Palm Desert Segment – August 26, 2025

Seg 1 – Palm Desert Segment

LISTEN TO THE COMPLETE SHOW FOR DETAILS OF SUBJECTS DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW.

PALM DESERT w/ Thomas Soule. re: the City of Palm Desert’s Public Affairs Manager.
– REPORT that the construction on El Paseo is almost done. Was started in June. Businesses were doing fine in spite of the construction and business is up.
– DISCUSSION of how a City decided to re-do El Paseo. It was never intended to have the traffic load it does.
– HOLD THE DATES;
1. Sept., 24 – Emergency Preparedness Expo @ the P.D. Library all day long. www.palmdesertlibrary.org.
2. Oct., Concerts – Every Thursday @ Civic Center Park.
3. Oct., surgery, – Animal Samaritans is putting on FREE spay, neuter, microchipping in Oct.. Go to the library and Sept., and register.
4. Oct., 26 – Golf Cart Parade
– REPORT on the Civic Park/P.D. Aquatic Center
– The Aquatic Center is City Owned, but run by the YMCA of the Desert.
– Heading into a FULL RENOVATION in the Fall. Filters, etc., are wearing out. Staff is keeping the pools open. Closing lap pool once in a while. Fri. – Sunday the lap pool WILL BE OPEN. The REST is all open.
– Most of the access is FREE. Parking is FREE. Small charge for the Aquatic Center. New obstacle course there.
– The library has been renovated (inside the park).
– KUDOS to the Palm Desert City Council.
– (contact info: www.palmdesert.gov and www.pdpool.com)

Thomas