Extreme Weather

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

More fees and permits for restaurants, a community resilience center discussion, and Ofland Resort gets a formal rescission.

Jul 26 • Natalie Zuk

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

Earthquakes, floods, extreme heat, and fires all affect the Morongo Basin. Here’s how to get ready before the ground shakes, the wash floods, or the…

Jul 11 • Kat Talley-Jones

Recap: Twentynine Palms City Council Meeting, September 9, 2025

City Council Unanimously Approves TBID 2025-2026 Marketing Plan and Budget

Sep 13, 2025 • Eleanor Whitney and Anita Carraher

Letter to the Editor: On the Recent Floods in Twentynine Palms

A call to residents to organize for the future

Sep 4, 2025

When the Clouds Open: Team Rubicon's Guide to Diverting Water and Protecting Your Home

Get ready! We republish Team Rubicon's guide to sandbags, wattles, check dams, and burrito wrap barriers

Jul 12, 2025 • Cindy Bernard, Heidi Heard, and 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…

Jun 1, 2025 • Kat Talley-Jones

Businesses Push Back Against Power Outages

Frequent blackouts leave residents angry and businesses in the dark

Feb 1, 2025 • Cindy Bernard and Kat Talley-Jones

Local Ways to Help Victims of the LA Fires

Give in Yucca through Friday, and online opportunities to lend a hand

Jan 15, 2025 • Kat Talley-Jones

Widespread Power Outage Hits the Morongo Basin

Outage added to nerves already frayed by Los Angeles fires

Jan 9, 2025

Our Top Stories of 2024, Updated! Part Two

#3 Resort and Solar Farms and #2 Storms as we count down to our number one story of the year

Dec 30, 2024 • The Desert Trumpet

Twentynine Palms City Council Candidate Forum Draws a Full House

No softball questions for these City Council candidates.

Sep 21, 2024 • Natalie Zuk

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms City Council, September 10, 2024

Entertainment permits enforced, TBID annual review time, potential problems for a self-help housing program.

Sep 8, 2024 • Natalie Zuk

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