Gabriel Hart
Morongo Valley Reporter
gabriel@z1077fm.com
Gabriel Hart is a journalist and author from Morongo Valley, CA.
In addition to reporting at Z107.7 News, he is the editor-in-chief/publisher of Beyond the Last Estate, a print-only magazine featuring creative reporting on contemporary literature. His punk-noir novel On High at Red Tide is out now from Pig Roast Publishing.
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Stories by Gabriel Hart
September 27, 2026
A look back the Morongo Valley Pet Mayor Election brings us to the present with a challenging new candidate
Formerly known as the Morongo Valley Dog Mayor Election when it was open only to canines, the annual mayoral race began in 2022, when All American Fuel and…
September 24, 2026
Celebrate National Public Lands Day at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve this Saturday (9/26)
In partnership with the National Park Service and the National Environmental Education Foundation, National Public Lands Day takes place on the fourth Saturday of September and has consistently…
September 23, 2026
Yucca Valley Planning Commission updates Outdoor Lighting Ordinance to include shielding of string lights
The Yucca Valley Community Center’s Yucca Room felt slightly more formal last night, with two tables filled with literature from the International Dark Sky Association and a four-panel…
September 22, 2026
The Yucca Valley Planning Commission go into their fourth discussion to update and enforce Outdoor Lighting Ordinance
For their fourth discussion and review of the Outdoor Lighting Ordinance, the Planning Commission aims to update the Ordinance in regard to Yucca Valley’s increased population and to…
September 19, 2026
Joshua Tree’s Noise Floor music shop keeps equipment and lessons accessible, grand opening Saturday
Jesse Worstell and Kevin Zeiber had been playing in the band The Bad Habits (who back up the local Desert Chrome Pole Dancers) when Worstell asked him what…
September 12, 2026
Joshua Tree’s 2nd Saturday Art Walk features heavy rockers Stone Levitation with sign language interpreter to support art from the deaf
At the Art Queen stage there will be live music starting with Dead in the Desert from 6:45–7:30 p.m. drawing inspiration from the Grateful Dead and other classic…
September 11, 2026
Friends of musician Fred Drake meet at the Joshua Tree Saloon on Friday (9/11) to celebrate 25 years of his album ‘Twice Shy’
Fred Drake was an American musician who moved from L.A. to the hi-desert in 1992, where he became co-founder of the legendary Joshua Tree recording studio Rancho De…
September 9, 2026
Yucca Valley Planning Commission discusses 5-year period for businesses to comply with new Outdoor Lighting Ordinance
As introduced by Senior Planner Jared Jerome, the primary update of the Outdoor Lighting Ordinance would be a five-year sunset period for commercial businesses to comply with the…
September 8, 2026
Yucca Valley Planning Commission continues discussions on enforcement of Outdoor Lighting Ordinance tonight (9/8)
In effort to preserve dark skies, The Commission will continue discussions on the Outdoor Lighting Ordinance, setting guidelines, and exploring practical ways of enforcement. Updates include accounting for…
September 7, 2026
A trip through our region’s wild and wonderful history through the Morongo Basin Historical Museum
Following the initial efforts by local historians Joan Wilson and Ruth Long, The Morongo Basin Historical Society was formed in 1999 to preserve the region’s history for future…
September 5, 2026
Galaxy Pies hosts their first Artist Conversation this Sunday in Joshua Tree (9/6)
With a decade of pie making to her name, baker and poet Alexandra Martinez recently opened her Galaxy Pies shop at the Shops at Zanny’s in Joshua Tree.…