DESERT COMMUNITIES EMPOWERMENT ZONE, CALIFORNIA

A. Zone Vital Statistics:

1. Counties (Census Tracts): Riverside (456.01, 456.02, 458, 459)
2. Community Population: 23,248
3. Poverty Rate : 31.4%
4. Unemployment rate: 21.3%
5. Net Land Area: 744 square miles

B. Number of Jobs Created or Retained: 1,700

C. Proposed Leveraged Commitments: $120 million

D. Key Business Partners:

• The Desert Sun
• Inland Empire Lenders Community Development Corporation
• Southern California Edison
• GTE Network Services

F. List of Other Key Partners:

• California State Department of Education
• California State Department of Social Services
• Coachella Valley Housing Authority
• Coachella Valley Unified School District
• College of the Desert
• Palo Verde Community College
• Palo Verde Unified School District
• Riverside County Fire Department
• Riverside County Library System
• Riverside County Office of Education
• The Valley Partnership
• University of California, Riverside
• Valley Independent Bank

G. List of Developable Sites:

• One contiguous Developable Site in the City of Indio parallel to Interstate 10.

Content Archived: January 20, 2009