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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
DATA CENTERS DEBATE
A 450-acre data center and microgrid proposed for the city of Coachella. (Rendering: DMK Project Solutions Services)
The Indio Sustainability Commission took up the question of large-scale data centers Monday, discussing a potential policy recommendation to the City Council as facilities proposed for Coachella and nearby Imperial County added new urgency to the issue.
Palm Desert Post
LIBRARY RESET
Renderings of what the new Palm Desert library might look like when completed.
The Palm Desert City Council voted 4-0 Thursday to terminate a construction agreement with Tilden Coil Construction for the new city library after the contractor's cost estimate came in far higher than the city expected. The city will immediately open a new proposal period.
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PALM SPRINGS WINDMILL FARMS
Whether you take our self-driving tour or a guided golf cart tour, our expert guides will easily be able to describe the inner workings of wind turbines and how it contributes to our energy grid. From the novice tour participant to engineer types, everyone will be able to leave the tour with a better understanding of this renewable energy is an integral part of our energy solution.
Palm Springs Post
OUT-OF-TOWN TOWS
If you get your car towed in Palm Springs, you might need to travel out of city limits to pick it up under an amended ordinance passed by the Palm Springs City Council on Wednesday.
Indio Post
ROUTE RETHINK
For weeks, SunLine has been soliciting opinions from transit riders and non-riders about how to make their system better. (Photo: SunLine)
SunLine Transit Agency is entering the second phase of its Rides Reimagined project, a comprehensive effort to overhaul the regional transit network following the collection of approximately 1,800 validated community surveys. The project aims to modernize service patterns in the Coachella Valley based on current ridership data and evolving resident needs.
Palm Desert Post
DINK DEBATE
An overhead view of a home with an unpermitted pickleball court in Palm Desert.
The Palm Desert Architectural Review Commission voted 4-0 Tuesday to approve an unpermitted backyard pickleball court near Marrakesh Country Club, over the objections of neighbors who argued the sport's sharp, popping sounds are more disruptive than the city's noise standards can capture.
WHAT WE’RE READING
Standout reporting from trusted sources
🍽️ Despite the government shutdown, expiring insurance tax credits and inflation, local senior centers have stepped up to keep providing food to those in need [Coachella Valley Independent]
🧑🧑🧒🧒 California’s foster care system is buckling under the weight of this unexpected cost [CalMatters]
🏛️ Riverside officials planning community forums on future of Cesar Chavez monument, building [Riverside Record]
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