DDG Palm Springs January 1 2024
Goodbye 2023, and hello 2024! Our DDG year-in-review celebrates our past and hopes for a great New Year. The DDG is proud to support our active elder lgbt community since 1994. Many of us are still here thanks to the quality of life in the valley and our opportunity to live our authentic selves relatively stress-free. Our next issue will be on Feb 1st after a scheduled break.
Goodbye 2023, and hello 2024! Our DDG year-in-review celebrates our past and hopes for a great New Year. The DDG is proud to support our active elder lgbt community since 1994. Many of us are still here thanks to the quality of life in the valley and our opportunity to live our authentic selves relatively stress-free.
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<strong>January</strong> 1, <strong>2024</strong><br />
V0lume 28 Issue 6<br />
Best OLD JOKES For the New Year!<br />
Youth is when you’re allowed to stay<br />
up for New Year’s. Old is when you’re<br />
forced to.<br />
A gay man, having too much to drink,<br />
decided to walk home on New Year’s<br />
Eve. A policeman stopped the man and<br />
Out with the old,<br />
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1994. Many of us are still here thanks to the quality of life in the valley<br />
and our opportunity to live our authentic selves relatively stress-free.<br />
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asked where he was going. “I’m on my<br />
way to a lecture,” the man replied. The<br />
cop scoffed, “Who gives lectures on<br />
New Year’s Eve?” The man answered:<br />
“My new Boyfriend’s husband.”<br />
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A GAY ARTIST FINDS HIS WAY<br />
THROUGH DISCRIMINATION<br />
WITH HIS ART<br />
a music festival when he and his partner<br />
experienced a fierce attack by a small<br />
group of homophobic men. He was<br />
left unconscious and toothless. This<br />
life-changing experience left him with<br />
anger, denial, and sadness but also<br />
gave him more self-confidence and<br />
a commitment not to be quiet about<br />
violence and hate. He moved first<br />
to Berlin, Germany where he felt he<br />
The year 2023 has seen numerous<br />
homophobic and transphobic bills<br />
introduced and in some states passed at<br />
alarming rates. Florida, Louisiana. North<br />
Carolina, Missouri, and Texas have been<br />
at the forefront of hate laws. The LGBTQ<br />
community has gained more positive<br />
acceptance over the past two decades<br />
but there has been an active and<br />
vocal siege of anti-rights bills introduced<br />
this year. Artists are in the forefront of<br />
challenging discrimination and hatemongering.<br />
One of these artists is Andrew Salgado,<br />
a Canadian artist who experienced<br />
the wrath of homophobic hate in his<br />
home country in 2008. He was leaving<br />
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wanted to do further study and write his<br />
master’s thesis in German, a language<br />
which he studied for 3 years while in<br />
undergraduate work in Canada. He<br />
found Germany not to be accepting of<br />
his art and not welcoming as a place<br />
to live even though he still loves it as<br />
a tourist. This brought him to London<br />
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where he has lived and created his art<br />
since 2010.<br />
Selgado says that the early violent<br />
experience was a turning point in his<br />
life where he always had dreams of<br />
becoming an artist. As his work evolved<br />
his art became his weapon. He says<br />
he is not the angry youth he once<br />
was but that “his art is still the vehicle<br />
for his voice”. He is actively involved<br />
in LGBTQ issues and art is an amazing<br />
way to talk about political issues. With<br />
his recent successes in the art world,<br />
he contributes generously to LGBTQ<br />
charities<br />
and more<br />
reflective of his<br />
experiences<br />
and his visual<br />
comments on<br />
current culture.<br />
Although Selgado<br />
lives in the UK<br />
he has been<br />
greatly influenced<br />
by the continuing violence in the U.S.<br />
The Orlando massacre and the mass<br />
shootings in Colorado <strong>Springs</strong> had<br />
a profound effect on him and was<br />
reflected in the art he produced at the<br />
time.<br />
The Beers Gallery in London is Salgado’s<br />
primary outlet. His work is figurative and<br />
somewhat homoerotic. The mediums<br />
he works with are primarily oil and oil<br />
pastels. Male figures and portraits<br />
are the primary subjects with abstract<br />
aesthetics compared to artists such as<br />
Henri Matisse, Paul Gauguin, and Francis<br />
Bacon. although Selgado’s work<br />
is more contemporary, more colorful,<br />
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This pre-election<br />
year has been<br />
reflective of hatemongering<br />
coming<br />
especially from the<br />
MAGA wing of the<br />
Republican Party. LGBTQj hate crimes<br />
have shown an increase of 40 percent<br />
with added emphasis on transgender<br />
crimes increasing over 60 percent. The<br />
targeting of vulnerable groups has<br />
always been an emphasis with rightwing<br />
supremacists. Artists of all genres<br />
have been spearheading and exposing<br />
the evil of these pitiable groups and<br />
their destructive influence in society.<br />
throughout history. The year <strong>2024</strong> will<br />
be an indicator of how this democratic<br />
society continues to either be more<br />
reflective of or regressive of acceptance<br />
and equality. Hoping and Wishing for<br />
a positive and accepting NEW YEAR.
