🌱 Patch AM: What’s next as CSUSB Palm Desert Campus turns 40?

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In today's newsletter:

• What's next as CSUSB Palm Desert Campus turns 40?
• Which Palm Desert restaurants just drew health inspectors' attention?
• Will Palm Desert back new taxes for Desert Recreation District?

Also on today's calendar: Fall Semester Registration opens today and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sunny and toasty conditions, with a high of 102 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Hot with hazy sun, temps: high: 102, low: 75.
• Monday: Sunny and toasty conditions, with a high of 102 and low of 78 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. CSUSB Palm Desert Campus celebrates 40 years of expanding opportunity and transforming lives in the Coachella Valley (csusb.edu) — CSUSB's Palm Desert Campus is marking 40 years of serving local students and employers, with major growth driven by land donations from the city and regional partners. The campus now offers in-demand programs, supports first-generation students, and is building a new Student Success Center slated for 2027, expanding tutoring, health, and career services for Coachella Valley residents.
   

2. Palm Desert spots investigated by health inspectors after complaints (mercedsunstar.com) — Two Palm Desert restaurants, Jersey Mike's Subs and Saigon Deli & Ujitime Dessert, were recently checked by Riverside County health inspectors after complaints, with water service confirmed at Jersey Mike's and Saigon Deli found closed during inspection. The report also lists several Palm Desert and Coachella Valley eateries that earned "A" grades, giving residents a timely snapshot of local food safety.
   

3. Desert Recreation District Faces Questions Over Finances-Update (nbcpalmsprings.com) — Palm Desert residents could see major changes at the Desert Recreation District as it weighs cutting 119 jobs while asking voters to approve new funding through Measure P. La Quinta's mayor is challenging the district's spending and transparency, and Palm Desert's mayor is among those reviewing a letter demanding clearer finances before taxpayers are asked to pay more.
   

4. Leslie's Pool Supplies closes Coachella Valley store amid bankruptcy (desertsun.com) — Leslie's Pool Supplies has closed its Palm Desert store as part of a nationwide Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring, though locations in Cathedral City and La Quinta remain open. Local pool owners will now need to travel farther or shop online while the company shutters 26 California stores and works to emerge from bankruptcy with a smaller footprint by 2027.
   

5. Friday Night Lights: League Play Opens With Close Games, Big Wins and NBC Top Play Honors (nbcpalmsprings.com) — Palm Desert High's football team edged Rancho Mirage 20–19 as league play kicked off across the Coachella Valley, with quarterback Joshua Perez leading a key touchdown drive. Other local schools, including Xavier Prep, La Quinta, Indio, and Desert Hot Springs, also saw tight contests and big wins, while Shadow Hills' Jesse Rodriguez earned NBC Palm Springs Top Play honors.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Palm Desert

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4
• Keyboard Conversations® with Pianist Jeffrey Siegel: The Glorious Musical Jewels of Beethoven and Schubert →
  73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert

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Other local events

Sunday October 4
• Jeffrey Siegel's Keyboard Conversations: Beethoven and Schubert — Glorious Musical Jewels →
  McCallum Theatre, 73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert
• Jeffrey Siegel's Keyboard Conversations
  McCallum Theatre, 73000 Fred Waring Dr., Palm Desert
  3:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Fall Semester Registration opens today →
  Learning In Retirement Palm Desert
  9:00 am
Wednesday October 7
• Domestic Water and Storm Water Tour →
  75515 Hovley Lane East, Palm Desert
Saturday October 10
• Star Party in the Mountains →
  Sawmill Trailhead Parking Lot, View map/UTM coordinates: 33.57995, -116.45056
  6:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Birding Walk-About, Desert Willow →
  38-995 Desert Willow Drive Palm Desert, CA 92260
  8:00 am
Thursday October 15
• Carrizo Canyon Hike →
  Art Smith Trailhead, Roy Wilson Memorial Hwy, Palm Desert
  8:30 am
Saturday October 17
• Star Party at the Monument →
  Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center, 51-500 CA-74, Palm Desert
  6:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Carrizo Canyon Hike →
  Art Smith Trailhead, Roy Wilson Memorial Hwy, Palm Desert
  8:30 am
Friday October 23
• Dead Indian Canyon to the Oasis Hike →
  Art Smith Trailhead, Roy Wilson Memorial Hwy, Palm Desert
  8:30 am
• Into the Woods →
  Rancho Mirage Amphitheater, 71560 San Jacinto Dr, Rancho Mirage
  7:30 pm

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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