Oct 26 to nov 1, 2016! THIS WEEK! The official guide to Gay Palm Springs for 22 years

THE LAST WORD by Greg Pettis
Wow – 15 days until the election! Won’t that be nice.
CNN, MSNBC, ABC, etc. can all get back to reporting real
news and Fox can move on to the next “scandal” but
finally we will be done hearing about the Republican
nominee for President.
As a candidate, myself this year, for reelection to the City
Council in Cathedral City, I must say that I will personally
be glad to have the election behind me regardless
of the outcome. The negativity from the national campaign
has seeped down to the local level. Bitterness,
bile and slander abound on Facebook and Nextdoor –
and whatever other social networking sites there might
be. I even went to an Italian dinner at a local church
on Friday night and there were folks there that weren’t
speaking to each other because they disagree on a local
ballot measure! What’s that all about???
It has been good though getting out and walking
door – to – door. My team and I walked today in one
of the lower income neighborhoods in the City. Without
exception, the people who came to the door were
friendly, outgoing, interested in what was happening in
their city and neighborhood and genuinely grateful that
a candidate, let alone a Councilman, had come to stop
at their door for a few minutes. A bonus was my Fitbit
hitting 12,000 steps today!
For those voting by mail – let me repeat my recommendations
on propositions and LOCAL candidates;
Prop 51 – YES Prop 52 - YES
Prop 53 – NO Prop 54 – NO
Prop 55 – YES Prop 56 – YES
Prop 57 – YES Prop 58 – YES
Prop 59 – YES Prop 60 – NO
Prop 61 – NO Prop 62 – YES
Prop 63 - YES Prop 64 – YES
Prop 65 – NO Prop 66 – NO
Prop 67 – YES
Local (valley) –
Measure CC – YES
Measure I – YES
Local (Cathedral City) –
HH – YES
P – YES
Cathedral City –
City Council – Greg Pettis & John Aguilar
Desert Healthcare District –
Mark Matthews & Les Zendle
College of the Desert –
Fred Jandt & Mary Jane Sanchez
Most important though – GO VOTE!!!
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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