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New designs are expected to take months and may still leave half the 27-acre site undeveloped. When and if a second phase will be developed on the remainder of the land remains unclear. Driving the news: During a regular meeting Thursday morning, the Board narrowly voted to move forward with a plan proposed by Trustee Joel…

Board Chair Ruben Perez and former COD Superintendent/President Joel Kinnamon have all but declared victory in their respective races. Given Kinnamon’s harsh criticism of current college leadership, that outcome could lead to some dramatic changes. Read full article here

College of the Desert will move forward with a modified version of its proposed “Citizens Advisory Group” to inform design elements of its planned Palm Springs campus. The school’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously in favor of a motion to create the advisory group Friday, with changes to its composition and stated purpose. Read full…

The Desert Sun released an announcement on the College of the Desert which will host a virtual community forum on its plans for a Palm Springs campus Thursday at 5:30 p.m. The forum, which will be on Zoom at Bit.LY/3Q8RkVn, will also be viewable on COD’s YouTube page. Read full article here

The West Valley Campus was reviewed yesterday by the Palm Springs Development Project Team and is moving forward with their updated plans for the campus. You can view the entire meeting on COD’s YouTube Channel here. The development of the new campus is still in phase one. According to J.R. Roberts, vice chair of the…