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B2 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2006 THE DESERT SUN CIVIC LIFE wimwi Your city. Your news. Go online for more To get more stories that take place in your valley city, visit our Your City section online at thedesertsun.comyourclty CATHEDRAL CITY Seven candidates will be on the ballot for two seats on the City Council and the mayor's spot Tuesday. There will also be an item on the ballot titled Measure Q. That is a three-fourths of 1 percent sales tax increase for residents and shoppers.

Jaime Rivera Ceron, 35, of Cathedral City was the man shot to death Monday at a Cathedral City home, according to the Riverside County Coroner's Office. The 13th annual Winter Greater Celebrity Palm Springs Golf Classic will be Dec. 8 and 9 at Desert Princess Golf Resort and Mesquite Golf Club. BILL BYRON covers Cathedral City. Contact him at bill.byron thedesertsun.com f7 Spodight 29 Casino scheduled a media poker tournament for today.

COACHELLA Raices scheduled a Dia De Los Muertos Celebration for Saturday at Centro Martin Ortiz. Mayor Pro Tern Juan De Lara was scheduled to host De-Lara-Palooza, a youth event, on Saturday at Veteran's Park. The city invited the public out on Saturday to an input-gathering meeting so the public could help design Dateland Park. X0CHITL PENA covers Coachella. Contact her at xochitl.pena thedesertsun.com or 360-1340 McKinney has been replaced by John Hensley, also on an interim basis.

Mayor Alex Bias apologized to Councilwoman Yvonne Parks for publicly telling her to "go play with yourself." DESERT HOT SPRINGS Interim Police Chief Walter McKinney was dismissed from his duties Monday by City Manager Ann Marie Gallant. BILL BYRON covers Desert Hot Springs. Contact him at bill.byron thedesertsun.com GHA Communities and Countrywide Home Loans will present a free home-financing seminar Nov. 4. at the model home center of Agua Dulce.

ML fs INDIAN WELLS The Indian Wells City Council voted 5-0 Wednesday to donate to each of the five families of U.S. Forest Service firefighters killed in the Esperanza fire. MARCEL H0N0RE covers Indian Wells. Contact him at marcel.honore thedesertsun.com or at 601-3840. The Indian Wells Chamber of Commerce will hold two workshops, at 10 a.m.

and 6 p.m. Nov. 6, to discuss with residents Measure part of the Nov. 7 ballot. Tennis legend and sports icon Billie Jean King was in town this weekend for the World Team Tennis Rec League championships, under way through Sunday.

Tennis Garden officials announced plans Friday to install two large video screens in the arena for a new replay system at next year's Pacific Life Open. The pity on Wednesday broke ground on the new Del Webb Shadow Hills fire The city on Wednesday unveiled its new graffiti truck to the public. A federal judge on Oct. 27 dismissed the lawsuit Councilman Mike Wilson filed against the city. INDIO The Indio City Council on Wednesday denied Indio Fashion Mall owner Richard Weintraub's appeal of the SuperTarget project.

X0CHITL PENA covers Indio. Contact her at xochitl.pena thedesertsun.com or 360-1340 station. The La Quinta Historical Society Museum opened for the season Wednesday. The second annual Wine Tasting, Food Sampling, All That Jazz event was scheduled to take place Saturday in Old Town. Through Oct.

26, Councilman Tom Kirk continued to maintain more than twice the war chest of any other candidate, at nearly $70,000 LAQUINTA The Embassy Suites Hotel across from Old Town La Quinta finally opened its 146 rooms to the public Wednesday after three years of delays and disagreements and a change of ownership. MARCEL H0N0RE covers La Quinta. Contact him at marcel.honore thedesertsun.com or at 601-3840. KAUFMANN covers Palm Desert Contact her at 601-3841 or at K.Kaufmann thedesertsun.com The City Council race turned contentious as candidates Cindy Finerty and Sabby Jonathan traded barbs about campaign finance and endorsements. The Art of Food and Wine Festival kicks off Thursday for four days of gourmet food, wine and, of course, a golf tournament.

Information: 568-1441. The city's five-year plan to cut energy use 30 percent took another step forward with state approval to enact a law requiring energy-efficient construction. PALM DESERT College of the Desert unveiled plans Wednesday for the Peggy and Donald Cravens Student Services Building, to be named for the Rancho Mirage couple who made a $3.5 million donation to the school. It is the largest single donation COD has ever received. STEFAN IE FRITH covers Palm Springs.

