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Frontier Airlines: Back!

Frontier Airlines to Bring Denver to Palm Springs Flights to Palm Springs Airport KMIR News Staff Palm Springs, CA - Frontier Airlines will be returning to Palm Springs International Airport this fall with flights from Denver to Palm Springs.

Service will begin Nov. 10, with flights offered Monday, Wednesday, Friday and

Saturday from the mile-high city to the desert. One-way fares will start at $59. Frontier Airlines previously serviced the Coachella Valley between 2011 and January 2015. ``With today’s return announcement, it’s a sign Frontier once again recognizes

KMIR Patrick Price Palm Desert, CA Coming off it’s busiest fiscal year on record, the Living Desert is celebrating National Zookeeper Week with several events. 420,000 visitors entered through the gates for the 2016-2017 season, breaking the previous attendance record by 12,000.

To handle the animals behind all of the exhibits, the Living Desert employs 34 keepers. There are a total of 41 employees in the Animal Department that includes management and vet staff.

Each employ is educated and trained to work with all animals inside of the facility.

“All keepers have a degree

related to zoo keeping, such as Bachelor’s of Science degree in biology or zoology or an Associate’s of Animal behavior and management,” said Dawn Petrick with the Living Desert.

Their work schedules are regular eight hour days, starting earlier during the summer months to help beat the summer heat. During the more temperate months here in the Coachella Valley, keepers are able to start later in the day depending on the type of animals they’re caring for.

The animal department is divided into five main areas according to Petrick. Each of those areas are divided

the value of the Palm Springs resort destination to their Denver market,’’ City Manager David Ready said. ``This is excellent news for Palm Springs tourism and local residents interested in flying to and from Colorado, giving them an opportunity to connect to a

large network of flights through the Denver hub. We are excited to welcome back Frontier Airlines to Palm Springs.’’

Local tourism officials also praised the move to bring additional visitors from colder climes to the desert starting this winter. ``With our year-round

sunshine and relaxed desert lifestyle, Palm Springs is like no place else when it comes to visitors looking to escape the cold and rejuvenate,’’ said Mary Jo Ginther, director of the Palm Springs Board of Tourism. Source KMIR

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‘Loud sound’ startled Minneapolis police officer before fatal shooting

By Desert Star Staff Investigators have confirmed the identity of the two Minneapolis police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a 40-year-old Australian woman that has grabbed global headlines.

City officials described the information provided to them as “underwhelming.”

On Tuesday, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) named the two Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) officers involved in the fatal shooting of Justine Ruszczyk, 40, also known as Justine Damond.

The BCA, which began conducting the investigation at the request of the MPD, confirmed that Mohamed Noor and Matthew Harrity were the two officers involved in the fatal incident.

While the BCA interviewed Harrity on Tuesday, Noor declined to be interviewed.

His attorney did not say when the interview would

be conducted, if at all.

According to the BCA’s investigation, officers Harrity and Noor responded to a 911 call made by Ruszczyk Saturday night. Harrity was driving while Noor was in the passenger seat.

As they reached the address the call originated from, Harrity was “startled” by a “loud sound.” Immediately after, Ruszczyk approached the driver’s side of the car.

Harrity told investigators that Noor fired his gun, striking Ruszczyk through the driver’s side window.

The two officers then exited the squad car and provided aid until medical personnel arrived. Ruszczyk was pronounced dead at the scene.

The BCA also said that the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Ruszczyk’s identity and said that she died of a single gunshot wound to the abdomen.

At a news conference Tuesday, Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges called Ruszczyk’s death “needless.”

She said that the BCA is conducting an independent investigation and that it is Minneapolis policy that the MPD not investigate itself in critical incident cases involving MPD officers.

“We need to make sure that we maintain that independence and the integrity of that process, the integrity of the investigation,” Hodges said. “We’ve been pressing for as much information as quickly as possible and we appreciate that the BCA has released the information that they have given tonight.”

Since it is an independent investigation, 13th Ward city council member Linea Palmisano said the information the city can share at this point is “underwhelming.”

“Due to the investigation by the BA there are only limited

documents that the city has ownership of and can release.

But I promise you that we will release everything in our ability,” Palmisano said.

Minneapolis City Attorney Susan Segal said that BCA informed that the “they do not view the 911 call as criminal investigative data,” meaning that a transcript of the call will be made available to the public after it has been released to the family.

