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Kendall Balchan

Kendall Balchan was born and raised in the Coachella Valley and brings deep local knowledge and context to every story. Before joining The Post, she spent three years as a producer and investigative reporter at NBC Palm Springs. In 2024, she was honored as one of the rising stars of local news by the Coachella Valley Journalism Foundation.

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Planning Commission approves In-N-Out with conditions; architectural review among next steps

The 7-0 vote came after about three hours of discussion focusing on traffic safety, architectural compatibility, and resident concerns about the restaurant planned for Smoke Tree Village.

Commission votes to split art collection into two distinct categories

The restructuring establishes a Public Art Collection for artist-led, curated works selected through the city's existing public process, and a new Cultural Collection for civic and commemorative works often donated.

Independent film screening, panel discussion invite open conversation on social justice, race relations

The collaboration between cinematographer and editor Andre Strong and director Courtney Baker-Oliver represents a full-circle moment. Baker-Oliver was Strong's drama teacher in the 1990s.

One dead, four injured after explosion outside reproductive center in Downtown Palm Springs; police and FBI investigating as an act of terror

An FBI official described the law enforcement response as "probably one of the largest bombing investigations that we've had in Southern California."

Finalists make their case for College of the Desert presidency at Thursday forum

The candidates discussed plans to enhance trust, boost enrollment and retention, secure financial stability, and promote collaboration, drawing on their prior experience.

City Council approves yet another Orchid Tree Hotel agreement amid resident frustration

The 3.6-acre property at West Baristo and South Belardo roads has sat vacant for 17 years, marred by repeated financial setbacks and missed deadlines.

City hopes to reach more residents as it struggles to enforce gas-powered leaf blower ban

Enforcement remains challenging because code enforcement officers must either witness gas-powered leaf blower use directly or receive clear photographic evidence showing both the equipment and its precise location.

City Council delays decision on controversial bridge project

The project, located at South Palm Canyon Drive at Arenas Canyon, has been in development since 2006 and aims to provide flood protection at a crossing that has repeatedly closed during heavy storms.

‘We love Canada’: Palm Springs fighting to send a message as diplomatic tensions build

As U.S.-Canada relations sour, local business owners, tourism officials and government leaders are launching efforts to convince visitors from north of the border not to give up on the city.

Palm Springs HIV advocates navigate uncertainty after federal health agency cuts

Recent mass layoffs at U.S. health agencies have created significant anxiety in Palm Springs, which has one of the nation's largest populations of HIV-positive individuals.

Plans for ‘soulless’ and ‘pseudo-modern’ new development ignite passion in city’s architecture community

A recent conversation about a proposed development on East Palm Canyon Drive opened up a larger conversation on flaws with the design and architecture of new developments in the city.

City’s homeless navigation center shows progress one year after some of its doors first opened

City officials who spoke Thursday evening reported full occupancy for some portions of the facility while police cited a decrease in visible homelessness.

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