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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. — Mark & Kendall

The board of directors of the Joslyn Center is working on updated bylaws and taking steps to address community calls for greater transparency, according to an update delivered at a recent Palm Desert City Council meeting.

A comprehensive new health survey of the Coachella Valley paints a detailed picture of a region contending with rising food insecurity, high rates of chronic disease, and challenges accessing medical and mental healthcare even as most residents maintain health insurance coverage.

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The Palm Desert Parks and Recreation Committee voted Tuesday to recommend that the City Council shift the Civic Center skate park from a supervised model to an unsupervised one, hoping to boost usage and save portions of the roughly $88,000 annual cost of staffing the facility.

The Desert Sands Unified School District Board of Education reviewed a financial report Tuesday showing the district in a comparatively strong position, with a 35% general fund ending balance that officials said provides a buffer as other districts face cuts. Nearby Coachella Valley Unified School District last month approved more than $25 million in reductions over the next three years to remain solvent.

The Palm Springs Historic Site Preservation Board on Tuesday approved a request from Dezart Performs to designate the First Church of Christ Scientist as a Class 1 site. Modernist architect Albert Frey designed the church at 605 South Riverside Drive, which held its first service on March 17, 1957. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

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🗳️ Riverside County Sheriff’s Office investigating alleged election irregularities [Riverside Record]

💰 She directed $2.7 million from her elderly clients to her husband’s company. The judge approved every penny [CalMatters]

🩺 A virus without a vaccine or treatment is hitting California. What you need to know [LA Times]

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