Christopher Damien
Investigative Reporter at The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, CA)
Investigative Fellow at The New York Times
Local Investigations fellow for @nytimes. Reporter for @MyDesert.
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1 week ago |
desertsun.com | Christopher Damien
Summer heat in the Coachella Valley can be challenging for gardeners, but certain plants can thrive with proper care. Experts advise planting established plants or heat-tolerant varieties like melons, squash, and native cacti. Key practices for summer gardening include careful watering, soil covering with mulch or shade cloth, and utilizing microclimates. For gardeners and plant people of all sorts who live in the Coachella Valley, summer is a trying time.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Christopher Damien
The jury began deliberations Friday in the trial of real estate developer John Wessman as the decade-old Palm Springs bribery case nears an end. John Wessman faces nine felony charges of bribery and one of conspiracy and is accused of paying a second real estate developer, Richard Meaney, who in turn facilitated about $375,000 payments to then-mayor Steve Pougnet between 2012 and 2014.
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4 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Christopher Damien
Several civil rights groups and law firms sued Riverside County authorities over the use of cash bail, which the plaintiffs claim unconstitutionally detains people in jails before they are formally charged with crimes, simply because of their inability to pay, while wealthier people can in effect buy their way out of custody. The suit is rooted in a Supreme Court of California ruling from 2021 establishing that a person who was arrested cannot be detained solely because they cannot afford bail.
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1 month ago |
dnj.com | James Powel |Robert Anglen |Christopher Damien
James Powel Robert Anglen Christopher DamienUSA TODAYLOS ANGELES – Social media platform Reddit banned the anti-natalist subreddit r/Efilism following the fatal May 17 explosion at a Palm Springs, California fertility clinic that killed one and injured several others. A spokesperson for Reddit told USA TODAY Monday, May 19, that the subreddit violated Rule 1 on the platform, pointing to posts the moderators allowed that shared and described methods of self-harm.
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1 month ago |
usatoday.com | James Powel |Robert Anglen |Christopher Damien
LOS ANGELES – Social media platform Reddit banned the anti-natalist subreddit r/Efilism following the fatal May 17 explosion at a Palm Springs, California fertility clinic that killed one and injured several others. A spokesperson for Reddit told USA TODAY Monday, May 19, that the subreddit violated Rule 1 on the platform, pointing to posts the moderators allowed that shared and described methods of self-harm. The spokesperson added that there were no calls to violence in the community.
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RT @Sammy_Roth: Ex-Palm Springs mayor Steve Pougnet pleads guilty to taking bribes https://t.co/UxUBpq4sQc via @chris_a_damien
In new videos and reports, deputies allowed a man to cover his cell camera and door before finding him hanging. 21 yo woman was ignored in the same jail, similarly taking her life by hanging. More evidence of neglect in one of the nation's deadliest jails: https://t.co/1cxQbMWIkh
RT @latimes: Riverside County: The deadliest year in one of America's deadliest jail systems https://t.co/1txSMixcQk
