A ground-breaking ceremony for Yucca Valley’s Old Town Beautification & Sustainability project is happening today at Elk Trail, just north of 29 Palms Highway. It will officially mark the beginning of the construction phase of the Project. The west side of Elk Trail between 29 Palms Highway to the south and Yucca Trail on the north, will be transformed into paved parking for up to ninety-five (95) vehicles with eight (8) electric vehicle charging stations, surrounded by hi-desert…

The California Restaurant Foundation is launching its fourth Restaurants Care Resilience Fund, which will now include commercial caterers among eligible applicants. Starting today, June 15 and going until June 30,California-based restaurant owners and commercial caterers with fewer than five locations and under $3 million in annual revenue can apply for $5,000 grants through the California restaurant foundation’s restaurants care resilience fund. The grants can be used to cover the cost of…

Here’s some good news for kids and parents in the Morongo Unified School District who rely on our public transit to get around the desert - Basin Transit has announced that students will be able to ride the bus for free starting in July of this year and lasting all the way until June of 2025. Made possible through a grant from the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program - Basin Transit says that all students K-12 in the MUSD can flash their student or government issued ID to the bus driver and…