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RECAP: Yucca Valley Town Council, August 18, 2026

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms City Council, August 25, 2026

RECAP: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission Meeting, August 18, 2026

San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Continues Mining Ordinance Decision to October 20

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms Tourism Business Improvement District, August 20, 2026

ON THE AGENDA: Yucca Valley Town Council, August 18, 2026

On the Agenda: San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, August 18, 2026

AGENDA PREVIEW: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, August 18, 2026

City Council and Town Council Candidates on the ballot for November 3, 2026

Opinion and Analysis: Councilmember Ramirez Answers Critics on the Sanctuary Church Resilience Center Grant. Not Everything Holds Up.

Ofland Resort Project Officially Cancelled but Questions About Development Remain

Recap: Morongo Unified School District Board Meeting, August 4, 2026

Sanctuary Church proposal for Community Resilience partnership denied by City Council

Desert Trumpet Ethics and Corrections Policy

On the Agenda: Morongo Basin Items at the County Board of Supervisors’ August 4, 2026 Meeting

RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council, July 28, 2026, Part 1

Citizen Astronomer: August 2026

WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY: Psychedelic Summer Lizard

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms City Council, July 28, 2026

RECAP: Yucca Valley Town Council, July 21, 2026

RECAP: Stop Music Valley Mine Community Information Meeting

ON THE AGENDA: Yucca Valley Town Council, July 21, 2026

OPINION: Twentynine Palms Should Replace Its Outdated Solar Ban

RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council, July 14, 2026

City Councils, Water Districts, School Boards, and More: Morongo Basin Elected Offices, 2026

RECAP: Flock Town Hall, Thursday, July 9, 2026

San Bernardino County Planning Commission Recommends Giving Up Local Permitting Over Mines on Federal Land

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms City Council, July 14, 2026

Emergency Preparedness: Are You Ready for the Big One(s)?

BREAKING: County Moves to Give Up Local Permitting for Mines on Federal Land. Hearing Thursday, July 9

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: What if the government is overreaching?

The Coolest Room in Town

Summer is here and the meetings are...light

Citizen Astronomer: Milky Way

RECAP: Board of Supervisors' June Meetings

RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council, June 23, 2026

Solar on Twentynine Palms' Doorstep: How the County Approved a Project Its Own Rules Should Have Stopped

WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY: Hidden in the Midden

Recap: Tourism Business Improvement District Board Meeting, June 18, 2026

RECAP: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, June 16, 2026

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms City Council, Tuesday, June 23, 2026

On the Agenda: Morongo Basin Items at the County Board of Supervisors' June 23, 2026 Meeting

At MUSD Board Meeting, Parents Raise Questions About Budget and Trust

RECAP: Yucca Valley Town Council, June 16, 2026

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, June 16, 2026

RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council, June 9, 2026

ON THE AGENDA: Yucca Valley Town Council, June 16, 2026

MUSD: Enrollment Committee recommends against closing schools at June 9, 2026 Board Meeting

Yucca Valley Town Hall Reporting and the Yucca Valley Resident Review Committee

Wedding Crashers

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms City Council Meeting, Tuesday, June 9, 2026

RECAP: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, June 2, 2026

RECAP: Yucca Valley Town Council, June 2, 2026

RECAP: California Primary Election, June 2, 2026

An Experiment in Citizen Coverage: The June 9 San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Agenda

Citizen Astronomer: June 2026

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, June 2, 2026

AGENDA PREVIEW: Yucca Valley Town Council, June 2, 2026

RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council, May 26, 2026

Wildlife Wednesday: Bighorn Sheep in Spring

RECAP: Twentynine Palms Tourism Business Improvement District Meeting, May 21, 2026

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms City Council, May 26, 2026

RECAP: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, May 19, 2026

California State Assembly Districts 34 and 47 Primary Preview 2026

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, May 19, 2026

RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council, May 12, 2026

Return of the Rabbit Virus? Updated for 2026

California District 23 and District 25 Congressional Primary Election Preview 2026

Meet the Musicians Performing at DT Social 1

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms City Council, Tuesday, May 12, 2026

When Commerce Meets Culture: Art Fairs in the Desert

Possible School Closures Dominate May 5, 2026, MUSD Board Meeting as Community Pushes Back

DT Social 1 - Thursday, May 14

RECAP: Planning Commission, May 5, 2026

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, May 5, 2026

RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council, April 27, 2026

Citizen Astronomer: May 2026

BREAKING: Controversial Ofland Resort Will Not Move Forward

WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY: Flutter By

RECAP: Tourism Business Improvement District, April 23, 2026

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms City Council, Monday, April 27, 2026

RECAP: Morongo Unified School District Board of Education Meeting, April 21, 2026

She's Been Here the Whole Time: And the Game Has Never Been Better

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Students Are More than Statistics

RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council, April 14, 2026, Part 2

RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council, April 14, 2026, Part 1

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms City Council, April 14, 2026

Desert Trumpet AI Policy

The E-Group Solar Project Heads to the California Energy Commission. The Councilmember Who Supports It Pushes for Council Reconsideration.

BREAKING: Twentynine Palms City Manager Dr. Stone James Resigns

BREAKING: Special Meeting Called for Thursday, April 9, 2026 to Evaluate City Manager

HOW TO RUN FOR CITY AND TOWN COUNCIL (2026)

Morongo Basin Elections 2026

Citizen Astronomer: April 2026

RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council Rejects Solar Farm in 3-1-1 Vote, March 23, 2026

RECAP: Tourism Business Improvement District Meeting, March 19, 2026

AGENDA PREVIEW: City Council to Vote on Controversial Solar Project

A Councilmember Attempts to School the Planning Commission

RECAP: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, March 17, 2026

Forging Creative Community in a Burning World

Flora Friday: Sleeping Beauties

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

RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council, March 10, 2026

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

WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY: Long Gone

RECAP: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, March 3, 2026

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

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

RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council, February 24, 2026

Citizen Astronomer: March 2026

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, March 3, 2026

OPINION: Five Days and Nights in Minneapolis

RECAP: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, February 17, 2026, Part 2

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms City Council, February 24, 2026

RECAP: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, February 17, 2026, Part 1

Love Is More Powerful Than Hate — What Bad Bunny’s halftime did for me

El amor es más poderoso que el odio — Lo que el espectáculo de medio tiempo de Bad Bunny hizo por mí

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

RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council, February 10, 2026

Terms of Engagement: Being Ethically Non-monogamous

OPINION: Five Reasons I'm Going to Minneapolis

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms City Council, February 10, 2026

RECAP: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, February 3, 2026

Letter to the Editor: Get the Flock out

AGENDA PREVIEW: Planning Commission, February 3, 2026

RECAP: Twentynine Palms Tourism Business Improvement District Board Meeting January 29, 2026

Citizen Astronomer: February 2026

RECAP: Twentyine Palms City Council, January 27, 2026

Not So Wild WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms City Council Meeting, January 27, 2026

RECAP: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission January 20, 2026

I think I'm gonna die in this house.

Letter to the Editor: E-Group PS Solar Project

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, January 20, 2026

RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council, January 13, 2026

A Look Ahead: Development in Twentynine Palms

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms City Council Meeting, January 13, 2026

2025 Development Recap

Flora Friday: Three Rogues of the Apocalypse

Citizen Astronomer: January 2026