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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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Palm Springs Post
MAYOR PLAN OPPOSED
Whether Palm Springs voters will get to elect a mayor again was a hot topic at Wednesday’s City Council meeting. (File photo)
Palm Springs residents on Wednesday overwhelmingly spoke out against a proposal from a citizens’ group to move the city to a system of directly electing its mayor. Around a dozen residents voiced opposition during public comment at the regular City Council meeting, ahead of a broader discussion about the mayoral role.
Palm Desert Post
ENFORCEMENT HARDENED
Against the backdrop of decreased funding for services and an increased reliance on enforcement at the state and national levels, the City of Palm Desert Thursday voted 5-0 to consider ending the last few exceptions in the city’s camping ban by which homeless people might avoid fines for sleeping outside in Palm Desert.
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Indio Post
INDIO GROWING EAST?
A map of the area under consideration for annexation east of the city. (Source: City of Indio)
City of Indio officials invited residents, commissioners, and other agencies to attend a public open house Thursday to learn about and comment on the city’s ongoing annexation study, which aims to bring more than 4,600 acres of unincorporated land east of the city into Indio’s boundaries, increasing the city’s size by about 20%.
Palm Desert Post
PUBLIC ART PLAN
The city’s first public art commission, Desert Dessert by Michael Anderson, was placed in Civic Center Park in 1990.
The Palm Desert Cultural Arts Committee on Wednesday unanimously recommended that the City Council approve a multi-year public art plan that would bring new sculptures and murals to fire stations, the new library, a community park and major entry corridors throughout the city.
The Indio Post
NO PASS, NO PROBLEM
Giselle Woo & the Night Owls perform at “Chella,” a free show held in Indio each year. (Photo courtesy Chella)
The annual migration of some 40,000 visitors is officially upon us, but you don’t need a $600 wristband to participate in the desert chaos. Whether you’re boycotting the polo fields because of the price hikes, crowds, or you just weren’t vibing with the lineup, we’ve rounded up the best ways to keep the party going outside the polo fields.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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⚖️ Riverside County sheriff ordered to halt election investigation [The Guardian]
🏗️ The state’s largest data center may be built in their backyard. Not if they can stop it. [inewsource]
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