Hodges then addressed the fact that Noor, the precinct’s first SomaliAmerican officer, has refused to make a statement, saying it is his constitutional right.

“People have constitutional rights, we can not compel him to make a statement,” Hodges said. “I wish that he would. I wish that he would because he has a story to tell that no one else can tell. But I share the frustration of the community.”

The BCA said that the officers did not have their body cameras nor their squad camera turned on during the incident, and that they do not have any footage from the incident.

“I share the frustration and dismay that we don’t have body camera footage here. I will say that body cameras are a very powerful tool, not an infallible tool, but a powerful one that have proven valuable already in our investigations,” Hodges said.

MPD Assistant Chief Medaria Arradondo said that the “use of body worn cameras is a part of this review,” but

added that he could not say anything more while the BCA continues their investigation.

The MPD is currently eight months away from a department wide roll-out of body cameras.

Arradondo added that MPD Chief Janee Harteau recently created the position of a quality assurance commander who will be completing a full review of the MPD body cam program, which will be focused on how often officers activate their body cams.

He also said that mandated supervisor training will be completed for the entire department by the end of August. The front line supervisors will ensure officers increase the activation time of their body cameras.

However, he said that their policies were “subject to change.”

The BCA said that there was an 18-to-25-year-old male that stopped at the scene and watched as the officers provided medical assistance to Ruszczyk.

At the news conference, Hodges urged the man to come forward and provided a number for him to call.

“Even if you think what you have to say isn’t important, trust me the BCA is interested in talking to you about anything that you saw that night,” Hodges said.

Arradondo said other officers canvassed the area in relation to the original call to the MPD, but did not find any crimes related to the original 911 call.

The Living Desert Celebrates National Zookeeper Week Continued from Page 1 into other areas, or strings.

Each string has an assigned group of animals to it.

“Keepers are interviewed and hired for a specific area,” said Petrick. “As you can imagine, there are different skills to care for birds vs. carnivores vs. ungulates vs. reptiles vs. invertebrates. Most keepers have a specialty, but the longer they’ve worked at The Living Desert, the more training we give them in other animal areas.”

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zookeepers face on a daily basis. The Living Desert takes every precaution to ensure that all staff and guests are safe.

They have specific policies and protocols that staff follow, to ensure the best training possible for all keepers.

While visitors continue to visit The Living Desert and its exhibits, keepers continue to focus on the well-being and safety of those animals inside.

To celebrate and thank those keepers for their tireless work, The Living Desert will hold a series of events this week at their facilities. Source KMIR July 21, 2017

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‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’--A Young Spider vs A Fierce Vulture

Teenaged Peter Parker is back on screen in the latest Marvel installment “SpiderMan: Homecoming.” In past films, he’s been played by Tobey Maguire and most recently by Andrew Garfield (“Hacksaw Ridge” and “Silence’). This time Tom Holland is the teen-aged arachnid in the bright-red suit who tracks down villains in his Queens neighborhood.

His big dream, however, is to join Tony Stark’s team of Avengers. At present, he is still in training with Stark, but

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attends High School full time.

None of his classmates know his special identity, except for his friend Ned (Jacob Batalon) who would love to let them all know that he is SpiderMan’s best bud, but Peter has sworn him to silence.

Soon Peter will cross paths with Adrian Toomes, known to his group as the Vulture, played to perfection

by Michael Keaton. Toomes, a construction worker, was hired to clean up the radioactive debris left on earth after an alien spaceship crash-landed in New York. In the middle of the clean-up a government spokesperson (Tyne Daly) informs him that he, and his crew have been replaced by Tony Stark’s company. The sudden dismissal after he spent large amounts of his own money on equipment leaves Toomes bitter, angry and lethal. He secretly removes as much alien debris as possible and uses it to create super weapons that he sells to gangsters in the area.

When Spider-Man thwarts an arm’s sale in the area, he finds himself face to face with Toomes’ men. Eventually, he also comes face to face with Toomes. At this point, he is way in over his head, but he wants to handle it to prove to Stark that he his ready to be a full-time member of the Avenger’s team. His sleuthing also gets in the way when it comes to being on his school’s scholastic team competing in Washington, D.C. He misses the competition meet in his efforts to get Toomes, but before he goes after Toomes he realizes he must save his classmates trapped in a rapidly descending Washington Monument elevator. Will he be able to save them? To get inside he must scale the towering monument in a frantic race against time. That scene is great as he leaps and claws his way to the top.

