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Last night, the Twentynine Palms City Council met for a two-hour meeting covering a wide range of topics, though a bombshell announcement from Parks and Recreation led to a passionate debate about the July 4 tradition. Reporter Heather Clisby was there … The Twentynine Palms City Council had a full agenda and a full house at last night’s meeting. The San Bernardino County Fire Protection District gave a detailed presentation on “Community Risk Reduction Applications.” Several members of...

Dear Editor,  Even before the pandemic, one in three students at four-year colleges nationwide struggled to afford adequate food while in school. The pandemic has made that situation worse.  Despite compelling evidence that many college students would benefit from help buying groceries, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has long excluded full-time students from food assistance benefits unless they meet certain qualifications, penalizing otherwise eligible students for pursu...

Redwood News reporter, he will not answer your question. But Hoffman does have more to say about the county’s relationship with state public health officials, youth and adult sports, vaccinating food workers and much more — OK, some more — in today’s media availability on the COVID-19 pandemic. Video above, rough transcript below. ### From the Redwood News: According to the weekly data that breaks down the age groups, it appears that 52 cases that were originally assigned to the ...

Follow Mar. 14, 2021 After a decade-long revamp, Beth Hatfutsot Museum of the Jewish Diaspora, a mainstay of the Tel Aviv University campus, has reopened as ANU – Museum of the Jewish People. (Anu means “us” in Hebrew.) The only thing missing was a dedication, another casualty of the coronavirus crisis. The museum contains an extensive exhibition on Jewish history and communities – from Iceland to the Philippines – not to mention the luminaries. It also displays works by Jewish artist...

On her final day of her three-day trip to the West Coast to visit military bases, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visits the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms today. Biden is on a listening tour, hearing the concerns of military families, as part of her re-launch of the Joining Forces program, which she established with First Lady Michelle Obama in 2011. The program encourages the public to find ways to support service members, veterans, and their families, and is focused on e...

Mayor Daniel Mintz presided over the council meeting. Heather Clisby photo Last night’s Twentynine Palms City Council meeting was a continuance of the discussion on the pros and cons of vacation home rentals (VHR) and if the current city ordinance is effective. But first, Dr. James Danoff-Burg, director of conservation at The Living Desert, gave a presentation on the explosion of the raven population, how they are threatening our desert tortoises, and what locals can do to deter them. The Li...

The Twentynine Palms City Council met last night (February 23) and awarded 17 contracts for Project Phoenix construction and approved a grant application for a new park. Reporter Heather Clisby was there … Last night’s meeting of the Twentynine Palms City Council was a productive one despite an absent Mayor Daniel Mintz. A public hearing was held on the sewer rate fee study. Just one protest letter was submitted so the council voted to approve. With Councilmember Joel Klink stating that the...

The Twentynine Palms City Council met last night (February 23) and awarded 17 contracts for Project Phoenix construction and approved a grant application for a new park. Reporter Heather Clisby was there … Last night’s meeting of the Twentynine Palms City Council was a productive one despite an absent Mayor Daniel Mintz. A public hearing was held on the sewer rate fee study. Just one protest letter was submitted so the council voted to approve. With Councilmember Joel Klink stating that the...

In today's media availability on the pandemic, Humboldt's health officer, Dr. Ian Hoffman, took a multitude of questions from local reporters on the vaccination statistics, disparate vaccination rates in the Latinx community and numerous other aspects of the county's management of the pandemic.

The City of Twentynine Palms held its biennial strategic planning workshops over the weekend and from the Friday night and Saturday morning sessions, city staff, city council, and members of the public created a list of city priorities for the next two years. Reporter Heather Clisby has details… Led by Twentynine Palms City Manager Frank Luckino, the biennial strategic planning meetings took place over the weekend in council chambers at City Hall. Held on Friday evening and Saturday morning, ...