🌱 How soon must Yucca Valley businesses dim their outdoor lights?

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In today's newsletter:

• How soon must Yucca Valley businesses dim their outdoor lights?
• Will Yucca Valley outscore Desert Christian in this week's marquee matchup?

Also on today's calendar: Barre Fusion Pilates.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 98 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 96, low: 72.
• Saturday: Windy with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 92 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Yucca Valley Planning Commission discusses 5-year period for businesses to comply with new Outdoor Lighting Ordinance (z1077fm.com) — Yucca Valley officials are weighing a five-year deadline for local businesses to upgrade outdoor lighting to new, darker-sky-friendly standards, while residents push for a shorter timeline. The Planning Commission also flagged popular backyard string lights for further study, since they're often solar-powered and widely used, and will revisit the issue at its September 22 meeting.
   

• Week 4 high school football picks: Here's how we're leaning (redding.com) — Yucca Valley football fans can look ahead to a big Saturday showdown with Desert Christian Academy, highlighted as a game of the week by Desert Sun sportswriters. Two columnists split on whether Yucca Valley or Desert Christian will prevail, but both expect a high-scoring, closely contested matchup that will test the local team's talent on both sides of the ball.
   

📸 Around Yucca Valley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Yucca Valley

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Out of this World Run →
  Machris Park, 59100 Santa Barbara Dr, Yucca Valley
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 14
• Barre Fusion Pilates →
  Yucca Valley Community Center, 57090 29 Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley
  5:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Extreme Dwarfanators Wrestling →
  $5 Pizza Place, 282 Old Woman Springs Rd, Yucca Valley
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 10
• Johnny Costa's Ristorante 50-Year Anniversary Ribbon Cutting
  Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce Johnny Costa's Ristorante, 440 S Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, CA, 92262, United States
  3:00 pm
• Volleyball, Girls FR vs Coachella Valley - Girls Volleyball
  Palm Springs High 2401 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs, California, 92262
  4:00 pm
• Water Polo, Boys JV @ West Valley - Boys Water Polo
  Palm Springs High 3401 Mustang Way, Hemet, California, 92545
  4:30 pm
• 04:30 PM College of the Desert Welding Fall 2026 Class
  Palm Springs High 2401 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs, California, 92262
  4:30 pm
• MS Back to School Night
  Cielo Vista Charter Palm Springs, CA 92264
  5:00 pm
• Volleyball, Girls JV vs Coachella Valley - Girls Volleyball
  Palm Springs High 2401 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs, California, 92262
  5:30 pm
• Football (11 person) JV vs Colton - JV Football
  Palm Springs High 2401 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs, California, 92262
  6:00 pm
• 8th Grade Science Camp Info Night /MPR
  Cielo Vista Charter MPR
  6:30 pm
• Volleyball, Girls VR vs Coachella Valley - Girls Volleyball
  Palm Springs High 2401 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs, California, 92262
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• What is an easy solution for cleaning a bathroom with a decade of build up on it?
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• Rockwell Care posted a job opening for Housekeeping in Yucca Valley. Apply here.
• Town of Yucca Valley, CA posted a job opening for Recreation Leader I - Part-time Seasonal/Temporary in Yucca Valley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yucca Valley here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• We made a COVID-19 memorial in the ashes of a Joshua tree forest (thesicktimes.org)
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Desert Hot Springs

• For Farmworkers in Coachella Valley, a Food Drive Becomes a Network of Care (americancommunitymedia.org)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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