After losing beloved stars,<br />
including Barbara Walters,<br />
Kirstie Alley, and Stephen<br />
“tWitch” Boss in the final days<br />
of 2022, the entertainment<br />
industry continued to deal<br />
with loss in 2023. We listed<br />
some that uniquely impacted<br />
us in one way or another.<br />
Tom Smothers<br />
The musician died on December 26 after<br />
battling cancer at age 70.<br />
“Tom was not only the loving older brother<br />
that everyone would want in their life, he was<br />
a one-of-a-kind creative partner. I am forever<br />
grateful to have spent a lifetime together with<br />
him, on and off stage, for over 60 years,” his<br />
brother, Dick Smothers, said in a statement<br />
from the National Comedy Center. “Our<br />
relationship was like a good marriage – the<br />
longer we were together, the more we loved<br />
and respected one another. We were truly<br />
blessed.<br />
The founding member of The Chicks died on<br />
December 22 after a car accident. She was 65.<br />
Lynch rose to fame as one of the founding<br />
members of The Dixie Chicks, which shortened<br />
its name in 2020, alongside Robin Lynn<br />
Macy, Martie Maguire, and Emily Strayer. The<br />
foursome founded their bluegrass-country<br />
band in 1989, with Laura playing upright bass<br />
and performing as lead vocalist. Macy, now<br />
62, left the band in 1992, with Laura following<br />
three years later in 1995. She is survived by her<br />
husband, Mac Tull, and their daughter, Asia.<br />
Andre Braugher<br />
The Brooklyn Nine-Nine alum’s rep confirmed<br />
his death on December 12. According to<br />
Deadline, the actor passed away one day prior<br />
after battling a brief illness. Further details of<br />
his death were not released at the time.<br />
Ryan O’Neal<br />
The actor, known for his work on projects such<br />
as Paper Moon, Love Story, Peyton Place, The<br />
Driver, and more, died at age 82 on December<br />
8. O’Neal’s son Patrick confirmed the news<br />
via Instagram, writing, “My dad passed away<br />
peacefully today, with his loving team by his<br />
side supporting him and loving him as he<br />
would us.<br />
Norman Lear<br />
Mike Nussbaum<br />
The TV legend died at his home in Los Angeles<br />
The actor died on December 23 at age 99. He<br />
of natural causes on December 5 at age 101, Us<br />
was days away from his 100th birthday. He<br />
Weekly confirmed.<br />
died of “old age,” his daughter told AP.<br />
“Thank you for the moving outpouring of<br />
A prestigious theater actor, Nussbaum made<br />
love and support in honor of our wonderful<br />
waves in Hollywood in films such as Field of<br />
husband, father, and grandfather,” his family<br />
Dreams, Fatal Attraction, and Men in Black.<br />
shared in a statement. “Norman lived a life of<br />
creativity, tenacity, and empathy. He deeply<br />
ura Lynch<br />
loved our country and spent a lifetime helping<br />
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to preserve its founding ideals of justice and<br />
equality for all. Knowing and loving him has<br />
been the greatest of gifts. We ask for your<br />
understanding as we mourn privately in<br />
celebration of this remarkable human being.”<br />
Henry Kissinger<br />
The former Secretary of State’s firm died at<br />
his home in Connecticut on November 29,<br />
according to a statement made by his firm. He<br />
was 100.<br />
Richard Roundtree<br />
The actor died on October 24 after a brief<br />
battle with pancreatic cancer, his rep told ABC<br />
News. Roundtree was known for the iconic<br />
Shaft film franchise, which started in the 1970s<br />
and most recently had a sequel in 2019. He also<br />
starred in movies, including Se7en and George<br />
of the Jungle, and TV shows like Desperate<br />
Housewives, Alias, and Soul Food.<br />
Suzanne Shepherd<br />
The actress died at home on November 17,<br />
her agent told Variety. She was 89. Shepherd<br />
was known for her TV roles in The Sopranos<br />
and Blue Bloods as well as her movies, which<br />
included Goodfellas, Mystic Pizza, Lolita and<br />
Requiem for a Dream. She is survived by a<br />
daughter and granddaughter.<br />
Rosalynn Carter<br />
The former first lady died on November 19 at<br />
age 96.<br />
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, a passionate<br />
champion of mental health, caregiving,<br />
and women’s rights, passed away Sunday,<br />
November 19, at 2:10 p.m. at her home in<br />
