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BREAKING: Twentynine Palms City Manager Dr. Stone James Resigns
Mayor Daniel Mintz made the announcement after a half-hour closed session
 • Kat Talley-Jones
BREAKING: Special Meeting Called for Thursday, April 9, 2026 to Evaluate City Manager
A single closed session on City Manager employment, called with the minimum notice required by law
 • Cindy Bernard
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.
 • Natalie Zuk
ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms City Council Meeting, January 27, 2026
A packed consent calendar, possible FLOCK camera concerns from residents and a sales tax increase survey
 • Cindy Bernard
RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council, September 23, 2025
City Council highlights food insecurity, reaffirms tourism promotion, expands base access, and weighs the future of Historic Plaza.
 • Kat Talley-Jones
RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council Meeting, May 27, 2025
Grant presentations, new rules, and controversy; ancillary business permits unresolved yet again; and small businesses push back against permit…
 • Kat Talley-Jones
RECAP: City Council Closed Session, May 19, 2025
The City Attorney jumps into public comment and a deeper dive into closed sessions on litigation
 • Cindy Bernard
ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms City Council, May 27, 2025
Presentations from nonprofits, a City Manager's salary increase, budget reports, and more...
 • Natalie Zuk and Cindy Bernard
RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council, May 13, 2025
Finance Department warns of looming costs, Councilmember Scott advocates for arts, Council diverts shower funds despite pleas from advocates
 • Natalie Zuk
ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms City Council, May 13, 2025
City budget braces for economic squeeze, City Manager contract negotiations, Youth Council gets State Senator's recognition
 • Natalie Zuk
Twentynine Palms' Strategic Planning: Many Needs, Little Revenue, Part 2
Community Development and Emergency Management tout accomplishments and make wishes in the second part of our on-going recap of the April 4 session
 • Cindy Bernard
City of Twentynine Palms Strategic Planning Meeting, Saturday, April 5
Economic realities threaten to shrivel the City's 20-year vision of 29 Palms as a "desert flower that bloomed"
 • Salvatore Palomino and Kat Talley-Jones
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