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🌱 How soon must Yucca Valley businesses dim their outdoor lights?
Also, don't miss Out of this World Run on the Yucca Valley Patch calendar
Morning Yucca Valley! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
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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- 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 ★
- Out of this World Run →
Machris Park, 59100 Santa Barbara Dr, Yucca Valley
6:00 pm
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- Barre Fusion Pilates →
Yucca Valley Community Center, 57090 29 Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley
5:30 pm - Extreme Dwarfanators Wrestling →
$5 Pizza Place, 282 Old Woman Springs Rd, Yucca Valley
6:00 pm
Monday September 14
Wednesday September 30
📣 Yucca Valley Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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
Thursday September 10
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Yucca Valley PatchAM possible:
- Black's Shutters Shades & Blinds — (760) 220-8060
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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?
Helping a client and I'm not sure how useful baking soda and vinegar will be on the metal so I'm looking for other possible solutions in case that… (Nextdoor Copper Hills Estates) - Has anyone ever had to fix a wheel on the base of a sliding closet door?
The sliders I have are actually very high quality and expensive looking, never mind they came with the house and I have no idea where to get a… (Nextdoor Pinon Dr)
- 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
Joshua Tree
- When is the harvest moon 2026? How can Californians best see it? (vvdailypress.com)
- We made a COVID-19 memorial in the ashes of a Joshua tree forest (thesicktimes.org)
- Gram Parsons: the Grievous Angel who changed American music (uncut.co.uk)
Desert Hot Springs
- For Farmworkers in Coachella Valley, a Food Drive Becomes a Network of Care (americancommunitymedia.org)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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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