David Ready

A resident of Palm Springs since 2000, I will bring to City Council over 30 years of executive government experience with demonstrated expertise in a wide range of administrative and economic development achievements.  As Palm Springs’ longest serving City Manager from 2000 to 2021, my responsibilities covered all local government operations, including the Palm Springs International Airport and Convention Center.

I’m proud of the many accomplishments that I was able to achieve during my tenure as City Manager.  Along with the City Council, we revitalized our city through strong economic development initiatives including tourism, new retail, housing, regulation of vacation rentals, and expansion of the Palm Springs Airport and Convention Center.  This significantly expanded city revenues to improve city services such as adding extra police and fire safety services, repaving over half of all city streets, and built a “no-kill” City Animal Shelter, to name a few.

Additionally, I have always seen the value of having strong neighborhood organizations as part of our city’s success – and proud that we institutionalized into city government the organization of neighborhoods known as ONE PS.  Today, this essential neighborhood program has grown to 52 recognized neighborhood organizations.