The Riverside grand jury charged Queer Works Chief Executive Officer Jacob Rostovsky with defrauding Palm Springs and Riverside County of $940,000. He faces 53 felony counts in the Oct. 16 indictment.
The City Council unanimously approved initial support for the nonprofit in a March 24, 2022, meeting.
Palm Springs City Councilmember Christy Holstege, a poverty-law attorney who is currently running to serve in the state assembly, had requested to add the guaranteed-income item to the agenda, according to the staff report.
While introducing the item, she said she unsuccessfully reached out to numerous guaranteed-income organizations to partner with the city before
