La Quinta Crime Reports

Are you curious about the crimes reported in La Quinta? Check this out by cutting and pasting into your browser: http://www.laquintapolice.org/Crime-Stat-Graph

CPTED - La Quinta Police are committed to help us

The Police Department has a new program to which I became aware at the City of La Quinta's Birthday celebration this last Saturday at City Hall ... A fine time was had by all ... Officer Curia will make an appointment to visit your home to review, discuss and instruct on the fine points of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. Officer Curia can be reached at (760) 250-1388 ... Keep the faith !!!

Household hints ...

You've stripped a screw ... Now what do you do? If you have a hacksaw, you can cut into the top of the screw to create a new groove for your screwdriver ... Eazy Peezy !!! Do you have a little one doing their best to reproduce their version of the Mona Lisa on your wall(s)? ... grab some old fashioned (non-gel) toothpaste and a scrub brush or sponge and wipe until the marks are gone (gingerly, please) ... Are you out of Drano or Liquid Plumber and can't go to the store? ... try dropping three Alka-Seltzer tablets down the sink followed by a cup of white vinegar and let it sit for approx. 15 minutes which is when you should be able to clean the drain with boiling water. (DO NOT TRY THIS IS YOU'VE ALREADY USED A COMMERICAL PRODUCT like DRANO or LIQUID PLUMBER) ... Best of luck with your chores ... and Keep the Faith !!!

There's a new kind of thief in town cruising your Open House ...

Everyone is apprehensive about opening up their home to a bunch of strangers, particularly when they are not home. Open Houses are a great marketing tool, allowing prospective buyers to compare your home with their wants and needs; also allowing neighbors to get a peek if they might have a friend or relative they want to move closer to them. Before you have an Open House, you should secure any very personal and important items out of harms way whether they be highly valuable, sentimental or breakable and the new category - medicinal !!! There has been an increase in medications being removed from bedrooms, bathrooms and medicine cabinets of late to such a degree that the warnings have even been televised. Everything has value and we know how expensive prescriptions are ... someone who needs your medicine doesn't care of your loss only their gain ... and certainly kids may not even know what a drug is but will take it anyway ... so be extra careful and make sure your medications is safe along with all your other valuables ... Keep the faith !!!

General Interest of Desert Pride Residents

It does not appear that many of the residents are interested in anything going on in our development ... Of course, there are a few ... I do mean that ... whether it's the Assessment issue, security or garbage cans in front of houses, etc ... nobody really seems to care. There is no apparent sense of community. There is no apparent desire for cohesiveness. I just want to wish the few caring souls all the best in the future ... Keep the faith !!!

Sunday meeting in the Park

A group of residents has called a meeting for 10 AM tomorrow in our park to talk about the Assessment District issue. Please do your best to attend

Another voice in the North LQ Assessment

There a group of residents working very hard on the "No" end of this issue and are to be applauded for their efforts. It sure would be nice if we could all come together for a meeting. Maybe that can come to fruition after the City comes forward with information after tallying the Surveys ... Anyway, read about those efforts at http://nolqassessment.wordpress.com/ ... My previous posting a moment ago was not in support of a Maintenance District but was merely dissemination of info I was able to come up with.