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I am a housekeeper in the Palm Springs area i can help you with cleaning rooms, baths. kitchens, windows, vacuuming, &c ... I am very experienced in shape not lazy I drive have liscense

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Vacuum
House cleaning
Running errands
Groceries
Yard work
Pick up heavy stuff
Moving in or out
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Walking pets ETc contact me very nice respectful guy

Hi everyone, I’m 24 and gay, and I’m looking for some advice about my current situation.

I moved to the Palm Springs area in September of last year, but unfortunately, the reason why I moved to palm springs was because my mom getting Had kicked me out in out her place in Virginia. She was financially abusing and manipulating me. She would consistently take large chunks of money out of every paycheck I received, and if I didn’t give her the money, she would threaten to kick me out, cuss me out and say I never help her. She had a job that paid her enough to cover her own expenses, so she wasn’t doing this because she genuinely couldn’t afford to support herself. She had also done other things that I don’t really want to get into.

I honestly feel like she just hated me. She knows that I’m gay, and ever since she found out, she has acted very differently toward me and would get angry with me for seemingly no reason.

Because of all of that, when I was finally able to move out, I chose Palm Springs. I only had around $12,000 left in savings after paying the apartment fees and everything else. I had been trying to save significantly more, but it was difficult because of what was happening with my mother.

The thing is, I absolutely loved living in Palm Springs. I loved being able to go on walks, I loved the gay community, I loved being in California, and I really liked the job market there. In my experience, finding work there was surprisingly easy. The people were also extremely nice and welcoming, especially the Latino community.

Living there left a really big mark on me. I had experiences and memories there that I honestly don’t think I’ll ever forget.

I ended up leaving Palm Springs in November because of personal/financial reasons, but I also have to be honest with myself: I wasn’t very good at managing my money, and I knew I wasn’t financially ready to live on my own yet. Ever since I left, though, I’ve thought about Palm Springs pretty much every day.

I’m currently back in Virginia, and one of my biggest problems is the job market here, especially for hospitality. Before I was kicked out, I applied to somewhere between 40–70 jobs just trying to find a part-time job so I could earn some extra income and build my savings. I barely got any responses. Even getting my main job was extremely difficult and took months. It's so unnecessarily strict here just even just to get a dishwashing job to have some type of income.

I Improved resume multiple times, dress nicely for interviews, and make sure I communicate professionally. Even when I manage to get an interview, I often end up getting ghosted afterward. It’s incredibly frustrating.

Another major issue is that I feel like there really isn’t much of a gay community where I am in Virginia. The gay scene here is performative has also been a really negative experience for me, including dealing with racism from most gay men here. I could honestly go on and on about that, but I don’t want to make this post even longer than it already is.

I’m also currently in college remotely, majoring in computer science. I have almost $19,000 in savings now, which I’m really proud of because I was able to build that back up after everything that happened.

My current plan is to try to move back to Palm Springs in March. I’m still applying to jobs in Virginia because I figure I might as well try to build my savings up as much as possible before then, but it’s difficult when I’m barely getting any responses.

The thing that makes me question whether I should go back is whether I’m being irresponsible by moving again when I already know that I wasn’t financially prepared the first time.

At the same time, I genuinely feel like Palm Springs was the first place where I felt free and like I could actually be myself. I loved being able to walk around, being around other gay people, being in California, and just feeling comfortable in my surroundings. I made memories there that I’ll never forget, and I really want the opportunity to make more.

I’m also thinking about my future. Since I’m majoring in computer science, I’m planning to get a tech internship next summer. If I’m living in Palm Springs and end up getting an internship or opportunity in LA or even San Francisco, I feel like I’d have more opportunities to pursue that than I do where I currently am.

I know Palm Springs isn’t perfect, and I know I need to be much better with my finances if I move back. I’m not expecting the city to magically solve all of my problems. I just genuinely felt happier and more like myself there.

So I’m stuck between two things: staying in Virginia longer so I can try to save more money, even though I’m struggling to find work and don’t feel very happy here, or moving back to Palm Springs in March with around $19,000+ saved and trying to build my life there again.

I’d really appreciate honest advice. I’m not necessarily looking for people to just tell me what I want to hear. I want to know whether moving back with my current savings and situation sounds financially irresponsible, or whether it could actually be a reasonable decision if I’m more careful this time. (Yes my mom let me move back in but she's now asking for money again....)

I need Reddit’s help to find a restaurant that lives in my memory like a fever dream. The first time I went to this restaurant was back in 2018 and it was the first time I was introduced to an espresso martini. In fact, they were really well known for their espresso martinis and had an espresso machine behind the counter. This restaurant also had a marble/granite wall that glowed an orange-ish/yellow-ish ambient lighting. I can’t remember the type of food they served (maybe Italian?), but I do remember them serving food. Last time I was there was 2019 so I have no clue if they survived 2020 or not! I’ve been losing my mind trying to remember the name OR if it even existed OR if I had too many cocktails on my nights Palm Canyon Dr. Any ideas/tips helps!!!

