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Palm Desert City Council to hold special meeting on Pride resolutions after backlash

Dec 15, 2025

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3 min read

Palm Desert City Council to hold special meeting on Pride resolutions after backlash

The Tuesday special session follows backlash to Mayor Pro Tem Joe Pradetto’s request to roll back the city’s formal LGBTQ Pride Month recognition.

Mark Talkington

PUBLIC SAFETY

Dec 13, 2025

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6 min read

Palm Desert public safety roundup: Dec. 4-10

The following incidents are based on the Riverside County Sheriff's Department's weekly report for Dec. 4 through 10. Reports are typically released on Thursday.

AI Assist

CITY HALL

Dec 12, 2025

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5 min read

Pradetto proposes ending City Hall banner displays, including Pride flag

A proposal by Palm Desert Mayor Pro Tem Joe Pradetto would roll back a 2024 policy that includes Pride flag displays, prompting backlash from LGBTQ residents and setting up a broader debate over neutrality and inclusion at Palm Desert City Hall.

Mark Talkington

NEWSLETTER

Dec 12, 2025

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9 min read

🗓️ Your Weekly Briefing for Dec. 12, 2025

In this week's briefing, we tell you how the city plans to help you get your pets spayed or neutered, what developers of a planned Restoration Hardware on El Paseo are planning for its exterior, and who was seated as the new Palm Desert mayor Thursday evening.

Post Staff

CITY HALL

Palm Desert to launch expanded voucher program for free pet spay and neuter services

Dec 11, 2025

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3 min read

Palm Desert to launch expanded voucher program for free pet spay and neuter services

The city found that direct vouchers massively increased participation in the free spay and neuter program compared to the old method of paying up front and getting reimbursed later.

Kendall Balchan

BUSINESS

Commission backs new Restoration Hardware storefront design, housing shift

Dec 9, 2025

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4 min read

Commission backs new Restoration Hardware storefront design, housing shift

The Architectural Review Commission approved major changes to the facade of the new Restoration Hardware store on El Paseo, allowing the architectural detail to prevent the building from looking too flat.

Kendall Balchan

NEWSLETTER

Dec 5, 2025

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8 min read

🗓️ Your Weekly Briefing for Dec. 5, 2025

In this week's briefing we report on how the Aquatic Center's renovation project is going, where the city is lighting up the night for the holidays, and why the hospital district needs an area resident to step up to fill a vacancy.

Post Staff

PUBLIC SAFETY

Dec 4, 2025

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6 min read

Palm Desert public safety roundup: Nov. 27 - Dec. 3

The following incidents are based on the Riverside County Sheriff's Department's weekly report for Nov. 27 through Dec. 3. Reports are typically released on Thursday.

AI Assist

NEWS

Aquatic Center renovation continues on schedule

Dec 2, 2025

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3 min read

Aquatic Center renovation continues on schedule

Representatives of the aquatic center told Parks and Recreation Committee members at a Tuesday meeting that demolition work in the mechanical room has proceeded smoothly during the first weeks of construction.

Mark Talkington

HEALTH

Dec 1, 2025

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2 min read

Healthcare district seeks director to represent area that includes portion of city

Residents of zone five have until Jan. 5 to apply for the seat left vacant by Arthur Shorr's resignation.

Post Staff

Archive

Dive into a collection of past posts and rediscover timeless content.

Palm Desert City Council to hold special meeting on Pride resolutions after backlash

Palm Desert public safety roundup: Dec. 4-10

Pradetto proposes ending City Hall banner displays, including Pride flag

🗓️ Your Weekly Briefing for Dec. 12, 2025

Palm Desert to launch expanded voucher program for free pet spay and neuter services

Commission backs new Restoration Hardware storefront design, housing shift

🗓️ Your Weekly Briefing for Dec. 5, 2025

Palm Desert public safety roundup: Nov. 27 - Dec. 3

Aquatic Center renovation continues on schedule

Healthcare district seeks director to represent area that includes portion of city

The Palm Desert Post