Palm Desert remains the valley’s top housing market as prices ease and sales hold steady
Detached home prices fell 4% year over year to $725,000, while the city led all nine valley markets with 180 sales over the past three months.
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Palm Desert Planning Commission approves El Paseo bar after six-week delay
Rock'n Avenue Bar won 4-0 approval with 53 conditions, including noise limits, acoustic testing, and mandatory status updates at six, 12, and 24 months.
Palm Desert City Council prepares for end of dining deck program
The pandemic-era solution for outdoor dining is coming to an end and Palm Desert City Councilmembers are discussing how to inform El Paseo businesses before the deadline is up.
Palm Desert Planning Commission puts plans for new El Paseo bar on hold
Commissioners wanted Rock'n Avenue bar developers to hold another community engagement meeting before coming back for approval.
Why do people visit Palm Desert? Agency aims to find out
Interviews with 82 people across fly and drive markets will help lead to a refresh of the brand first shaped by a 2019 "desert rhythm" study.
Council unanimously passes kratom ordinance, bans synthetic products, tightens tobacco rules
New rules restrict natural kratom leaf sales to adults 21 and older and ban synthetic kratom.
Palm Desert leads valley’s shift to buyer’s market as housing inventory surges, prices fall
In the most recent Desert Housing Report, the city recorded 803 homes listed for sale — the highest in the valley — while detached home prices dropped 3.5% year-over-year to $723,000.
Business owners, others warn officials that new El Paseo bar would worsen existing problems
At meetings and in written comments, opponents of a planned Rock'n Avenue cited sanitation concerns, while the applicant's architect says the venue would complement the street's "refined and elegant" offerings.
Palm Desert leads valley in home sales as inventory continues to build
Prices remain mostly flat across the Coachella Valley, while longer selling times point to a market slowly tilting toward buyers.
Palm Desert outlines retail strategy as city sees growth, low vacancy rates
The city welcomed 12 notable retail openings in 2025. Two additional businesses are scheduled to open by the end of this month. And another 10 businesses are slated to open this year.
Palm Desert Planning Commission approves El Paseo bar after six-week delay
Rock'n Avenue Bar won 4-0 approval with 53 conditions, including noise limits, acoustic testing, and mandatory status updates at six, 12, and 24 months.
Palm Desert City Council prepares for end of dining deck program
The pandemic-era solution for outdoor dining is coming to an end and Palm Desert City Councilmembers are discussing how to inform El Paseo businesses before the deadline is up.
Palm Desert Planning Commission puts plans for new El Paseo bar on hold
Commissioners wanted Rock'n Avenue bar developers to hold another community engagement meeting before coming back for approval.
Why do people visit Palm Desert? Agency aims to find out
Interviews with 82 people across fly and drive markets will help lead to a refresh of the brand first shaped by a 2019 "desert rhythm" study.
Council unanimously passes kratom ordinance, bans synthetic products, tightens tobacco rules
New rules restrict natural kratom leaf sales to adults 21 and older and ban synthetic kratom.
Palm Desert leads valley’s shift to buyer’s market as housing inventory surges, prices fall
In the most recent Desert Housing Report, the city recorded 803 homes listed for sale — the highest in the valley — while detached home prices dropped 3.5% year-over-year to $723,000.
Business owners, others warn officials that new El Paseo bar would worsen existing problems
At meetings and in written comments, opponents of a planned Rock'n Avenue cited sanitation concerns, while the applicant's architect says the venue would complement the street's "refined and elegant" offerings.
Palm Desert leads valley in home sales as inventory continues to build
Prices remain mostly flat across the Coachella Valley, while longer selling times point to a market slowly tilting toward buyers.
Palm Desert outlines retail strategy as city sees growth, low vacancy rates
The city welcomed 12 notable retail openings in 2025. Two additional businesses are scheduled to open by the end of this month. And another 10 businesses are slated to open this year.