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Palm Springs, California. ~Photo by Pat Krause

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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA- At the February 11th Public Safety

Commission meeting, the City Council was invited to attend in a joint meeting to discuss the upcoming Public Safety Parcel Tax that will be placed before the public for a vote to continue.

The chart showed the demand for service highest at single family residences, followed by commercial businesses. There was more demand for fire and police service on rentals.

The Council recommended the Public Safety Commission do an in-depth study to bring back in 2 years a formula recommendation to Council for a possible change in structure. The theme was that the

city gets only the level of service that they can afford to pay for, and that more service will be needed.

The State is unwilling to provide any further assistance and the federal government is not forthcoming with any support, said City Staff.

Desert Hot Springs, with the strong support of its voters, has been self sustaining with its public safety that made the “Operation Falling Sun” possible and continues as an ongoing operation. At the present time, the recommendation made by staff was to keep the parcel tax the way it is presently structured to present to the public for a vote during an upcoming election coming soon.

Public Safety Commission Says “We Get What We Can Afford to Pay For”

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA- The City Council of Desert Hot Springs

met on Monday in a special session to review the Mid-Year Financial Report and five-year projection.

Council reported that they are suffering a downturn in revenues, the same as most every city in the country. However, in the midst of the bad news, there is some good news. The city is not using their reserves for operating expenses for the city, as most of the other cities in the Coachella Valley. In fact, the city does have a balanced budget for this year, and are not operating in a deficit.

City Manager Rick Daniels told Council that he and the Financial Director, Jason Simpson, will be looking at every item for cuts and adjustments prior to June 2011 to bring the anticipated shortage into a soft landing on the budget. The good news is that they will not be looking at staff cuts unless it is a very last ditch effort to bring the 2011 in balance. Daniels explained that the state has taken a very large sum of 3.4 million that must be paid immediately and the worse news is they will be taking more to make a total “take” of 4.1 million, with no guarantees they will

not come back for another “take” later. The immediate good news is that the projects that are underway at the present will be “finished”. Amongst those projects include the Pierson & Palm intersection paving and landscaping, the Hart Building renovation, Carl May renovation and the city streets rehabilitated.

Desert Hot Springs does have downturn in all areas of revenue the same as other cities, however the somewhat good news is their hotel tax is down only five percent, compared to twenty percent for the other valley hotels.

Also, on the agenda the city also got the appointments to the Architectural and Landscaping Review Committee. This is a committee that will be working with the developers and staff to review the submittals from developers after staff has processed and before sending off to the Planning Commission. The review process will be looking to see if architecture and landscape are in accordance with the overall plan and ordinances for the city. Three committee members that were approved were Bob McClosky, Charles Garland and Richard Mucholls. All three have extensive architectural and building backgrounds.

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City Council Discusses Good News and Bad News

BY VONDA PATE-DAVIS

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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA- In recent days, a lot of controversy

has sparked surrounding a big pine tree in the northwest corner

of Pierson Boulevard and Palm Drive’s intersection. Mayor

Yvonne Parks of Desert Hot Springs spoke to Desert Local News

exclusively about it, explaining how the tree interferes with the

city’s current downtown streetscape improvements.

“The tree is of no historical value, according to the city’s Historical

Society,” she says, explaining that the city will be going with a

halo-type design for the downtown intersection. “An arborist calls

the tree a threat to the safety of the sidewalks and the streets.”

Because pine trees have been known to sprout up big deep

roots, Parks also said that the roots could cause future damages.

However, the tree has caught the attention of Former Planning

Commissioner Gabriel King and his Friends Of Desert Hot Springs

website, and according to his polls, it shows that 59% of those

surveyed don’t want to see a beautiful tree being cut down.

King was unavailable for comment on Saturday.

Parks says that one Christmas back in 2005, the now-condemned

tree was lit up for the holidays, sparking some controversy by King

and his website, which led to then-City Manager Ann Marie Gallant

ordering a huge tree for the Pierson Boulevard and West Drive

intersection in front of the Fire Station.

Still, despite all that has been going on, Parks says that the

Downtown Streetscape and the Façade have been going along

smoothly during construction and are hoping that by the end of

March, the project will be completed. Heavy rains of recent weeks

have delayed construction a little bit, still the Mayor expects

something beautiful in the long run. “We’re going to have a nice

little block party once everything is complete,” she says.

Mayor says tree is of

no historical valueBY LESLIE ANDREWS

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Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice PHOTOS BY PAT KRAUSE

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Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was the featured speaker Friday, February 12, in part of the Desert Town Hall speaker series at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa Emerald Ballroom in Indian Wells, near Palm Springs, California.

The ballroom was filled to capacity with listeners for Rice. The former Secretary of State gave a compelling speech. She was given a standing ovation when she came to the podium and an even greater standing ovation when she left. Many times she was interrupted when the audience felt the need to applaud her comments.

She mentioned a few names from history, such as former Secretary of State William Seward, who negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867. It was called “Seward’s Folly,” as no one at the time could under stand why anyone would want to buy Alaska.

