RECAP: NEXT GEN 29 - Alex Garcia, Paul Razo, Sara Lyons, Ashton Ramsey and Jessica Cure
In case you missed one, here are all links to all five profiles and their accompanying social media reels.
Our Next Gen 29 series garnered 6,660 views — not bad for our first attempt at profiling local residents! The articles were so well received that we’ve decided to continue the series — watch for more writing on forward thinking Twentynine Palms and Morongo Basin personalities in 2026! Want to suggest our next interview? Become a paid subscriber and help make profiles like these possible!
Below are all five of our Next Gen 29 profiles along with the one minute reels created for social media, in order of publication. Stories by Cindy Bernard, Jonathan Hume, Eleanor Whitney and Natalie Zuk, copy edited by Kat Talley-Jones. Reels by Cindy Bernard.
Planning Commission Vice Chair Alex Garcia
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Reel music : Stars by Nightmares on Wax
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Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) Chair Paul Razo
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Reel music: Enlightenment by Sun Ra (selected by Paul Razo)
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Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) Vice Chair Sara Lyons
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Reel music: Pixie GF by Powerplant (selected by Sara Lyons)
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Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID) Vice Chair Ashton Ramsey
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Reel music: Can You Feel It by Mr. Fingers
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Planning Commission Chair Jessica Cure
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Reel music: At the Sea at the End of the World by Tommy Guerrero
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