Author Archives: Kevin Fitzgerald

Kevin Fitzgerald is the staff writer for the Coachella Valley Independent. He started as a freelance writer for the Independent in June 2013, more than a year after he and his wife moved from Los Angeles to Palm Desert. His decades-long career includes stints as a magazine journalist; as a TV-network advertising executive; in publicity photography at HBO, FOX and NBC; and as an entrepreneur. With the Independent, Kevin covers a variety of news, as well as local cultural, entertainment and sports events. In 2018, Kevin was honored by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia with a third-place award in the Beat Reporting category for his coverage of end-of-life laws and issues.

The Salton Sea Scramble: Restoration Efforts Are Finally Under Way—but According to the Current Plan, Pollution Will Still Worsen Over at Least the Next Decade

by Kevin Fitzgerald February 7th, 2021February 17th, 2021

Central Valley Concerns: Palm Desert Mayor Kathleen Kelly Says Her Top 2021 Priority Is Helping the City Get Through the COVID-19 Pandemic

by Kevin Fitzgerald January 20th, 2021January 20th, 2021

Media

‘There Are Just Such Glaring Issues’: After Years of Cuts, The Desert Sun’s Newsroom Employees Form a Union

by Kevin Fitzgerald January 15th, 2021January 20th, 2021

Important Linkages: The Mojave Desert Land Trust Purchases a 227-Acre Parcel to Make Sure High Desert Plants and Animals Can Migrate as Needed

by Kevin Fitzgerald January 11th, 2021January 20th, 2021

Health in the Time of COVID: A Chat With Carmina Zavala, the Newest Member of the Desert Healthcare District Board

by Kevin Fitzgerald December 29th, 2020December 29th, 2020

Great Plates No More? A Program That Pays Restaurants to Feed Home-bound Seniors May Soon End

by Kevin Fitzgerald December 21st, 2020December 21st, 2020

Nonprofits in Crisis: COVID-19 Continues to Keep People Home and Businesses Closed—and Many of the Coachella Valley’s Charitable Organizations Are Struggling as a Result

by Kevin Fitzgerald December 17th, 2020December 17th, 2020

The Events Juggle: Modernism Week’s Board Chair Talks About the Challenges of Trying to Make Plans for 2021 Amidst Pandemic Uncertainty

by Kevin Fitzgerald December 8th, 2020December 16th, 2020

After Oswit Canyon: Jane Garrison and Her Organization Are Working to Preserve Other Spaces—Starting With Three Palm Springs Golf-Course Properties

by Kevin Fitzgerald December 1st, 2020December 16th, 2020

The Purrs and the Barks Have It: The Palm Springs Animal Shelter—Voted Best Local Charity—Works to Make Sure Local Pets and Their Humans Get Through the Pandemic

by Kevin Fitzgerald November 23rd, 2020December 16th, 2020