Archive - The Desert Trumpet

Town Holler: Rep. Obernolte Meets Resistance

In a fractious community meeting, more than 200 Morongo Basin residents insist that their representative tell the truth and do his job

Feb 24 •

Kat Talley-Jones

COUNTY TO CAP SHORT-TERM RENTALS

Cap Set to Begin in Eight Months -- But Details Remain Sketchy

Jul 9, 2022 •

Hundreds Protest Firings at Joshua Tree National Park, March 1, 2025

Distress flag unfurled at Cap Rock in Joshua Tree National Park

Mar 2 •

Kat Talley-Jones

ELECTION 2024: Measure W Breakdown

Measure W, FP-5, and the politics of funding fire services

Feb 9, 2024 •

UNEXPECTED STORM BLOWS THROUGH TWENTYNINE PALMS

Severe flooding and rain ravages Twentynine Palms in a monsoonal storm, portion of Highway 62 shuts down.

Jul 15, 2024 •

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Breaking News, Possible Fertility Clinic Bomber Located in Twentynine Palms, Extended Downtown Area Evacuated

Here's a map--stay safe folks!

May 18 •

DIGGING DEEPER ON FIELDTRIP, EVOQUE AND BLU SEQUOIA

Did Josh Seigel mislead City Council? Or did City Council just ask the wrong question?

Feb 25, 2023 •

Kat Talley-Jones

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SUPERVISOR ROWE COMES OUT SWINGING IN SUPPORT OF TPWD TAKEOVER

Politics in Play at Contentious July 20 LAFCO Meeting

Aug 7, 2022 •

Senate Floats Auction of 1000s of Acres of Morongo Basin Public Land

Land near Section 6 and other local landmarks placed on BLM land privatization chopping block

Jun 18 •

Flora Fridays: Mast Blast

Musings on the covert operations of Joshua trees

Apr 11 •

OPINION: No Kings Protest Spotlights Democracy

Marchers brave summer heat in downtown Joshua Tree to make good trouble

Jun 15 •

Kat Talley-Jones

5 Ways to Self-care in the Summer

From thick books to thicc thighs

Jul 16 •

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