🌱 Patch AM: What a 6% price drop means for Palm Springs homebuyers and sellers

Good day Palm Springs! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What a 6% price drop means for Palm Springs homebuyers and sellers
• How Palm Springs is planning to protect residents from extreme heat
• How much money did Palm Springs International Airport pump into the valley?

Also on today's calendar: Mobile Blood Drive Locations and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Hazy sun and very warm, with a high of 103 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 102, low: 76.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 97 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Palm Springs home prices fall 6% to $1.1M, marking valley's largest drop ⋆ The Palm Springs Post (thepalmspringspost.com) — Palm Springs' median detached home price has slipped 6% to $1.1 million, the largest drop among desert cities, while attached homes fell 7% to $412,000. Inventory in town remains the valley's highest but is down from last year, sales are steady, and homes are selling a bit faster as rising interest rates help shift the market toward a more balanced footing.
   

2. Palm Springs Hosts First Extreme Heat Summit to Protect Vulnerable Residents (nbcpalmsprings.com) — Palm Springs just hosted its first Extreme Heat Summit at the Convention Center, bringing city leaders, researchers and emergency planners together to focus on protecting vulnerable residents from dangerous temperatures. Speakers highlighted new strategies for cooling infrastructure, public health and emergency response, and the city is following up with community listening sessions in October as part of its Comprehensive Shade and Heat Mitigation Plan.
   

3. Record year at PSP brings billions in Coachella Valley economy (kesq.com) — Palm Springs International Airport generated an estimated $2.55 billion in economic activity in 2025, with more than half of that impact within the city itself. With 3.3 million passengers, dozens of nonstop routes and major capital projects underway, PSP is emerging as a key driver of jobs, tax revenue and future growth across the Coachella Valley.
   

4. Friday Night Lights: DCA, Palm Desert and Indio Pick Up Big Wins as Valley Football Action Continues (nbcpalmsprings.com) — High school football fans in Palm Springs saw the local team fall to Yucaipa 58-14, while other Coachella Valley schools like Palm Desert, Indio, and Rancho Mirage notched big wins. The week also brought an NBC Palm Springs Play of the Week honor for Palm Desert's Cade Pinon, underscoring how intensely local fans are following this young season.
   

📸 Around Palm Springs

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Palm Springs

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 20
• Meditation and Dharma Talk with Mary Stancavage—IN-PERSON & ONLINE →
  Mizell Center, 480 S. Sunrise Way, Palm Springs
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 19
• Mobile Blood Drive Locations →
  The Palm Springs Police Department, 200 S Civic Dr, Palm Springs
  9:00 am
• Healing the Past →
  923 Crossley Rd, Palm Springs
  10:30 am
• POW / MIA National Recognition Night →
  Palm Springs Air Museum, Miles Hanger, 745 N. Gene Autry Trail, Palm Springs, CA 92262
  5:30 pm
Sunday September 20
• Happiness Upgrade →
  923 Crossley Rd, Palm Springs
  10:00 am
• Sound Waves Summer DJ Series →
  Ace Hotel Palm Springs, 701 E Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs
  12:00 pm
Monday September 21
• Ramon Park Evening Walking Moai →
  Ramon Mobile Home & RV Park, 1441 E Ramon Road, Palm Springs
  7:00 pm
• Mic Drop Karaoke →
  Palm Springs CA
  8:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Candlelight: Tribute to Michael Jackson →
  The Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage, 68900 Frank Sinatra Dr, Rancho Mirage
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Lake Arrowhead Home Tour →
  Lake Arrowhead, Lake Arrowhead
  12:00 pm
• Wine Tasting Charity Fundraiser →
  Elks Lodge 1839, 1465 E 6th St, Beaumont
  3:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Resting the Anxious Mind →
  923 Crossley Rd, Palm Springs
  10:00 am

📣 Palm Springs Shout Outs!

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• The Knee Treatment Hiding in Plain Sight
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• SPANISH CLASSES STARTING IN OCTOBER at THE MIZELL CENTER and
  THE CENTER uptown! See those websites. At The Center: Levels Beginning, Beginning B, and Intermediate B. Also, a one-time Subjunctive workshop. … (Nextdoor Little Tuscany)
• KUDOS to the Palm Springs DMV.
  From the gentleman at the door who helped me with everything and pointed me in the right direction, to the gentleman at window #1 who made the… (Nextdoor El Dorado Palms Estate, Palm Springs)

• Remington Hospitality posted a job opening for Night Auditor (Front Desk) in Palm Springs. Apply here.
• Paradies Lagardere - The Paradies Shops, Inc. posted a job opening for Full Time Servers in Palm Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Palm Springs here.

Ok Palm Springs! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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