Saturday May 17 | Ventura County Star
Oxnard's 25th annual California Strawberry Festival is the Mecca for fun this weekend, and to avoid the traffic crunch at College Park, there are shuttles from the Oxnard Transportation Center, Channel Islands ... via Ventura County Star
Wednesday May 14 | Desert Sun
Realtor Paul Hoffman Joins Desert Estates Network
“I specialize in luxury homes and becoming a member of the Desert Estates Network will have tremendous impact on my clients looking for the high-end properties anywhere in the desert”
PALM DESERT - Luxury home Realtor Paul Hoffman of Windermere Real Estate has joined the Desert Estates Network, a consortium of the best known, top-producing Realtors and brokers of high-end estate properties ... via Desert Sun
Monday May 12 | Desert Sun
Grape lawsuit ends in $585,000 settlement
“The money is nice, but really our thing is, look, the grape tasting thing was terrible”
Five farmworkers who sued a local grape grower over health and safety laws reached a $585,000 settlement. via Desert Sun
Saturday May 10 | SFGate
SoCal grape grower settles suit for $500,000
More than 1,000 workers from the 2001 and 2002 harvests could share in the settlement signed by Richard Bagdasarian Inc. via SFGate
Friday May 9 | Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a...
Union Pacific police officer killed
MECCA - A 39-year-old Union Pacific Railroad police officer was killed early yesterday in a car accident while on duty in Mecca, authorities said. via Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a...
Thursday May 8 | Groong Armenian News Network
I remember Saroyan: I grew up as a very proud Armenian
Fresno Bee May 4, 2008 Sunday FINAL EDITION I remember SAROYAN; I grew up as a very proud Armenian by Armen D. Bacon My name is Armen. via Groong Armenian News Network
Wednesday Apr 30 | KESQ
Plans for Mecca Fire Station Going Forward
“It doesn't meet the needs of today's firefighting apparatus. Today's fire truck is wider and longer, and the bays at the current station are undersized.”
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a $368,000 contract with a Rancho Cucamonga-based architectural firm to complete design work on a new fire station in Mecca. via KESQ
Monday Apr 28 | Los Angeles Times
Indian enclave at risk if Duroville closes
“We came here because we could own our own home and be around our own people, which makes us feel more comfortable”
Thermal, Calif. Here in the sprawling, forlorn trailer park called Duroville, hope is as fleeting as the wind and fragile as a butterfly. via Los Angeles Times
Saturday Apr 26 | Desert Local News
Million Dollars Of Marijuana Confiscated By Federal Agents In East Valley
About 1,442 pounds of marijuana were seized by U.S. Border Patrol Agents during a checkpoint conducted around 1:30 a.m. Thursday morning between Mecca and Salton City along Highway 86. via Desert Local News
Thursday Apr 24 | Desert Sun
Jobless rate nears 10-year high
“I'm afraid we still have some dipping to go. We may have to wait until after the election to see a boost in consumer confidence that might give a boost to the economy”
The unemployment rate in Riverside County reached its highest level in nearly a decade in March, rising to 7.4 percent, while those jobless in the Coachella Valley hit 6.6 percent, up 0.3 percent from February. via Desert Sun









