The Twentynine Palms City Council will hold their regular meeting tonight (August 24) beginning at 6 p.m., but not at City Hall. The board has changed the venue of this week’s in-person meeting to the multi-purpose room of Twentynine Palms High…
A Yucca Valley woman is out more than $1,300 after falling victim to a vacation home rental scam. According to Sheriff’s reports, the woman booked a weekend vacation through a private account at a Lake Havasu rental home for $1,324. When she…
Last night’s meeting of the Twentynine Palms City Council was mostly business as usual, though the council heard from several residents concerned about the proliferation of Vacation Home Rentals and illegal marijuana grows. Reporter Heather…
For owners of Short-Term Vacation Rentals that break rules and operate unlicensed in Morongo Basin’s unincorporated communities, stiffer fines and greater oversight is about to show up on their doorsteps. That’s the outcome of yesterday’s…
It would be difficult, if not impossible, to find a neighborhood in our Morongo Basin that hasn’t been impacted by the recent proliferation of Short-Term Vacation Rentals. And while Short-Term Rentals, or STRs, in Yucca Valley and Twentynine…
It was a marathon three-hour meeting last night (June 15) for the Twentynine Palms City Council. After hearing from community members and advocates, the council decided to have staff draft a resolution that addresses racism as a public crisis.…
The Yucca Valley Planning Commission will hold their regular meting tonight (June 8). News Director Andrew Dieleman has the agenda... At tonight’s meeting, the Yucca Valley Planning Commission will review desert plant permits to remove and/or…
The Yucca Valley Planning Commission had in-depth discussions on three items during its meeting last night: a housing element, an approval of a new Aldi grocery store, and how to deal with short-term vacation rentals that were renting without…
A new grocery store, a hearing on the Yucca Valley Housing Element, and a consideration of whether two short-term vacation rentals should be granted permits will be on tonight’s agenda of the Yucca Valley Planning Commission. Managing editor…
The Yucca Valley Town Council recently authorized a community livability survey in which residents will be asked to provide feedback on tourism and visitation in our area, and the related impacts of short-term vacation rentals. Managing editor…
More than $10 million to tackle illegal marijuana farms, short-term rental abuses, snow-play nuisances, and other concerns will be in the 2021-22 county budget. Third District Supervisor Dawn Rowe, who represents the Morongo Basin Rowe,…
Six Air BnB guests were robbed at gunpoint at a Joshua Tree Air BnB. Investigators say deputies responded to an Air BnB in the 65500 block of Twentynine Palms Highway Tuesday (May 11) at 7:22 p.m. for a report of a man with a gun at the…
The Twentynine Palms City Council heard from numerous residents during last night’s meeting on the topic of vacation home rentals, with the great majority in support of the city’s current ordinance. Reporter Heather Clisby was there… Mayor…
The Twentynine Palms City Council will meet tonight (March 9) to consider parking solutions for Project Phoenix, employment contract amendments for City Manager Frank Luckino, and possible limits on vacation home rentals in the city. Reporter…
Two Los Angeles-area men were arrested Saturday, February 6, after one of them kicked in the door of a home near the short-term vacation rental where they were staying in Yucca Valley. Deputies were called to the 54900 block of Yucca Trail in…
The Yucca Valley Town Council met last night to discuss complaints surrounding short-term vacation rentals and a special order regarding the Western Joshua Tree. Reporter Joshua King has more details… A central focus of last night’s meeting was…
For decades, the Sky Village Swap Meet was more than just a marketplace—a…
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