Meetings
MVCSD passes preliminary budget for public review with only $104 under
The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors held their regular 6pm meeting last night in Covington Park’s multipurpose room. In the General Manager / Fire Chief report, Chief Brakebill announced various storm damage at the…
YVPC approves additional commercial business at STR, discuss Black Bear and mascot signage
The Yucca room was packed last night, and community input was welcomed on the issues covered. The first permit was a Home Occupation Permit for a meditation and therapeutic retreat at a single-family residential home at 7379 Chippewa Trail, a…
Wednesday Water Roundup: salary increase for HDWD GM to $263k
Yucca Valley’s Hi-Desert Water District board of directors meets today (September 20, 2023) at 4 p.m.; while Joshua Tree’s Joshua Basin Water District’s regular meeting begins promptly at 5:30 p.m. At Hi-Desert Water District the board is…
Twentynine Palms City Council pulls back the axe on TBID in special meeting
Listen here: In an expected Special Meeting called by the mayor, the Twentynine Palms City Council reversed its recent defunding of the Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID) and Reporter Heather Clisby was there … Just one week after the…
YVPC reviewing commercial permits for new and expanding businesses, mascots
The Yucca Valley Planning Commission will review a Home Occupation Permit for a meditation retreat at a single-family residential unit and short-term vacation rental. The Commission will also review commercial permits for expanded and new…
Twentynine Palms Planning Commission hosts five public hearings this week
This week, the Twentynine Palms Planning Commission will gather to host five public hearings relating to social justice, Joshua trees, mobile homes, and land uses. On Tuesday evening, the Twentynine Palms Planning Commission will oversee five…
29 Palms City Council special meeting to reconsider TBID vote
A special meeting of the Twentynine Palms City Council has been called for this evening to reconsider a vote regarding the Tourism Business Improvement District made at last Tuesday’s (September 12) council meeting. At that last meeting, the…
Kiwanis Club coming to Yucca Valley, info session on 9/19
The Kiwanis Club is coming to Yucca Valley. The mission of the Kiwanis club is to improve the world one child and community at a time - and on Tuesday, September 19th at 6PM an informational session is being held at the Yucca Valley Community…
Twentynine Palms’ controversial TBID defunded at last night’s City Council meeting
City Council got an earful at last night's public meeting as a number of TBID members - owners of hotels, motels, RV resorts and short-term vacation rentals - turned up to protest the city's plan to reauthorize a 1.5 percent…
MUSD board President Nelson announces resignation at last night’s meeting
Last night, The Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees held their first regular meeting of the 2023-24 school year at Joshua Tree Elementary. The meeting began with a moment of silence for MUSD Culinary Arts teacher Travis Royer, who…
Yucca Valley considering adding “brand mascots” to commercial design guidelines
The Town of Yucca Valley is considering the addition of branding mascots to the Town’s Commercial Design Guidelines during next week’s Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday, September 19, at 6:00 pm in the Yucca Valley Community Center. The…
Yucca Valley Airport District meeting tonight (9/13)
The Yucca Valley Airport District Regular Meeting is taking place tonight at 6:30 in the Mesquite Room at the Yucca Valley Community Center. The Yucca Valley is located just off Old Woman Springs road and Aviation Drive - it is operated with one…
First MUSD Board of Trustees meeting of the 2023-24 school year tonight
The Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees will hold their first regular meeting of the 2023-24 school year at 6pm tonight at Joshua Tree Elementary’s multi-purpose room. While the meeting’s open session will begin at 6pm, an open…
Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency meets tonight (9/12)
At tonight’s (Sept. 12, 2023) 6 p.m. meeting of the Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency’s directors, the board will review and agency’s code of conduct. Tonight, directors are expected to authorize bad debt write-off for fiscal 2023-24 of just…
San Bernardino County BOS meeting considers new Yucca Valley fire station location
At tomorrow's (September 12, 2023) 10 o’clock county supervisor meeting in San Bernardino, consent agenda item 73 may be especially significant for the future of fire protection services in Yucca Valley. Supervisors are expected to approve…
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