Readers may recall that I was late to the January 26 meeting of the DHS City Council meeting where the various Commissioners were selected. No big deal, I thought, since I got a complete and accurate list of the Commissioners from Councilmember Jan Pye. Since then, however, I have heard at least three different conflicting accounts of the goings-on during the selection of Commissioners:

1. "No drama whatsoever."
2. "Oh no, the drama went like this..."
3. "That drama didn't happen at all, this was the drama..."

This was why I started going to council meetings in 2007. I couldn't tell black from white ...

I showed up late for this special meeting of the Desert Hot Springs City Council because I didn't read the agenda closely enough. The published agenda said it was to start at 4 PM, but as recently as a week ago the meeting was still scheduled for 5 PM. I was not the only one caught by this change, but I will endeavor not to let this detail trip me up again. When I got there the city council was just wrapping up its appointments to the commissions. They must have already wiped up the blood from the floor, because it ...

Due to the length of the meeting, I've divided the audio recording of the Desert Hot Springs City Council into two parts. Part 1 (which includes the rental inspection discussion) Part 2 (everything after the rental inspection discussion) Swearing First, the council certified the results of the November 3 election. 1,349 people voted by mail, 786 at the polling places (2,135 total). There are 7,478 registered voters. Then Yvonne Parks, Scott Matas and Jan Pye came forward with friends and family to be sworn in. Jan Pye Gustavo Paiz Gustavo Paiz, hero of Operation Falling Sun and many other law enforcement ...

Michael Jeandron (from the DA's office), Mayor Pro Tem Karl Baker, Councilmember Scott Matas, Donna Lozano (mother of Henry Lozano), Mayor Yvonne Parks, Councilmember Jan Pye, Councilmember Russell Betts, Police Chief Pat Wiliams. Donna Lozano. Inside the new police building. More photos. ...

My winners: Yvonne Parks, Scott Matas, and Jan Pye on the city council. Jeff Bowman has been elected to the water district board. There was a little discussion at the victory party about whether this might be the first time in DHS history that the voters had elected a good city council twice consecutively. If it had happened before, no one could recall. Dick Cromwell was not elected and Nancy Wright remains on the water district board. Numerical results come after these photos taken at the Capri last night: Mayor Parks and her daughter at Capri last night. Nathan Baca, ...

But that gives me an opportunity to unveil the brand-new Spotless Campaign Award Presented by Ron's Log. To qualify for this award your campaign must have been conducted with respect for all parties, with no yelling, certainly with no lies, no distortions, and with good grammar and no spelling errors (that's what makes this award different). I've run all the candidates through the relentless qualification process and here, in alphabetical order, are the candidates who could qualify. Our judges will select from among these fine people:

• Jan Pye

Who will our judges select? A hush has fallen across the audience as the ...