Happy Saturday and welcome to our look back at the stories shaping life across our entire desert community — The CV Reporter. Each week, we bring together standout reporting from The Palm Springs Post, The Palm Desert Post, and The Indio Post so you can see beyond your own neighborhood and stay connected to the issues, people, and moments that matter across the entire Coachella Valley.

— Mark & Kendall

The Indio City Council unanimously approved a 45-day emergency moratorium on new gas station applications to allow time for the city to study saturation and develop zoning standards.

Construction at the Palm Desert Aquatic Center is progressing on schedule following the facility's closure on Nov. 17, though officials have not yet set a specific reopening date beyond early 2026.

The Palm Springs Historic Site Preservation Board grappled with questions about the boundaries of midcentury modernism as it considered a 1970s-era home for historic designation at its Tuesday meeting.

A divided Indio City Council voted Wednesday to file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking details about ongoing arrests and detainments of Indio residents by federal immigration and law enforcement agencies.

Residents of zone five, which includes a portion of Palm Desert, have until Jan. 5 to apply for the seat on the The Desert Healthcare District & Foundation Board left vacant by Arthur Shorr's resignation.

Standout reporting from trusted sources

🏛️ The Obscure Process Reshaping Land Use In Unincorporated Riverside County [Riverside Record]

👨🏼‍💻 Half a million young Californians aren’t in school or work. Most are men [Cal Matters]

📖 Chapter 13, Wonder Valley: An Excerpt From Tod Goldberg’s New Novel, ‘Only Way Out’ [Coachella Valley Independent]

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