eisenhower Medical Center has received the 2008 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical ExcellenceTM from HealthGrades, a leading independent health care ratings organization. Eisenhower Medical Center is among HealthGrades' Top 5% of all Hospitals in the nation for Clinical Excellence ...