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September 5, 2018 Vol. 12 No. 71
Last Call Coachella, Cathedral City and Palm Springs may extend alcohol sales to 4 A.M. KMIR Max Rodriguez The City of Coachella, Cathedral City and Palm Springs are part of the nine cities in the state that chose to be in the pilot program to extend hours of alcohol sales from 2 a.m.
to four in the morning. The idea is nothing new for East Coasters, but now residents of California may soon have watering holes open almost reaching dawn as Senate Bill 905 has passed the last legislative session
and its waiting for Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature. The pilot program would take effect in 2021 and end after 2015. Cesar Mourelo works the door at Chill Bar in Palm Springs, he is for the bar
being open two extra hours. “People do hang out after the bar closes at 2 a.m. they hang out in crowds at each bar,” Mourelo said. “So I think it would be a good idea instead of them outside, have them inside and not
causing any trouble.” Bars and clubs in Palm Springs won’t automatically stay open until four in the morning if the bill passes. The individual bar owner would
By Desert Star Staff At least 10 people have been injured after an overnight shooting in San Bernardino, California, police said, adding that three of them are in “extremely serious” condition. The incident took place in an apartment complex at 1277 E. Lynwood Drive on Sunday night, according to San Bernardino Police Capt. Rich Lawhead, as cited by local media. “We found 10 victims down at the scene. Three are extremely critical,” Lawhead said. The city is about 90km east of Los Angeles.
Police believe there was “an exchange of gunfire,” according to the officer. “I can tell you multiple shots were fired, I don’t want to guess how many,” he added. According to Lawhead, people had gathered to play a game, possibly dice, when the shooting happened. “It was a chaotic scene,” he admitted, adding that the suspects fled the scene. Local residents described the incident in the apartment complex. “My brother-inlaw could hear bullets flying past our house, he was outside at the time of the
shooting,” Alysa Marie, who lives in the area, told CNN. Eduardo Rivas said: “I
heard around four shots, then what sounded like a motorcycle speeding
off, after that just a continuation of gunshots.”
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10 injured, some ‘in serious condition’ in San Bernardino shooting