in this week's Briefing: A controversial bar gets a crucial yes vote, a city commission pushes back on paring down its meeting schedule, and volunteers are needed to help those experiencing trauma.
In this week's Briefing: El Paseo facades win approval, it's time for city residents to enjoy the air museum, and a well-known local graduate returns to the area to rock The Show.
In this week's Briefing: The city close loopholes in its outdoor camping ban, a multi-year art plan is put into motion, and there's a clear winner for a new sculpture in a San Pablo Avenue roundabout.
In this week's Briefing: Why the new library project now faces a delay, the future of dining decks, and problems with pickleball have surfaced in one neighborhood.
In this week's Briefing: A proposed bar and nightclub on El Paseo remains under review, why visitors choose Palm Desert, and a look at a building once called the city's most historically important structure.
In this week's Briefing: Joslyn Center officials respond to community concerns, skateboarders may soon have an easier time using the park designed for them, and PDHS hosted a event that united present and future graduates.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
