Cathedral City Residents

08/08/2026

A new series focusing on how the city works. First up - the Planning Commission

Cathedral City has numerous committees and commissions. The members...

07/29/2026

Danielle Mead, candidate for council, District 5, held a "meet and greet" session last night in Panorama. At the well-attended meeting, she answered a series of questions from residents, as well as explaining her three point plan - Fix What's Broken, Grow Our Economy, Build for Our Future. Some photos from the event.

(This post is not approved by or paid for by any candidate or candidate committee).

07/25/2026

A reminder that the new California DROP program starts from August 1st; you can register now. This state law requires data brokers operating in our state - the companies that collect your private information and sell it to individuals and corporations - to REMOVE your personal data from their systems. Check when registering that the website address ends "ca.gov" - that tells you that you are giving your information to the state government site, not a spam site!
Check out this service here:
https://consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov/

The free and fast tool that helps Californians delete the information data brokers have about them.

07/18/2026

In case you missed it - California created the DROP program. If you sign up through the .gov site, data brokers who sell your personal info in California must remove your details from their databases, starting in August. Make sure you use the official CA government website, ending with .gov. The website is:

Protect your personal information. Data brokers collect, share, and sell your personal information. You can stop that from happening.

07/16/2026

All Commissions start a new term on July 1 each year. Last night was the first meeting of the Planning Commission since then. Elected Chair was Danielle Mead, with Roy MacPhail being elected Vice Chair. New to the commission, appointed by Councilmember Gordon, is Commissioner Gregory (no relation to the Mayor!). This first meeting considered the application for the new Autozone Megahub to be built next to Target. The project was approved, with a number of added conditions.

07/14/2026

Danielle Mead is one of the two candidates declared to run for the District 5 seat on City Council. She is currently looking for residents of the district to sign the nomination petition that will put her on the ballot officially. Signing is not a commitment to vote for her; but our regulations require candidates to submit a list of valid signatures to even be considered in November. See her video to find out how you can help. (The other candidate in this race will also have to provide signatures - you could sign either one, but not both!)

07/11/2026

The Planning Commission will review a proposal for an Autozone MegaHub to be built next to Target. The meeting is at 6pm at City Hall on Wednesday, July 15. Full details of the proposed development, together with comments submitted by local residents, can be found on the City website. Any members of the public may comment for up to three minutes on the proposal at the meeting. Comments may also be submitted via email to [email protected]

07/06/2026

06/27/2026

An all-California, Riverside based food chain opens in Cathedral City!
https://www.facebook.com/reel/985632950923596

06/24/2026

Danielle Mead, one of the candidates for District 5, talking about what affordable housing REALLY means for our city. Note: Neither this group nor I have been authorized by the campaign to share this link. We are not being paid to post this. I do support this candidate's views on housing and encourage others to learn more.

Let's talk about affordable housing and who it's actually for.

When people hear "affordable housing," a lot of them picture strangers moving in. People they don't know, from somewhere else, who they're told to be afraid of.

Here's the thing: I looked at the actual income guidelines the state uses to decide who qualifies for affordable housing in Riverside County. Then I looked at Cathedral City's median household income — basically, what the typical household here actually earns.

Turns out, a typical Cathedral City family already qualifies.

That cashier at your grocery store. The teacher's aide at your kid's school. Your neighbor who works two jobs. The person who fixes your AC in July. These are the people affordable housing is built for — not outsiders being shipped in, but the people already holding this city together.

When we build affordable housing, we're making room for the neighbors we already have to stay in the neighborhood they already call home.

That's why I support building affordable housing in Cathedral City. Learn more about my platform at danielle4cc.com.