Soon his efforts to thwart Toomes get in the way of his school life. It even affects the school prom even though he is able to snag a date with the older girl of his dreams.

What really works in this fast-paced Marvel comics’ tale is Michael Keaton’s performance as Toomes.

He is the most sympathetic villain in any of the SpiderMan films. On the dark side, he is a formidable enemy, but he is also a devoted family man who is doing all of this to protect his family from financial ruin. Despite what he’s done, you can’t help liking the guy on certain levels.

And when he flies around in his vulture gear and wings

you sense a sly wink to his performance as “Birdman.”

While there is action and suspense, we also get to see the frustrations of being a high school kid, even if you are also Spider-Man (But nobody knows it.)

Gwyneth Paltrow makes a small cameo at the end of the film and Jon Favreau plays Happy Hogan who, along with Tony Stark, serves as a mentor to Peter.

Don’t leave before the credits end because there

is a clever cameo by Chris Evans, as Captain America.

“Spider-Man: Homecoming” is rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence and some language. Running time is 2 hours and 13 minute.

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The Great Food Truck Race Return

Hosted by Tyler Florence, Six-Episode Culinary Battle Hits Food Cities of the South Beginning Sunday, August 20th

By Desert Star Staff NEW YORK, -- The Great Food Truck Racereturns Southern-style this summer, with seven teams of food truck novices battling from New Orleans to Savannah for a $50,000 grand prize.

Hosted by Tyler Florence, this high-stakes road trip is full of beautiful scenery, Southern landmarks and intense food challenges.

Team cooking chops, selling strategy and business savvy are tested in every city, with the least successful truck heading home each week and a $50,000 grand prize for the last truck standing. The Great Food Truck Race premieres Sunday, August 20th at 9pm ET/PT and the winner will be named in the season finale on Sunday, September 24th at 9pm ET/PT. “Each summer our audience looks forward to taking a fast-paced, foodcentric road trip with The Great Food Truck Race,” said Courtney White, Senior Vice President, Programming, Scripps Networks Interactive.

“This season adds some Southern hospitality to the competition, and the teams hit the pavement running with fantastic food, unique concepts and the hunger to win.”

This season’s competitors are: Braised in the South

– Charleston, South Carolina (Nick Hunter, Steven Klatt, Brandon Lapp); The Breakfast Club – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Ashanti Dixon, Taylor Randolph, Mikey Robins); Mr. Po’ Boys – Dallas, Texas (Cedrick McCoy, Ryan Thompson, Esther Torres); Papi Chulo’s Empanadas – Cherry Hill, New Jersey(Sarah Hasbun, Carleena Lara-Bregatta, Luis Lara Polanco); The Southern Frenchie – Little Rock, Arkansas (Donnie Ferneau, Meaghan Ferneau, Amanda Ivy); Stick ‘Em Up – Rogersville, Tennessee (Justin House, Landon House, Shona House) and Wicked Good Seafood – Falmouth, Massachusetts (Bill Henrique, Ryan Schuhmacher, Dan Torres).

In the first episode, the teams are greeted in the French Quarter of New Orleans by host Tyler Florence and their dream food trucks. The race kicks off immediately with the first challenge called “Dough for Dough,” where they must create their own version of a beignet and sell it in the French Market. The teams find out running a food truck is harder than they thought, and the second New Orleans challenge is to create a dish using the flavors of the popular Hurricane drink. Local chef Susan

Labor Advocates Lament Lack of Protections in New Foreign-Worker Visas

By Desert Star Staff SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Criticism is coming in from worker’s-rights groups on the Trump administration’s announcement Monday that it will allow an additional 15,000 foreign workers to get visas.

The Department of Homeland Security will grant the extra H-2B visas for guest workers in the tourism, landscaping, construction, seafood and other seasonal industries - but not in agriculture, which uses a different visa program.

Daniel Costa, director of Immigration Law and Policy Research at the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank, says the program ought to be reformed to protect workers from abuse, not expanded.

“The way the program is set up, it ties workers to one employer,” he says. “So if they leave that job or if they get fired, they basically lose that visa status and become deportable.

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lot of power over workers.”

The Trump administration says it simply is trying to accommodate requests from employers who are desperate for laborers. The current limit for H-2B visas is 66,000 - so this will bring that number up to 81,000.

