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The Ivy Palm Resort & Spa near downtown will be overhauled and used for immediate housing. It will not be a temporary shelter.  A former Palm Springs hotel that is in bankruptcy will be converted to permanent housing that will get homeless people off the street quickly. The Ivy Palm …

Measure O, the Apple Valley proposition meant to raise money for general services, has been defeated. The proposed one percent sales tax, which supporters hoped would raise between $6 to $7 million a year for the town’s general fund, received 12,926 no votes and 6,667 yes votes, according to the …

Palm Springs is asking for volunteers to serve on the city’s recently established Equity & Social Justice Committee. Anyone who lives, works or attends school in the city is eligible to sit on the panel, which was formed in August after the city council declared “systemic racism” a public health …

Released one month ago, a study of the High Desert region is a deep dive into what the region’s residents think about their community and how it can be improved. Now, those who put it together have to make sure it reaches officials in the public and private sectors. Last …

Apple Valley has broken ground on the reconstruction of Apple Valley Road and Highway 18, one of the High Desert town’s busiest intersections. The project will improve traffic flow and safety at the intersection, which accommodates approximately 46,000 vehicles a day, according to a statement on the town’s website. Apple …

The Inland Empire Community Foundation is accepting grant applications from nonprofits seeking help dealing with COVID-19. A nonprofit that provide services in San Bernardino County could receive $20,000 in aid, according to a statement on the county’s website. The board of supervisors, which has partnered with the foundation to establish …