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Desert View Conservation Area on agenda for County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday (4/21)

Jef Harmatz Send an email April 20, 2026

The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors gathers for their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday morning (April 21). 

The Board will receive a presentation on proposed improvements to the Desert View Conservation Area. The DVCA is a special county district that serves as a park adjacent to Section 6 in Joshua Tree. The Board of Supervisors will receive a presentation about the second phase of improvements proposed for the area, which are expected to include additional trail signage, seating areas, habitat shelters, viewing platforms and educational panels. The Board will then be asked to approve the negative mitigation declaration and direct County Works to solicit bids for the project. The improvement project was initially approved in 2019, when Phase I brought a parking area, restroom, information kiosk and new trails with signage.

The Board is also expected to approve a three year contract with Yucca Valley-based funeral service provider Wiefels & Son for body transport services. Each transportation is estimated to cost between $200 and $1000. The County Contract includes two other transportation operators, and allocates $2,000,000 per year for three years. 

The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors meets in regular session Tuesday morning at 10:00 a.m. in San Bernardino. You can attend the meeting locally by interactive video at the Joshua Tree Community Center, 6171 Sunburst Avenue in Joshua Tree.

You can view the livestream here (no remote participation): https://www.youtube.com/c/SBCountyPIO/streams

View the entire agenda here: https://sanbernardino.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=AADA&ID=1405223&GUID=E631D24A-E347-4671-9C88-2740C6579FCD

Jef Harmatz Send an email April 20, 2026
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, Popula, Roadtrippers, Solrad and Spiralbound, and for his album covers for Third Eye Blind and Sir Sly. He is known locally for his pop-up barbecue restaurant Hot Dog Panic. He remains unknown in the field of beekeeping, because he is too afraid of being stung to try it. When not on the radio, he draws comics and self-publishes little books. He lives with his partner and his dog Sunday in Yucca Valley, where he cooks them both elaborate meals.