Last night I posted to the Palm Springs politics Facebook page that I thought the endorsements by the Stonewall Democrats of Ginny Foat for Palm Springs Mayor and Paul Lewin for City Council were part of a pre-determined exercise which involves a foregone conclusion. I may have been a wee bit harsh.
I have since been informed by multiple sources that while Paul Lewin was endorsed in a landslide, Ms. Foat had a tougher go. If this is true, it does reflect favorably on the group. It was also good that a large crowd attended the event.
In spite of that, my curiosity remains peaked by a few occurences at the meeting.
Why was Palm Springs City council candidate Geoff Kors, who was already endorsed by Stonewall back in March, allowed to speak to the crowd? I can understand him giving a quick thank you to the crowd but why take away valuable time from other candidates who are looking to get an endorsement? It was also interesting Mr. Kors called for a living wage in Palm Springs. A worthy idea. Unfortunately it is also one that is DOA despite the published reports of it's stellar reception by the audience. Palm Springs is a city supposedly run by progressives but still has no union hotels in it. There is absolutely no way the power brokers i.e. developers in Palm Springs will allow a living wage. This is not San Francisco or Seattle..
Also, as some of you may know, if Ms. Foat is elected mayor a 3rd seat on the council will be open. Stonewall did not back a presumptive candidate which surprised me. I would have thought that J.R. Roberts, who is somewhat running in tandem with Ms. Foat would have gotten the nod.
So good for Stonewall for injecting a little bit of drama into the proceedings. I still remain convinced the upcoming election in Palm Springs needs some spark but we shall see.
Steve Kelly is a freelance journalist who is based in Cathedral City California. He can be reached at svericker@yahoo.com
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