Plains, Georgia,” a statement released via the<br />
Carter Center read. “She died peacefully, with<br />
family by her side.”<br />
She is survived by former president Jimmy<br />
Carter, who is currently in hospice care, their<br />
four children and 11 grandchildren.<br />
Burt Young<br />
The actor’s daughter, Anne Morea Steingieser,<br />
confirmed that her father died on October<br />
8 at age 83. Sylvester Stallone, who starred<br />
alongside Young in the Rocky movies, paid<br />
tribute to his late costar via Instagram. “To<br />
my Dear Friend, BURT YOUNG, you were an<br />
incredible man and artist,” Stallone wrote. “I and<br />
the World will miss you very much … RIP.”<br />
Suzanne Somers<br />
The Three’s Company alum died on October 15<br />
at age 76.<br />
“Suzanne Somers passed away peacefully at<br />
home in the early morning hours of October<br />
15,” her publicist said in a statement to Us<br />
Weekly. “She survived an aggressive form of<br />
breast cancer for over 23 years. Suzanne was<br />
surrounded by her loving husband Alan, her<br />
son Bruce, and her immediate family. Her family<br />
was gathered to celebrate her 77th birthday<br />
on October 16. Instead, they will celebrate<br />
her extraordinary life, and want to thank her<br />
millions of fans and followers who loved her<br />
dearly.”<br />
Matthew Perry<br />
Perry died at age 54 on October 28 after<br />
an apparent drowning. Law enforcement<br />
responded to a call about a cardiac arrest when Dick Butkus<br />
they found the Friends alum in his jacuzzi. The NFL Hall of Famer died on October 4. He<br />
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request for Valentine’s Day <strong>2024</strong>!<br />
Key Responsibilities<br />
Visit our Cupid Crew website at www.<br />
wishofalifetime.org/events/cupid/ to<br />
download, print, and decorate cards<br />
to send across the country or deliver to<br />
older adults in community.<br />
Deliver roses to senior communities or to<br />
older adults in local community.<br />
Lead a group of volunteers to deliver<br />
roses in your community.<br />
<strong>2024</strong> Compendium of Physical Activities<br />
COMING SOON!<br />
The Adult Compendium of Physical<br />
Activities was developed for use in<br />
epidemiologic studies to standardize<br />
the assignment of MET intensities in<br />
physical activity questionnaires. MET,<br />
or Metabolic Equivalent, is the ratio of<br />
the work metabolic rate to the resting<br />
metabolic rate. One MET is defined as 1<br />
kcal/kg/hour and is roughly equivalent<br />
to the energy cost of sitting quietly.<br />
1 sitting quietly drinking beer .5 MET<br />
Wish of a Lifetime Cupid Crew Volunteer<br />
1 sitting drinking beer explaining politics<br />
<strong>2024</strong> aarp.org/volunteer<br />
burn more,4 - 10 MET and so on.<br />
Description<br />
Brighten up Valentine’s Day for older<br />
Basicly, an activity with a MET value of<br />
adults in your community. On February<br />
4 means you’re exerting four times the<br />
14, 2023, Wish of a Lifetime from AARP<br />
energy (and thus burning four times the<br />
worked with volunteers across the<br />
calories) than you would if you were<br />
country to deliver over 100,000 cards<br />
sitting still.<br />
and 100,000 roses to older adults for<br />
its 10th annual Cupid Crew. Sign up<br />
This year they will be introducing a new<br />
today to learn more about joining this<br />
Compendium for Older Adults and a new<br />
nationwide effort to send some love to<br />
Compendium of Wheelchair Activities.<br />
older adults by pre placing your rose<br />
https://pacompendium.com/<br />
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In<br />
The<br />
News...or not<br />
by AioBUS<br />
New Laws Going Into Effect On <strong>January</strong><br />
1st<br />
Published: Dec 29, 2023<br />
SACRAMENTO – In partnership with the<br />
Legislature, Governor Gavin Newsom<br />
this year signed landmark legislation<br />
to support the reproductive rights<br />
of Californians, increase affordable<br />
housing, hold Big Oil accountable, and<br />
protect the safety, health, and wellbeing<br />
of all Californians.<br />
WHAT GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAID:<br />
“California is more than just a state of<br />
dreamers, we’re a state of doers. Thanks<br />
to the Legislature’s strong partnership in<br />
2023, the state is leading by example to<br />
create opportunity, and advance and<br />
