As California Senate Bill 1383 requires, Yucca Valley will implement its Organics Recycling in January by providing organic waste collection services for residents and businesses. The goal is to reduce organic waste sent to landfills by 75% and recover surplus edible food to feed Californians facing food insecurity. Separate all waste, yard trimmings, and other organic materials from regular trash. Organic waste includes food waste, green waste, landscape and pruning, and non-hazardous wood…

During the Department Reports at tonight’s meeting, the Yucca Valley Planning Commission will review an application to change the exterior color of the commercial structure located at the northeast corner of Twentynine Palms Highway and Prescott Avenue. It will also receive the Land Update Report. The meeting is at 6 p.m. in the Yucca Room of the Yucca Valley Community Center, 57090 Twentynine Palms Hwy, and will be live-streamed. The Public is welcome. Join Zoom…

San Bernardino County Land Use Services Department held a virtual meeting on November 16 to inform the public of the findings from a comprehensive study of the impact of short-term rentals (STRs) on the housing market. After Z107.7 reported on the County's virtual meeting, we received a response from the Morongo Basin Conservation Association. After my report aired on the San Bernardino County virtual meeting, I received emails from President Steve Bardwell and Director Janet Johnson of the…

Last night, the San Bernardino County Land Use Services Department held a virtual meeting to inform the public of the findings from a comprehensive study of the impact of short-term rentals (STRs) on the housing market before the results were presented to the SBC County Board of Supervisors in late December. Colin Drucker with Place Works, and Heidi Duran, Planning Director for San Bernardino County, were lead presenters for the San Bernardino County virtual meeting. The objective of the…