John McMullen Show

The City of Palm Springs always has a lot before their City Council. Recently, they have had to take up the issue of issuing an apology for the atrocities associated with Section 14 land in the middle of the last century, whether or not to move a statue of the mayor credited with turning the city into the Hollywood playground, funding for and utilization of a full-time police officer on high school campuses, the controversy over renaming a dog park after the former city manager, the city’s success with COVID prevention mandates, expanding service at Palm Springs International Airport, homeless issues and more. Geoff Kors, the longest serving member of the City Council talks about all these matters with John McMullen on this excerpt from the John McMullen Show.

On the Web: www.palmspringsca.gov

Julie Hirsh, Director of Community Outreach at JFS Desert, talks with John about the upcoming Blood Drive in conjunction with Lifestream Blood Bank on October 23. The Coachella Valley-area hospitals are in a crisis situation needing blood to meet the minimum supply needs for everyday purposes, let along if there were to be a crisis that exceeds ordinary needs. You can help save a life with an hour of your time and a single blood draw. And, Lifestream is giving a sweet pair of Cancer Awareness socks while supplies last to donors on the 23rd. Julie also talks about the many services provided by JFS Desert for those in need of financial aid, social services, and mental health telecare in our community. Learn more about the many generous services they provide all throughout the Desert Cities communities.

On the Web: www.JFSDesert.org

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Radio111 democracy advocate Joy Silver spoke with John McMullen at length about the Bianco Must Go organization that has formed to educate Riverside County voters about top lawman Sheriff Chad Bianco’s ties to fundamentalist Christian extremist organizations and philosophies which create a danger to hundreds of millions of the county’s residents. Bianco and his “Constitutional Sheriff” perspective have driven his dangerous policies that have resulted in his selective enforcement of public safety measures, have led to a skyrocketing number of concealed firearms permits being issued, and an alarming number of deaths of detainees, many of whom have not even been through a trial yet. The Bianco Must Go campaign is seeking to educate voters ahead of a primary next June, and to raise funds to give a challenging candidate a reasonable chance of victory in a county in which Democrats now outnumber Republicans by more than 3%.

As we try to resume business as we once knew it pre-pandemic, Randy Florence has a lot on his plate that he is doing for businesses in and around Palm Desert. A half-year into his term as the Palm Desert Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, Florence talks about how his organization is going above and beyond mixers that introduce local businesses to one another. They are proactively putting on workshops to help smaller and younger enterprise, and even educating members on how to be able to better communicate with all the region’s consumers. If you missed the live broadcast on the John McMullen Show and you own a business, manage a business, aspire to be in your own business or even need a referral to a good business, you’ll want to hear what’s going on at the Palm Desert Area Chamber of Commerce!

On the Web: https://www.pdacc.org

Larry Bohannan is the golf writer for the Desert Sun and joins John McMullen to talk about the LPGA bringing an end to its Major tournament that has taken place in the Coachella Valley for five decades. The ANA Inspiration which began as the Dinah Shore tournament will happen once more in April 2022 and then pack its bags and check out of Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage, heading with its new sponsor, Chevron USA, to more oily greens in Houston, Texas. How did the Golf Capitol of the World lose its place on the ladies major circuit? Bohannan discusses the circumstances on the John McMullen Show.

On the Web: https://www.desertsun.com [ Use offer code W-PG for a discounted 6-month digital subscription at https://www.desertsun.com/subscribe ]

Desert Sun reporter Jonathan Horwitz returns to the John McMullen Show and fills us in on the happenings at the Cathedral City City Council meeting on September 29th which included one Councilmember offering an apology for any embarrassment caused by a complaint with the Fair Political Practices Commission over incorrect information on a standard candidate filing, the city spending $175,000 on a single police officer to be shared by two high schools, and the decision to rescind proof of vaccination requirements for dining-in at restaurants in the city. Pressure to end the restriction and mask wearing rules were pushed by the two members of the Council who should have recused themselves since they are restaurant owners. Get the details on this podcast.

Janet Wilson, Environment Reporter for the Desert Sun, joins John McMullen to discuss the extreme drought conditions in the Desert Cities and throughout California, and that we are a long ways from meeting Governor Newsom's voluntary 15% reduction of water resources. Among the biggest water hogs in the state? Palm Springs and Bermuda Dunes water agency customers. Get a more in-depth perspective on this threat which is exacerbated by golf courses, swimming pools, and watering lawns - especially now as scalping and replanting winter grass is taking place.

In April 2021, Palm Springs resident David Spann had a 2 am visit he wasn't expecting. As someone tried kicking and then knocking down his front door with a sledge hammer he called police to tell them there was a home invasion. That's when he was confronted by a man dressed in paramilitary clothing representing himself as a bounty hunter working for a Bail Bondsman who had ordered his capture and detention. Within minutes, police arrived and Mr. Spann was dead. Spann, who did hot have any warrant out for his arrest and had not had his bail revoked by a court, was killed by Fabian Herrera, who was not a licensed bail agent, and who was not permitted to possess a firearm because of past felony convictions. The Desert Sun got a court order to release the body camera footage of what happened in the early morning hours of April 23, and it has raised plenty of questions and left Herrera and his mother facing murder charges, and an unconvicted man dead. Crime and Investigative Reporter Christopher Damien joins John McMullen with the latest on the case and where it may be headed.

Jonathan Horwitz is the new education reporter at the Desert Sun. He joins John McMullen to talk about the dramatic events that have become routine at recent Desert Sands Unified School District School Board Meetings over the past couple of months. In the ongoing debate about safety measures including a mask mandate for students, teachers and other school workers, and a requirement that those working at schools be vaccinated or regularly tested, things have often been heated. Is that how the majority of parents feel, or are the disruptions and arguing representative of a vocal minority? And what is this about secret funding from Shanghai? Jonathan has the details.

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