protect the rights of all Californians.”<br />
Here is a quick look at a few bills that will<br />
take effect on <strong>January</strong> 1, <strong>2024</strong>:<br />
FIGHTING FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS<br />
Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan’s AB<br />
352 requires companies that manage<br />
electronic health records to protect<br />
all Californians’ and visitors’ electronic<br />
medical records related to abortion,<br />
gender-affirming care, pregnancy loss,<br />
and other sensitive services. This closes<br />
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a major loophole in privacy protections<br />
for people traveling to California for<br />
abortion and gender-affirming care.<br />
Senator Skinner’s SB 345 protects<br />
providers and people from enforcement<br />
action in California of other states’ laws<br />
that criminalize or limit reproductive and<br />
gender-affirming health care services.<br />
ADDRESSING THE OPIOID CRISIS<br />
Assemblymember Haney’s AB 663<br />
allows for more mobile pharmacies to<br />
be created in communities across the<br />
state and enables them to dispense<br />
treatment medications for opioid use<br />
disorder.<br />
WORKERS’ RIGHTS<br />
Governor Newsom signed Senator<br />
Gonzalez’s SB 616, which expands the<br />
number of sick days available to workers<br />
from 3 to 5.<br />
INCREASING VOTER ACCESS<br />
Assemblymember Pellerin’s AB 545<br />
allows voters with a disability to<br />
complete a regular ballot outside of<br />
any polling place—known as curbside<br />
voting—and removes the requirement<br />
for a voter to declare under oath that<br />
they are unable to mark their ballot in<br />
order to receive assistance doing so.<br />
TAKING ON BIG OIL<br />
Senator Skinner’s SBX1-2 grants the<br />
California Energy Commission new<br />
authority to penalize refineries and<br />
set a maximum gross gasoline refining<br />
margin if necessary to help combat<br />
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Two Spirit Anthem<br />
Indigiqueer Artist Releases “Kaleidoscope”<br />
By Skip Sheffield<br />
“Growing up, I would<br />
pretend I was Madonna<br />
and David Bowie at the<br />
same time,” says<br />
Indigiqueer music artist<br />
Roger Kuhn.<br />
He says his gender and<br />
sexual orientation can<br />
be seen through a<br />
kaleidoscopic lens filled<br />
with multiples shapes,<br />
colors, expressions,<br />
and beauty beyond the<br />
ordinary.<br />
“Kaleidoscope,” his new<br />
dance single rooted in<br />
classic house and<br />
progressive EDM,<br />
releases to all digital<br />
platforms on <strong>January</strong> 12<br />
via So Fierce Music.<br />
Visit Rogerkuhn.com<br />
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Out, Proud with No Agenda<br />
Jaime Adrian Releases Debut Album<br />
By Skip Sheffield<br />
Jaime Adrian’s explosive<br />
new album, No Agenda,<br />
dips into multiple genres<br />
of dance music from Latin<br />
beat to country twists,<br />
house tracks and euro<br />
pop. “I didn’t want people<br />
to say it all sounds the<br />
same,” he explains.<br />
Produced by Velvet Code,<br />
album highlights include<br />
“Belong,” a nod to Jaime’s<br />
self-described nerdy<br />
quirks, and a cover of the<br />
house music classic, “If<br />
You Could Read My<br />
Mind”.<br />
Jaime Adrian’s No Agenda is<br />
being distributed by So Fierce<br />
Music and is available on all<br />
digital platforms.<br />
Follow on Instagram @ jaimeadrianreyes<br />
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was 80 years old.<br />
The Chicago Bears icon “died peacefully in his<br />
sleep overnight at home in Malibu, California,”<br />
his family said in a statement the following day.<br />
Dianne Feinstein<br />
The longtime California senator died on<br />
September 28 at the age of 90.<br />
“Dianne Feinstein was many things – a<br />
powerful, trailblazing U.S. Senator; an early<br />
voice for gun control; a leader in times of<br />
tragedy and chaos. But to me, she was a dear<br />
friend, a lifelong mentor, and a role model<br />
for me and my wife and daughters for what a<br />
powerful, effective leader looks like,” California<br />
governor Gavin Newsom wrote in a statement.<br />
“She was a political giant whose tenacity was<br />
matched by her grace. She broke down barriers<br />
and glass ceilings but never lost her belief in<br />
the spirit of political cooperation. And she<br />