Item 76 of the meeting will address allowing for the exception of mineral extraction from wilderness areas by non-US companies, one of which is the Music Valley area. Music Valley is near 29 Palms. Before JTNP was a national park, it was the JT Monument and Music Valley was part of it.

More background:

In March 2026 Australian mining company Dateline Resources announced an acquisition of patented mining claims from Fermi Minerals, and new mining claims in the Music Valley/Gold Park area adjacent to Joshua Tree National Park. In total, there are 1,140 acres of patented claims, and over 20,000 acres of new mining claims. According to Dateline Resources press releases these claims continue their efforts to expand to the heavy rare earth elements (HREE) industry. Dateline Resources has a history of aggressive and irresponsible mining. They currently operate the Colosseum Mine, a mine solely within the Mojave National Preserve, where the Department of Interior has given them carte blanche to expand, explore, and develop further mining operations onto National Park Service land. While the company is Australian, they appeal to domestic investors and are engaged in influencing local and national politicians on their mining interests. Music Valley is primarily public land, managed under the Bureau of Land Management. Adjacent to Music Valley is the Pinto Mountains Wilderness Area, Pinto Mountains ACEC, and Joshua Tree National Park. Access roads into Music Valley are through the City of Twentynine Palms via Gold Park Road (crosses through Joshua Tree National Park), or through Shelton Road across from the Wonder Valley community. These claims lie within Riverside and San Bernardino County, including some claims inside of the City of Twentynine Palms.
 
Music Valley Mine Talking Points:
-A mine next to a National Park, and the gateway community of Twentynine Palms is incompatible with the communities values, economic interests, and future.
-While mining is allowed on public lands, and occurs throughout San Bernardino County, this is not the place—next to a community and a National Park.
-Foreign mining interests have no place in a rural community that values sustainable tourism, military families, and small businesses.
-Share your concern on how this mine would impact your way of life, or business in this community.
-A large pit mine would be detrimental to the City of Twentynine Palms economic development master plan, a plan that encourages small business and tourism development
-Encourage City Councilmembers to bring this issue to an agendized item.
-Encourage City Coucilmembers to adopt a road access moratorium for the mining project through the City of Twentynine Palms.
-Encourage City Councilmembers to share their constituents concerns of this mine to San Bernardino County Supervisors, and other elected officials.

Here is the link, the Land Resources section refers to this topic. We can’t let corporations ruin our home, livelihoods, tourism, and natural resources.

State initiative SB-1379 would establish an independent County medical examiner’s office, no longer under the control of County Sheriffs. This is long overdue. The conflict of interest has skewed many investigations.

Hi. I'l be visiting Palm Springs for the first time late Sept and I am looking to stay at a clothing optional/naturist hotel or resort. I prefer a place that is more naturist, family friendly and less lifestyle or men only. A huge plus that supersedes all is if there was a tennis court.

Thanks for any advice.

Does anyone have a landscaping or cleaning company that also takes care of outdoor furniture and the concrete around a pool? I have a real problem with bird shit in my yard and I don't live in the desert full time so it can build up pretty nasty. Anyone have a similar problem that they've hired someone for?

My wife and I will be visiting over winter and have booked a 4 night stay at Sea Mountain. This is our first time and I have some questions (not the usual questions!)

1. What does breakfast and lunch look like at the property?

2. Do folks leave the propert for supper or order it delivery? Are there options or is it just pizza (listed on the website)?

3. BYOB so do people bring coolers, bottles, mixers? Is ice avaliable?

4. Are there liquor stores nearby that make it easy for us to re stock ourselves?

I am sure for folks who have been there, you are pry rolling your eyes, but I would greatly appreciate helping us be prepared to make our first visit a good one!

We are visiting sea mountain next month Sept 11th weekend. This will be our first time here but not to a resort like this as we been to secrets in Kissimmee fl a lot. I have a few questions.

1- is this a fully nude resort or do they a theme dress up nights?

2- I believe we will be doing an all day and night thing but not staying on resort got a hotel close by, are there lockers and places to freshen up at or would it be best to go back to our hotel and do that?

3- if your going that weekend and would like to chat with us please reach out.

I (41m) am taking my wife to Palm Springs from Colorado for her 45th birthday Oct. 9-13th. We are hoping to get any hotel, pool or restaurant/bar recommendations. We are looking for a fun and upbeat pool vibe-we are pretty social. We’ve read positives about the Thompson, Ace and a few others. Budget can be flexible, around $300-500 a night and close to downtown. We are hoping not to rent a car, we like to walk and love the heat. No allergies or dietary restrictions. Bonus for any country bars! Thank you for any guidance and advice!

