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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 property owners could build larger accessory dwelling units, and larger still if they rent them at affordable rates, under an ordinance update the Planning Commission approved Wednesday.

Palm Springs police will increase citations and, where the law allows, towing of vehicles parked illegally in spaces reserved for people with disabilities, including spaces in private parking lots, under an enforcement campaign the department announced last week.

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With its December 1/World AIDS Day unveiling approaching, the Palm Springs AIDS Memorial is closer to completion thanks to a $100,000 matching gift from DAP Health. Every new donation will now be equaled dollar-for-dollar, helping create a permanent place to remember, honor, reflect, and preserve our community’s history for generations.

According to the latest Greater Palm Springs Realtors (GPSR) Desert Housing Report, the median price for an average-sized detached home in Palm Desert fell 2% to $689,000 compared to the year before, while attached home prices decreased just .4% to $491,000.

The Indio Planning Commission on Wednesday extended approval of a planned 146-lot gated subdivision near Monroe Street and Avenue 40 for another year while the landowner seeks permission to build across the All-American Canal.

Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) generated about $2.55 billion in regional economic output last year and supported 16,598 jobs, according to a new economic impact study commissioned by the airport.

Standout reporting from trusted sources

🎓 International students worry as SoCal universities pause work authorizations [LAist]

🍜 Restaurant news bites: Scoop Palm Springs returns; Alice B. says goodbye; and more [Coachella Valley Independent]

🐢 Agency says sea turtle eggs laid on California beaches are a first for the US West Coast [AP]

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