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KESQ 4/19 – College of the Desert holds second public meeting regarding new Palm Springs campus design plans
The second in a series of four public meetings at College of the Desert covered the functions and features of proposed spaces for the Palm Springs Development Project (PSDP). COD board members and representatives from three West Valley cities, including the Mayor of Cathedral City, Rita Lamb, were able to weigh-in alongside community members. The completed…
The Desert Sun – 6/10 – COD officials to present final designs for Palm Springs campus on WednesdayThe Desert Sun
Wednesday marks a milestone in the long-awaited, often-delayed construction of the College of the Desert Palm Springs campus. Officials will reveal 100% schematic design for the project, possibly closing a chapter of years of back-and-forth about what the school will ultimately look like. Officials have yet to upload final information about the campus to Wednesday’s…
Desert Sun 2/19 – With COD, you can only laugh or cry
Seriously. You can’t make this stuff up. Friday’s article in The Desert Sun, with one trustee bashing another publicly with innuendo and crazy claims about convention centers and presidential suites, was about the last straw for me.
Desert Sun 5/28 – COD seeks 2 new representatives for bond oversight committee
The Desert Sun announced the College of the Desert is collecting applications through June 30 for a west valley representative and a senior citizen group representative to serve on its Citizens Bond Oversight Committee. The new members will assume office in September. The positions are opening because Committee Chair Andrew Harker, the current west valley representative,…
KMIR 4/8 – Carmela Karcher-“Many of us are concerned that support is at risk. And we want to try to get it back,” Mayor Middleton said. CC/COD meeting
“This is a long awaited meeting and the community sure has a lot of comments, including myself, and I’m sure the city council has a lot of questions as well,” Palm Springs Planning Commissioner J.R. Roberts said before the meeting. And a lot of questions they had. It took one hour to get through public…
Desert Sun 11/9 – COD Board to consider contract extension, raise for Superintendent/President Martha Garcia
The College of the Desert Board of Trustees will vote Thursday on a contract extension and pay raise for Superintendent/President Martha Garcia. The move comes as votes are counted in an election that could shift COD board politics in a new direction and possibly create uncertainty around Garcia’s future at the college. Read full article here