Tourism Business Improvement Board (TBID)

RECAP: Tourism Business Improvement District, April 23, 2026

Event grants and sponsorships are awarded for the second half of 2026, and the board plans to revisit and discuss the application requirements and…

Apr 27 • Eleanor Whitney

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

A Councilmember's move to reconsider the E-Group Solar Project vote is met with silence; the Joshua Tree National Park Association proposes a workforce…

Apr 18 • Cindy Bernard

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

The board discusses the goals of events sponsorship and updating grant and sponsorship guidelines to emphasize overnight stays.

Mar 23 • Eleanor Whitney

A Look Ahead: Development in Twentynine Palms

Growth, uncertainty, and big questions for 2026

Jan 15 • Kat Talley-Jones

RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council, December 9, 2025

Daniel Mintz and Octavious Scott selected as Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem, Five Year Strategic Plan adopted.

Dec 14, 2025 • Cindy Bernard

NEXT GEN 29: Ashton Ramsey

From Hollywood to the High Desert: How a Los Angeles producer became one of Twentynine Palms' most visible champions

Dec 6, 2025 • Cindy Bernard and Jonathan Hume

Is Twentynine Palms Experiencing an Arts-Funding Boom?

The Levitt Lands in Twentynine Palms—but it's not the only game in town

Nov 23, 2025 • Kat Talley-Jones

RECAP: Tourism Business Improvement District Board Meeting, November 13, 2025

The board approves, and reopens applications, for grants and sponsorships for events from January to June 2026 with a new deadline of December 31

Nov 18, 2025 • Eleanor Whitney

WATCH OUT - NEXT GEN 29 IS COMING

New leaders signal a generational shift in Twentynine Palms

Nov 15, 2025 • Cindy Bernard

ON THE AGENDA: Twentynine Palms City Council, Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Sheriff contract strains a small-town budget, Visitor Center woes, plus affordable housing and animal shelter updates

Nov 9, 2025 • Natalie Zuk

RECAP: Tourism Business Improvement District Board Meeting, October 16, 2025

TBID board members highlight celebration and concerns in the first TBID meeting of the fiscal year.

Oct 20, 2025 • Eleanor Whitney and Kat Talley-Jones

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.

Sep 27, 2025 • Kat Talley-Jones

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