Friday, October 7th at 9a – A Special Zoom Meeting to discuss two studies for the West Valley Campus and more
On Friday, Oct. 7, the College of the Desert Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting to compare two studies related to the West Valley Campus, one from their independent consultant — and one study from Visit Greater Palm Springs. The Board will also vote on a construction contract for the Cathedral City automotive […]
Desert Sun 9/16 – COD Board receives in-depth update on Palm Springs campus; opening slated for 2026
College of the Desert administrators, consultants, architects and planners provided a robust report on the planned Palm Springs campus to the college’s Board of Trustees on Thursday in a marathon session stretching six hours and including dozens of public comments. The college estimates that schematic designs for the new plans will be completed in January 2023 and […]
Palm Springs Post 9/16 – Leading off: Marathon meeting more informative than combative
The news: Roughly 30 taxpayers, civic leaders, and representatives of the tourism and hospitality industries spoke in person or via Zoom during a regular meeting of the COD Board of Trustees, sticking tight to recent demands that college officials approve building a version of the college that was touted as far back as 2004. Read full […]
KESQ 9/13 – Northern Palm Springs residents, local leaders discuss COD’s West Valley campus
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Desert Sun 9/13 – Report to College of the Desert bond oversight committee misstated size, scope of projects
Despite having scaled-back plans for a Palm Springs campus, a report on capital projects presented by COD leaders to the college’s bond oversight committee on Tuesday misstated the proposed square footage for the campus and incorrectly referred to old plans for a hotel, conference and event center and other “world-class” features. Proofreading errors were to blame. Read […]
Palm Springs Post 9/12 – City files suit against College of the Desert claiming it’s slow-playing document delivery
Both sides in the battle over the future of a planned College of the Desert campus in Palm Springs traded jabs Monday, with only one thing becoming clearer: taxpayers will continue to be caught in the middle. Read full article here
Desert Sun 9/12 – Palm Springs sues College of the Desert, alleging failure to provide public records
The City of Palm Springs is suing College of the Desert for what it alleges to be a lack of compliance with the California Public Records Act. The law requires public agencies to make public documents available upon request in a timely manner. The city says COD has not done that. Source: The Desert Sun. […]
KESQ 9/7 – Visit Greater Palm Springs have recommendations for the CODs hospitality and culinary program
Local leaders in the tourism industry are sharing ideas for the College of The Desert’s west valley campus to strengthen its culinary and hospitality training approach.
Palm Springs Post 9/7 – Hospitality industry touts study, pushes back on scaled-down Palm Springs College of the Desert campusPalm Springs
Against the backdrop of the bustling Il Corso kitchen in Downtown Palm Springs, leaders from both Visit Greater Palm Springs (VGPS) and the city on Tuesday made their case for more robust hospitality and culinary programs than those currently being planned by officials from College of the Desert (COD). Read full article here
Highlights from the Press Conference Today – 9/6 New report released by the Visit of Greater Palm Springs on expanding COD’s hospitality and culinary program’s recent downsized plans by 60% of the West Valley Palm Springs Campus at the old mall site
BREAKING NEWS! A report released today, commissioned by the Visitor Greater Palm Springs, recommends COD nearly triple the size of its planned culinary and hospitality instruction space in Palm Springs to 30,000 square feet as hospitality remains the number #1 industry in the Coachella Valley. The impetus of the study was commissioned by the Visitor […]