Palm Desert design panel questions whether landscaping rules have any teeth
ARC Chair James McIntosh pointed to two prominent intersections Tuesday where approved trees were later removed, and asked whether requiring plantings is a “futile effort” without enforcement.
Palm Desert Planning Commission approves El Paseo bar after six-week delay
Rock'n Avenue Bar won 4-0 approval with 53 conditions, including noise limits, acoustic testing, and mandatory status updates at six, 12, and 24 months.
Palm Desert parks panel votes to fight council’s plan to cut its meetings
The committee passed a 6-1 recommendation urging the city council to reverse an ordinance that would reduce monthly meetings to bimonthly, with members saying they were left out of the process.
Trauma Intervention Programs seeks volunteers for training in Palm Desert
A nonprofit that deploys citizen volunteers to emergency scenes to support trauma survivors is recruiting Coachella Valley residents for an eight-day training course beginning this month.
Palm Desert Bucherer and Herman Miller storefronts approved by commission
The city's Architectural Review Commission gave the final OK for the two storefront designs and also approved a new illuminated sign for the Dinah Shore Business Park.
Palm Desert grad brings Queens of the Stone Age back to the desert — and it feels like a reunion
The sold out show at the Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa in Rancho Mirage drew Joshua Homme's childhood friends and fellow desert rock pioneers backstage for a night that was equal parts homecoming and theatrical spectacle.
Palm Desert plans development code overhaul, cuts some committees in policy shift
The City Council paused development updates to conduct a city-wide aesthetic "views analysis," authorized a bond limit increase for a 298-unit multi-family affordable housing plan, and disbanded two committees at a busy council meeting Thursday night.
Palm Desert Bucherer and Herman Miller storefronts approved by commission
The city's Architectural Review Commission gave the final OK for the two storefront designs and also approved a new illuminated sign for the Dinah Shore Business Park.
Palm Desert plans development code overhaul, cuts some committees in policy shift
The City Council paused development updates to conduct a city-wide aesthetic "views analysis," authorized a bond limit increase for a 298-unit multi-family affordable housing plan, and disbanded two committees at a busy council meeting Thursday night.
Palm Desert continues to lead Coachella Valley in home sales volume
While local home prices saw a modest dip this March, Palm Desert remains the valley's busiest hub, claiming the highest sales and largest inventory in the region.
