Z107.7 FM Up Close Show hosted by Gary Daigneault

Open Phone Topics: Morongo Unified School District and Morongo Basin Teachers Association have reached a tentative agreement. San Bernardino County as approved the Alta Mira gated community housing project in Joshua Tree between Highway 62 and Friendly Hills Elementary. Yucca Valley Town Council candidate forum. Candidates were divided on Medical Marijuana. City of 29 Palms made decision on Project Phoenix. Plans were approved for multipurpose facility, gymnasium, meeting rooms and banquet rooms. Public library will be moving to that downtown area. Old Library building will become Sheriff Substation. City of 29 Palms beginning sewer planning. Right to Rescue law in the state of California. Legal to break window of a car to save a child or dog in distress. Community Conversation meeting between the religious community, 29 Palms churches and law enforcement to discuss race relations.

Open Phone Topics: Teachers involving students in their contract negotiations and disputes. Teachers encouraging students to walk out of class for any reason. Teachers working without a contract for two years. Protecting students and their futures. New restaurants coming into Yucca Valley. Schools have more funds but they must be deligated for infrastructure in order for the State to match those funds. Vandalism in the Morongo Basin. High powered BB guns used to shoot out storefront windows. Morongo Valley Community Service District fire issues.

Open Phone Topics: 80th Annual Pioneer Days Kickoff Celebration. Joshua Trees may need protection under the Endangered Species Act. Community theatre in 29 Palms. Negotiations between the Morongo Unified School District and the Morongo Basin Teachers Association. On-call tow trucks parking on residential streets. Noise complaints and view obstruction complaints from neighbors. Joshua Tree MAC involved in Dark Sky Park issue.

Open Phone Topics: Big concerts and events in the Morongo Basin, specifically Joshua Tree. Joshua Tree National Park becoming a year round attraction. Joshua Tree Retreat Center clearing several acres for parking on their property. Big events bring more business and tax dollars to the Morongo Basin but also more congestion. Joshua Tree Retreat Center is a non-profit. Questioning large commercial venue going against their original spiritual mission statement. Renewable energy goals for the State of California. Rooftop solar not considered in renewable energy goals. Those for and against bringing a Dollar General store to Joshua Tree.

Open Phone Topics: Joshua Tree Retreat Center trying to create proper parking area. Cleared plants that should have been protected. Childish Gambino concert. Pharos and Desert Days concerts at Joshua Tree Retreat Center. Events not permitted by San Bernardino County. Dove hunting season in the Morongo Basin. Summer wildfires. Children playing with matches caused the Bogart Fire in Cherry Valley. Morongo Basin Teachers Association (Teachers Union) negotations with Morongo Unified School District. Illegal vacation home rentals. Alta Mira Solar Field project.

Open Phone Topics: California state versus San Bernardino county laws regarding recreational use of marijuana and medical marijuana. Protest of Dollar General development in Joshua Tree. Decision is being appealed due to concerns over environmental impact versus tourism issues. Project Phoenix for downtown revitalization of 29 Palms. Relocation of residents in the development area.

Open Phone Topics: Yucca Valley Town Council approved two one half percent sales tax measures for ballot in November. One for infrastructure, one to help with sewer system. San Bernardino Board of Supervisors has moved ruling on Solar Farm in Joshua Tree to middle of August. Joshua Basin Water District special meeting regarding Solar Farm to decide on will serve letter for project. Deadline to file for election for local offices. California State Employees Association made agreement with school district for raises for non-teaching school employees. Local woman hit guard at Twentynine Palms Marine Base gate with her car. Local teenager hit a woman with a skateboard in Vons when escorted out of the store. Twentynine Palms man dropped cell phone into swimming pool and drowned trying to retrieve it. Presidential election.

Open Phone Topics: Local summer rain storms and minor flooding. Proposed sales tax measures in Yucca Valley to raise money for general fund and sewer system costs. Fatal FA18 29 Palms Marine Corps crash and safety issues. Two cases of West Nile Virus in San Bernardino County. New California law regarding mandatory vaccinations for children in public schools. Upcoming Presidential election. Discussion of candidates Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton.

Open Phone Topics: 29 Palms Chamber of Commerce President embezzled money to pay personal electric bill. New California law regarding public schools and mandatory immunizations. Marine fighter jet crashed and pilot killed near Marine Corp Air Ground Combat Center. 29 Palms City Council will no longer have television coverage of their meetings. Chinese rocket burning up in the atmosphere locally. Bears in Covington Park. Democratic and Republican National Conventions. Views on both Presidential candidates.

Open Phone Topics: Couple left three young children in the desert with no shoes or water. Sentenced to eight months in jail for felony child abuse, four years probation. Republican candidate for President is Donald Trump. Democratic candidate for President is Hilary Clinton. Bureau of Land Management and National Forest Service overseeing new Sand To Snow National Monument. No national monument in the State allows hunting currently, but new National Monument will. Proposed Sales Taxes in Yucca Valley. Money allocated to pay for sewer system and infrastructure for the town.

Open Phone Topics: Radio station's 27th birthday. Marine's life ended over playing around with a gun. Marine convicted of unintentional murder. Disciplining children versus making an angry decision. Three young local children left in the desert alone as punishment without water or shoes. Sheriff's deputy investigated for having sex with inmates. Dollar General environmental protest.

Open Phone Topics: State of California database for doctors to prevent prescription drug abuse. State of Vermont passing law on GMO labeling on products. Local fireworks celebrations in the Morongo Basin. Morongo Unified School District charter with Hope Academy Charter School. Music broadcast on the radio synchronized with the fireworks. Scandal with Hilary Clinton. Gun control issues. Citizens should have rights to guns. Proposed homeless shelter in the Morongo Basin. Local Sheriff's Department responding quickly to 911 calls. Walk in mental health crisis center. Need for mental health services.

Open Phone Topics: Court ruling in favor of Dollar General in Joshua Tree. State Senate and Assembly voted in favor of 14 anti-gun bills. Loophole in gun control laws at gun shows allowing easier purchase of weapons. County voted to fund Joshua Tree nutrition site. Illegal dumping in the Morongo Basin. Concerns regarding terrorism and Isis. 4th of July Fireworks Celebrations in the Morongo Basin. Fireworks safety concerns. Recent deadly shootings and terrorist attacks in the United States. Traffic light cameras to catch speeders. Laws for violent offenders to keep them in prison.