The City of Palm Springs covers approximately 94 square miles, making it the largest city in Riverside County by land area. With multiple plots in checkerboard pattern, more than 10% of the city is part of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians reservation land. The city is known for its stylish hotels, golf courses, spas, and for [...]

College of the Desert (COD) was founded in 1958 and opened its doors for the first time in September 1962. COD enrolls approximately 12,500 students, of which roughly one third attend college full time. As a two-year college, the College offers transfer students an affordable option for starting college and transferring to a four-year institution. COD [...]

The California Alliance for Renewable Energy Solutions (CARES) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization working in partnership with labor, business, environment, and community groups to support bulk energy storage projects to meet the state's renewable goals, create a clean energy economy, and create well-paying jobs. As they work to make California the world leader in renewable energy, they rally support to create an [...]

Desert Care Network is one of the largest primary care networks in the desert area, and is comprised of Desert Regional Medical Center, JFK Memorial Hospital, and Hi-Desert Medical Center, as well as a number of specialty centers. Their array of services at their Palm Springs medical center, includes Emergency/Trauma Services, a Comprehensive Cancer Center, [...]

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is a federally recognized Indian Tribe located in Palm Springs, California, with more than 31,500 acres of reservation lands that spread across Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage and into the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto mountains. The tribe owns Indian Canyons, which is located southwest of Palm Springs and is [...]

Palm Desert is a city in Riverside county’s Coachella Valley. With a population of more than 53,000, Palm Desert offers residents and visitors alike numerous opportunities to enjoy the desert lifestyle – from hotels and spas, golf courses, and hiking, to world-class shopping and dining. In the center of it all, The Gardens on El [...]

The City of Indio is the largest and fastest growing city in the Coachella Valley with more than 89,000 residents. Nearly 1.4 million people visit Indio in a typical year to attend its world famous arts, food, and music festivals. With nationally recognized public safety services, exceptional schools, great parks and senior and teen centers, more [...]

The Southern California Gas Company is the primary provider of natural gas to Southern California. Headquartered in downtown Los Angeles, they are the nation's largest natural gas distribution utility, delivering clean, safe and reliable energy to 21.8 million consumers in more than 500 communities over approximately 24,000 square miles, from Visalia to the Mexican border. They [...]

Southern California Edison (SCE) is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California and is one of the largest electric utilities, serving a population of nearly 14 million people via 5 million customer accounts in a50,000 square mile service are within Central, Coastal and Southern California. Founded in 1886, SCE’s mission is to deliver reliable, affordable electricity safely. SCE is also proud [...]

Cathedral City is a desert city in Riverside County’s Coachella Valley. With a population of more than 55,000, a number of new developments and projects have been recently completed or are underway – ranging from road improvements, new housing developments, retail centers, and more. Home to the Valley’s first completed section of CV Link, Cathedral City boasts a brand new 2,900-seat Community Amphitheater, [...]