Palm Springs Sanctuary city rally (#0336a)

A variation on a comment of a while back.... the image people have of "Palm Springs" is actually of the Coachella Valley, which is often simply referred to (inaccurately) as "Palm Springs". The wealthiest of the 9 cities are in the middle of the valley, while the city of Palm Springs is on the west side (those damn west coast people, yet again). While PS was once the main community in the valley and the wealthiest, it is now the towns in the center that are the wealthiest and most conservative. Clearly there is still quite a bit of wealth in PS, but the town is becoming much more a town of year-round residents, with lots of retirees similar to myself (lower level professionals). There is also a surprisingly large LGBT contingent, many of whom are relatively middle-class but forced out the coastal cities by upscaling while they're downsizing with retirement. Some estimate that we're1/3 of the population of PS and we tend to be Democrats. Probably because of our urban experience, I sense a more welcoming perspective on non-white portions of the population.