In April, the County of San Bernardino denied a permit for the return of a controversial major music festival, “Desert Daze” at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center. Late night noise, traffic, and the clearing of three acres for parking had many residents upset. Now, it appears the county has decided to give them a do-over. It seems the large festival is returning this fall, with a newly approved County permit in hand. Reporter Mike Lipsitz has more…
Desert Daze founder and organizer, Phil Pirrone, told Z107.7 News yesterday that in response to community feedback following last year’s three-day event, a number of changes would be implemented this year. Live music will end earlier in the evening and stages will be repositioned in order to direct sound away from neighbors along Yucca Mesa Road. Desert Daze will take place October 12, 13 and 14. The county permit spells out a laundry list of conditions including a cap on attendance at 5,000 per day, and use of independent on-site noise monitors and stipulates that violation of the county’s noise ordinance would trigger an immediate shutdown of the event. According to Pirrone, an estimated $4 million is injected into the Basin’s economy during the three-day festival and the weeks leading up to it. Just last week, the Retreat Center’s Interim Executive Director Terry Taylor-Castillo pledged that transparency and community involvement would be major elements of Desert Daze 2017.
DESERT DAZE GETS A DO OVER PERMIT FOR JOSHUA TREE RETREAT CENTER SHOW
