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RECAP: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission January 20, 2026
Commission tells Development Director on zoning consolidation, “Put your plan together and then come back and let’s see what it is.”
 • Natalie Zuk
I think I'm gonna die in this house.
Staying cozy with Wuthering Heights
 • Liz Lapp
Letter to the Editor: E-Group PS Solar Project
Long-time Twentynine Palms homeowner Chris Tiffany expresses opposition to the project—the public comment period ends Thursday, January 22
ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, January 20, 2026
The new year opens with two study sessions on Land Use policy updates and zoning modifications.
 • Natalie Zuk
RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council, January 13, 2026
Daniel Mintz returns for his fourth (nonconsecutive) term as Mayor and Octavious Scott steps into his new role as Mayor Pro Tem
 • Kat Talley-Jones
A Look Ahead: Development in Twentynine Palms
Growth, uncertainty, and big questions for 2026
 • Kat Talley-Jones
ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms City Council Meeting, January 13, 2026
The first meeting of the year is a grab-bag of items that are mostly old business
 • Kat Talley-Jones
2025 Development Recap
Lawsuits, lazy rivers, and a land-locked yacht club
 • Kat Talley-Jones
Flora Friday: Three Rogues of the Apocalypse
Weed before they seed: invasive thistles, mustards, and grasses
 • Miriam Seger
Citizen Astronomer: January 2026
Sirius, Saturn’s Farewell, and a New Meteor Shower
 • Caitlin Gill

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