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College of the Desert has canceled the board of trustees meeting that had been scheduled for Friday. Palm Springs Mayor Grace Garner criticized the move, saying it only happened because Trustee Fred Jandt, who is leaving the board for health reasons, was not allowed to participate remotely. “Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Board of Trustees…

PALM DESERT – Community members and students are encouraged to add their signatures to one of the beams which will be displayed on the Indio Campus in the new expansion as part of College of the Desert’s Indio campus. A unique and personal touch commemorating the project and ways for the community to leave a…

As The Desert Sun’s Jonathan Horwitz reported two weeks ago, COD Trustees voted 3-2 at that meeting to extend the contract of, and give a pay raise to, Superintendent/President Martha Garcia. Voting in favor were Ruben Perez, Bea Gonzales and Aurora Wilson. Trustees Bonnie Stefan and Fred Jandt voted no. Garcia’s annual base salary will increase…

College of the Desert Area 2 Trustee Bea Gonzalez has become the poster child for betraying students in her Area. Her face is on a high-profile billboard on Indian Canyon that states, “Shame on you for voting against COD students!” That’s quite a fall for the woman who was in 2019 named Woman of the Year for the 56th…

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…