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Indio hosts its first city-sponsored Pride celebration today, bringing a free Pride-themed concert to Center Stage downtown from 6 to 9:30 p.m. The event follows more than a year of advocacy from residents, including Jonathan Becerra, who first urged the city to recognize Pride Month in 2024.

The Palm Desert City Council voted 4-1 Thursday to extend the city’s temporary outdoor dining deck program through June 2027, keeping alive outdoor restaurant spaces that first appeared during the COVID-19 pandemic while directing staff to develop a permanent replacement.

A MESSAGE FROM CITY OF PALM SPRINGS

The Palm Springs Human Rights Commission on Monday heard accounts of racial discrimination and exclusion in the city from multiple residents — several describing specific incidents at a local bar — before outlining plans to develop community-wide anti-bias educational resources.

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve a recommended $10.3 billion budget, with formal adoption scheduled for June 23 — capping two days of testimony that exposed deep funding gaps across nearly every county department.

The Palm Desert Cultural Arts Committee took action on three public art projects Wednesday, recommending the city accept a donated sculpture valued at about $700,000, fund a $40,000 dog park mural and relocate a sculpture that has stood at City Hall for more than 15 years, but not without debate.

Standout reporting from trusted sources

🦮 Stepping down: Guide Dogs of the Desert Board Chair Richard Clapp is resigning; Executive Director Robert Maher elevated to CEO [Coachella Valley Independent]

⚖️ How a George Floyd-inspired California law accidentally weakened police accountability [CalMatters]

🐟 California’s salmon fishery is reopening after a population crash led to a 3‑year closure, but that doesn’t mean all is well [The Conversation]

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