Two challengers join three incumbents in Palm Springs City Council race
The filing deadline has passed for the November election, with current councilmembers Grace Garner, Jeffrey Bernstein and Ron deHarte all seeking new terms.
The filing deadline has passed for the November election, with current councilmembers Grace Garner, Jeffrey Bernstein and Ron deHarte all seeking new terms.
The Palm Springs Preservation Foundation's 115-page nomination argues the trees' dried-frond skirts are a defining feature of the streetscape, not the hazard the city cited when it voted to start trimming them.
One developer was sent back to fix backyard access before building 16 condos, while another won two more years to find a buyer for a stalled apartment site troubled by trespassers.
Guidelines establish reservations, open play, court etiquette and tournament rules ahead of the facility's anticipated August opening.
Parks and Recreation commissioners will vote on swim center air quality rules as planning commissioners weigh a 16-unit condo project near Amado Road and Sunrise Way.
City officials say a new survey will help identify the leadership qualities residents want in a successor to retiring Police Chief Andy Mills.
About two dozen speakers split nearly evenly on replacing the rotating mayor with an elected one, as accountability and diversity emerged as the dominant themes.
The Historic Site Preservation Board found the 1975 office building lacks sufficient historic significance, allowing the city's renovation project to move forward with standard permitting.
Aside from regular meetings of city boards, a series of public meetings focused on the future of local leadership gets under way.
CVAG's synchronization program will pass 500 intersections this fall while city crews use federal grants to add protected left turns at crash-prone locations.
Commissioners also weighed where to relocate a sculpture removed from the airport, with the convention center and City Council Chambers among the options discussed.
The city is seeking a consultant to map out pedestrian, bicycle and traffic-calming improvements, but officials say new funding sources will be needed to carry out the recommendations.