Gabriel Hart

YV Elementary wins Golden Bell Award for their outdoor classroom project

December 5, 2023

YV Elementary wins Golden Bell Award for their outdoor classroom project

Yucca Valley Elementary School has won The Golden Bell Award for the Family/Student/Community Engagement category, a prestigious honor that promotes excellence in education. Last week, representatives from MUSD traveled to San Francisco to accept the award on behalf of Yucca Valley Elementary for their groundbreaking Outdoor Classroom Project. Launched in 2019, the Outdoor Classroom Project was part of a comprehensive plan to increase student engagement, aiming to provide physical spaces for…

Yucca Valley Council votes ‘Yes’ on urgency ordinance to pause changes to 55+ mobile home park

by Gabriel Hart

December 4, 2023

Yucca Valley Council votes ‘Yes’ on urgency ordinance to pause changes to 55+ mobile home park

Listen here: The Yucca Valley Town Council held a last-minute special meeting at 9AM last Friday (December 1st) to vote on a Senior Mobile Home Park Moratorium Urgency Ordinance. In the wake of Gates of Spain Mobile Estates new ownership announcing development to the northside of the property and opening the longtime 55+ community to all-ages, nearly 70 tenants and supporters of the mobile park showed up to the emergency special meeting to voice their opposition. The meeting began with Town…

Yucca Valley Planning Commission discusses regulation of local business outdoor displays

by Gabriel Hart

November 29, 2023

The Yucca Valley Planning Commission held their regular 6PM meeting last night at the Yucca Valley Community Center. During the brief meeting, the commission discussed “sidewalk sales,” or more specifically, the regulation of local businesses' outdoor displays. Concerns were raised regarding various storefronts creating a messy view from Highway 62. As the commission shared photos of the problem areas, one Yucca Valley thrift store was used as an example of excessive and incongruent piles…

Fire Chief Brakebill to stay on as MVCSD General Manager

by Gabriel Hart

November 27, 2023

Morongo Valley CSD Board Director declares resignation, once conditions are met

Last Tuesday (November 21st), the Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors held a special meeting at Covington Park’s multipurpose room. The especially productive meeting included approved bids to repair the CSD roof, reconstruction of the CSD office, and mold remediation in the Fire Department bunk room. With continued business discussing hiring a new general manager, the board took no action, keeping Fire Chief James Brakebill on as General Manager. The board also…

Big Morongo Canyon Preserve Board of Directors choose two new board members

by Gabriel Hart

November 22, 2023

Friends of Big Morongo Canyon Preserve seeking volunteers, orientation on 1/14

Morongo Valley’s Big Morongo Canyon Preserve Board of Directors recently chose two new board members from an impressive pool of applicants. The board welcomes Tom Scanlan, a Preserve volunteer leading the Preserve’s boardwalk repair team as well as an education docent for school field trips. Scanlan has a master’s degree in Business Administration and has been responsible for multi-million-dollar capital and operating budgets in his career. In addition, Scanlon is an Archaeological Site Steward…

Morongo Valley CSD continue discussions hiring new GM At tonight’s special meeting

by Gabriel Hart

November 21, 2023

The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors are holding a special meeting tonight at 6PM in Covington Park’s multipurpose room. For the meeting’s agenda, continued business includes reviewing, discussing, and approving a bid to repair the CSD roof, a bid to reconstruct the CSD office, and a bid to remediate mold in the Fire Department bunk rooms. These repairs are a result of damage incurred last August from Tropical Storm Hilary. Also in continued business, is the ongoing…

Tentative agreement up for MTA vote discussed at last night’s MUSD meeting

by Gabriel Hart

November 15, 2023

First MUSD Board of Trustees meeting of the 2023-24 school year tonight

The Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees held their regular 6PM meeting last night (November 14th) at Joshua Tree Elementary. The meeting began with a visit from the California Cadet Corp, an applied leadership program for Reserve military cadets. Led by Captain Sommers, the Cadets led the Pledge of Allegiance. Next, 29 Palms principal Michael Ruggiero recognized student Kieu Huynh, followed by Yucca Valley High principal Justin Monical’s recognition of Joseph Matzel, Miles Harper,…

MVCSD hold their regular meeting tonight in Covington Park

by Gabriel Hart

November 15, 2023

The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors will hold their regular 6PM meeting tonight (Wednesday, November 15th) in Covington Park’s multipurpose room. For tonight’s agenda, the Board will discuss and review the Financial Practices Policy for the CSD. Next steps will be discussed for the General Manager Ad-Hoc Committee, in efforts to hire a new General Manager. The Chuck Osborne Volunteer of the Year Award will be also discussed and reviewed. Board members will review,…

MUSD Board of Trustees to authorize two costly projects from SchoolWorks Inc. at regular meeting tonight

by Gabriel Hart

November 14, 2023

The Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees will hold their regular 6PM meeting tonight (November 14th) at Joshua Tree Elementary. For tonight’s meeting agenda, SchoolWorks Inc. has proposed two costly projects for MUSD: the Demographics, Enrollment Projections and Boundary Study for $18,000 with an estimated completion of three months, and the District Facilities Master Plan and Needs Assessment for $190,915.00 with an estimated six months for completion. The Board is requested to…

Rosanna Arquette leads keynote at Yucca Valley Film Festival tonight

by Gabriel Hart

November 11, 2023

Rosanna Arquette leads keynote at Yucca Valley Film Festival tonight

On last Friday’s Up-Close Show with host Gary Daigneault, Yucca Valley Film Festival Director Matt Beurois announced actress Rosanna Arquette as the Festival’s keynote speaker and masterclass subject. Daigneault mentioned that the Yucca Valley Film Festival has gotten more credibility in the industry, while becoming more sophisticated and broad-ranged. And with Arquette facilitating this year’s Masterclass, Beurois explained what this entails: "It’s a one-on-one, sit-down, casual hour long…

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