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In today's newsletter:

  • Will 73 acres in Twentynine Palms become 137 new home lots?
  • How a Week 1 win over Twentynine Palms hides a transfer snag
  • How Twentynine Palms could anchor the Marine Corps' new robotics era

Also on today's calendar: Extreme Dwarfanators Wrestling and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 99 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 97, low: 69.
  • Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 96 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Twentynine Palms Planning Commission will consider subdividing 70+ acres into 137 residential lots (z1077fm.com) — Twentynine Palms residents can weigh in tonight as the Planning Commission holds a 5 p.m. public hearing on subdividing about 73 acres into 137 residential lots near Desert Knoll, Utah Trail, and Two Mile Road. Commissioners will consider environmental findings, a tentative tract map, and a development agreement before sending recommendations to the City Council, with the meeting at City Hall on Adobe Road.
   

• Players who transferred from Desert Chapel still in limbo, here's why (bluewaterhealthyliving.com) — A Desert Christian Academy football player has already seen the field in a Week 1 win over Twentynine Palms, but several former Desert Chapel standouts remain sidelined under CIF transfer rules. The story explains how Desert Chapel's late switch from 11-man to 8-man football left Coachella Valley transfers stuck waiting for eligibility despite their old school still fielding a team.
   

• Rise of the Machines: Build Marine Corps Robotics Battalions Now (usni.org) — A Marine Corps commentator argues the service must quickly build dedicated robotics training, career paths, and unmanned battalions, starting from the new Robotics Integration Group at the Twentynine Palms combat center. The piece warns that simply sprinkling drones into old formations will waste potential and urges creating full robotics units, doctrine, and staff sections before a future conflict forces rushed changes.
   

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Other local events
    Thursday September 3
  • FS Football vs Lakeside (Home)
    Twentynine Palms High School Twentynine Palms, CA 92277
    4:00 pm
    • Friday September 4
  • JV/V Volleyball vs West Shores (Home)
    Twentynine Palms High School Twentynine Palms, CA 92277
    4:00 pm
  • Varsity Football vs Lakeside (Home)
    Twentynine Palms High School Twentynine Palms, CA 92277
    7:00 pm
    • Tuesday September 8
  • Board Of Education Meeting
    Morongo Unified School District 4950 Sunburst Ave, Joshua Tree, CA 92252, USA
    6:00 pm
    • Wednesday September 30
  • Extreme Dwarfanators Wrestling →
    $5 Pizza Place, 282 Old Woman Springs Rd, Yucca Valley
    6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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  • PM Hotel Group posted a job opening for Innkeeper Bar Supervisor | RESET Hotel | Twentynine Palms, CA in Twentynine Palms. Apply here.
  • AccentCare, Inc. posted a job opening for Caregiver/Hiring Spanish speakers urgently in Twentynine Palms. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Twentynine Palms here.

🗞 Nearby News

Joshua Tree

  • Johnson: Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner looking to go Hollywood (mercurynews.com)
  • September 2026 skywatching guide: Harvest Moon to Aurigid meteor shower, key events you must not miss (starlust.org)
  • Track by Track: V Torres (theindyreview.com)

Yucca Valley

Indio

  • Preliminary hearing resumes today for Silvercrest CEO charged with murder in Cathedral City hit-and-run (kesq.com)

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