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In today's newsletter:

  • What rules will Palm Desert set for using AI at City Hall?
  • How a $26,000 HOA bill is shaking a Palm Desert community.
  • How a Palm Desert zoo is bringing wildlife lessons to seniors.

Also on today's calendar: Line Dancing Lessons - La Quinta and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Very hot, with a high of 110 and low of 83 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Very hot with sunshine, temps: high: 106, low: 79.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as hot, with a high of 94 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Palm Desert Looks To Adopt New AI Policy (patch.com) — Palm Desert's City Council is set to vote on a sweeping new AI policy that would immediately govern how city staff use tools like chatbots and automated systems. The framework creates risk tiers, requires human oversight for sensitive uses, and promises public transparency about which AI tools the city relies on.
   

2. An 81-Year-Old Says a $26,000 HOA Assessment Could Force Her Out of Her Home (realtytoday.com) — Palm Desert condo owners at Villa de las Palmas are facing an emergency HOA special assessment of about $26,000 per unit, leaving at least one 81-year-old resident unsure she can afford to stay. The piece explains how aging infrastructure, reserve shortfalls, and California's HOA laws can turn seemingly affordable condos into sudden financial burdens, and urges buyers to scrutinize association finances.
   

3. The Living Desert Zoo And Gardens In Palm Desert Receives Award For Senior Outreach Program (patch.com) — Palm Desert's Living Desert Zoo and Gardens has earned a major national diversity award for its senior outreach program, which brings conservation education directly to older adults across the Coachella Valley. The initiative partners with local senior living and memory care communities so residents with mobility challenges can still connect with wildlife, learning, and each other.
   

4. Major Retail Chain To Close Palm Desert Store Amid Bankruptcy (patch.com) — Palm Desert residents who rely on Leslie's for pool supplies will soon lose their local store as the chain closes 26 California locations amid bankruptcy. The company plans to keep most other stores and online sales operating while it sheds debt and restructures its national footprint.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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