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"This is an opportunity for the City to be a trailblazer in regard to reparations and restitution," a city staff report said.

On Sunday, nearly 300 people plan to gather at Oscar’s Café and Bar in downtown Palm Springs for a “fully-vaccinated” afternoon of dancing and drinking, according to owner Dan Gore. The event — which will require prior proof of COVID-19 vaccination, identification and a signed HIPPA waiver to attend — illustrates one potential “new normal” standard for safe partying. “We photocopied everything,” Gore said. “In the event that someone needs to see proof, we will be able to a...

Palm Springs sells land from Grit settlement to Coachella Valley Conservation Commission The city of Palm Springs is selling a 42.3-acre property acquired in the citys settlement agreement with Grit Development to the Coachella Valley Conservation Commission, which plans to protect the land as a nature preserve in perpetuity.  The Palm Springs City Council approved a purchase and sale agreement between the city and the conservation commission on Thursday. The conservation commission will pay ...

Reply(1) Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman speaks during the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Rob Carr/Getty Images) PALM SPRINGS, CA — A colorful mural featuring Los Angeles native Amanda Gorman, the poet who read her work at President Joe Bidens inauguration and at the Super Bowl, is now on display in downtown Palm Springs. Los Angeles-based artist MisterAlek painted Gorman surrounded by butterflies...

Mural honoring inaugural poet Amanda Gorman painted in Palm Springs Published  PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - A colorful mural featuring Los Angeles native Amanda Gorman, the poet who read her work at President Joe Bidens inauguration and at the Super Bowl, is now on display in downtown Palm Springs. Los Angeles-based artist MisterAlek painted Gorman surrounded by butterflies and the word "unity. The scene depicts the Los Angeles natives powerful reading of her original poem "The Hill We Climb at t...