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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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Indio Post
LEADERSHIP CHANGE
Assistant City Manager Jonathon Nicks (left) will replace outgoing City Manager Bryan Montgomery.
The Indio City Council voted unanimously Wednesday in closed session to offer the city’s top administrative post to Jonathan Nicks, who will become the next city manager upon the retirement of current City Manager Bryan Montgomery. Nicks has served as Indio’s assistant city manager since September 2024.
Palm Springs Post
TOURISM DISTRICT PUSHBACK
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The Palm Springs City Council has set in motion a plan to create a new tourism district that would fund convention center improvements, but as a formal protest period opens, emails sent to The Post show some short-term rental operators say they were left out of the process and are raising concerns about the proposal’s impact.
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TOGETHER OR NOTHING
Nico Martini and and Reno Martini at signing day for the LA Galaxy Special Olympics Unified Team. (Provided image)
Two brothers from Palm Desert have joined the LA Galaxy Special Olympics Unified Team, with one telling the head coach he wouldn't accept his spot on the roster unless his sibling made it alongside him.
Indio Post
WATER GAINS
Total groundwater extracted increased 2% year-over-year, urban water use alone climbed by 5.8%.
The underground water supply that millions of Coachella Valley residents, farms, and businesses depend on grew by 137,052 acre-feet during the most recent water year, according to a new annual report — but the gains came largely from imported water, not rainfall.
Palm Springs Post
CITY AS CANVAS
The artists who created four new pieces of public art stand behind photos of each of their creations outside Palm Springs City Hall Wednesday morning.
A casual coffee conversation three years ago has taken shape across Palm Springs, where four new public sculptures were formally dedicated Wednesday at City Hall as part of the ArtScape in the Parks program, marking the culmination of an effort to bring contemporary art into neighborhood spaces beyond galleries and downtown corridors.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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🌸 Turning 100 this year, the La Quinta Resort eventually gave its city its name [Coachella Valley Independent]
🏗️ Data center opponents gather after vote to reaffirm opposition [Desert Review]
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