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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.
This week we also have a programming note: We’ll be off for the holiday next week, so won’t be writing stories. The CV Reporter will be back in your inbox on Jan. 3. Happy holidays!
— Mark & Kendall
Indio Post
INCLUSION PUSH
Indio City Hall. (File photo)
The Indio City Council will explore a policy for flying additional flags at city facilities to recognize various communities throughout the year. Mayor Pro Tem Waymond Fermon requested the discussion at the council meeting on Wednesday. He said his interest is “rooted in inclusivity and representation at various times of the year.”
Palm Springs Post
SOHO HOUSE REVIVED
Soho House is once again looking into opening a location on this property in Palm Springs.
In a case of “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again,” Soho House, the exclusive members-only club that in early 2023 abruptly scrapped plans to open in Palm Springs, is once again in discussions with city officials about redeveloping the historic Colony 29 property.
Palm Desert Post
Attendees at Tuesday’s special Palm Desert City Council meeting raise their hands in agreement with a speaker.
The Palm Desert City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to take no action on a proposal by Mayor Pro Tem Joe Pradetto to discontinue displaying banners on City Hall and revise the city's diversity resolution.
Indio Post
BLIGHT PREVENTION
Downtown Indio as seen by air. (File photo)
Indio officials are taking steps to prevent shuttered commercial properties from becoming neighborhood eyesores. At a meeting this week, the City Council directed staff to look into a new ordinance requiring owners of vacant buildings to maintain their properties or face enforcement action.
Palm Desert Post
HILLSIDE RULES
The Palm Desert Planning Commission weighed in on design standards for hillside homes.
The Palm Desert Planning Commission advanced plans for new hillside residential design standards Tuesday that will apply to residential development within certain hillside areas in the city.
WHAT WE’RE READING
Standout reporting from trusted sources
🍺 You’ll find one of the desert’s best tap lists in Twentynine Palms at Grnd Sqrl [Coachella Valley Independent]
🚒 Riverside County swears in new fire chief: ‘Chief Weiser, you are relieved’ [Riverside Record]
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
Explore our community calendars to find upcoming events, government meetings, and more all over the valley. Have an event to promote? You can always submit it for free!
