The Desert Sun announced an attorney for College of the Desert accused a local activist group of violating California’s Political Reform Act by sending out flyers and promoting social media ads critical of board trustees and raising questions about how the college is spending bond money, without disclosing who is funding the mailers and ads.
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The College of the Desert Board of Trustees voted to move forward with amended plans for the Palm Springs campus. The catch: the plans approved don’t entirely exist. Approved plans will ultimately be a blend of incomplete designs drawn prior to 2021 with new additions that need to be made. Plans from 2021 are about…
On Saturday, the board of trustees said they will keep the automotive training center in Cathedral City. The announcement came as dozens of people gathered for the “Build It Here” rally in Cathedral City. “We need it, we’re paying for it, our students need it now and they need to build it now,” said the city’s Director of…
PALM DESERT — Much of Joel Kinnamon’s campaign was built on the platform of “Getting COD Back on Track” by expressing his commitment to the public of providing accountability, transparency and fiscal responsibility. He’s wasting no time in making good on that commitment. He boldly called for a forensic audit in January at his first meeting…
Within minutes of the College of the Desert Board of Trustees voting unanimously to start the process to fill a vacancy on the board by provisional appointment, former Palm Springs Mayor Ron Oden announced that he will seek the appointment. Oden is seeking to fill the seat Fred E. Jandt left vacant when, due to…
PALM DESERT — The College of the Desert Board of Trustees on Thursday appointed a subcommittee of Fred Jandt and Bonnie Stefan to review allegations against Trustee Rubén Pérez as part of an ethics probe. The ethics probe is in response to written complaints against Trustee Pérez for College of the Desert’s Code of Ethics…
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