Rice spoke of Seward and Abraham Lincoln as examples of the risk takers in our history.

Rice also spoke of national security. She stressed that we must defend against terrorists who are constantly planning attacks against us. Ominously, she mentioned that our security forces must always be right,

because of the potential consequences of a single failure. She said that today, we have a better sense of Al-Qaida with better intelligence and the aid of other countries. However, she said it’s not enough just to defend our country; we have to attack the terrorists wherever they are. According to Rice, Pakistan and Afghanistan are places where an American presence is needed to combat terrorism.

She pointed out that we left some of these weak and failed states alone in the past, and they fell into civil wars, which made for safe havens for terrorists to plan and organize attacks.

Rice noted that the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan is a rugged area, which makes it an ideal environment for terrorists to hide. This is where our counter-insurgency forces need to operate.

Two more speakers are scheduled for the Desert Town Hall series. They are former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on March 2, and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich on April 7.

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Condoleezza Rice Speaks at Desert Town Hall

STORY AND PHOTOS BY PAT KRAUSE

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Entertainment for the event will be provided by David Muscato as Miss Victoria impersonating such legendary stars as Ethel Merman, Connie Francis, and Barbra Streisand with special guest artist Miss Carol Kamenis. Showtime is 6 pm sharp.

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I was looking at an article in the New Yorker the other day. It talked about the Chicago School of Economics. This is the school whose most famous member was Milton Friedman. For you youngsters this is the guy that wrote “Free to Choose” which was used as the basis for the Reagan administrations economic policies. This school believed in total deregulation of all financial markets, total free trade, and general distrust of all things governmental. The thing that struck me about the article was the fact that half of the people quoted in it had become Keynesian in their views. This is the economist that believed in a contraction (read recession or depression) the government must step in and “prime the pump” with increased spending. Sort of what both the Bush and Obama administrations have been doing.

But, one of the quoted economists stated that he felt if the government had done nothing and let the weak banks fail the crisis would have been over in “a couple of weeks”. This is sort of the view of the Republican Party in general. We should have let the market take its course, balanced the budget, cut taxes and everything would have been fine.

Let’s go over this slowly so there is no misunderstanding. All of the large banks were in danger of failing. There were four major reasons for this fact. All of their assets backed by real estate had, in effect become worthless, because there was no market for them. If they tried to sell anything backed by Real Estate NO ONE wanted to purchase them. This was the argument about “mark to market” that was going on. In the past banks could hold a real estate loan on their books at either the price they paid for it, or at the inflated value of the property as it increased in value. Mark to market forced them to list the value of that loan at it’s’ market value. If a loan went down in value this new accounting method required them to list an asset’s real value. In effect the bank’s balance sheet was destroyed by

this accounting in a market where values decreased.

A second problem also hurt their viability. They hold a certain amount of their own stock. Much of the stock is created to pay bonuses for employees. But, they could count that stock as part of their capital until it is issued to the employees. As the value of their stock, and other stocks they held, went down their balance sheets went to hell.

A third factor in the banks problems concerned leverage. Banks amplified their profits by taking a dollar and buying thirty dollars of investment on credit. If your investment goes up you really make a lot of money. The problem is that if that gamble turns down you lose money as quickly as you gain it on the upside. The banks created sophisticated modeling software whose goal was to eliminate the risk of a downturn. But, that software did not take into account the possibility of a total meltdown. This meltdown was further amplified by other investment houses shorting (betting the stock would fall in value) the weakest bank.

A final whammy that hit them was the practice of loaning each other money for very short periods of time. This practice allowed the banks to even out their individual needs at low cost. However, as banks became weak, they became less likely to loan to each another. All of these factors caused credit to freeze up. No one could loan because they had terrible balance sheets, and banks were afraid if they loaned to another bank they would never get that money back if the bank went under. Even the most powerful bank in the country had lost 70 % of it’s’ value on the NYSE. So conservatives now believe the solution was, in effect, to let all of the big banks to go under. They tried this folks. It was a major cause in the creation and longevity of the great depression.

Let’s now talk about the favorite call of the right. We need to cut taxes and balance the budget. First of all, we

did balance the budget in the Clinton administration. The Bush administration spent that surplus and more. They didn’t pay for the war on terror, they borrowed money. They didn’t pay for the prescription drug benefit, they borrowed money. They cut taxes. The only time in our history we cut taxes during a war, and they borrowed money to pay for that tax cut. Also, for the last forty years we have deregulated the financial system, and destroyed the middle class by moving good well paying jobs overseas. This has caused not only a debt crisis in the government; it has forced the people falling out the middle class to borrow to maintain their lifestyle. Let me say this as LOUDLY as I can. Show me how, with a realistic budget, we can cut taxes more and balance the budget at the same time. It is a great campaign speech. But, we live in the real world folks. In Saint Reagan’s Administration the government grew and debt increased. We went from tax and spend to spend and borrow. Words at some point collide with reality.

