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Residents, regional partners praise Desert Hot Springs cleanup; regional groups note housing progress

Desert Hot Springs City Council · January 21, 2026
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Summary

Public commenters at the Jan. 20 council meeting thanked the city for recent encampment cleanup work that removed large volumes of debris, raised concerns about ongoing trash and homeless encampments, and highlighted regional affordable-housing progress including a major state funding award for Park Lane Homes.

Several public commenters addressed environmental cleanup, code enforcement and housing at the Jan. 20 Desert Hot Springs council meeting.

Will Steichen, identified as a resident and a staff member with the Coachella Valley Association of Governments and the Coachella Valley Conservation Commission, thanked the city for coordinating a cleanup of conservation land that involved code compliance, police, animal control and regional partners. Steichen said crews…

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