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

A proposal by Palm Desert Mayor Pro Tem Joe Pradetto to discontinue the display of banners — including the Pride flag — at City Hall has triggered a strong backlash from LGBTQ community members and allies, many of whom are urging residents to contact city leaders ahead of a future vote.

The Palm Springs City Council on Wednesday reviewed plans for a 2.8-million-square-foot warehouse complex on tribal land in north Palm Springs, adopting a “conformity report” on the project and moving forward with plans for a future joint meeting with the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.

The Coachella Valley’s regional airport is experiencing continued growth in domestic travel that more than compensates for modest reductions in Canadian flight capacity, according to information presented at the latest Airport Commission meeting.

The Palm Desert City Council Thursday evening unanimously approved allocating $50,000 annually from the city's animal services fund to cover the cost of spaying and neutering up to four animals per household at no charge to residents.

Indio had the valley’s second largest year-over-year price decrease, according to the latest home sales data. Detached home prices fell nearly 4.8% to $611,000 in November. Only Cathedral City saw a bigger drop off; there, home prices fell 5.2%

Standout reporting from trusted sources

🏜️ Before it received federal protection, Joshua Tree National Park was a rather wild place [Coachella Valley Independent]

🚓 CHP touts ‘record hiring’ in 2025, after years pushing recruitment [Cal Matters]

🏛️ Cathedral City Council votes to fill vacancy by appointment [Riverside Record]

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