I have talked about this before. We are told we pay too much in taxes. In reality, we pay far less than most other democracies. We are told we need to spend less, but scream when our roads go to hell, we can’t remove that snow, or a military base is to be closed in your town. We fight any health care reform as a government takeover but also yell we don’t want them to mess with our Medicare. We want to spend unlimited money on security (more than ALL other counties combined), but not spend anything that could avoid the need for that security. Our discussions have been reduced to yelling out sound bites based on lies or misinformation. The next time you hear a politician promise anything ask them a few questions. How do you plan to do that? How will you pay for it, and finally, how will you pass it? Stop believing in something for nothing. Everything costs something. Today that cost is our future.

Make it loud, the truth doesn’t matterBY JOE MCKEE

10 DESERT LOCAL NEWS • February 15, 2010 Editorial By Matt Weyuker • DESERT LOCAL NEWS • February 15, 2010

ABOUT SAVING SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE

The “mainstream media” has often cast Republicans as the “Negative” villains in the national political dramas. The truth is, senior and disabled Americans have the administration of President Ronald Reagan to thank for saving Social Security and Medicare during his first term in office – 1981-1985. Dave Swoap, a friend of mine from our State Capitol days, was appointed Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services under Secretary Richard Schweikert, and was the guy responsible for resolving both of the under-financed, and over-extended programs – and resolve it he did. The media has blatantly ignored this fact.

Social Security was broke, and Medicare was close to it – so, after he did some extensive actuarial research, Dave and his team of experts suggested that the President recommend to Congress that they change the retirement age from 65 to 67; and that they increase the two program’s payroll tax, and Congress acted. These two vital programs became solvent again. But the solvency didn’t last long, because the policies of the next four presidents – (“Bush-41,” Clinton, “Bush-43,” and Obama) bankrupted the two vital programs, by saddling them with $trillions of un-funded liabilities that future generations won’t be able pay off. Medicare Part-D, the Rx program, was one of the debt-ridden programs that came about during “W’s” administration, as well as the Democrat-controlled Senate’s watch in 2006 – and it’s already in the hole hundreds of billions of dollars.

ABOUT THE MID-EAST PROBLEMRemember when President Obama

gave himself a B+ grade for his first year in office? I’ll bet you didn’t read or hear this – the Anti-Defamation League’s National Director Abraham Foxman gave Obama an F – a failing report grade after his first year in office for Obama’s “accomplishments” in his administration’s handling of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the USA’s premier civil rights organization, was founded in 1913 to battle defamation and discrimination against Jews, but in recent years its scope has broadened to fight all kinds of bigotry. Foxman has led the ADL for 23-years, and is known worldwide as one of the United States most respected Jewish-American leaders. He is the recipient of many awards, including France’s highest civilian award, the French Legion of Honor.

Foxman has been quoted as saying that for Obama to put pressure on Israel on the settlement issue, without putting equal pressure on the Arab countries and the Palestinians, not only failed, but also set the Mid-East peace process back. He also implied that the Obama administration has insisted upon many “preconditions,” that did not exist previously, and put additional pressure on Israel before the two sides may continue to restart the peace process.

ABOUT PRESIDENT OBAMA’S “HEALTHCARE SUMMIT”

When President Obama called for a purported “bipartisan healthcare reform summit” to be convened and televised on February 25, 2010, the media hasn’t chosen to reveal Obama’s objectives, which I believe is nothing more than biased protectionism. The President has

been, and is adamant about the 4,500 pages of the not-read-by-Congress two “healthcare reform” bills. The House and Senate has passed their own versions of Obamacare that will serve as his starting point for “negotiations” with the GOP members of both houses.

There has been no mention of the Republican House and Senate member’s ideas for “healthcare reform;” no reference to the Republican suggestion for substantial “litigation reform” being included as part of the “bipartisan” effort to bring about the needed “healthcare reform.” Reining in the Trial Lawyers would save hundreds of billions of dollars in lawsuits against physicians, who are forced to practice “defensive medicine,” as a way to protect themselves from greedy trial lawyers – and bring the cost of healthcare down. There hasn’t been any mention that the American Trial Lawyers Association gave millions of dollars in campaign contributions to Obama and other Democrat candidates, while giving little or nothing to Republicans. There has been no talk about Republican aims to save hundreds of billions of dollars by ridding both Medicare and Medicaid (MediCal in California) of fraud and waste.

And there has been little, if any mention of the wishes of the vast majority of “We The People” to have as little government meddling with our choices of doctors, hospitals, health insurance, and other healthcare providers, as possible. If Uncle Sam uses our tax dollars to pay for it, he calls the shots. However, in this “Land of the Free,” it’s obvious that healthcare choices are, and should remain a private matter – And Rightly So.

And Rightly SoBY MATT WEYUKER Former Mayor of Desert Hot Springs

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THINGS WE DON’T SEE OR HEAR FROM THE “MAINSTEAM MEDIA”

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The Kraft Nabisco LPGA held an ice cream social on Thursday, Feb. 11, to announce its TICKETS Fore CHARITY™ program for the 2010 upcoming LPGA Championship at Mission Hills Country Club. The social was held on the lawn near the 18th hole. Members of the media, Rancho Mirage City Council, club members, local high school golfers and others attended.

