An economist working for Section 14 survivors and descendants calculated millions of dollars of harm that the evictions have caused. The overall damages could range into the billions of dollars.
Mayor Pro Tem Grace Garner had trailed for the past eight days, with the vote recently stalling. She now leads by 50 votes.
Democrat Christy Holstege is midway through her second term on the Palm Springs City Council. Should she head to Sacramento it would create a vacancy that would need to be filled.
In Palm Springs, the price of an average-sized home was about $1.2 million in October, roughly 6% greater than one year prior.
Challenger Scott Nevins's lead over Mayor Pro Tem Grace Garner had been shrinking. But now the vote counting appears to have stalled in all three City Council races.
If District 4 Councilmember Christy Holstege’s wins her bid to be seated in Sacramento, it would leave an open seat that will be filled by either appointment or special election.
Next up will be 19,257 square feet of medical office space that will expand upon the 21,000-square-foot former Riverside County health and social services building it currently occupies.
Southern California Edison reported only that an equipment outage occurred along South Palm Canyon Drive sometime around 3:30 a.m.
For dozens of vacation rental owners and industry professionals who addressed the City Council Thursday, a proposal that permit holders occupy their homes for a set number of days drew the most protest.
Prior to discussion of proposed changes to city rules regulating vacation rentals, the event planning community wants elected leaders to see the homes they manage in a different light .
New councilmembers were never in doubt in districts 2 and 3. But a situation exists that could see three, and possibly four, of the five seats on the Palm Springs City Council held by newcomers.
Three seats on the city’s top governing body are being contested – in districts 1, 2 and 3. In addition, the councilmember in District 4 is hoping to head to Sacramento and a seat in the State Assembly.