In a recent report, Costa found there is no nationwide shortage of workers in those fields. In fact, unemployment has been high and wages have been flat in these types of jobs for more than a decade.

He argues that expanding the cap on visas will hurt conditions for guest workers and American citizens alike.

“U.S. workers have to compete with workers who are exploitable and can be legally underpaid under the terms of the H-2B program,” he adds. “And so that puts downward pressure on the wages and the working conditions of the U.S. workers who are in those same jobs.”

Tyler Florence on Food Network’s The Great Food Truck Race Spicer determines who created the best plate, then one team is eliminated and the rest move closer to the finish line and $50,000grand prize. The route then hits Pensacola, Florida; Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Nashville,

Tennessee and Athens, Georgia, leading to the finale location in Savannah, Georgia, where one team will be awarded the $50,000 grand prize.

Viewers can meet the competing teams and browse

photos of the challenges at FoodNetwork.com/ FoodTrucks. Tell us on social media who you think should take home the grand prize using the hashtag #GreatFoodTruckRace.

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The Public Authority Registry is a referral service for IHSS consumers.

Employment is not guaranteed. IHSS consumers hire, interview, set job schedules, train, sign timesheets, and terminate employment.

The current pay rate is $11.50 per hour.

Applicants of the Registry must meet the following minimum requirements: ► Speak & understand English fluently ► Have a valid California Driver License ► Have a Social Security Card ► Have the legal right to work in the US ► Be at least 18 years of age ► Pass a fingerprinting background clearance ► Pass a drug and alcohol test ► Attend a Recruitment/Orientation meeting ► Drive and provide transportation for IHSS clients ► Be able to perform caregiving tasks as required

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Remembering John Furbee, the Heart of Desert Hot Springs

KMIR Kitty Alvarado Desert Hot Springs, CA -How do you say good-bye to a man who made living in Desert Hot Springs better?

That’s what the desert community is dealing with after the death of one of their brightest stars, John Furbee.

“Sad, very sad he was a great man, wonderful man, he did everything for the community,” says Chris Megalonakis.

“He was one giant of a man in this city; to me, he was our city,” says Donna Poyuzina.

“It’s a huge loss to our community, when he became ill a year ago I don’t think any of us thought he wouldn’t be back,” says Scott Matas the mayor of Desert Hot Springs.

The 87-year-old’s heart may have been in Desert Hot Springs, but he was born in West Virginia. His son Schick says, Furbee grew up with nothing but learned the family business and became a pharmacist. He moved to Desert Hot Springs in 1967 where he also got into real

estate and built over 400 homes. But he never forgot his roots, and he gave much of what he made away to charities for children.

“You could go to John and say, ‘Hey these are programs in our community,’ and he was never to say no... if it had to do with youth, John was there,” says Matas.

He donated the 12 acres of land where the Boys and Girls Club sits.

“He was a key influential man who made it possible, that made this building happened,” says Rey Mancilla, the sports gym supervisor there.

People who work there say he was always there for them with financial support, whether it be uniforms or basketballs and made a huge impact on many lives.

“Thousands of thousands, there’s kids whom we know that graduated that probably wouldn’t have made it but with his support and help they graduated and walked down the aisle and now some of them are lawyers and

doctors,” says Megalonakis.

The aquatic center who bears his name is built on that site too. Friends say he wanted everyone to enjoy swimming as much as he did.

“He loved that pool; he gave a lot for that pool; he gave the land; he gave money, everything; it is truly my desire that in his honor that pool can be open all year round,” says Poyuzina.

By Pamela Price The 85th Anniversary of Laguna Beach’s legendary Pageant of the Masters is a theatrical and light hearted celebration of art in living pictures that has for its theme this season The Grand Tour. Closing on August 31, the event is your passport to you watch art masterpieces come to life.

This internationally recognized Pageant was launched in 1932 as an “Intellectual Carnival’, since then this innovative celebration of art history and music continues to attract “hundreds of thousands of people to town,” according to Dr. Dan Duling, who provided a factual history of the Pageant in his article, “The Festival of Arts Then and Now featured in this year’s elegant Souvenir Program… which is a work of art in itself!

An ambitious renovation

project undertaken by Bauer Architects has transformed the exhibition area where this year 140 artists displayed their works of art from fine jewels and printmaking to photography and digital art.

