Archive - The Desert Trumpet

AGENDA PREVIEW: City Council to Vote on Controversial Solar Project

The meeting on the 184-acre Geneva solar project, proposed by E-Group PS, takes place this Monday, March 23, at 6 pm.

17 hrs ago • Natalie Zuk

A Councilmember Attempts to School the Planning Commission

A reminder why an independent Planning Commission is crucial

Mar 21 • The Desert Trumpet

RECAP: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, March 17, 2026

A short meeting takes up a long-standing question: at what point should an undeveloped parcel receive a City address?

Mar 21 • Kat Talley-Jones

Forging Creative Community in a Burning World

Wishing you a peaceful Spring Equinox. Join me this weekend at the Hi-Dez Lo-Fi Lit Fest!

Published on Promote Your Book • Mar 20

Flora Friday: Sleeping Beauties

A love letter to earth plants kissed awake by rains

Mar 20 • Miriam Seger

AGENDA PREVIEW: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, March 17, 2026

A required housing report gives mixed news, and the City proposes formalizing the policy for street addresses on new construction

Mar 15 • Kat Talley-Jones

RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council, March 10, 2026

Council gets a raise while solar, Flock, and internal tensions simmer

Mar 14 • Cindy Bernard

BREAKING NEWS: State Agency Says E-Group Solar Project Too Small for AB205 Takeover

CEC official says the project's AC output falls below the AB205 threshold that has driven city decision-making since 2023 — but the city never verified…

Mar 11 • Cindy Bernard

WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY: Long Gone

Uncovering the Ice Age secrets of the Hi Desert

Mar 11 • Kat Talley-Jones

RECAP: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, March 3, 2026

Split vote sends controversial solar project to City Council without a clear recommendation

Mar 8 • Kat Talley-Jones

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms City Council Meeting, March 10, 2026

A short agenda features a continuing education effort on septic system maintenance and the first reading of an ordinance to raise City Council salaries…

Mar 7 • Cindy Bernard

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In a Tourism-driven Micro-market, Perception Is Value

Ash Maharaj writes that the the proposed E-Group Solar Project undermines "a primary tourism" corridor

Mar 6

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