Anza

Amid student accusations of forced and unpaid labor at Olivet University, which is headquartered in the high-desert town of Anza, Calif., school leaders leaders tried to protect the university’s fate against state regulators’ attempts to revoke its license.

Former students of Olivet University, headquartered near Anza in a remote part of Riverside County, claim they were required to work, at times for no pay, and couldn’t leave campus without permission.

Administrative representatives at the university’s main campus in Anza and a branch campus in Mill Valley, Calif., did not have documents readily available related to student and faculty rosters and class syllabi, officers said.

April 9, 2024An earlier version of this story said the “colorful Montezuma Grade” is expected to appear at Anza Borrego Desert State Park when the weather gets warmer.

At Anza Borrego Desert State Park, brittlebush and other species of desert shrubs have bloomed.