Former City Councilman Hoped to Hide His Weiner Problem Applying for City Manager Job

Former City Councilman Hoped to Hide His Weiner Problem Applying for City Manager Job

He lost the election but now he is shopping for a job in of all places Needles, California. An Anthony Weiner problem still dogs Karl Baker. The former councilman who lost the 2011 election after exposing himself in a sex scandal once again lets it all hang out with his praise of the former city manager of Desert Hot Springs.

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Skyborne Mine Back in Business

City Manager’s Unusual Favor to Developer Friend

City officials appear to be working in concert with the developer in circumventing normal policies and procedures including the public. This was not supposed to be happening. Its one final defiant gesture by outgoing city manager Rick Daniels.

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Bob Adams Hired as DHS City Manager

Experienced Bay Area Leader Signals Change in Direction

The hiring of Bob Adams, former city manager of the Bay Area cities of Vallejo, Manteca and Lafayette signals a positive change of leadership in the troubled city of Desert Hot Springs, California.

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City Manager Candidates Exposed

Candidates Once Secret Now Known In Desert Hot Springs Search

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA - The job of city manager is not well understood. It is the top position in city government. It pays a hefty salary.

It can be a job filled with controversy or a quiet position which creates no waves. In the case of Desert Hot Springs, the departing city manager created a political tsunami.

The city manager position also manages city finances and in Desert Hot Springs the city council is dealing with the equivalent of a financial monsoon looming on the horizon.

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City Manager’s Campaign Contributions May Have Crossed Ethical Line

Money from City Manager Rick Daniels’ Mine Reclamation Corp Contributed to Mary Bono Mack Congressional Campaign

Using the business operating out of his home without a business license, Rick Daniels contributed money to Mary Bono Mack who did not represent him in his congressional district but did represent the district of Mine Reclamation Corp. His employment contract with the city at that time prohibited his working with Mine Reclamation Corp.

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Rick Daniels Confirmed New Needles City Manager

Rick Daniels Confirmed New Needles City Manager

It was a unanimous decision by the city council to hire the former city manager of Desert Hot Springs California.

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Deal or No Deal Decision For POA Over Contract

Gameshow Strategies of the Deal or No Deal Kind

The upcoming November election puts city finances under scrutiny as the Desert Hot Springs Police Officers Association considers gamble.

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News Website Rises in Ratings to #3 in Coachella Valley and Palm Springs Region

Newcomer Desert Vortex News Soars to Success with Online Newsroom

#1 The Desert Sun (mydesert.com)
#2 KESQ television (kesq.com)
#3 Desert Vortex News

Celebrating the anniversary of one year online, the Desert Vortex News rises as the #3 local Internet news site for the Coachella Valley.
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Reno Fontana Refusing to Return Artwork

Artist and “Alleged Thief” Correspond

The correspondence between the artist and the "alleged thief" reveals nature of man who lost the battle for the Elvis Presley estate home.
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Council on good behavior so audience gets into decorum breakdown act

Former Council Member Karl Baker Acts Out and Exposes Himself Again

The council meeting collapsed into frenzied anarchy with cameras as weapons. Former Councilman Karl Baker is back and attacking free speech.

For what some people saw as weird or awkward, Karl Baker saw another opportunity to expose himself for what he is.

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Rick Daniels Hired as Needles City Manager

Rick Daniels Hired as Needles City Manager

The city of Desert Hot Springs will be losing Rick Daniels as city manager when he takes job to become city manager in Needles, California. 

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