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Hey there, Palm Desert! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the 11 Palm Desert Rogers Scholars shaping the Valley's future.
  • What Palm Desert's approval means for The Living Desert expansion
  • How COD is honoring 60 years of nursing in Palm Desert

Also on today's calendar: Joshua Tree Philosophy Symposium Friday Sept. 4th at 6:00 P.M. at Beatnik Lounge and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Hazy sun, with a high of 100 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 100, low: 73.
  • Saturday: A p.m. t-shower possible, with a high of 98 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 11 CSUSB Palm Desert Students Named Rogers Scholars For 2026-27 Academic Year (patch.com) — Eleven students at Cal State San Bernardino's Palm Desert Campus have been named Rogers Scholars for the 2026–27 year, bringing significant scholarship support to local degree-seekers. The awards, funded by the Mary Stuart Rogers Scholarship Fund, recognize academic excellence, leadership, and service, and the scholars will be honored at a campus reception on September 29.
   

2. The Living Desert set to break ground on lion habitats, event center after city extension – The Palm Desert Post (thepalmdesertpost.com) — Palm Desert residents can expect major changes at The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens after the city's Planning Commission granted a one-year extension that keeps a large expansion on track for a 2028 opening. Within weeks, the zoo plans to break ground on new lion habitats, a 37,650-square-foot event center, administrative offices, and a redesigned Portola Avenue entrance.
   

3. College of the Desert Nursing Program Celebrates 60th Anniversary (nbcpalmsprings.com) — College of the Desert's nursing program is marking its 60th anniversary with a pinning ceremony for new graduates this Friday at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert. The long-running vocational nursing program continues to train students to serve the Coachella Valley's health care needs, sending another class of nurses into local clinics and hospitals.
   

4. Assemblymember Greg Wallis' western Joshua Tree bill passes legislature, heads to Governor's desk (kesq.com) — From Palm Desert, Assemblymember Greg Wallis announced that his Western Joshua Tree bill, AB 1663, has cleared the Legislature and is headed to the governor. The measure aims to simplify permits for trimming or removing western Joshua trees on private property while keeping conservation protections and expanding collaboration with Native American tribes on cultural uses.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I've been tasked to pick up a quiche to bring to an event over the holiday weekend.
    Who's got a really good one that I can buy?. Bakery or store ?? (Nextdoor Portola Ave)
  • I am looking for information regarding care giving companies locally that anyone would recommend.
    Please let me know asap. I need help with food prep and household care not health care. Thanks. (Nextdoor Palm Desert Greens)
  • Proper Solutions Staffing posted a job opening for Nurse / Caregiver Recruiter in Palm Desert. Apply here.
  • 1 Legacy, Inc. posted a job opening for Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) in Palm Desert. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Palm Desert here.

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