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Happy Holidays from the folks at Postal Palm Springs, Tom, Peter, and Katey. December is holiday season, and that means community. There is no better way to say thanks then to shop locally and support those that support us every year. DDG is the only source for up to date hour by hour weekly LGBT schedule for Arts - Entertainment and Business. Enjoy the life! The Greater Palm Springs area. Proudly celebrating 22 years of service to the community! Discover GAY life with the oldest LGBT magazine! Best bets this week in Gay Palm Springs California, Gay resorts. Bars, Restaurants and happenings. Plus local city maps and more! The official guide to Gay Palm Springs for 22 years. This week's LGBT weekly guide in PRINT and ONLINE, Also Gay and Gay friendly events parties and more. Mostly gay but it’s all inside!
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THE LAST WORD by Greg Pettis<br />
Here <strong>in</strong> Wash<strong>in</strong>g<strong>to</strong>n DC. 30 degrees yet<br />
with the heat com<strong>in</strong>g <strong>from</strong> 500+ LGBT<br />
elected officials about the upcom<strong>in</strong>g Trump<br />
Adm<strong>in</strong>istration you wouldn’t know it<br />
We have had the opportunity <strong>to</strong> hear <strong>from</strong><br />
US Sena<strong>to</strong>r Tammy Baldw<strong>in</strong> and many of<br />
the out members of Congress as well as<br />
elected officials <strong>from</strong> throughout the world<br />
Everyone is anxious <strong>to</strong> beg<strong>in</strong> the resistance<br />
<strong>in</strong> the Capi<strong>to</strong>l <strong>to</strong> our City Halls. Cathedral<br />
City <strong>in</strong> fact will be discuss<strong>in</strong>g ways <strong>to</strong><br />
strengthen our support for our undocumented<br />
residents<br />
It is distress<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> read about each new cab<strong>in</strong>et<br />
choice and how conservative they are,<br />
but we have been rem<strong>in</strong>ded that we have<br />
been through much worse with Reagan and<br />
HIV. We will get through Trump<br />
I will be back here <strong>in</strong> November with the<br />
National League of Cities and <strong>in</strong> May for the<br />
National Association of Real<strong>to</strong>rs. It will be<br />
very <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> get their gauge of th<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
once the adm<strong>in</strong>istration has been <strong>in</strong> office.<br />
<strong>Gay</strong>s, cities and real estate professionals<br />
have had unprecedented access <strong>to</strong> the White<br />
House under President Obama. How th<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
will change? Who knows yet, but I will be<br />
sure <strong>to</strong> report regularly.<br />
How best should we react locally? What<br />
issues are you concerned about? Immigration?<br />
Health? Education? Children’s<br />
issues? Let me know? I’ll know how best<br />
<strong>to</strong> research.<br />
Locally our city council’s are swear<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
ew and return<strong>in</strong>g council members. Indio<br />
and La Qu<strong>in</strong>ta have added their new folks.<br />
Cathedral City and Indian Wells this week.<br />
New faces. New ideas. New policies. What<br />
changes are <strong>in</strong> s<strong>to</strong>re for the residents and<br />
visi<strong>to</strong>rs?<br />
Many folks have an idea that all of the LGBT<br />
people reside <strong>in</strong> <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Spr<strong>in</strong>gs</strong> and Cathedral<br />
City. We know that is a fallacy. But where<br />
do you live? Let me know. What issues do u<br />
for see? What would you like <strong>to</strong> see?<br />
Do you have transportation concerns? Are<br />
there s<strong>to</strong>res or restaurants you want <strong>to</strong> see<br />
open <strong>in</strong> the valley?<br />
In the 35 years I have lived here so much has<br />
changed and yet so much is the same. We<br />
are still the same small <strong>to</strong>wn just with more<br />
people, more noise, more traffic!<br />
Write me at greg@gregpettis.com. Let me<br />
hear <strong>from</strong> you<br />
Greg Pettis is a 22 year city councilman <strong>in</strong> Cathedral<br />
City. He has made his name <strong>in</strong> governmental circles<br />
as an expert <strong>in</strong> transportation issues and is very active<br />
<strong>in</strong> work<strong>in</strong>g on br<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g passenger rail service <strong>to</strong> the<br />
COACHELLA Valley. Greg was the first openly gay<br />
elected city council members In Riverside County. He<br />
has served on the boards of the National League of<br />
Cities and the League of California Cities and as President<br />
of the Southern CA Association of Governments.<br />
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