It’s worse than we thought

Twentynine Palms– Things are a little more complex than you are reporting. At last night’s meeting two things happened. The first was that the Council, save I, did not question the contin...

What the hell is going on?

Twentynine Palms– I’m trying to find the positive in last nights approval to hire a $120,000 assistant to the City Manager. I’ll be damned if I am able to find a reason for a small ...

Arizona Elder Found Dead on Wheeler Rd

On Friday, February 19, 2010, at 11:15 a.m., the Morongo Basin Station received a report of human remains found in the desert area of Wheeler north of Brant Crossing in the unincorporated area of 29 ...

Adobe Rd Construction

Motorists traveling in and through Twentynine Palms are advised to beware of a major construction zone and lane closures on Adobe Road between Amboy Road and the main gate to the Marine Corps Air Gro...

PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVES DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN

The Twentynine Palms Planning Commission placed its stamp of approval on the draft Downtown Economic Revitalization Specific Plan for the City at its regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb.16. In a 5-0 vote...

Crap, thats not a fair question

This weeks Desert Trail poll is a hoot. The subject is who should pay for a new sewer system. The allowable answer are, you, me, them or they. It pits you and the rest of the folks, and you know that...

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA PREVIEW FOR FEB. 23

The Twentynine Palms City Council will meet in regular session on Tuesday, Feb. 23, beginning at 6 p.m. at City Hall. Among the agenda items are two Development Code Amendments on the Consent Calenda...

A Changing of the Guard: Bow Bowden Has Been Deployed

Bow Bowden passed this Thursday last. I got to tell you I really did think the world of that old fellow. Gruff and crusty as any Marine Corps Drill Sargent you knew you were dressed down when Bow got...

MEETING TONIGHT!

TRAILS WORKSHOP SET FOR FEB. 16 A public workshop for the Twentynine Palms Community Trails Plan will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at the Community Services Building, 74325 Joe Davis Drive,...

One down, one in the slammer and one on the lamb

On Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at approximately 8:45 p.m., the suspects, Robbie Winnen 48 of Rancho Cucamonga, Jason Wade Brown 39, of Montclair and an unknown female went to a residence in Twentynine ...

Napa Valley: Put a stop to illicit vacation rentals

We in Twentynine Palms and San Bernardino County in general are not the only folks that are wrestling with the Vacation Home Rental Phenomenon. The Napa Valley  has been systematically banning or res...