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Residents and Businesses Urge Action on Illegal Signage; Kratom Speakers Ask Council for Measured Regulation
Summary
Business owners urged clearer enforcement and penalties for repeated illegal commercial signage; a La Quinta kratom seller and an online speaker with ME/CFS urged the council to distinguish raw kratom from synthetic derivatives and pursue evidence‑based regulation rather than outright prohibition.
Multiple members of the public addressed the council during non‑agenda public comment on Feb. 12 on signage enforcement, kratom policy, and upcoming Desert Healthcare District listening sessions.
Chris Schachter, a Palm Desert resident and owner of Glow Window Cleaning, said he has documented repeated illegal commercial signage across the city and asked the council to direct staff to create a clear enforcement threshold for repeat violations so that…
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