The 5.5-acre Wavegarden surf lagoon at Desert Willow Golf Resort is expected to open this summer, adding a new recreation and tourism draw to Palm Desert. The hotel and villa components remain part of the long-term plan, but the hotel timeline appears less...
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Desert Jet Builds Momentum With Record Season And Is Poised For Expansion
For Desert Jet, this past desert season was not just busy. It was clarifying. At a time when some corners of the regional tourism economy were navigating mixed signals, including softer international travel patterns and uneven hotel performance, the private...
Desert Healthcare District Plans a Bigger Role in Valley Health After Tenet Lease
With nearly $650 million expected over 30 years from the Desert Regional Medical Center lease-purchase agreement, the Desert Healthcare District & Foundation’s new five-year plan shifts the agency from traditional grantmaking toward a broader role in...
Coachella Faces a Revolt Over Its Data Center Deal
For months, city of Coachella officials and their private partner pitched the city’s municipal power plan as a once-in-a-generation infrastructure play, a way to solve long-running electric constraints in the city’s eastern growth areas while creating a new...
Indio Planning Commission Slows Oasis Project, But Leaves Path Open For Revised Plan
A proposed 183-acre mixed-use development that could reshape one of North Indio’s most visible freeway gateways was slowed by the Indio Planning Commission on May 27, but the project remains far from finished. After a lengthy public hearing, commissioners voted...