This year’s theatrical production in two acts begins at 8:30 pm when the stars appear in the sky, and the pageantry opens. Beginning in the early 18th century of the Grand Tour with recreations of fine art, in this case recreating an oil painting by Joshua Reynolds, which reveals the story of a gentleman who sends his son on a ‘voyage of discovery’ visiting the capitals of Europe, the Second Act continues the journey beginning with the stage set from a poster from 1887 portraying Buffalo Bill’s West on Tour. The fourth ‘living picture’ revealed Modern Travelers in three scenes.

Dramatically staged, the scene

blended musical history with art and a chic nod to the inimitable Josephine Baker at the Casino de Paris . Capturing this era even further were a Louis Armstrong and a Duke Ellington Encore. All artists are listed on the program should the audience want to pursue their history further. Plan to arrive early and make your dinner reservation in advance at the Tivoli Terrace, the patio setting is as charming as the service.

Continuing the tradition of the Pageant the evening concluded with a living picture of The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci. For information LagunaFestivalofArts.org, 800 487 3378 and www. pageanttickes.com.

People who live here say it’s not good-bye. Furbee’s bigger than life heart will always beat in this city.

“This building is just going to be a great memory and great beacon, especially in Desert Hot Springs, a beacon of light ... he will be missed,” says Mancilla.

“A beautiful man that we’re going to remember in Desert Hot Springs for the rest of our lives,” says Poyuzina.

Furbee’s son Steven Schick says he died at his home on Wednesday night surrounded by his longtime partner Margaret and the children they raised together.

His son says he will be buried in West Virginia, to fulfill Furze’s wishes. But there is a memorial planned in the city, details to be determined.

Poyuzina is asking residents of Desert Hot Springs to do a small act of kindness in Furbee’s honor. Source: KMIR

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Mission Springs Water District announces with regret

that Mr. John Furbee, Board member and longtime Desert Hot Springs resident, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 after a long battle with an illness. Mr. Furbee, an active community supporter, served on the Board of Directors since 2006. He also served Desert Hot Springs in various communities and civic volunteer positions.

Arden Wallum, General Manager at Mission Springs Water District issued the following statement: “John was a respected and valued colleague and friend to each of us. We have missed him greatly over the last year of his absence.

John was also a leader in our community for many years.

He will be greatly missed, but his contributions to our community will not be forgotten. Enough can’t be said to recognize these great accomplishments. We will be organizing a special tribute to this great leader which will be announced at a later date.”

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Sandra Jones Campbell, artist , one of 140 exhibitors at The Pageant of the Masters

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ALYSSA ALVARADO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: 1a. Present Name: JOHN CHARLES VELARDE III to Proposed Name: JULIANNO CALEDERO ALVARADO. 2.THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: August 16, 2017 Time: 8:30 a.m., Dept.: PS3, b. The address of the court is: 3255 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262, County of Riverside 3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county (specify newspaper): DESERT STAR WEEKLY 13279 PALM DRIVE SUITE 5, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Dated: June 20, 2017, Judge of the Superior Court, Publish July 21, 28, August 4, 11, 2017. DSW17-1151 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: CHAVEZ PPOL SERVICE, 68445 VISTA CHINO, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: JESUS “M” JR CHAVEZ, 68445 VISTA CHINO, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above.

I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed JESUS “M” JR CHAVEZ. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on July 14, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201709358. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER

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YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Publish July 7, 14, 21, 28, 2017. DSW17-1141 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. #: 02016-281 LOAN #: GXS00-0056-V APN #: 6391910153 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED AS SHOWN BELOW. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under the pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges, and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be as set forth below.

The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

Trustor: GARETT GRAVES, AN UNMARRIED MAN Duly Appointed Trustee: GUILD ADMINISTRATION CORP., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION Trust Deed Date: 06/22/2015 Recording Date: 06/30/2015 Instrument Number: 2015-0282113 Book: --- Page: Recorded in County: RIVERSIDE State of CA Date and Time of Sale: 08/08/2017 at: 09:00AM Place of Sale: At the front entrance of the former Corona Police Department at 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA 92882 Estimated Sale Amount: $172,904.54 Legal Description of Property: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. Street Address of Property (or Other Common Designation, if any): 66143 6TH STREET, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice

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of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 or visit this Internet Web site www.nationwideposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case 02016-281. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 07/10/2017 GUILD ADMINISTRATION CORPORATION AS SAID TRUSTEE 5898 COPLEY DRIVE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111 (858) 492-5890 BY: GAIL WINDUS, ASSISTANT SECRETARY NPP0312231 To: DESERT STAR WEEKLY 07/14/2017, 07/21/2017, 07/28/2017.

