Jan 25 to Jan 31, 2017! DDG THIS WEEK Hot in Gay Palm Springs.

THE LAST WORD by Greg Pettis
Well we have now seen the inauguration of
the 45th President of the United States who
in his first few days has decided it is best to
govern via Twitter, attack the media, attack
our intelligence community, rescind protections
for women, rescind opportunities for
first time home buyers and stack his cabinet
with billionaires and millionaires.
Question for the day – Will he be in office in
four years or be impeached by Congress for
corruption? I say 18-20 months and Mike
Pence will be President.
Our Congressman, Raul Ruiz, skipped the
swearing in and was slapped by the hometown
paper saying he should have been there
to represent ALL of the district. Hmmmm
– I would prefer Dr. Ruiz be true to himself
and represent most his district and have the
paper call on the President to represent ALL
the country.
We should see the full cabinet sworn in by the
end of the week and more executive orders
pealing back actions of the Obama Administration.
Let’s be hopeful but vigilant. We
must be prepared to speak out when things
are not right. I had the opportunity to attend
the Palm Springs Women’s March, along with
Councilmembers Kaplan and Aguilar from
Cathedral City. It was great to see hundreds
of people there to protest. There were also
rallies in Palm Desert and Coachella.
Here in California our new Attorney General,
Xavier Becerra should be sworn in by the end
of the week as well. He is a good man and has
pledges to push back in court against actions
by Trump on issues that conflict with state
law. I fully support him in his efforts.
This past week I also attended a commemoration
for Dr. Martin Luther King, with Mayor
Moon of Palm Springs and Councilman Miller
of Indio. Strange the differences between
King and Trump.
The one thing that is certain is that the United
States doesn’t do easy! We must do things
difficult. But democracy is worth it.
Locally, Thursday, February 2nd at 5pm there
will be a “City Hall at Your Corner” will be at
La Michoacana Ice Cream Parlor in the Stater
Brothers Shopping Center at Vista Chino and
Landau. Everyone is invited. Councilman
Aguilar and I will be there. Questions, comments,
ideas or you just want to listen – come
on over.
That’s it for this week. Stay tuned! More fun
on the way, I’m sure.
Greg Pettis is a 22 year city councilman in Cathedral
City. He has made his name in governmental circles
as an expert in transportation issues and is very active
in working on bringing passenger rail service to the
COACHELLA Valley. Greg was the first openly gay
elected city council members In Riverside County. He
has served on the boards of the National League of
Cities and the League of California Cities and as President
of the Southern CA Association of Governments.
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