Meetings
County to hold housing shortage meeting tonight (11/16)
The San Bernardino County Land Use Services Department did a comprehensive study of the impact of short-term rentals (STRs) on the housing market. The results might be surprising. Tonight (November 16), The County Land Use Services Department…
Twentynine Palms City Council revisits VHR regulations
The Twentynine Palms City Council faced a full agenda at last night’s meeting though Vacation Home Rental (VHR) regulations brought out the most passion. While such meetings have traditionally begun with an invocation of prayer, resident Karalee…
Yucca Valley Planning Commission reviewed single-family events in residential districts and Old Town beautification
At last night’s meeting, the Planning Commission reviewed a request from Storage Solutions at 6625 Prescott Avenue to change the color of the garage doors from blue to Apple Lime Cocktail. The Council is concerned with the amount of Green that…
Tentative agreement up for MTA vote discussed at last night’s MUSD meeting
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…
Wednesday Water Round-Up for 11/15
Yucca Valley’s Hi-Desert Water District board of directors meets today (Nov. 15, 2023) at 4 p.m. While down the highway in Joshua Tree, the Joshua Basin Water District’s regular meeting begins promptly at 5:30 p.m. The lone focus at today’s…
JBWD’s Low-Income Household Water Assistance (LIHWAP) canceled
The Joshua Basin Water District’s popular Low Income Household Water Assistance Program, or LIHWAP, was abruptly canceled yesterday. Joshua Basin Water District management learned late yesterday that program funding, which has been funneled…
MVCSD hold their regular meeting tonight in Covington Park
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…
Yucca Valley simplifying mural, signage and mascot requirements
Talking about the much loved and controversial Black Bear Diner Mascots and the Sinclair Dinosaur, Yucca Valley's Mayor Rick Denison and Town Manager Curtis Yakimow explained how the old code written in 2014 did not allow for the mascot…
Twentynine Palms City Council Agenda – VHR, Western Joshua Trees, pay raises
Tonight, the Twentynine Palms City Council will host four public hearings and discuss topics relating to city employee compensation and public art. The first public hearing pertains to development code amendments for Nonconforming Buildings and…
Yucca Valley Planning Commission will review single-family events in residential districts
The Yucca Valley Planning Commission will meet tonight to review temporary Special Event permitting in residential zoning districts and The Old Town Beautification project. On the agenda for tonight’s meeting is a review of an exterior color…
MUSD Board of Trustees to authorize two costly projects from SchoolWorks Inc. at regular meeting tonight
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…
Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency BOD meets tonight (11/14)
At tonight’s (Nov. 14, 2023) 6 p.m. meeting of the Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency’s directors, the board will hear the fiscal audit report and consider an increase in the basic facilities charges. Among the many items in tonight’s agenda, the…
Twentynine Palms Water District Board of Directors meets this Wednesday
This week, the Twentynine Palms Water District Board of Directors will gather for their monthly meeting On Wednesday evening, the Twentynine Palms Water District Board of Directors will meet to discuss water-related issues. Up for discussion is…
San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow (11/14)
The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow morning (November 14). Action items on the agenda are not pertinent to our Morongo Basin, but public comment, specifically relating to future agenda items, is always invited. In…
Copper Mountain Community College board meets today
The Copper Mountain Community College Board of Trustees meets in regular session this afternoon to consider human resources issues, a facility lease agreement, and hear comments from members of the public. The Board meets at 3 p.m. today at the…
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