Main Street Palm Springs

California on track for June 15 reopening.

Raquet Club Palm Springs 1949 Marilyn Poolside Shoot in Palm Springs, California.

New utility box art by @zach_jf_boyles! Thank you Palm Springs Public Arts Commission <3

Great vacations happen in Palm Springs!

Lots of new (and existing) eateries in Palm Springs - Downtown and Uptown!

#WeArePalmSprings Meet Sam Rainieri and Tom Allen, the owners of Gelato Granucci. Their family has been making gelato since 1929 and encouraged Sam and Tom to open up a gelato shop in the U.S. and even came over from Italy to help them set up! They opened up their shop in Palm Springs just two years ago. Stop by and order a delicious treat to-go! #SupportLocal https://visitpalmsprings.com/eat-and-drink/gelato-granucci/

Tonight on Samantha Brown !

Round 2 has been announced and opens 8am February 2 through 6pm February 8 . Businesses are eligible for grants of $5k, $15k, or $25k based on annual revenue . Gross Revenue Grant Available... $1,000 to $100,000 $5,000 $100,000 to $1,000,000 $15,000 $1,000,000 to $2,500,000 $25,000 Over $2,500,000 Not Applicable https://careliefgrant.com/ See more

Downtown Palm Springs restaurateur Liz Ostoich from Tac/Quila and FARM is a great inspiration to all of us!

Reminder - Tuesday January 19, 2021 Main Street Palm Springs meeting on Zoom

Main Street Palm Springs Mission is to join together as fellow businesses to proactively and aggressively represent the interests and contributions of the downtown and uptown business community to existing and potential customers and to represent our common interests to Palm Springs municipal leaders. Any posts or comments which include abusive language, profanity, personal attacks or attacks on other businesses are not permitted and may be removed. We encourage our businesses and members to comment on posts. However, we ask that comments about City policies or directed towards City personnel be limited to posts about that policy.

COVID-19 Testing will be available at the Palm Springs Convention Center Monday, Dec. 14 to Friday, Jan. 29, 2020 (excluding Saturdays and Sundays and holidays.) Testing is through the Riverside University Health System. If you are insured, insurance information will be collected and your insurance company will be billed. You will not be responsible for any co-pay or other charges. For information about the test, please call 1-888-624-1123 or visit www.rivcoph.org/coronavirus. Testing is encouraged for those with and without symptoms. Expect test results in 3 to 4 days. Please make an appointment to avoid long lines by visiting www.https://gettested.ruhealth.org.

CITY ADVISORY: Clarification regarding short-term lodging under Governor’s Regional Stay At Home Order Dec. 9, 2020 Following the Governor’s Dec. 3, 2020 Regional Stay at Home Order, there was some confusion over what types of short-term lodging operations would be allowed to continue to operate.... On Monday, Dec. 8, 2020, the City of Palm Springs and other Riverside County cities received clarification from the County of Riverside with the following restrictions in order to operate. For instate visitors, short-term lodging (including hotels, motels, vacation rentals, and time shares) will continue to be able to operate as long as those visitors are either: (1) essential workers; or (2) traveling for COVID-19 mitigation and containment measures, treatment measures, or providing housing solutions, including measures to protect homeless populations. For out of state visitors, a separate rule applies. Short-term lodging is allowed to continue to operate and be available if either: (1) those visitors are essential workers; or (2) those visitors are traveling for above-referenced COVID mitigation purposes; or (3) those visitors are traveling for non-essential travel, but the reservation is for at least the minimum 14-day time period required for quarantine. In addition, to these rules, the following regulations apply to retail, grocery stores and restaurants: Retail: Allow indoor operation at 20% capacity, and 35% of capacity for standalone grocery stores, with entrance metering and no eating or drinking in the stores. Additionally, special hours should be instituted for seniors and others with chronic conditions or compromised immune systems. Restaurants: Allow only for take-out or delivery. No in-person dining allowed, whether indoors or outdoors, including patio dining. In addition to these rules, proprietors should also consult their insurance policies regarding coverage. For a full list of essential operations that are allowed to continue under the Regional Stay At Home Order, please visit https://www.covid19.ca.gov/essential-workforce/

NEWS RELEASE - New Palm Springs City ordinance limits third-party food delivery service fees Dec. 9, 2020 In an effort to prevent food delivery services from overcharging customers and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, the City Council recently approved a new ordinance that limits fees that providers such as Uber Eats, Postmates and DoorDash, may charge residents and businesses.... The new Ordinance establishes the following limitations: Food delivery services cannot charge more than a 15% delivery fee on the purchase price of each online order. No more than 5% of the purchase price can be charged to the business for any combination of service fees. All tips must go exclusively to the driver. Example: If a customer orders a meal that is advertised at $10 on the third-party delivery service’s app, the delivery service cannot charge more than $10 for the meal. Nor can the service provider charge the restaurant more than $1.50 as a delivery fee -- or the restaurant more than 50 cents as a fee or commission for their placement on the delivery service’s app. If the customer agrees to provide the delivery person a $2 tip, that tip amount must go to the delivery person; not the third-party delivery service company. To review the ordinance, click the below link. [https://www.palmspringsca.gov/.../city-s-emergency-orders](https://www.palmspringsca.gov//of/city-s-emergency-orders)

We Are Palm Springs! . #WeArePalmSprings #PalmSpringsStrong #PalmSpringsStrongerTogether

From Liz Ostoich of Tac/Quila and FARM