was a fighter — for the city, the state, and the<br />
country she loved.”<br />
Newsom concluded: “Nobody possessed the<br />
strength, gravitas, and fierceness of Dianne<br />
Feinstein.”<br />
song till the very last breath and will be missed<br />
beyond measure by so many.”<br />
The “Margaritaville” singer is survived by wife<br />
Jane Slagsvol and their three children.<br />
Bob Barker<br />
The longtime Price Is Right host died on August<br />
26 at 99. Barker’s rep confirmed to Us Weekly<br />
that he died of natural causes.<br />
Clarence Avant<br />
The record executive died on August 13. He<br />
was 92.<br />
Known as “the godfather of Black music,” Avant<br />
played a large part in the careers of Bill Withers,<br />
Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, and more<br />
iconic acts.“Clarence was part of a generation<br />
that served as a bridge from a time when there<br />
was very little opportunity for Black people<br />
to a time when doors began to open,” former<br />
President Barack Obama said in a statement<br />
on August 14. “He demanded the world<br />
make room and paved the way for the rest of<br />
us. Michelle and I will always be grateful for<br />
Clarence’s friendship and wise counsel.”<br />
David McCallum<br />
The NCIS actor died on September 25 of natural<br />
causes. He was 90. “He was the kindest, coolest,<br />
most patient and loving father. He always put<br />
family before self,” McCallum’s son Peter said in<br />
a statement, confirming his father’s passing.<br />
Jimmy Buffett<br />
Buffett died “peacefully” on September 1. He<br />
was 76.<br />
“Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of<br />
September 1 surrounded by his family, friends,<br />
music and dogs,” a statement posted on<br />
Buffett’s Instagram read. “He lived his life like a<br />
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Vista Grande Resort<br />
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All Worlds Resort<br />
Twin <strong>Palm</strong>s Resort<br />
El Mirasol Villas<br />
Triangle Inn<br />
Mirage 2<br />
Santiago Resort<br />
GAY BARS<br />
TOOL SHED<br />
FOOD<br />
Townie Bagels<br />
Ristretto<br />
SERVICES<br />
Sunny Dunes Barber Shop<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Tire &<br />
Automotive<br />
One Eleven Vintage Cars<br />
Kennard’s Automotive<br />
PSP AIRPORT 11 min<br />
CLASSIC CLEANERS<br />
GAY SHOPS<br />
Q Trading Co<br />
Off Ramp Leathers<br />
Gear Leather and Fetish<br />
Sunny Dunes Antique Mall<br />
Little Shop of Treasure<br />
Pink Cactus<br />
Builders Supply<br />
Antique Galleries of <strong>Palm</strong><br />
<strong>Springs</strong><br />
Modmart<br />
Cool Places to Visit<br />
Moorten Botanical<br />
Garden<br />
Tahquitz Canyon TRAIL<br />
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at 301 E Arenas Rd, <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong>, CA 92262<br />
Rio Azul Mexican Bar & Grill: A Mexican<br />
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Toucan’s Tiki Lounge: A popular gay bar with a<br />
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Streetbar: A lively gay bar with karaoke nights<br />
and drag shows. It is located at 224 E Arenas<br />
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Oscar’s: A popular gay bar with a lively<br />
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<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong>, CA 92262 5.<br />
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atmosphere. It is located at 302 East Arenas<br />
Road, <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong>, CA, 92262<br />
Stacy’s: A popular lesbian bar in Cathedral<br />
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BlackBook: A trendy cocktail lounge in<br />
downtown <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> that offers live music<br />
and DJs on weekends. It is located at 315 E<br />
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QUADZ: A casual gay bar with pool tables and<br />
karaoke nights. It is located at 200 S Indian<br />
Canyon Dr #100, <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong>, CA 92262<br />
DESERT HOT SPRINGS<br />
Playoffs Sports Lounge: A friendly and eclectic<br />
sports oasis with 12 high-definition big screen<br />
televisions that show all the major sporting<br />
events and many of the sports packages,<br />
including the NFL Sunday Ticket. It is located at<br />
