Tenants at Orchard Villas Apartments in Coachella tell NBC Palm Springs they are uncomfortable with management’s latest request. A written notice says the kitchen, bathrooms and balconies of all units will be inspected, and even if the renter isn’t home, staff will enter the property anyway. “They say, we’re going to do the inspection no […]
Over 4,000 farm workers have tested positive for coronavirus in Riverside County. Farming communities in the Coachella Valley face higher exposure to to COVID-19, but record lower testing numbers. Rep. Raul Ruiz says, the low testing rates are due to fear among farm workers. “And one of the fears farm workers have is, if I […]
It’s happened before, under President Eisenhower in 1954 an estimated 1.3 million Mexicans were rounded up and deported. It was called “Operation Wetback” (a derogatory term) the largest mass deportation in the history of the United States. Many people deported were in the U.S. legally under a program to work in the fields and according […]
Palm Springs, CA They say you can’t fight city hall and win, but that’s not true. A poet who came to Palm Springs to entertain the community proved it’s possible. She sued the city and is now $30,000 richer. Amy Marschak told us she is looking forward to coming back and performing here in Palm Springs […]
