We are thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s Coachella Valley Fast Pitch! Finishing in first place, Habib Jaffer of Domus Tech Solutions, Inc. now moves forward to the Riverside County Fast Pitch Finale on April 30th. Pictured from L-R: Habib Jaffer, Domus Tech Solutions, Inc. (1st Place); David Powell, CVEP; Miriam Wiegel, Copper Dog Farms; Andrew McDuffie, California Bank & Trust (Judge); Nancy Ross, City of Cathedral City (Judge); Karim Algabarty, Aallie; Melisa Laci, Bond (3rd Place); Haddon Libby, Winslow Drake (Judge); Jacob Estrada, Carmine Minerals (2nd Place); and Brittany Salas, nyxc. #RivCoInnovation #InnovationHappensHere #CoachellaValley #Entrepreneurship (fb)

Are you prepared for an outage? Do you know what to do should the power go out at home or at work? Last Friday, our office power went out during the very heavy winds. We grabbed our emergency flashlights and lanterns (the inside offices are dark) and got to a well-lit place. We checked online on our phones and learned there were some Public Safety Power Shutoffs occurring in our greater area for the safety of all of us. Inconvenient? Sure. Understandable? Definitely. Prepare Now! Go to the SCE checklist and see how ready you are -- both at home and at work. It only takes a few minutes to learn. Go to https://www.sce.com/factsheet/non-HFRA-checklist For lots of information on readiness, go to SCE.com/BePrepared (fb)