Contact her at stefanie.frith thedesertsun.com or 778-4757. Flaherty's Bar and Grill in downtown will remain open despite being told to operate at a lower occupancy rate. Well in the Desert discussed homeless issues at the Lions Club meeting Thursday. The Well needs volunteers for the holidays. PALM SPRINGS A group of about six citizens calling themselves Advocates for Better Community Development filed a lawsuit against developer John Wessman and the city for approving the four-story Palm Hotel.

Pioneershumanitarians Moya and Joe Henderson were to receive the 277th star on the Walk of Stars Saturday in Village Greens. I ft 1 The sixth-annual Art Affaire continues today at Whitewater Bark. The weekend event features about 100 artists. COLIN ATAGI covers Rancho Mirage. Contact him at 778-4645 or colin.atagi thedesertsun.com Bronze plaques are being installed on the city's historically significant homes.

The first plaques were installed on the Ranchito Chiquito home. The city extended its contract with the Riverside County Sheriffs Department for five years. Two new positions have been added in the process. RANCHO MIRAGE City leaders are giving The River's owner, London-based Grosvenor Group, until 5 p.m. Nov.

9 to sign an agreement to lease Rancho Mirage land for temporary employee parking. City Council members voted on the decision 5-0 at Thursday's meeting: How tn fetM tft i ir 'ti St Ik U4aS lt s- lin.mil 1 i 4 m4S A 1 IM tel nr: nY fcy-fet your voice U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer D-Calif. 112 Hart Building, Washington, D.C.

20510, (202) 224-3553; district office: 201 North Street, Suite 210, San Bernardino, CA 92401, (909) 888-8525, fax (909) 888-8613 contact her also at www. boxer. senate.gov State Sen. Jim Battln R-La Quinta State Capitol Room, 3076, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 445-5581, fax (916) 327-2187; district office: 73-710 Fred Waring Drive, No. 112, Palm Desert, CA 92260, 568-0408, fax 568-1501; e-mail access at: Jim.Battin sen.ca.gov U.S.

Rep. Mary Bono R-Palm Springs 405 Cannon, House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515; (202) 225-5330; fax (202) 225-2961; district office: 707 E. Tahquitz Suite, No. 9 Palm Springs, CA 92262, 320-1076; e-mail access at www.house.gov writerep U.S.

Rep. Jerry Lewis R-Redlands 2112 Raybum House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515, (202) 225-5861; district office: 1150 Brookside Suite J-5 Redlands, CA 92373, (909) 862-6030, fax (909) 335-9155; e-mail access at www.house.gov writerep U.S. Sen. Supervisor Supervisor Dlanne Feinstein Roy Wilson Marion Ashley D-Calif.

District 4 District 5 331 Hart County County Building, Administrative Administrative Washington, D.C. Center 4080 Center 4080 Lemon St, Lemon 224-3841, fax Riverside, CA Riverside, CA (202) 228-3954; 92501, (951) 92501, (951) California office: 955-1040; 4th 955-1050; 750 Suite District Riverside DesertPass 1030, San Diego, County 73-710 Office: 50290 CA 92101, (619) Fred Waring Drive, Main St 231-9712; Suite 222 Palm Cabazon, CA contact her also Desert, CA 92260; 92230 at www.feinstein. 863-8211 contact Correspondence senate.gov him also at should be www.district4 directed to the rcbos.org Riverside office. State Sen. Denise Moreno Ducheny D-San Diego State Capitol, Room 2062 Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 445-6767, fax (916) 327-3522; district office: 53990 Enterprise Way, Suite 14 Coachella, CA 92236, 398-6442, fax, 398-6470; Contact Claudia Galvez; e-mail access at senator.ducheny sen.ca.gov Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia R-Cathedral City P.O.

Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249 (916) 319-2080; district office: Cathedral City Civic Center, 68-700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero, Suite Cathedral City, CA. 92234; 321-8522; fax 321-8410; e-mail acess at: assemblywoman. garciaassembly. ca.gov Assemblyman John J. Benolt R-Palm Desert State Capitol, Room 444 Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 319-2064, fax (916) 319-2164; district office: 73-710 Fred Waring Drive, Suite 108, Palm Desert, CA 92260; (760) 674-0164, fax (760) 674-0184; e-mail access at: assembly member.benoit assembly.ca.gov TMsss mm NOW ON SALE See New La Quinta Showroom, NW Corner of Dune Palms Hwy.

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