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The whimsical Polynesian “Tiki” design at the Royal Hawaiian Estates in Palm Springs, built in 1961-62, includes “flying seven” buttresses. The City Council voted to make the condo complex a historic district. (Wade Byars The Desert Sun)
Tiki-themed condo complex gets historic designation
Residents of the Royal Hawaiian Estates condominium complex in south Palm Springs now can boast living in the city's first residential historic district, too. With a 4-1 vote Wednesday, the City Council designated the 1962 Polynesian-themed complex, designed by famed modern architects Donald Wexler and Richard Harrison, a historic district as Wexler looked on from the audience. Councilman Chris Mills dissented.
Palm Springs council picks 2 pot sites for city
By month's end, several thousand local patients likely will have access to medical marijuana at facilities officially recognized and regulated under city ordinance — a first for the Coachella Valley. On Wednesday, the Palm Springs Council selected the two applicants now allowed to operate medical marijuana facilities in the city by ordinance: Cannahelp in the 500 block of Industrial Place; and Desert Organic Solutions in the 19-400 block of Newhall Road....
Trojans to scrimmage at stadium
Former La Quinta resident and current USC baseball coach Chad Kreuter will bring his baseball team to the desert this weekend. The Trojans will play two Cardinal vs. Gold scrimmages at Palm Springs Stadium today and Saturday. Following today's 10:30 a.m. California Winter League game, the Trojans will conduct a 4:15 p.m. Cardinal vs. Gold intrasquad game....