The main topic of discussion was that Clemmy’s Ice Cream is now a major sponsor of the Pro-Am event. Clemmy’s Ice Cream is the only all-natural sugar-free ice cream marketed in the world. It started as a small company a couple years ago and was a minor sponsor for last year’s tournament. They have partnered this year with the Junior Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). A portion of the proceeds from the sale of playing spots in the Pro-Am will go to the JDRF.

New celebrities are expected to attend the Pro-Am because of this new partnership. Many celebrities who played last year have already confirmed including Alice Cooper, Ben Roethlisberger and Cheech Marin. Some new faces on the scene will be Kevin Sorbo, Clifton Davis, Steve Garvey and

Willie Gault. Others are trying to free up their schedules to be able to come and play. Clemmy’s is hoping to make this the best celebrity Pro-Am on the LPGA tour in California.

Free Samples of the new Clemmy’s Ice Cream Os were given to the approximately 200 guests. They are delicious and will be a welcome treat for those who do not want to indulge in sugar-filled ice cream.

Clemmy’s Ice Cream got Kelli Kehne to sign on as the first of the LPGA Dream Team. They hope to be able to sign on five or six more players. Kehne was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes at age 10. As a spokeswoman for both organizations, she is dedicated in getting the word out to children with diabetes and their families. She is one of the many diabetics who use an insulin pump to control her diabetes.

Other LPGA professional golfers were also in attendance. Local Nicole Castrale and Sherrie Steinhauer came to show support.

For more about TICKETS Fore CHARITY, go to www.PalmSpringsGuides.Com

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Story and Photos by Pat Krause

Clemmy’s CEO Jon Gordonnd

Tamara Moreno of JDRF

LPGA pro golfer Kelli Kuehne

Sherri Steinhauer, Kelli Kuehne, Jon Gordon and Nicole Castrale


Joseph Romero, a 6 year-old Arizona boy, was diagnosed as transgender last October and is beginning his/her transition to becoming a female. When he/she reaches the age of 12, he will be given female hormones containing estrogen and plans to undergo surgery when she is an adult in order to become a full woman.

In the UK last September, a 12 year-old boy turned up at school as a girl. Over the summer holidays his parents changed his name to a female one and allowed him to don female garb and wear his hair in pigtails. The youngster is now preparing to undergo hormone treatment and surgery - and could become the world’s youngest sex-swap patient in the coming years. His school has graciously provided him/her a separate toilet and changing room.

Here in the U.S., the IRS ruled earlier this month that a Massachusetts woman should be allowed to deduct the costs of her sex-change operation. And in Portland, Oregon, there is a move afoot to have the city pay for the sex-change operations of any employees that decide they are unhappy with their gender.

Hollywood is firmly on board, as they plan a new film about the world’s first post-operative transsexual, starring heavyweights Nicole Kidman and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Over in Italy, the first prison for transsexuals is now open for business.

These cases represent the tip of the iceberg in the growing movement to make gender optional. When coupled with increasingly successful campaign to legitimize same sex unions via gay marriage, the result is an all out assault on the centuries old concepts of family and marriage.

Consider: On September 4, 1969, California Governor Ronald Reagan signed into law the nation’s first no-fault

divorce law. California legislators made the case for no-fault divorce with the valid argument that no-fault divorce would remedy some very desperate situations. A woman who desired a family married to a man in an insane asylum, for example. Who wouldn’t want to make her case an exception? Who wouldn’t allow this woman legal divorce from a marriage that had ceased functioning? No-fault divorce was enacted to address these untenable situations. It was intended to address the exception, but instead, quickly became the rule.

No-fault divorce quickly spread across

the United States. By 1985, all states had enacted no-fault divorce legislation except for New York. This policy, enacted in good faith, weakened the concept of family to the point where divorce is now the norm, not the exception.

A case can be made that the push

to redefine gender roles and broaden marriage to include gays also has the potential of becoming the new norm. And while the very few legitimate cases of genuine gender confusion are indeed heart wrenching, the re-structuring of our society to accommodate them will very likely result in the destruction of traditional family and marriage.

Traditional families are the bedrock

upon which our culture and society are based. And marriage is the glue that binds these families together. With twin assaults from the left on these institutions, America is facing the very real possibility of a radical reformation. A reformation that is based on the needs of a few at the expense of the majority. A reformation that has the potential to destroy two of America’s most basic and trusted institutions.

The left is unrelenting in its desire

to redefine society. Billing themselves as champions of the oppressed, the left has made significant progress in labeling

anyone who disagrees with their agenda as being motivated by hate and ignorance. Genuine objections based on faith, history, common sense and morality are ignored as the left focuses the debate on the plight of the ‘victim.’ It is a successful, proven political strategy. After all, as David Horowitz points out, “The appeal to help the underdog and defend the victims resonates with all Americans.”

