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Happy Saturday, everyone, 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.
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Palm Desert Post
BAR BACKLASH
Pedestrians walk past the Rock'n Avenue bar and nightlife venue that’s planned along El Paseo earlier this month.
Business owners and residents are urging city officials to reject a proposed bar and nightlife venue on El Paseo, citing ongoing problems with an existing bar on the street and concerns that the new establishment would change the character of the shopping district.
Indio Post
COMMUNITY ASSURANCE
People gather outside U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Indio last June. (File photo)
The Indio City Council voted Wednesday to adopt a resolution restating and clarifying the city’s policies regarding cooperation with federal immigration authorities, aiming to bolster community trust and ensure all residents can access municipal services safely.
A MESSAGE FROM PALM SPRINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
The Palm Springs Public Library Foundation presents their annual “Cocktails on the Page” fundraising event featuring special guests and spouses Lucie Arnaz and Laurence Luckinbill appearing at a private home in the Movie Colony neighborhood on Sunday, March 8th from 4:00-6:00 PM. Tickets include the party and a copy of each of their books!
Palm Springs Post
UNANNOUNCED CHANGE
Noise issues at Palm Springs International Airport have been reported more frequently since the FAA changed the approach path to the airport in 2025. (File photo)
The Palm Springs Airport Commission heard a detailed presentation Wednesday about rising aircraft noise complaints from communities across the Coachella Valley, acknowledging that a Federal Aviation Administration change to flight approach paths — made without notifying the airport — appears to be at the root of the problem.
Palm Desert Post
INDOOR SPORTS PUSH
A conceptual drawing of the West Henderson Field House in Henderson Nevada. Palm Desert officials support the idea of building a similar facility here.
The Palm Desert City Council gave a resounding thumbs-up recently to exploring an indoor sports complex on the city's vacant 140-acre university area site, with members calling it a "win, win, win, win, win opportunity" that addresses local sports field shortages while attracting tourism dollars.
Indio Post
LYRIC LEGEND REMEMBERED
Billy Steinberg performing at the Amy’s Purpose benefit concert in 2022 at Annenberg Theatre at Palm Springs Art Museum. (Photo: Bruce Fessier)
Billy Steinberg, the Grammy-winning Coachella Valley native whose lyrics powered some of the biggest pop hits of the 1980s and ’90s, died of cancer earlier this month, 10 days before his 76th birthday. In a heartfelt tribute, longtime desert entertainment reporter Bruce Fessier reflects on the hitmaker’s global impact and his deep local roots.
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