Sales tax revenue beat projections by about $800,000 as investment income also topped budget, though officials say heavy capital spending will sharply draw down the fund next year.
Staff wants a General Plan Amendment for the closed Bel Air Greens golf course to take effect only alongside a full development plan — a compromise commissioners first floated in 2022.
Amid interest rate shifts, detached home prices in Palm Springs tumbled 6% over the past year to a median of $1.1 million, the steepest percentage decline among all desert cities, while condo values dropped 7%.
The Architectural Review Committee on Wednesday signed off on a nearly 2,000-square-foot addition, a new single driveway entry and desert-toned landscaping near the North Lykken Trailhead.
The Sonny Bono Concourse project aims to cut noise and improve reliability, with a ribbon-cutting celebration expected within weeks.
The $400,000 state-funded plan will target vulnerable residents who walk, bike or take transit amid rising heat-related illness.
A subcommittee's proposal, modeled on a Fremont, Calif., program, is one option under review as the city studies how to police handicap spaces on private property.
Five-year agreement will fund entrepreneur training and micro-grants, with priority outreach to Section 14 survivors and descendants.
Active Transportation, Human Rights, Sustainability, Airport and Architectural Review panels meet across four days on Ramon Road safety, Measure J seating funds and a Panorama Road home project.
The developer missed deadlines for a construction cost estimate and model room completion, but still plans to start construction by Oct. 1, city staff said.
Stiles, who joined the city in March 2023, cited a public service career spanning more than four decades in an email sent to employees Tuesday morning.
Hundreds of residents have already received emergency training, and demand remains high as the city and volunteer groups brace for possible flooding and other severe weather.
