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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – La ciudad de Coachella organizará una reunión municipal el lunes sobre la empresa municipal de servicios públicos de Coachella y el proyecto de centro de datos.

La junta se llevará a cabo el lunes 11 de mayo, de 6 p. m. a 8 p. m., en el Boys & Girls Club of Coachella Valley, situado en el 85350 Bagdad Avenue.

Según un comunicado de prensa de Coachella, los representantes municipales ofrecerán una visión general del servicio público municipal, presentarán un cronograma de las medidas adoptadas hasta la fecha y describirán el proceso de evaluación de posibles proyectos futuros, ya que, por el momento, no se ha aprobado ningún proyecto.

El ayuntamiento contará con la colaboración de CV Strategies, una empresa de comunicación local que ha colaborado con el Ayuntamiento en iniciativas de participación ciudadana, con el fin de garantizar un debate estructurado y respetuoso. Los asistentes tendrán la oportunidad de formular preguntas tanto a los representantes del Ayuntamiento como al equipo promotor y recibir respuestas directas, añadió el Ayuntamiento.

La propuesta ha suscitado una gran controversia para residentes los últimos meses, y más de un centenar de personas se manifestaron en contra del plan durante la sesión del Ayuntamiento celebrada el 22 de abril. Muchos de los que se oponen al proyecto afirman estar preocupados por su impacto medioambiental, así como por la falta de transparencia de la ciudad.

El campus tecnológico de 240 acres que Coachella tiene previsto construir se ubicaría en la intersección de la Avenida 52 y la calle Filmore. Según los registros municipales, el campus podría llegar a ocupar hasta 450 acres y albergar seis centros de datos.

El recién nombrado alcalde de Coachella, Dr. Frank Figueroa, afirmó la semana pasada que el proyecto se encuentra aún en una fase inicial, pero eso no ha servido para disipar las preocupaciones de los vecinos sobre la posible contaminación que podría generar.

Sigue con Telemundo 15 para más información.

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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Un motociclista se encuentra ingresado en el hospital en estado crítico tras chocar con un coche el martes por la mañana en Coachella.

El choque se reportó alrededor de las 9:30 de la mañana cerca de la Avenida 50 y la Avenida del Parque.

Según la Oficina del Sheriff del condado de Riverside, el otro conductor permaneció en el lugar del choque y no sufrió lesiones.

La investigación sigue en curso. Siga con Telemundo 15 para las últimas novedades.

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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Investigators are turning to the public for help investigating a burglary last week at the Upscale Resale on Main Street in Templeton.

On April 30, deputies were dispatched for an audible alarm call at the Upscale Resale store at 590 Main Street in Templeton stated a press release Tuesday from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office.

Arriving deputies saw that the French doors at the front of the business appeared to have been forced open and the owner arrived shortly after with surveillance footage of the suspect detailed the county law enforcement agency.

The suspect was wearing a black baseball cap, a gray hooded, zip-up sweater, black jeans, gloves, and a black ski mask at the time of the break in shared the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office.

An interior camera captured the burglar rummaging around the business, grab several articles of clothing, take purses off the wall, and searching through drawers at the business detailed the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office.

The suspect left the store and drover away in a white truck that appears to be a newer GMC Canyon with running boards noted the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office.

Anyone with more information is asked to contact the Sheriff's North Station at 805-434-4290 or Crime Stoppers at 805-549-7867.

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VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji of Moorpark pled guilty Tuesday to all charged counts in connection with the death of Paul Kessler after Alnaji hit Kessler in the head with a megaphone during protests in Thousand Oaks in November of 2023.

Alnaji pled guilty to a felony count of involuntary manslaughter and a felony count of battery causing serious injury as well as the special allegations that he used a weapon during the crime and that the victim was particularly vulnerable shared the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

On Nov. 5, 2023, both men were participating in dueling protests at the corner of Thousand Oaks Boulevard and Westlake Boulevard when Alnaji struck Kessler in the head with a megaphone which caused Kessler to fall to the ground and hit his head detailed the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

Kessler later died from injuries sustained during the incident.

During a preliminary hearing in May of last year, video and audio evidence from Kessler's cell phone was also presented as well as testimony from Ventura County Medical Examiner Dr. Othon Mena stating that Kessler died from blunt force trauma caused by both a megaphone and subsequent fall to the pavement stated the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

Dr. Mena was one of 18 total witnesses called during the preliminary hearing before a trial began shared the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

Notably, Alnaji called 9-1-1 from the scene of the incident and cooperated with authorities.

Alnaji is next due in court for a sentencing hearing on June 25, 2026, where he faces up to four years in prison and the court has indicated it is likely to place him on formal probation with up to 365 days in jail explained the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

He remains out of custody on a $50,000 bail added the local prosecutor's office.

"Alnaji should be sentenced to prison for his violent behavior, and our office strongly objects to any lesser sentence," said District Attorney Erik Nasarenko. "While no amount of punishment will ever fully account for the Kessler family loss, a prison commitment underscores the severity of this crime and will deter others from committing similar acts of violence."

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