12105 <strong>Palm</strong> Dr, Desert Hot <strong>Springs</strong>, CA 92240<br />
Cathedral City<br />
The Barracks: A popular gay bar with a leather<br />
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Roost Lounge: A cozy bar with a vintage vibe<br />
and a patio. It is located at 68718 E <strong>Palm</strong><br />
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Runway: A trendy gay bar with a dance floor<br />
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Sunshine Cafe: A popular gay bar with a lively<br />
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E <strong>Palm</strong> Canyon Dr, Cathedral City, CA 92234<br />
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new independent state watchdog<br />
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manipulation.<br />
INCREASING AFFORDABLE HOUSING<br />
Senator Wiener’s SB 423 extends<br />
and expands existing law, requiring<br />
local governments that are failing to<br />
meet state housing planning goals to<br />
streamline affordable housing projects.<br />
This will increase affordable housing<br />
throughout the state in uncooperative<br />
cities.<br />
Senator Wiener’s SB 4, known as the<br />
“Yes in God’s Backyard” bill, allows<br />
housing to be developed on property<br />
owned by religious or independent<br />
higher education institutions. These<br />
groups are given this authority “by right,”<br />
which requires no discretionary local<br />
governance intervention.<br />
ADDRESSING THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS<br />
Together, these reforms will be proposed<br />
to the voters for approval on the March<br />
<strong>2024</strong> ballot as Proposition 1.<br />
Senator Eggman’s SB 326 reforms the<br />
Mental Health Services Act—making<br />
better use of Mental Health Services Act<br />
funding to address today’s needs and<br />
increasing accountability to the public.<br />
Assemblymember Irwin’s AB 531 would<br />
issue $6.38 billion in bonds to fund<br />
11,150 new behavioral health beds and<br />
housing as well as 26,700 outpatient<br />
treatment slots.<br />
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trafficking of a minor for purposes of a<br />
commercial sex act as a serious felony.<br />
STREAMLINING THE UC TRANSFER<br />
PROCESS<br />
What you should know: AB 1291 by<br />
Assemblymember McCarty establishes<br />
the University of California (UC)<br />
Associate Degree for Transfer Pilot<br />
Program, beginning with UCLA, to<br />
prioritize admission of a student who<br />
earns an associate degree for transfer<br />
(ADT) from selected community colleges<br />
and to redirect a student who meets<br />
those requirements but is denied<br />
admission to the applicable campus<br />
and offer admission to at least one<br />
other campus. Expanding ADTs to the<br />
UC system allows qualified community<br />
college transfer students to fulfill the<br />
requirements of an ADT and meet the<br />
requirements for participating UC and<br />
CSU campuses, streamlining the transfer<br />
process and saving students money by<br />
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LOCAL ATTRACTIONS<br />
Thursday nights VILLAGEFEST takes place<br />
in downtown <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> on <strong>Palm</strong><br />
Canyon Drive every. villagefest.org<br />
June through September from 7:00 p.m.<br />
until 10 p.m.<br />
Cabot’s Pueblo Museum<br />
760-329-7610<br />
McCallum Adobe 760-323-8297<br />
Indian Canyons 760-323-6018<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Aerial Tram<br />
760-325-1449<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Air Museum<br />
760-778-6262<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Art Museum<br />
760-325-7186<br />
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<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Art Museum was founded in<br />
1938 as the <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Desert Museum at<br />
La Plaza in downtown <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong>. Natural<br />
science exhibits, Cahuilla Indian artifacts, and<br />
hiking excursions dominated the institution’s<br />
programming. 62+ $14,00 All visitors are<br />
recommended to make a reservation online<br />
before arriving at the Museum.<br />
The <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Aerial Tramway<br />
Summer Pass Ticket<br />
Adult & Seniors $85<br />
Child (ages 3-10) $45<br />
