President John F. Kennedy officially visited the Coachella Valley once, March 24, 1962. During that trip, he was greeted by more than 7-thousand residents and Mayor Frank Bogert. President Kennedy’s final visit, unofficially, was September 29, 1963; 2 months before he was assassinated.
A vaccine clinic operated by Curative at the Palm Springs Convention Center is closing June 30 and the team operating there is being converted to a mobile unit that will serve the Coachella Valley. In addition, a testing site operated at the Lake Perris Fairgrounds is closing June 30. “The vaccine site at the Palm […]
Charles Dunn is a beloved member of the Palm Springs community, and important to history too. He worked for President John F. Kennedy’s administration and is the last surviving person aboard Air Force One on that fateful trip to Dallas. “I watched them load the casket, and that was really surreal, disbelief and sadness you […]
Riverside County is hosting a coronavirus vaccine clinic Thursday in Thermal. The clinic will be held from 8:30am to 4:30pm at the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Tameka Gym at 66725 Martinez Road. This clinic will be held for those in phase 1A, phase 1B and individuals from ages 16-64 with underlying medical conditions or […]
The Curative vaccination site at the Palm Springs Convention Center has an excess number of COVID-19 vaccine doses Tuesday — and has been given permission to distribute them to residents who live or work (with proof of employment) in Riverside County who are 16 years of age or older. Those under 18 years of age […]
COVID-19 vaccines will be made available to everyone in the state aged 50 and older beginning April 1, then to everyone aged 16 and up on April 15, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday, saying vaccine supply is expected to quickly skyrocket. The state has been receiving roughly 1.8 million doses a week, but the state […]
New guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can safely visit with other vaccinated people and small groups of unvaccinated people in some circumstances, but there are still important safety precautions needed. The guidelines were announced at the White House COVID-19 Response Team briefing on Monday. […]
