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NEWSLETTER

Feb 20, 2026

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📅 Your Weekly Briefing for Feb. 20, 2026

In this week's Briefing: Why some El Paseo business owners are pushing back against a proposed bar and nightclub, what's next for a housing development near Sinatra and Portola, and city officials voice support for building a large sports complex here.

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NEWSLETTER

Feb 13, 2026

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📅 Your Weekly Briefing for Feb. 13, 2026

In this week's Briefing: What's next for a major building -- and the playground -- on the Civic Center campus, what's next for a large housing project, and we're down to two finalists for new artwork at a San Pablo roundabout.

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NEWSLETTER

Feb 6, 2026

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📅 Your Weekly Briefing for Feb. 6, 2026

In this week's briefing we tell you why a Desert Willow addition needed another extension, the status of multiple park projects, and how the city might play a small role in the 2028 Summer Games.

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NEWSLETTER

Jan 30, 2026

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📅 Your Weekly Briefing for Jan. 30

In this week's briefing we repot on a memorial event at Civic Park that attracted 200 people, how the city's investments are performing, and how you can celebrate Buford Crites while helping keep some public lands clean.

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NEWSLETTER

Jan 23, 2026

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📅 Your Weekly Briefing for Jan. 23

In this week's Briefing we report on what new signage around the city might look like, where a new warehouse is planned, and how artists can land their works on El Paseo.

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NEWSLETTER

Jan 16, 2026

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📅 Your Weekly Briefing for Jan. 16

This week we report on the city's retail outlook, how you can volunteer to help with crime prevention, an art program that beautifies mundane infrastructure, and run down some events happening this weekend and beyond

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NEWSLETTER

Jan 9, 2026

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📅 Your Weekly Briefing for Jan. 9

In this week's briefing we report on how the city is helping supply power to an area primed for growth, what residents had to tell the mayor when they met with him Wednesday, and what's next for a planned regional sports park.

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NEWSLETTER

Jan 2, 2026

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🗓️ Your Weekly Briefing for Jan. 2, 2026

In this week's briefing we report on how the city will guide transportation for the next two decades, where local home prices sit, and what to do with your used tree now that the holidays are over.

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NEWSLETTER

Dec 19, 2025

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🗓️ Your Weekly Briefing for Dec. 19, 2025

In this week's briefing, we tell you what happened to a controversial call to roll back Pride recognition, why hillside homes are getting some new design standards, and how you can honor your beloved pets just outside the dog park at Civic Center Park.

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NEWSLETTER

Dec 12, 2025

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🗓️ 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.

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NEWSLETTER

Dec 5, 2025

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🗓️ 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.

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NEWSLETTER

Nov 14, 2025

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🗓️ Your Weekly Briefing for Nov. 14, 2025

In this week's briefing we report on changes in the works for rules around animals, how the city might decide who is honored with a ceremonial key, and why Marrakesh now has a special designation.

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NEWSLETTER

Nov 7, 2025

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🗓️ Your Weekly Briefing for Nov. 7, 2025

In this week's briefing we report on zoning changes coming to areas near El Paseo, unique programs helping Parkinson's patients, when and why the aquatic center is closing, and much more.

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