Uken Report: June 5, 2020

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COACHELLA MAYOR SPEAKS UP FOR GEORGE FLOYD

COACHELLA – As protests erupted across the nation this week over the death of unarmed black man George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis, Minn., Mayor Steven A. Hernandez took to Twitter to say, “Our community has the right to rise up.”

Coachella Mayor Speaks Up for George FloydHernandez is believed to be the first and only elected Coachella Valley leader to speak out about the savage death of George Floyd. [more...]

CITY MANAGER VOLUNTARILY TAKES 20% PAY CUT

PALM SPRINGS – For the second time in two decades of public service to this community, City Manager David H. Ready has voluntarily offered to take a pay cut.

In light of the fiscal emergency the coronavirus pandemic created, Ready offered to take a 20% pay cut. During the recession of 2008, he took a 10% reduction in pay from 2009-2013. Most employees participated at the time, he said. In addition to the pay cuts, Ready said there have been several years in which he did not take the contractual increases. [more...]

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EL PASEO BRACES FOR POTENTIAL LOOTING

PALM DESERT — From Minneapolis to Beverly hills, store windows have been shattered and stores looted amid chaos and destruction in the aftermath of yet another unarmed black man dying at the hands of a police officer. Could Palm Desert stores along the affluent El Paseo be next? [more...]

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Cindy Uken is a respected, award-winning journalist who is persistent in getting the details of a news story so readers will be better informed about political, healthcare and veteran news. She is a veteran journalist who brings a fresh perspective to local online political news. As the CEO of Uken Report, she is driven by providing an alternative digital platform for the latest breaking online news throughout the Coachella Valley.

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