Welcome to Canyon Palms, established in November 2019 as the 48th organized neighborhood of Palm Springs.
Latest news
Elected Mayor Town Halls
Organized by ONE-PS (Organized Neighborhoods of Palm Springs).
The City of Palm Springs is considering moving to an elected mayor position. A six-member Working Group is hosting community town halls to gather input from residents. All perspectives are welcome—whether you support the change, oppose it, or are still undecided. Come learn about the issue, ask questions, and share your thoughts. The Working Group will provide a report with recommendations to City Council this fall. If you missed our District 5 session Sept. 16, there are additional town halls through the end of October. Find the full schedule here.
Traffic safety survey
In response to concerns our Board heard from a few neighbors who have attended our meetings, we are collecting information about traffic safety on S. Toledo Ave., particularly at the intersection with E. Maricopa Drive. You can share your observations in our survey linked below. The more specific you can be in describing any incidents you witness, the more the Board will be able to communicate effectively with City officials. This link also can be used over time to report multiple incidents: Take the Survey
Save the date!
CPNO Fall Social Hour
Wednesday, October 14 | 5:00–7:00 p.m.
Join your Canyon Palms neighbors for our first social hour of the fall, hosted by Richard and Darrell. Come by to meet and mingle! For the address, please RSVP at https://canyonpalms.com/contact-us/.
At our last social in May, we had 34 neighbors come out for a sunset glass of wine, some of Page’s lemon bars and Bill’s deviled eggs, and great company. Photo gallery We previously hosted Neighborhood Happy Hours on November 5, 2025, and February 11 and March 19, 2026. Your ONE-PS neighborhood organization and our generous hosts provided drinks and nibbles. We were delighted to have 33 neighbors attending the fall 2025 event, and at our March 2025 gathering we had several new faces and offers to host in the future. Details and photos are here.
Emergency preparedness: If you’d like to review preparedness resources anytime, simply type “emergency” into the search link at the top of the page. We’re launching a pilot effort to survey neighbors about emergency preparedness. We’re starting with blocks that have a board member living there, so if we knock on your door, that’s what’s up. This pilot will help us better understand where our neighborhood is prepared—and where we can improve.
Looking back:
2026 Annual Meeting recap:
Our Annual Meeting on April 11 was a great morning of conversation and community. We heard from Mayor Naomi Soto, District 5 Councilmember David Ready, and former Councilmember Lisa Middleton on topics ranging from convention center modernization and airport improvements to street paving on La Verne Way and Toledo, traffic safety, and the ongoing discussion about restoring a directly elected mayor in Palm Springs.
We also celebrated founding board members David Vignolo and Janice Kaminsky as they pass the torch after seven years, and welcomed new board member Julie Fey-Clark, who grew up right here in the neighborhood. (The photo above shows David and Janice receiving thank-you gifts from the current board chair, Kristin Maschka.)
One action item from the meeting: neighbor John Carlisle is leading a community work group to request a pedestrian crosswalk at Caliente and La Verne Way. The city requires five households to submit the request — if you’d like to add your name, reach out to John or contact us here.
2025 Annual Meeting recap
The mayor, our City Council district member and police chief spoke and answered questions at our Annual General Membership Meeting on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
Mayor Ron deHarte spoke about the need to prioritize in scheduling infrastructure and civic improvements because of limited staff. Read more about the mayor’s remarks.
Councilmember David Ready addressed business development and street projects affecting our neighborhood and promised to look into vehicle speed monitoring on La Verne and Toledo. Read more.
Chief Andy Mills spoke about crime rates, police staffing, and new technology for theft prevention. Read more.
Six members of our Board of Directors committed to continue in 2025-26 and were re-elected by acclamation, but we would really like to add at least one more. If you are interested, please send us a message with your name, address and a little bit about why you want to join the board. One of us will reach out to talk with you and answer any questions you might have.
Emergency preparedness brunch
We had 20 neighbors out on Sunday, Feb. 2, for our Emergency Prep Brunch. The goal was to start gathering the information that will help us support each other in an emergency. In the wake of the Los Angeles fires, we wanted to come together to make sure we are prepared as individuals and as a neighborhood for a disaster.
We urge you all to click the Event Details button below to get a summary of what we learned. The important checklists and instructions will remain available on the Resources page.
Highlights of our 2024 annual meeting
Our Annual General Membership Meeting was Saturday, April 13 at the Mizell Center. Thank you to all who attended, especially our speakers, Mayor Jeffrey Bernstein, Deputy City Manager Jeremy Hammond, police Lieutenant Mike Villegas and Sergeant Jason Lamb. These are links to our reports on the meeting:
Mayor’s briefing on civic affairs
Reviewing our 2023-24 accomplishments
Police update on our public safety issues
How to avoid being a victim of fraud
We also discussed ideas for follow-up based on what we learned when we met with Daniel DeSelms, the Fire Department emergency manager, in January to discuss emergency preparedness. We want to ensure our neighborhood is resilient in the aftermath of any natural disaster.
Highlights from 2022 and 2023:
Thank you to all who attended our Annual General Membership meeting on April 22, 2023, helping to make it another successful event in our short history as the 48th organized neighborhood in Palm Springs. A special thank you to Mario Bucacci-Pezzullo for his service to the Board and welcome to our newest Board member, Kristen Maschka.
Mayor Grace Garner and police Lt. Mike Villegas and our district council member, Lisa Middleton, joined us at the Pavilion in Sunrise Park for the meeting. You can see the full agenda on our documents page, where we also will post the minutes once approved by the new Board.
Our inaugural General Membership Meeting was Oct. 26, 2019. Our bylaws call for Annual General Membership Meetings in the first calendar quarter. Although ONE-PS has waived that requirement during the pandemic, we hope to schedule a virtual General Membership Meeting to achieve a satisfactory resolution of all issues involved in changing the boundaries.
The Canyon Palms Neighborhood Organization is a group of neighbors organized to address a range of issues for the purpose of maintaining and improving the livability and character of the Canyon Palms neighborhood by encouraging neighborhood identity and participation. The Canyon Palms Neighborhood Organization also facilitates communication with the City of Palm Springs through its active involvement as an officially recognized Neighborhood Organization and Member of Organized Neighborhoods of Palm Springs (ONE-PS).
