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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
NEW CHAPTER
A new bookstore will take over the former Oasis on Miles and AMP music venue.
The Indio City Council approved a commercial lease agreement that would bring the city’s first independent bookstore to downtown. The lease would allow Downtowne Bookstore, Inc. to occupy two city-owned buildings at 82713 and 82719 Miles Avenue, totaling about 3,456 square feet.
Palm Springs Post
FATAL SHOOTING FOOTAGE
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Palm Springs police released body-worn camera and drone footage Wednesday of the May 28 officer-involved shooting that killed a man armed with a knife, identifying him publicly for the first time as Gilberto Flores of Desert Hot Springs.
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Palm Desert Post
DECISION DELAYED
Conceptual design plans for the new Palm Desert library submitted by Richärd Kennedy Architects.
City staff told the Palm Desert City Council recently they are adding an extra round of interviews before recommending a design-build partner for the new library, pushing back the anticipated completion date and delaying a formal recommendation until September.
Palm Springs Post
MAYOR VOTE DEBATE
Council Chambers at palm Springs City Hall. (File photo)
Palm Springs will hold seven community meetings starting Wednesday July 22 on a potential shift to a directly elected mayor. Meanwhile, an advocacy group renewed its request last week for an independent legal report and the city attorney said no comparable California city offers a legal precedent for the change.
Indio Post
VACANT BUILDING RULES
Under the vacant commercial property ordinance, buildings are considered vacant if at least 35% of their total floor area is unoccupied.
The Indio City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to adopt an ordinance requiring owners of vacant commercial, industrial, and office buildings to register their properties with the city and meet new maintenance and security standards.
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