The left has attained the moral high

ground in this cultural battle. And they will continue to maintain it as long as the focus is on the supposed ‘victims’ and not on some very basic questions that are being left out of the equation. Namely: At what cost?

Do the feelings of the minority of gays

and transsexuals trump the rights of the majority of heterosexuals? Do the feelings of 6 year-old Joseph Romero, oops, Josie Romero warrant blurring the gender roles of all citizens? Do the desires of gay couples to attain social legitimacy warrant the destruction through redefinition of the centuries old tradition of marriage? And finally, who will pay the very real costs when these social experiments fail?

These are questions that need to be

addressed before the left succeeds in fashioning their brave new world. A world that caters to the feelings of the few at the expense of everyone else. A world where fealty to God and family would be replaced by political correctness and transient social experiments. A world where traditional family and marriage are considered moot and America turns into one country under men instead of God.

Pandora’s Box has been opened. It

remains to be seen if we can close it. Drip, drip, drip.

Nancy Morgan is a columnist and news editor for RightBias.comShe lives in South Carolina

Gender: OptionalBY NANCY MORGAN

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Manual Perez, Big brother Mentor Erik Sensiba, Corina’s son, Michael, and Corina Quitiquit

Vida Latina Fashion Show ~photos by Elayna Garcia-Freiberg

Manual Perez, Tonita Valencia and Corina Quitiquit

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Vida Latina’s “Gente Buen” fourth edition presentation party recently brought forth 100 guests to Heritage Palms Country Club, in Indio, California.

With the backdrop of the “Vida Latina” theme song written by Alberto Zempoal for the evening, Founder and Magazine Editor Corina Quitiquit started the evening by sharing her dream of starting Vida Latina magazine.

She thanked her amazing staff for being able to bring that dream to fruition each month, and her family and friends for supporting her vision.

Known for being the Corizon of the valley (Heart in English) Vida Latina magazine brings glossy articles of local Latino culture, appetizing recipes from valley restaurants, and, most importantly, feature cover stories of Latinos contributing to the greater good of the community in the Coachella Valley.

The newest cover story edition was

unveiled, with a well-known Coachella native, Assemblyman Manual Perez. Gracing the cover with him, were his wife Gladis and sons, Ruben and Alejandro, dressed up in their finest attire.

A round of applause prompted Perez to share his vision of higher education for Coachella Valley youth, citing statistics of the high rate of high school dropouts and teen pregnancy that’s rampant in this community.He shared his story of growing up in Coachella, always wanting to give back to his community, by choosing to go to college, eventually earning his master’s degree in education before delving into a life of public service.

With the audience deeply touched by his words, Perez received a standing ovation, as Quitiquit came back to the platform to talk about the organization close to her heart, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Desert. As a single working mom to her son, Michael, she applauded his Big Brother mentor Erik Sensiba for being a major influence in her son’s life. She

encouraged her guests to get involved in mentoring and giving of their time to the youth of the Valley.

As the evening progressed, appetizers, and cocktails were served, as attendees had an opportunity to mix and mingle with each other.

The seriousness of the evening was interrupted by a short fashion display of dresses by local designer, Claudia Lua. This was followed by an artistic display of photographs taken by newest staff photographer Francisco Nunez-Alfaro and a montage of pictures of previous magazine’s contents.

Then it was time to dance! Mariachi and Salsa music played for the crowd, as the dance floor grew, bands Chinchi Mala, Zinu, and Del Bolon Pin-Pon shared in the energy of the good time had by all for the evening.

For more about Vida Latina’s fourth edition party, go to www.PalmSpringsGuides.Com

Story and photos by Elayna Garcia-Freiberg

Vida Latina MagazineÕ s Fourth Edition Presentation Party

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Dinner with Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis with wife Jill ~photo by Pat Krause


Melvyn’s Restaurant & Lounge at The Ingleside Inn in Palm Springs, California, held a conversation and four-course dinner with movie icon Tony Curtis on Tuesday, Feb. 9.

This is the second time Melvyn’s has hosted an event of this caliber this year. When they announced Tony Curtis would be there, the reservation phones never stopped ringing. The tickets sold out so fast that they contacted Tony and asked him to do another night on for Wednesday, Feb. 10.

The dinner was held in the Garden Room, which has a capacity of 82 guests. Both nights filled up quickly with fans of Tony Curtis. A display was set up in the Carrie Birges room to show his paintings and pen-and-ink drawings. A table was also loaded with some of the books Tony has written — three to date. He autographed books for his fans after his talk and they could also purchase a Tony Curtis painting.

Owner of Melvyn’s, Mel Haber, introduced Tony Curtis to the patrons. He said Tony was a true movie legend, an author of three books and an accomplished artist, and he was extremely happy to have him there. Tony has made 155 films in his career.

Tony started his conversation by joking, “If you came to get out of the rain you made a mistake.”

He used the G.I. Bill to learn acting and start his career. Several huge names in movies were in his acting class, such as Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger. Acting school loads of fun. Those early years were great, he said.

