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Jef Harmatz

Jef Harmatz

Jef Harmatz is the co-host of Z107.7’s “Morning Show with Cody and Jef” and Z107.7’s News Director. He has worked as a journalist, cartoonist, chef, and delivery driver. He is known nationally for his writing and comics in publications like TimeOut,…

“Retro Prom Night” at 29 Palms Historical Society tonight

Jef Harmatzby Jef Harmatz
June 17, 2023
Retro Prom Night fundraiser at Old Schoolhouse Museum Saturday (6/17)

The Twentynine Palms Historical Society is hosting a fundraiser this tonight. Party crasher Jef Harmatz has the skinny on this fun and funky event Tickets are still available for the “retro bash prom.” tonight’s event will be held at Founders Hall in the Old Schoolhouse Museum, located at 6760 National Park Drive in Twentynine Palms. The fundraiser will feature drinks, hors d’oeuvres and dancing, along with a slent auction. All money raised will go towards improvements to the facility’s…

Hit and run sends two to hospital, CHP seeks help finding suspect

Jef Harmatzby Jef Harmatz
June 15, 2023
Knife-Wielding Woman Suspected of Armed Robbery, Attempting to Hijack Two Trucks in Downtown Joshua Tree

The California Highway Patrol is seeking information on a hit and run incident Highway 247 this morning (June 14) that sent two people to the hospital. This morning at approximately 5:10 a.m., the CHP reports that a 1994 Chevy Silverado towing a small utility trailer came to a stop in the northbound lane of State Route 247, north of Valley Vista Road on Johnson Valley. The car had no lights on. A Nissan Frontier heading northbound on the road, collided with the rear of the trailer. The driver of…

Final JTAG opening at Second Saturday Art Crawl tonight in Joshua Tree

Jef Harmatzby Jef Harmatz
June 10, 2023

The second Saturday art crawl is happening this evening (June 10), and tonight’y group of art gallery openings is going to be bittersweet. Art aficionado Jef Harmatz tells us why. The Joshua Tree Art Gallery, known as JTAG, a longstanding gallery that has been an anchor for the art crawl in Joshua Tree, announced last month that it was closing its doors, and this, it's June exhibition, would be its last. But JTAG is going out with a bang, as tonight they'll debut a new show from…

Yard & Plant sale this weekend (6/9 – 6/10) benefitting Yucca Valley Soroptimists

Jef Harmatzby Jef Harmatz
June 9, 2023
Yard & Plant sale this weekend (6/9 – 6/10) benefitting Yucca Valley Soroptimists

The Yucca Valley Soroptomists are holding a Yard & Plant Sale next weekend on June 9th and 10th. The sale will have household and garage treasures galore, with lots of native and desert-tolerant plants for sale such as succulents, flowers, vegetable starts and potting kits. All proceeds benefit women and girls education programs here in the Morongo Basin the Yucca Valley. The Soroptimists are part of A global volunteer organization that provides women and girls with access to the education…

Missing hiker Trammell Evans search widens – online resources inside

Jef Harmatzby Jef Harmatz
June 8, 2023
How you can help in search for missing hiker Trammell Evans

The family of missing hiker Trammell Evans is continuing their search, with a focus on the communities in the California desert beyond the communities surrounding Joshua Tree National Park. The family of Trammell Evans said that, after an exhaustive search of Joshua Tree National Park, coordinated with Park Rangers and Sheriff’s Deputies from Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, and surrounding towns, coordinated with Deputies and private investigator, there has still been no sign of Evans.…

AirBNB delists local rentals in error

Jef Harmatzby Jef Harmatz
June 8, 2023
Groups urge County Supervisors to cap Short Term Rentals permits

A number of local listings on short-term vacation rental website AirBNB have been deactivated this morning, affecting many listings in the Morongo Basin. AirBNB has said that they are working to resolve the issue on their end. Staff from the town of Yucca Valley confirmed the temporary deactivation of several rental listings on the website, and confirmed that other cities, including Twentynine Palms are experiencing similar issues. Yucca Valley town staff said that the deactivation was not…

Future of Morongo Valley CSD in limbo after resignations and lack of quorum

Jef Harmatzby Jef Harmatz
June 5, 2023
Morongo Valley CSD Board Director declares resignation, once conditions are met

Two members of the Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors contemplated the fate of the district after a series of resignations left the governing body in a state of limbo. At an ad hoc meeting of the board’s Community Relations Committee yesterday (June 4), Directors Christina Gorke and Johnnie Tolbert had an informal conversation with a few dozen concerned members of the community. The full Board of Directors has not met since March 15, due to a lack of quorum at their…

Cheesy takeover at The Station in Joshua Tree

Jef Harmatzby Jef Harmatz
June 2, 2023
Cheesy takeover at The Station in Joshua Tree

If you're traveling along Highway 62 in Joshua Tree, you may notice that a local landmark has been taken over by a popular national snack brand. The Station, located at 61943 Twentynine Palms Highway, is a popular destination for tourists and locals in the high desert, and home of the iconic statue of a large bearded man known has “Big Josh,” is now the site of a pop-up snack destination. Z107.7. spoke with the owners of the Station, Steve and Glen, who explained that the Kellogg Company…

Weekend Feature: Sheriff’s Ride-Along anything but routine during Yucca Valley Carjacking Spree

Jef Harmatzby Jef Harmatz
May 28, 2023
Knife-Wielding Woman Suspected of Armed Robbery, Attempting to Hijack Two Trucks in Downtown Joshua Tree

Listen here: Robert Haydon: Z107.7 News Director Jef Harmatz was invited by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office to participate in a ride-along with Deputies from the Morongo Basin Station. This practice is used to give citizens an insight into the activities of Deputies as they respond to calls throughout their community on an ordinary day. However, Tuesday, May 24, turned out to be anything but ordinary, as he participated first hand in the investigation of a stolen Postal Truck, part of…

Suspect in Yucca Valley carjacking spree charged with 11 felony counts

Jef Harmatzby Jef Harmatz
May 26, 2023
Knife-Wielding Woman Suspected of Armed Robbery, Attempting to Hijack Two Trucks in Downtown Joshua Tree

The suspect in Tuesday’s (May 24) high-desert carjacking spree is expected to be charged with eleven felony counts by the San Bernardino District Attorney’s office. Luis Lugo, a 23-year-old resident of Fontana, is suspected of carjacking several vehicles, including a United States Postal truck and a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s vehicle, leading a pursuit through Yucca Valley and ending in an open desert area of Joshua Tree, where the San Bernardino Sheriff says he attempted to use one…

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