DSW17-1146 Trustee Sale No. 841421 Loan No. Title Order No. APN 665-040-010-2 TRA No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 02/17/2016. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 08/04/2017 at 09:00AM, First American Title Insurance Company as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded on March 1, 2016 as Document Number 2016-0080871 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, executed by: Desert Springs Cultivation LLC, as Trustor, Justin Warshaw, a corporation, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state).

At: the front steps to the entrance of the former Corona Police Department, at 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California describing the land therein: THAT PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 4 EAST, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: PARCEL 30, AS SHOWN ON THE RECORD OF SURVEY ENTITLED: “RECORD OF SURVEY OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 4 EAST S.B.B.&M.” ON FILE IN BOOK 25 PAGE 84 OF RECORDS OF SURVEY, RIVERSIDE COUNTY RECORDS. EXCEPTING THEREFROM 50% OF ALL MINERALS, OIL AND GAS WHICH LIE MORE THAN 100 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE LAND WITHOUT THE RIGHT OF SURFACE ENTRY, AS RESERVED IN DEED FROM KRANSHIRE REALTY AND INVESTMENT COMPANY TO DONALD A. BENDINELLI AND LEONA M. BENDINELLI, HUSBAND AND WIFE, RECORDED FEBRUARY 3, 1965 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 12780 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. APN: 665-040-010-2 The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: San Gorgonio Lane, Dessert Hot Springs, CA. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession,

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or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $96,802.00 (Estimated) Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may visit the website below using the file number assigned to this case. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected on the Internet Web site.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. For information on sale dates please visit our website at: http://www. ncs.firstam.com/socal/ DATE: 7/5/17 First American Title Insurance Company 4380 La Jolla Village Drive Suite 110 San Diego, CA 92122 (858) 410-2158 Vincent L Tocco, Operations Manager NPP0311820 To: DESERT STAR WEEKLY PUB: 07/14/2017, 07/21/2017, 07/28/2017. DSW17-1145 APN: 673-780-003-2 TS No: CA07000211-17-1 TO No: 8696158 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d) (2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED January 24, 2012. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On August 16, 2017 at 09:00 AM, Auction.com Room, 2410 Wardlow Road #104, Corona, CA 92880, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on February 3, 2012 as Instrument No. 2012-0051887, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, executed by GARY G. WILLIAMS, A SINGLE MAN, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE

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ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. as nominee for HOME FUNDING CORP., A NEVADA CORPORATION as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 4 LAKE TAHOE DRIVE, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms

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of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $394,671.50 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s

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Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.

Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence,

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priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property.

Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call Auction.com at 800.280.2832 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Web site address www.Auction.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using

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the file number assigned to this case, CA0700021117-1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: June 23, 2017 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA07000211-17-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone:949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Myron Ravelo, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.

Auction.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Auction.com at 800.280.2832 Trustee Corps may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose.ISL Number 32674, Pub Dates: 07/07/2017, 07/14/2017, 07/21/2017, DESERT STAR WEEKLY. DSW17-1140

Groups Slam Cap-and-Trade Deal as Too Industry-Friendly

By Desert Star Staff SACRAMENTO, Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to sign a package of bills that passed the Legislature on Monday and will extend the state’s cap-and-trade program through 2030.

The cap-and-trade system encourages industry to clean up its act by putting a price on carbon emissions, but environmental groups say Big Oil got too many concessions.

Amy Vanderwarker, codirector of the California Environmental Justice Alliance, said the governor should have started with a bolder vision to move away from oil and gas - and then could negotiate, rather than meeting behind closed doors with big companies from the start.

“There has to be a transition off of fossil fuels,” she said, “and there has to be a transition to regenerative economies that actually put

people and the planet first instead of profits for our largest corporations in the world, who are the very drivers of the issue we are trying to solve.”

Vanderwarker faulted the primary bill, Assembly Bill 398, for preventing local airquality management districts from further regulating carbon emissions from stationary sources such as heavy industry and power plants. Brown has defended the package, saying it’s the best he could do and still achieve the main goal of extending the program, which had to pass by a two-thirds margin and thus required bipartisan support.