His first movie was “Crisscross” with Burt Lancaster. The leading lady was the beautiful Yvonne DeCarlo, whom he said was a really nice woman. He said Lancaster was one of the most handsome men he ever met.

When he did “Trapeze” with Burt Lancaster, he was sent to France to work with the French Circus. He was to learn circus feats to be performed in the film. But he didn’t speak French and didn’t know what they were talking about.

Cary Grant was the actor he admired the most, and they became great friends. When he acted in “Operation Petticoat,” he said it was a thrill to be able to work with someone he admired so much. When Tony did an impression of Cary in the movie, Cary’s comment was, “I don’t talk like that.”

Tony’s wife Jill reminded him to tell about his friendship to Frank Sinatra. He said Frank called him over to his house late one night. When he was seated, a toy train engine came into the room and ran on rails from one room to another, throughout the whole house.

His commented on “Some Like it Hot.” He said Marilyn Monroe was a little difficult to work with. One of the things they had to do to dress like women was to be measured from head to toe. The man who was to measure Marilyn Monroe told her that Tony Curtis had a cuter butt than she did. She proceeded to undo her blouse (she wasn’t wearing a bra) and said, “But he doesn’t have boobs like these!”

But Tony said he had always been a painter. He carried a sketchbook on every set. He has a wonderful gift for art, learning about color, shapes and shading.

Mel Haber told the guests about more upcoming events. Adrienne Barbeau is next on March 2 and our own local Bill Marx will be on March 17. Get your tickets early, as they will sell out fast.

For more about Tony Curtis at Melvyn’s Restaurant & Lounge, go to www.PalmSpringsGuides.Com

STORY AND PHOTOS BY PAT KRAUSE

Mel Haber and Tony Curtis

Paintings by Tony Curtis

‘Some Like It Hot’ by Tony Curtis

18 JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK • DESERT LOCAL NEWS • February 15, 2010 JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK • DESERT LOCAL NEWS • February 15, 2010

As I search the desert for adventures and trails, I look north of the Coachella Valley to the skyline created by the Little San Bernardino Mountains. Beyond that skyline are days of hiking, exploring and adventuring just waiting to be discovered. Some parts were recently covered with a light dusting of snow, a direct contrast to the desert floor to which we are accustomed. It is an affordable journey that awaits — will you heed its call?

Just off Highway 62 southeast of Yucca Valley is a National Park that covers 794,000 acres. It is the junction of the Colorado and Mojave deserts comprising the Little San Bernardino Mountains, the Cottonwood Mountains, the Coxcomb Mountains, Eagle Mountains, Hexie Mountains and portions of the Pinto Mountains. This is the Joshua Tree National Park.

An expansive desert oasis of spiny and multicolored plant life, it takes in two different habitats, blending flora and fauna of two distinctive deserts and combining them in a serene, yet dangerous landscape. Make no mistake — one false move and you can find yourself in a precarious position. But by following some simple guidelines, you can find adventure at one of the most pristine National Parks California offers.

(((016)))First, read about your surroundings. In the past, people have died from preventable mistakes. Upon entrance, you will receive a map and an official Joshua Tree Guide. As you drive to your first location, take the time to learn what dangers may lie in wait. Depending on the time of the year, you may have to keep a watchful eye out for the Red Diamond Rattlesnake. It is also important to carry extra water in case of an emergency. The recommended amount is at least one gallon per person per day. Overnight camping is allowed in designated areas, and no off road driving is permitted.

Be aware of not only the weather on the day of your adventure, but also the days leading up to it. Storms can create flash floods that may occur after the fact of the rain. Spring and fall temperatures create the most ideal conditions, but it also lends itself to wetter weather that can impede many roads, paths and trails. Also, do not attempt anything without proper gear. The rocks are sharp and porous. This lends to many scrapes and cuts on would be climbers. A simple first aid kit will help prevent scrape-induced infections. Common sense prevails in the desert, so use it.

There are many attractions in Joshua Tree National Park. To try to see all of

them in one day would be foolish. Take time in different sections of the park to enjoy its grace and beauty.

Some of the more notable places are; Skull Rock, White Tank, Jumbo Rocks, Keys View, Hidden Valley, Lost Horse Mine, Indian Cove, and the Oasis of Mara. A slight detour down Geology Tour road will take you into Pleasant Valley and connect you (eventually) with Dillon Road. Keys View gives you an excellent perspective of the San Andreas fault and the Coachella Valley. Each of these locations is a miniadventure waiting to be taken by you.

The most inviting thing about this desert wonderland is the cost. At only $15 for a seven-day Day Pass and $30 for an Annual Pass with overnight camping at $10/$15 a night (depending on site location), this is one of the most affordable attractions in Southern California. Day use hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. There are a variety of facilities from clean restrooms to drinkable water; all are noted on the map provided by the National Park Service.

