diff --git a/frontend/src/components/calendar/EventDetailPanel.tsx b/frontend/src/components/calendar/EventDetailPanel.tsx
index 33adc6d..541c7ed 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/calendar/EventDetailPanel.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/calendar/EventDetailPanel.tsx
@@ -290,8 +290,10 @@ export default function EventDetailPanel({
   useEffect(() => {
     const el = descRef.current;
     if (!el) return;
-    el.style.height = 'auto';
-    el.style.height = `${el.scrollHeight}px`;
+    requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      el.style.height = 'auto';
+      el.style.height = `${el.scrollHeight}px`;
+    });
   }, [editState.description, isEditing]);
 
   // Poll lock status in view mode for shared events (Stream A: real-time lock awareness)
@@ -376,11 +378,11 @@ export default function EventDetailPanel({
         end_datetime: endDt,
         all_day: data.all_day,
         location_id: data.location_id ? parseInt(data.location_id) : null,
-        is_starred: data.is_starred,
-        recurrence_rule: rule,
       };
-      // Invited editors cannot change calendars — omit calendar_id from payload
+      // Invited editors are restricted to the backend allowlist — omit fields they cannot modify
       if (!canModifyAsInvitee) {
+        payload.is_starred = data.is_starred;
+        payload.recurrence_rule = rule;
         payload.calendar_id = data.calendar_id ? parseInt(data.calendar_id) : null;
       }
 
@@ -548,6 +550,7 @@ export default function EventDetailPanel({
     : event?.title || '';
 
   return (
+    // onWheel stopPropagation: defence-in-depth with CalendarPage's panelOpen guard to prevent month-scroll bleed
     <div className="flex flex-col h-full bg-card border-l border-border overflow-hidden" onWheel={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
       {/* Header */}
       <div className="px-5 py-4 border-b border-border shrink-0">
@@ -866,18 +869,6 @@ export default function EventDetailPanel({
               </div>
             )}
 
-            {/* Star for invited editors (no recurrence row shown) */}
-            {canModifyAsInvitee && (
-              <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                <Checkbox
-                  id="panel-starred"
-                  checked={editState.is_starred}
-                  onChange={(e) => updateField('is_starred', (e.target as HTMLInputElement).checked)}
-                />
-                <Label htmlFor="panel-starred" className="text-xs">Starred</Label>
-              </div>
-            )}
-
             {editState.recurrence_type === 'every_n_days' && (
               <div className="space-y-1">
                 <Label htmlFor="panel-interval">Every how many days?</Label>
@@ -955,7 +946,7 @@ export default function EventDetailPanel({
                 value={editState.description}
                 onChange={(e) => updateField('description', e.target.value)}
                 placeholder="Add a description..."
-                className="text-sm resize-y flex-1 min-h-[80px]"
+                className="text-sm flex-1 min-h-[80px]"
               />
             </div>
           </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/calendar/EventForm.tsx b/frontend/src/components/calendar/EventForm.tsx
index b24f770..2884b88 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/calendar/EventForm.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/calendar/EventForm.tsx
@@ -146,8 +146,10 @@ export default function EventForm({ event, templateData, templateName, initialSt
   useEffect(() => {
     const el = descRef.current;
     if (!el) return;
-    el.style.height = 'auto';
-    el.style.height = `${el.scrollHeight}px`;
+    requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      el.style.height = 'auto';
+      el.style.height = `${el.scrollHeight}px`;
+    });
   }, [formData.description]);
 
   const selectableCalendars = calendars.filter((c) => !c.is_system);
@@ -269,7 +271,7 @@ export default function EventForm({ event, templateData, templateName, initialSt
                 value={formData.description}
                 onChange={(e) => setFormData({ ...formData, description: e.target.value })}
                 placeholder="Add a description..."
-                className="min-h-[80px] resize-y text-sm"
+                className="min-h-[80px] text-sm"
               />
             </div>