Morongo Basin’s lack of affordable housing main focus of MBCA meeting on Jan. 21

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Affordable housing continues to be a major issue for residents of the hi desert, and the Morongo Basin Conservation Association will spotlight this ongoing problem at their annual meeting.

Set for this Saturday morning (January 21), the Morongo Basin Conservation Association will present an overview of problem areas and propose community bases solutions to the problem. Representatives from local government bodies and non-profit agencies will also discuss issues surrounding and pose remedies to the lack of affordable housing, including County Supervisor Dawn Rowe, Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent David Smith, Yucca Valley Town Manager Curtis Yakimow, and Twentynine Palms City Manager Frank Luckino.

Representatives from Copper Mountain College, the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, the Morongo Unified School District, and Morongo Basin ARCH will speak as well.

There will be time for members of the public to speak, and a light breakfast and lunch will be served. The meeting will be held at the Yucca Valley Community center, and starts Saturday at 9:30 a.m., with the program beginning at 10 a.m.

RSVP at this link: MBCA Annual Meeting – Seeking Housing Solutions for the Morongo Basin – Morongo Basin Conservation Association (mbconservation.org)

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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.