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Guide Dogs of the Desert board chairman to step down amid leadership restructuring
The organization elevated its executive director to CEO and hired a new operations chief, while its board chair cited health and a long-planned retirement as his reason for stepping down.
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Palm Springs to mark Juneteenth with a full weekend of events honoring Black history and culture
The Palm Springs Black History Committee and the Sunset Music and Education Foundation are among the organizations presenting celebrations across the city June 18–20.
Council approves $4 million purchase of part of historic Town & Country Center for new fire station
The city has been searching in earnest for a new location for a downtown fire station since February 2025, when a city-commissioned consultant report on fire services found that Fire Station No. 1 is “woefully out of date.”
$170K consulting contract tabled as council debates economic development approach
A vote on the amendment, which would push the city’s total commitment to CVL Economics to nearly $593,000, was postponed to allow an absent councilmember to weigh in.
City’s Human Rights Commission hears discrimination accounts, considers anti-bias education push
“I want Palm Springs to be safe and welcoming for everyone, not just the wealthy retired white men, but for people of every race and background,” one speaker said.
Palm Springs moves forward with road safety study, fresh fixes for CV Link
From sorting out cyclist-pedestrian confusion on the CV Link to a deep-dive safety study on major corridors, city leaders are mapping out immediate and long-term fixes to make streets safer.
This week at City Hall: meetings focus on street safety, fire station land deal
City officials also will review heat planning, budget adjustments, tourism financing and public meeting rules this week.