Construction on the highly anticipated Palm Springs Arena are on hold once again due to coronavirus. Construction for the 10,000 seat arena was first halted in February due to “extenuating circumstances” and was expected to pick back up in April. This is according to documents and emails obtained by the Desert Sun. The Agua Caliente […]
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INGLEWOOD (CNS) – Inglewood has revised its environmental impact report on the Los Angeles Clippers arena project to ensure that the new building uses bird-friendly glass, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals announced Tuesday. The animal rights group said the building would use a fritted finish to make all glass panels visible to birds, […]
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Frank Tysen with Advocates for Better Community Development or ABCD is no stranger to fighting projects he sees unfit. He’s a former USC professor of urban planning who’s been doing it for decades. “I used to be on the state environmental quality study council in the late sixties and there were two oil refineries planned […]
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The Palm Springs police and fire department estimate it will cost millions of dollars to be ready for the 10,000 seat downtown arena, so far, it is unclear if the Agua Caliente Tribe and its business partners will pay for the public safety costs or it will be the city who will eat the cost. […]
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The City of Palm Springs had their meeting and they got an earful from residents last month, both excited and concerned about the impact of the downtown arena. A total of 81 suggestions came from that meeting, but the number one worry was parking. The Agua Caliente Tribe and the Oak View Group are incorporating […]
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The American Hockey League Board of Governors Monday confirmed its award of an expansion franchise to NHL Seattle and Oak View Group, a sports and entertainment company, which together will establish a primary development affiliate that will play at a new arena on the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation in Palm Springs. “On behalf of the […]
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The Riviera in Palm Springs was packed with community and business leaders for the fourth annual Chamber of Commerce All Mayors and Tribal Luncheon. Vice Chairman of the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians says this event nurtures relationships and brings visibility to their community, “Coming to events like this is really helpful for us to […]
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The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is preparing an environmental impact study for a proposed arena project that was announced last month, the tribe announced Wednesday. The project, which is proposed for 16 acres of tribal land in downtown Palm Springs, would include a 173,000 square-foot arena, a 35,000-square- foot practice facility and 44,000 […]