Alvaro Sanchez, environmental equity director for the Greenlining Institute, said the devil will be in the details, He urged regulators to prioritize the needs of lowincome communities that stand to bear the brunt of climate impacts first - and worst.

KMIR News Staff Palm Springs, CA - Palm Springs Police Department and the entire community has lost a veteran police/fire dispatcher.

Sylvia Rivera passed away on July 17th according to the Palm Springs Police Department Facebook

page. She was with the department for 26 years, from June 1991 - July 2017.

According to their post, she became a Fire Incident Dispatcher in 1999, a Communication Training Officer in 2001, and a SWAT Tactical Dispatcher in 2004.

She served as a temporary

Low-income communities often bear the brunt of air pollution, so California environmental groups are pushing for more cleanup efforts in those areas. (World Architecture) “We need to make sure that the revenues generated by cap-and-trade are directed at much higher levels to the communities that are burdened the most,” he said, “so that they can benefit the greatest.”

Long-Time Palm Springs Police Department Dispatcher Passes Away

A companion bill from the Republican caucus also passed. It places a measure on the June 2018 ballot asking voters to make any major expenditures from the Greenhouse Gas

Reduction Fund subject to a two-thirds vote of the Legislature, starting in 2024.

Details of AB 398 are online at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov.

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dispatch supervisor for a couple of years and she instructed at the PSPD’s Community Police Academy.

Our deepest condolences go out to the Palm Springs Police Department, her family, friends, and all those who had the pleasure of knowing her. Source KMIR

US Supreme Court allows grandparents as family relationship under travel ban

By Desert Star Staff A federal judge in Hawaii was right to include grandparents in definition of family members, the US Supreme Court has ruled, rejecting a Trump administration complaint. The judge’s ruling on refugees was sent down to the federal appeals court, however.

The Supreme Court’s June 26 decision had allowed an exemption from the travel ban for “close family members,” but left that definition up to the government. The State

Department decided the ban would not apply to nationals of the six countries listed who had a parent, spouse, fiancé, son or daughter, sonin-law or daughter-in-law, or sibling already in the US. Last week, Judge Derrick Watson in Hawaii ruled that grandparents, grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sisters-inlaw, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins should also be considered “close family members,” challenging the government’s

narrower definition.

Watson also ruled that “assurance from a United States refugee resettlement agency” was the sort of “bona fide relationship” that would exempt a potential refugee from being barred from the US under the executive order.

The Department of Justice challenged both decisions before the Supreme Court on Friday. In a brief announcement on Wednesday, the highest court in the land said that Watson’s refugee

ruling would be suspended pending a resolution before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, but rejected the government’s argument against his definition of close family.

Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch favored overruling Judge Watson’s injunction in its entirety, which was their position regarding the original Supreme Court decision.

In his dissent at the time, Thomas worried that carving out an exemption for “an

unidentified, unnamed group of foreign nationals abroad” would result in “a flood of litigation until this case is finally resolved on the merits.”

Watson’s refugee ruling now goes before the 9th Circuit, which opposed the government on the travel ban in March. At the end of June, the Supreme Court allowed the ban to go into effect, with exemptions, until the case can be heard at the start of its next term in October.

A Tribute to Elvis- Celebrating His Greatness

By Desert Star Staff This is the 40th year for Elvis Fans and His Worldwide Host of Admirers to think how fortunate we all are to have his music, His Movies and Images, and memories of what his concerts were like. Not to mention the 50,000 plus odd tribute artists who help to keep it all alive. At the Honeymoon Hideaway, where he lived for two years from September 1966 and honeymooned at on May 1, 1967, after his marriage earlier on that day at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. Milton Prell, who owned it, Hosted the Festivities. The marriage had been planned to take place in Palm Springs, but moved

hurriedly because Rona Barrett, the paparazzi and interlopers got wind of the nuptials. Sinatra loaned him his jet, the Christina.

A second plane transported the Family and Friends who had gathered in Palm Springs.

At 4:00 A.M., they took the famous escape route out of the back at Rose Avenue, where the limousine awaited them.

Because it is 40 years, a major milestone, we have moved our Tribute of all this great history to August 5th so that the devoted can make a pilgrimage to HONOR Elvis and Priscilla here and still attend the Graceland week of August 16th. We are hosting a Concert by Marlon as Elvis

and all the music from the era

by James King. We have the OGR Band, a band playing the songs of the period, who are local celebrities, and Anthony of KMIR Morning Show fame.

