Jasmine Sullivan-Waits, who spent 20 years organizing city events including VillageFest — and helped move Pride downtown in 2014 — will start her new role on Sept. 1.
State legislation may soon provide additional tools for local vacation rental enforcement, Administrative Appeals Board hears.
Residents identified four major priorities during public listening sessions in 2024. The implementation plan centers on six main themes derived from the community input.
The advocates said they are treating increasing numbers of poisoned animals at a new wildlife center in Indio, including coyotes with severe mange caused by eating rodents that consumed poison from bait boxes.
The art pieces, ranging from 12 to 15 feet in height, will be placed in Sunrise Park, Ruth Hardy Park, Desert Highland, Victoria Park, Gateway Park and Baristo Park.
The contract awarded to Deark E&C Inc. will expand the popular recreational facility from 12 to 22 courts over an eight-month construction period, nearly doubling the playing capacity at the city's only public pickleball venue.
The surf club has installed noise blankets inside buildings housing machinery. But some residents say they’re still plagued by noise, from both the wave machines and recent special events such as adult night swims.
An agreement approved Monday evening is part of a $125 million renovation plan aimed at boosting tourism and economic development.
The project, located at South Palm Canyon Drive near East Bogert Trail, has been in development since 2006 and aims to provide flood protection at a crossing that has repeatedly closed during heavy storms.
Greater Palm Springs Pride will contribute $75,000 toward the project cost, with the city's Economic Development Office covering the remaining $34,000.
The project was first approved back in 2022 with a budget of $150,000, but in the years since the estimated budget has increased to about $236,000.Â
Since late 2023, the surf club has generated 66 noise complaints from approximately 16 individual residences in a nearby neighborhood, according to a city staff report.
