🌱 Pool Equipment Thieves + Summer Shelter Opens + HS Art Show

Good morning, friends! Today’s International Red Sneakers Day; did you know that it raises awareness of food allergies by remembering an 11-year-old boy with a tree nut allergy? Sylvia here with your fresh copy of the Palm Springs Patch newsletter, filled with what's happening locally. In today's briefing, you'll find these stories and more...

• 🤔 There’s evidence of mpox in the area.
• 🚘 A “Click It or Ticket” campaign.
• 🎨 Attend the Desert Art Center’s High School Art Show.

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🌤️ But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 96 Low: 74.

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⛽ Three of the Cheapest Gas Stations Around Palm Springs

• Vons at 4701 E. Palm Canyon Drive, $4.29
• ARCO at 3689 N. Indian Canyon Drive, $4.35
• 76 at 670 S. Palm Canyon Drive, $4.85

🍷 Hobby Poll Results
Everybody has hobbies. We asked: If time and money were no object this summer, which new hobby would you like to learn or take up? You answered!

• 20.6 percent - traveling
• 7.8 percent - flying
• 5.9 percent - ballroom dancing, line dancing
• 2.9 percent - fly-fishing, crocheting, Mahjong, basket making, dog training & showing, surfing, watercolor, pickleball, pottery, reading, horseback riding, wine collecting, car collecting, playing guitar, kickboxing, golf, roller skating, woodworking

Thank you for participating!

📰 Here are the top stories in Palm Springs today:

1. Someone’s stealing pool pumps and heaters, and the Police Department has a couple of suspects. They’re described as two male Hispanics driving a Ford Ranger pickup truck. Because theft of pool equipment has been skyrocketing, the Department suggests installing “anti-theft cages, video surveillance cameras, and GPS tracking devices.” If you do have your equipment stolen, please report it to officers promptly. (Palm Springs Police Department)
2. The good news is that officials received no new reports of mpox cases. The bad news is that the local wastewater shows “the presence of mpox for the first time in months.” The last official new case dates back to Jan. 9. What does this mean? If you’re at risk of getting infected, make getting the mpox vaccine a priority – now. (NBC)
3. The Police Department will participate in the enforcement of the “Click It or Ticket” campaign. The campaign runs from Monday to June 4. Additional officers will be on the roads, looking for drivers who aren’t wearing seat belts or neglecting to secure children in appropriate safety seats. If you need a refresher on the subject, remember that a youngster has to be “secured in a safety or booster seat until they are at least 8 years old or at least 4 feet, 9 inches tall. Children under the age of 2 must ride in a rear-facing seat unless the child weighs 40 or more pounds or is 40 or more inches tall.” (Palm Springs Police Department)
4. Unhoused neighbors can turn to the Palm Springs Access Center for overnight shelter beginning June 1. The facility is located across from the airport at 225 El Cielo Road and partners with Martha’s Village and Kitchen to protect individuals from heat-related problems. Program participants receive “free dinner, breakfast, and hygiene items” along with one of 20 available beds beginning at 4:30 p.m. (City of Palm Springs)
5. It’s time for the next Desert Art Center’s High School Art Show. Come to the reception on May 26 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. to meet the Palm Springs Unified School District artists. Artwork is on display from 10 a.m. to May 28 at 4 p.m. Do not miss the opportunity to see some local artists’ careers being launched. (Desert Art Center)

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📆 Today in Palm Springs:

• Certified Farmers Market at the Cultural Center (8 AM)
• Epiphany Kali hosts a Spice Girls Drag Brunch at Reforma (11 AM)
• Chill Bar hosts Not Your Grandma's Bingo! (12:30 PM)
• Petco Palm Springs Adoption Event with Animal Samaritans (1 PM)
• Caifanes performs Mexican Rock at the Acrisure Arena (8 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "DIP INTO SUMMER AT THE PS PARKS & REC MEMORIAL DAY POOL EVENT!
  Monday, May 29, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. at the Palm Springs Swim Center, 401 S. Pavilion Way. Free family event with water slides, kids' color run, and watermelon toss." (City of Palm Springs)
• "fASIlitate is an exclusive four-day hosted-buyer event for distributors who sell $1 million or more of promotional products each year. The unique format is designed to foster new relationships with high-level professionals using a combination of private, one-on-one meetings with four- and five-star suppliers and informal networking. Distributors are eligible to attend once every two years at zero cost. fASIlitate will cover coach round-trip airfares, all accommodations, meals and drinks for the duration of the event. Get pre-qualified! (ASI Show)
• "On May 29, more than 3,000 red and white carnations will descend from a war helicopter in honor of fallen members of the American military at the PS Air Museum for Memorial Day Air Fair & Flower Drop.⁠" (Palm Springs Life)
• "The Palm Springs International ShortFest is one of the largest showcases of short-form cinema in North America. The seven-day competitive festival is Academy Award, BAFTA and Goya-qualifying, screening annually more than 330 shorts from approximately 60 countries in series of 90-minute programs. ShortFest accepts submissions up to 40 minutes in duration, in the form of both fiction and non-fiction shorts. Categories include Animation, Documentary, Episodic Pilots, Live Action and Music Video." (Palm Springs International ShortFest)
• "Congratulations to Alejandra Ramirez, named the Outstanding Undergraduate Student of CSUSB Palm Desert Campus for 2023! Her dedication to kinesiology and focus on exercise science have earned her this well-deserved recognition. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3MDzLy8" (CSUSB)

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— Sylvia Cochran

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