You will have the privilege of meeting the most knowledgeable Elvis historian in Southern California, Michael Ochoa. Also, present, will be the renowned expert on Palm Springs Modernism, Laura. Other Celebrities have been invited to attend!!!

By a COMBO Ticket for the air-conditioned poolside events for $65, that includes the $35 Guided Tour of the Estate. 760-322-1192 or Elvis.

Honeymoon.com. The concert will begin at 4 PM. If you don’t have time to attend the Concert, Tours of the Estate will also be given at 12 & 1 PM.

Funding Cuts Put TN Teen Pregnancy Prevention on Hold

By Desert Star Staff NASHVILLE, Tenn. Tennessee’s teen birth rate has declined by 59 percent in less than 30 years, but that progress is in question after the Trump administration announced it is cutting funding for teen pregnancyprevention programs across the country. The cuts will directly affect at least three programs in Tennessee.

Bill Albert, chief program officer for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, called the announcement to end a program with a proven success rate, with no opportunity for public input, “alarming.”

“It is one of the few federal government programs that is administered on the basis of what works, rather than ideology,” he said. “The Office of Adolescent Health made this announcement before there was any congressional

action on funding.”

Tennessee still ranks in the top 10 states for the highest teen birth rates, with 6,200 births to teen mothers in 2015 alone. The high school graduation rate for teenage parents plummets to 40 percent. Teen pregnancyprevention programs in Memphis, Morristown and Nashville will be affected by the funding cuts.

Rural communities and communities of color continue to have disproportionately higher rates of teen pregnancy.

With one in 19 girls across the United States getting pregnant before their 20th birthday, Albert said, the nation continues to have a higher teen birth rate than other developed societies - and progress was being made to change that.

“We have done such an extraordinary job as a nation and bringing these rates down, that one wonders what’s

broken, what needs to be fixed here,” he said. “Our rates in the U.S. are far out of whack with other comparable countries.

Our rates remain far higher than those in, say, western Europe. “

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that that teen pregnancy and childbirth total more than $9 billion in healthcare and foster-care costs in

2010, the most recent data available. According to the United Health Foundation, the Tennessee birth rate is 35 per 1,000 females, ages 15 to 19.

the space isn’t affiliated with the Trump Organization but does sit on the tower’s board.

The government signed a $2.39 million lease to rent an over 3,400 sq ft space in

Trump Tower for the military from April 11, 2017, to September 30, 2018, according to lease documents obtained by the Wall Street Journal.

The government agreed to pay $180,000 for the last 20 days of April 2017 and then $130,000 a month thereafter, according to the contract released by the General Services Administration (GSA).

The Pentagon moved forward with obtaining the lease despite objections from Democrats over the “appearance” of renting from one of President Donald Trump’s properties.

“The space is necessary for the personnel and equipment who will support the [president] at his residence in the building,” a spokesman said in February.

In a letter to Representative Jackie Speier (D-California),

who sits on the House Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, Defense Department official James MacStravic said the apartment is “privately owned and…leave negotiations have been with the owner’s representatives only.”

MacStravic’s letter, dated March 3, added: “We are not aware of any means through which the President would personally benefit from a Government lease of this space.”

The name of the owner is redacted on the GSA contract, which negotiates space for the government and was obtained under a Freedom of Information Act request.

The Wall Street Journal found records indicated the owner is Joel R. Anderson, a neighbor of Trump’s and chairman of the Anderson

Media Corporation.

The company’s website said Anderson was a member of Trump Tower’s board of directors.

Pamela Dixon, press secretary for the GSA, confirmed that the space in Trump Tower was privately owned by someone not affiliated with the Trump Organization.

The GSA acquired the space for the use of a single agency.

“GSA works to ensure all contracts we execute respond to the needs of the agencies we support and provide the best value for the American taxpayer,” Dixon told the Wall Street Journal.

Trump hasn’t stayed at the property for one night since becoming president, and First Lady Melania Trump and the couple’s son, Barron, moved to the White House on June 11.

Tennessee has made significant progress in preventing teenage pregnancies, but still has one of the highest teen birth rates in the country. (Janine/Flickr)

US military spends $130K a month to rent space in Trump Tower

By Desert Star Staff The Pentagon is spending $130,000 a month to rent space in Trump Tower, almost three times the market rate. The government said the owner of

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