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Hi everyone, Pat Wallis here: In the last blog post (Part 1), I covered the mismatch between commercial development proposals and rural neighborhoods. If you haven't read that yet, you'll want to in order to follow along in this post. Here, I’ll be covering another impactful presentation from last week’s Morongo Basin Conservation Association (MBCA) meeting by Janet Johnston on the housing situation out here. It’s about what happens when housing stops being for the people wh

Hi everyone, Pat Wallis here: Last Saturday, I attended the Mojave Basin Conservation Association (MBCA) annual meeting at the Yucca Valley Community Center. If you didn’t know, MBCA has been serving this community for 57 years. Their mission is to “advocate and educate for a healthy desert environment that nurtures wildlands and supports our communities’ rural character, economic well-being, and culture.” All the presentations were excellent. And there were two I’m still thi

26-Jan-2026 Hi everyone, I’m Pat Wallis, and today is the 11th day of my campaign. Maybe the 10th. Maybe the 12th. It's been a blur. You decide. Last Thursday, driving “down the hill” on the 62 to Redlands from Yucca Valley. I’d just passed Morongo Valley and was headed into the canyon where no satellite or cell phone coverage ever reaches. I was alone with my thoughts on that winding and perilous stretch of road. Before the news cut out, the reporter was delivering a story