City of Coachella declares local emergency

Allows increased efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19

COACHELLA, Calif. (March 19, 2020) – As Director of Emergency Services, Coachella City Manager William Pattison has signed a Proclamation of Local Emergency to combat coronavirus (COVID-19). 

This proclamation activates the city’s Emergency Operations Center at Management Watch Level. By closely monitoring directives from the State of California and Riverside County Department of Public Health, the City of Coachella will be able to quickly respond and take action as necessary to protect residents and help reduce the impact of coronavirus. 

“The health and wellbeing of our residents is a priority,” says Coachella Mayor Steven Hernandez. “This measure allows us to take additional actions as necessary to protect the public health.” 

In addition to offering increased capabilities to act on behalf of residents, the emergency declaration positions the city to be reimbursed by state and federal governments for expenses related to coronavirus response.

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The City of Coachella was incorporated in 1946 and is a 29-square mile municipality of approximately 46,351 residents located in eastern Riverside County, in a region collectively known as the Coachella Valley in Southern California. Coachella is about 97 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border and about 1.5 hours from Los Angeles. For more information, please visit the City’s website: www.coachella.org.

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CSUSB Palm Desert Campus to host environmental expo for Coachella Valley students with a focus on alternative energy and fossil fuels

Post Date:04/25/2018

PRESS RELEASE

4-17-18

Contact: Mike Singer

(760) 341-2883, ext. 78107

msinger@csusb.edu

 

CSUSB Palm Desert Campus to host environmental expo for Coachella Valley students with a focus on alternative energy and fossil fuels

 

PALM DESERT, Calif. - Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert Campus will host its ninth annual Environmental and Sustainability Expo on Friday, May 4.

 

An all-day event geared toward students from all three Coachella Valley school districts, the expo kicks-off at 8:45 a.m. in the campus’ Indian Wells Theater with keynote speaker Deborah McGarrey, public affairs manager, Southern California Gas Company, who will discuss “The future of natural gas.”

 

Following the keynote speaker, representatives from local green industries, including Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District, SMaRT Education, Renova Energy and the CSUSB Water Resources Institute - Salton Sea Archives will be on -hand to encourage students to learn more about working in green science fields.

 

Students also will be able to participate in interactive presentations given by The Living Desert and local science teachers.

 

Tours of the campus’ Palm Desert Health Sciences Building, which is Gold LEED certified, will take place during the presentation period.

 

Students from the Palm Springs Unified School District will also screen their top environment-related digital films (DigiComs).

 

This year’s sponsors include Southern California Gas Company, Renova Energy, Palm Springs Air Museum, Coachella Valley Unified School District, Desert Sands Unified School District, Palm Springs Unified School District and Coachella Valley Water District.

 

The CSUSB Palm Desert Campus is located at 37-500 Cook St.

 

For more information about the expo, contact Regina Garrison at the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus, at (760) 341-2883, ext. 78144 orrgarriso@csusb.edu.

 

Located in beautiful Palm Desert, the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees, a doctorate in educational leadership, and teacher credentials and certificates. With more than 1,400 students, it is the Coachella Valley’s four-year public university and plays a vital role in educating and training the region’s growing population.

 

For more information about the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus, contact Mike Singer in the campus’ Office of Public Affairs atmsinger@csusb.edu or (760) 341-2883, ext. 78107, or visit the campus website at pdc.csusb.edu.

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