For more about Joshua Tree National Park, go to www.PalmSpringsGuides.Com

STORY BY JACE EDWARDS Photos by Jace Edwards, Cara Pitzer and Kelly Crossett

Between the rocks live Red Diamond Rattlesnake

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Where Deserts Collide

SKULL ROCK ~Photos by Jace Edwards, Cara Pitzer and Kelly Crossett

political. Medical Marijuana is not physically addictive. A lot of drugs that substitute medical marijuana has long term affects for kidneys. My mother had breast cancer long before medical marijuana was allowed. The people of California voted to approve this.”

Nick Panzarella, a resident, stated, “I don’t think this is a good thing to have. They can travel to somewhere to get it. We have to travel to Balboa Hospital to get services. I don’t think this town is ready to bring it in. It’s unregulated.”

After a long period of discussion, the City Council made their decision, with Councilman Steve Spear dissenting.

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BY LESLIE ANDREWS

TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA- With a 4/1 vote, the Twentynine Palms City Council voted to not allow medical marijuana dispensaries to operate within their city.

An applicant from the West Hollywood area had inquired about opening up a dispensary in Twentynine Palms last year, but was originally denied, with his fees and application returned to him, due to the fact that the city had no ordinance permitting nor denying the right to have such operations taking place. This applicant appealed after trying to get a Conditional Use Permit.

“This project and this use should be prohibited within the development code. I recommend that you amend the code to specifically identify medical marijuana as a prohibited use,” said Charles LaClaire, Community Development Director, to the council.

City Attorney Patrick Munoz explained that in Los Angeles and in Orange County, they have been working with their District Attorney’s office to determine whether medical marijuana dispensaries are operating lawfully. He explained, “What we’re seeing in the law enforcement world is that people are just selling pot out of storefronts. Their primary customers are 18-19 year olds who buy a pound a day. They need to get a prescription. You will find a parade of

kids who want to grab what they need. That’s a common theme we’re seeing- them spreading it around. It’s a retail use and not permitted by the medical marijuana act. Storefronts are just popping up all over the place.”

Munoz also explained that although such dispensaries are supposed to be non-profit, as regulated by Proposition 215 (Passed in 1996), they are not. The Orange County DA’s office says that these businesses rake in about $13 million per year. “The Mexican drug cartels are supplying the marijuana from those storefront. It’s a retail outlet for an illegal drug,” he said.

During public comments, a number of people appeared, mostly in opposition to the dispensaries. Frank Ferindini, a local minister, was the first to speak. “Millions of young people have been addicted starting with Marijuana. It’s not easy to get off of it,” he said. “It’s not good for anyone. I have not studied the medical properties of marijuana but I don’t know how it helps. It can be proven that it isn’t good. Something that isn’t good should not be brought to people who love their children.”

Sherry Hall, a property owner from Santa Cruz, California, spoke in support of medical marijuana. She explained, “We’re talking about drugs to help someone. I believe a lot of them are

Twentynine Palms Says “No” To Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

The Town of Yucca Valley will host a Kids’ Valentines Dance on Saturday, February 20th, from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. The cost is $3.00 per child and is open to all children in grades K-6th. A Disc Jockey from Z107.7 FM Mobile Music will be present to provide musical entertainment. This is a great way to spend an afternoon of supervised fun with your friends. This dance will also include refreshments at no extra charge!

Located at the Senior Center. For more information on this and other activities sponsored by the Town of Yucca Valley call 369-7211.

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TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA- The communities of Twentynine Palms, Wonder Valley and Joshua Tree have been very popular for vacation home rentals. However, the city has been having their share of talks about them, as they aren’t exactly legal in the city by the base. On Tuesday, the city council of Twentynine Palms voted unanimously to send the issue of legalizing vacation home rentals back to their planning commission.

According to Community Development Director Charles LaClaire, past city councils have talked and debated the issue. In the past, the issue was terminated, but was recently re-raised in light of many rentals appearing on internet advertising.

Sherry Hall, a resident of Santa Cruz, has a family business that deals with vacation rentals in Twentynine Palms. She insists that they are not in competition with hotels. “We’re not competing with the hotels. We’re promoting vacation rentals,” she explains. Hall later read from letters that her renters have sent her, explaining how renting a home rather than a hotel room gives them more freedom, especially during the holidays. Also, one reason why vacation homes are not legally regulated is because Transient Occupancy Taxes have not been collected from them. Hall explained that she is willing to pay them.

Bill Talley, a property owner, adds, “The innkeepers association opposes the vacation home rentals. They are a terrible problem in other areas. You cannot put a vacation home rental

in a residential neighborhood. We’re spending more time with this. Secondly, we provide 200 jobs in this community. You have to hire full time staff. We think that right now, you’re commercializing residential neighborhoods. They should not be allowed except under high regulations. Working with the innkeepers association, we have to start with a new approach.”

Jack Briggs, a resident, spoke, “There are lot of home rentals throughout the US and locally there are a lot of them in the Coachella Valley. Some of them have high prices. There are listings in Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree. I do think we should encourage small businesses.”

