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Palm Desert council votes to move ‘Taffy’ sculpture to planned Dave Irwin Park
The 4-1 vote keeps the loaned artwork off a Civic Center Park sports field, but staff must still return with confirmed costs, funding and a final location in the planned north Palm Desert park.
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Palm Desert council opts to pursue long-term library at College of the Desert
The 4-1 vote sends staff to negotiate with the college instead of building a $45 million library on the former Parkview site; a renovation is preliminarily estimated at $24 million.
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument to mark 25th anniversary Friday
Free event in Palm Desert features guided hikes, talks on desert ecology and a time capsule installation.
Palm Desert medical office park gets another year as developers weigh market conditions
The planned 114,700-square-foot complex has received its second extension as changes in regional health care and economic conditions delay construction.
Palm Desert panel delays church-to-medical-office conversion over entrance, roofline design
The Architectural Review Commission voted 5-0 to send plans for the former University Baptist Church back to the developer for a second time, asking for glass doors and a thinner roofline.
Revised $33 million Dave Erwin Park plan approved, but without some features
Construction is expected to finish by summer 2029, and staff are pursuing about $24 million in potential grants to offset the cost.
City Council approves view study as a reference document, not a new rule
City staff said the 13 recommendations for protecting mountain and landscape views will guide future planning but create no regulations, change no standards and commit no funding.