I stayed at the resort and they served date jam at their restaurant. I was obsessed with it. Does anyone know by any chance the brand/ name? It was a local palm spring jam. Thanks

Hello good people of Palm Springs. I’m passing by later this summer and I was wondering if anyone knows of a place that sells vintage gay magazines like those listed in the title. I won’t be coy I’m specifically looking for more lewd magazines, beefcake, porn, etc. But I’m also interested in any queer media like lifestyle magazines, newspapers, all for my personal collection.

If you have any recommendations of businesses or people I would so appreciate it. Even better if they have a website or social media I can browse before going.

Thank you!

Too early and I’ve got seedlings dying in my house. Too late and I’ll be trying to protect my plants from heat — and the March heatwave this year really messed with what I thought Spring would be like. I tried planting lettuce indoors and it was already too hot to get beyond seedlings stage.

How do you plan your garden?

looking for the closest din tai fung here in the desert if there’s some

I was curious whether all this hubbub about the crazy intense super El Niño would give us a wet, cold winter in Palm Springs this year. I asked AI to describe the history of “super” El Niños on Palm Springs, and it is pretty clear that while we might get some rainy weeks, it’s far from a sure thing that winter will suck. I figured I’d share the prompt and output here for everyone’s benefit.

Original prompt: “Can you tell me about the weather record in Palm Springs in any or all of the 1982-83 winter, the 1997-98 winter, and the 2015-16 winter?”

Model response:

These are especially interesting because 1982–83, 1997–98, and 2015–16 were the three canonical “super El Niño” events, but Palm Springs experienced them very differently.

1982–83
Palm Springs rainfall: 3.84” Dec–Feb; ~5.92” Dec–Mar
What it felt like: Very wet late winter

1997–98
Palm Springs rainfall: ~5.09” Dec–Feb
What it felt like: Extremely rainy February; probably the standout of the three

2015–16
Palm Springs rainfall: ~2.30” Dec–Feb
What it felt like: One big January burst, then almost nothing

For context, Palm Springs’ modern normal annual precipitation is only about 4.7–5.7 inches, depending on station/normal period.

1982–83
This one built slowly and then got very wet. December 1982 produced about 0.73”. January added 0.97”. February brought 2.14”, including 0.83” on February 2 and another 0.39” the next day.

Then March was another ~2.08 inches, with 1.03” on March 2 alone. So December through March delivered roughly 5.9 inches — more than a typical entire year — concentrated in four winter months.

It wasn’t just continuously miserable, though. There were substantial warm dry stretches: Palm Springs hit 89°F on January 17, and much of mid-February was sunny with highs in the upper 70s and 80s.

1997–98
This was the more striking winter in Palm Springs itself.

December produced roughly 0.96”. January brought about 0.78”, mostly from January 9–11.
Then February went nuts by desert standards: about 3.35 inches fell during the month. Rain occurred on Feb. 3–4, 7–9, 14–15, 17, 20, 22 and 24. There were repeated cool days with highs only in the low-to-mid 60s.

So Dec–Feb alone was about 5.1 inches, approximately an entire normal year’s rainfall.
Interestingly, March then essentially shut off—only about 0.10” is recorded.

Also worth noting: the rain season had already gotten an unusual early contribution from Hurricane Nora in September 1997. The Palm Springs station recorded 1.58” on September 25 and 0.15” the next day, with flooding reported in Palm Springs and Indio.

2015–16: the dud
This is the counterexample everyone cites.

December 2015 was basically bone dry: 0.04” for the whole month.

Then January briefly looked like the promised El Niño. Palm Springs got:
Jan 5: 0.97”
Jan 6: 0.92”
Jan 7: 0.23”
Jan 31: 0.14”

That’s 2.26” in January, mostly in one three-day storm.

And then… nothing. February 2016 recorded 0.00”. It was also remarkably warm: 84°F on Feb. 7, 88°F Feb. 9, 91°F Feb. 14, and 90°F on several other days. March was almost equally dry, with just 0.02”.

For the entire July 2015–June 2016 rainfall season, Palm Springs received only 3.19 inches, 56% of normal. California’s geological survey similarly notes that the southern third of California was below normal despite the extremely strong El Niño.

So if the question behind your question is, “What does a monster El Niño historically mean for a winter homeowner in Palm Springs?”: surprisingly little certainty. 1997–98 meant repeated rainy/cool weather; 1982–83 was notably wet, especially Feb–Mar; and 2015–16 gave Palm Springs essentially one serious storm sequence surrounded by an otherwise dry, often very warm winter.

You heard it right! Its that wild day of the week where we let you put up your stuff for sale so others can buy your things.

Have fun and stay safe.