Valid for parking and unlimited Tram rides<br />
till July 31,2023.—the world’s largest rotating<br />
tram car—travels over two-and-one-half miles<br />
along the breathtaking cliffs of Chino Canyon,<br />
transporting riders to the pristine wilderness<br />
of the Mt. San Jacinto State Park. During<br />
your approximately ten-minute journey, tram<br />
cars rotate slowly, offering picturesque and<br />
spectacular vistas of the valley floor below.<br />
Once you reach the Mountain Station—elevation<br />
8,516 feet—enjoy two restaurants, observation<br />
decks, natural history museum, two documentary<br />
theaters, gift shop and over 50 miles of hiking<br />
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The Indian Canyons<br />
Fifteen miles long, <strong>Palm</strong> Canyon is one of<br />
the areas of great beauty in Western North<br />
America. Its indigenous flora and fauna, which<br />
the Cahuilla people so expertly used, and its<br />
abundant Washingtonia filifera (California Fan<br />
<strong>Palm</strong>) are breathtaking contrasts to the stark<br />
rocky gorges and barren desert lands beyond.<br />
A moderately graded foot path winds down<br />
into the canyon for picnicking near the stream,<br />
meditation, exploring, hiking or horseback<br />
riding. For more information call 760-323-6018<br />
www.indian-canyons.comlocated at 38520 S.<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> Canyon Dr. <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong><br />
Hours<br />
Oct. 1 - July 4: daily 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.<br />
(Last vehicle in at 4 p.m.)<br />
July 5 - Sept. 30: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.<br />
(open only Friday, Saturday, Sunday - Last<br />
vehicle in at 4 p.m.)<br />
No animals allowed.<br />
Uber/Lyft Drivers are required to display<br />
company stickers in their windshield for drop off<br />
and pickup.<br />
The <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Air Museum is a living<br />
history museum dedicated to educating the<br />
public about the role Air Power played in<br />
preserving American liberties and way of life.<br />
The Museum preserves, exhibits, and flies<br />
aircraft from World War Two, Korean War,<br />
Vietnam War and the Global War on Terror. A<br />
good portion of the aircraft in the collection are<br />
in flyable condition.<br />
Open Cockpit Saturdays<br />
Museum guests are treated to the extra special<br />
experience of being allowed to sit at the controls<br />
and pose for pictures. From 10:30-12:30 each<br />
Saturday, a selected aircraft will be opened up<br />
and made accessible to the public. Museum<br />
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Like a North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is<br />
an American long-range, single-seat fighter and<br />
fighter-bomber used during World War II and the<br />
Korean War, among other conflicts.<br />
Some Special require additional fees or donation<br />
If you have questions or concerns, please email<br />
giftshop@palmspringsairmuseum.org<br />
745 North Gene Autry Trail <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong>,<br />
California 92262<br />
760-778-6262<br />
Also the museum will be bringing three vintage<br />
warbirds to participate in the races this year!<br />
Each year we struggle to make the costs of<br />
insurance for the aircraft. Your donations can<br />
make a difference and we will provide you with<br />
some cool merchandise as a thank you!<br />
FRIENDS OF THE DESERT MOUNTAINS<br />
Discover how the desert comes alive after dark!<br />
Do you know which animals change colors when<br />
you use a blacklight? Using our blacklights, we<br />
will take a short walk along the Art Smith Trail<br />
basin looking for the many nocturnal creatures<br />
that inhabit our desert. And a week-long Summer<br />
BioBlitz.<br />
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The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, 47900<br />
Portola Ave, <strong>Palm</strong> Desert, CA 92260<br />
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in PalDesert<br />
is a unique zoo and botanical garden that<br />
specializes in the deserts of the world. Open<br />
daily from 8:00am-5:00pm, with last admission<br />
at 4:00pm. For the most current information,<br />
please visit www.livingdesert.org
The Center Coachella<br />
provides a safe<br />
inclusive space<br />
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