Kendall Balchan

A Palm Springs-based nonprofit announced its latest effort Wednesday. It’s a coordinated effort with police and the city’s Office of Sustainability.

A noticeable uptick in organic composting occurred throughout the city after new bins were rolled out in the fall, but challenges remain.

Last November, a group of survivors and descendants of those who lived in Section 14 filed a claim with the city seeking damages from evictions in the 1950s and 1960s they say could amount to $2 billion or more. 

Hospital staff say a crisis in the nursing industry is being felt in Palm Springs, where unsafe conditions for patients exist, as well as an inability to retain nurses. A hospital spokesperson refutes those claims.

Despite the continued decline in sales, the most recent housing report includes hopeful signs that seasonal rises will soon kick in.

Nightingale Manor, a building that previously housed several affordable housing units, was damaged in a June 2021 fire. The property can also be used as transitional housing to help unhoused people.