Councilman Steve Spear has done some investigation into the popping up of Vacation Home Rentals in the city. He said, “I personally went out on a tour and I found five residences in 29 Palms that are listed as vacation rentals. The issue of whether if they are good or bad, it’s hard to collect taxes on an illegal operation. I am interested to hear what my fellow council members have to say.”

Councilman Jim Harris remarked, “What is it that will make us think that they will cough up TOT money if there’s no way to regulate them. I don’t see a way to regulate them.”

As City Attorney Patrick Munoz explained, this was a big issue for the city of Mammoth Lakes, California. This city, according to Munoz, has regulated nightly rentals. “They came up with a permit process to where you can have

a vacation rental. If you’re not following the rules, you can lose your right. If you don’t pay the TOT you will be prosecuted,” he said.

City Manager Michael Tree has sent out letters to those who are operating rentals and urged them to come to the meeting. So far, only one showed up on Tuesday.

Bob French, a former Mountain resident, stated, “I lived in Big Bear for 15 years. We had rentals up there and we paid taxes like everyone else does. For the innkeepers association to condemn them is disgusting. They are just people who want to come to the desert. It is not fair at all.”

Mayor Steve Flock recently saw someone advertising rentals at the airport. He says, “I looked in the web for advertisements. Some of them looked very nice. It’s a business that will go on in a residential neighborhood. We have a problem with absentee landlords. There’s still a potential with party houses. It’s a business.”

Councilman John Cole did not think that this should be ignored. “It looks like we need to do something and I’m not sure because I don’t have a handle on it. I see some valid points. Regardless, it’s going on. I don’t think we can walk away from it.”

At the current time, the city has sent out cease and desist letters to all property owners who operate such rentals. With Tuesday night’s vote, the Planning Commission will once again discuss this matter at a future meeting.

Back To The Drawing Board For Vacation Rentals

BY LESLIE ANDREWS


The USC Trojans Invade the DesertThe University of Southern California baseball team is making the short trek into the Desert this February to participate in two open practice sessions for the local residents. The USC players will take part in two Cardinal vs. Gold games on Friday, February 5th at 4:15pm and on Saturday, February 6th at 1:30pm. These will begin after the conclusion of the 10:30am California Winter League games each day.

Tickets will be available for purchase: Free for Children 12 and Under & $5 for Adults. Full concessions will be available for fans.

Following the February 6th game, the team will be attending a barbeque hosted by the California Winter League at Palm Springs Stadium. This event is open to fans of all ages and will be featuring USC head baseball coach Chad Kreuter along with additional guest speakers, including former MLB players, all of whom will be announced shortly! The barbeque is open and all fans are invited to join the players and coaches during their stay here in the desert. Cost to attend is $15 per person and includes an autograph and photo session with the team.

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Does anyone feel the people running the wolf in sheep’s clothing ads don’t get it? They are, in effect, calling voters and specifically the conservatives in this state sheep. I have always thought all you had to do to get nominated as a Republican in this state was to pledge no new taxes, family values, and a balanced budget. This is part of the problem with our politics. We have one party trying to meet the needs of people who are interested in many things verses a party that feeds its members the same crap over and over. Note to the sheep. The wolf is not the problem. You are manipulated by a party that laughs at you and will never hold your needs over the needs of corporations and the rich.

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This continues to be a method of fooling voters. Say something over and over. Soon at least your supporters will believe that the lie is true.

I don’t care what your politics are. Check the facts yourself. The present administration has pissed me off by being meek and not pushing forward with their agenda. I voted for that change and expect them to follow through. How can conservatives elect the same people over and over who don’t push the issues that are important to them? Wasn’t it on their watch the worst attack since Pearl Harbor occurred? They are of course the party of national security. How many times have they balanced the budget in the last forty years? I think off the top of my head that would be not once. How can you support people who talk about “family values” while at the same time being at best practicers of serial monogamy (Ronald Reagan, Newt Gingrich, and John McCain to name a few)? Your conservative representative’s vote against “waste in government”, but show up with big checks to brag about the money spent in their districts?

I have always liked discussing and listening to the views of conservatives. Many times, when I was in school, I would turn on PBS and listen to William F. Buckley. I have read more Ann Rand and Adam Smith than most conservatives. I just believe that the Republican Party is mostly interested in corporate America and wealthy people. They have done a great job of hiding this in sheep’s clothing.

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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA- A special health fair featuring 50 vendors took place on Thursday in Desert Hot Springs at the K-Mart Shopping Center.

The Riverside County Department of Social Services was responsible for putting this event together, which also featured free food, games and prizes to children and their families.

Their goal was to link these families in need to more localized resources for Medi-CAL, IEHP, Healthy Families and other Children’s Services serving the communities of Desert Hot Springs, North Palm Springs and Sky Valley. There were at least 1,000 attendees.

The name of the event this year was “Linking Hearts to Community Resources.”Over 50 organizations and agencies were represented at this year’s fair. Co-sponsoring the event was the City of Desert Hot Springs. Linking Hearts To Community

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