- voteinfo.net (opens in a new tab)Riverside County Registrar of Voters — 2026 Annual Election Calendar (lists every November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election office by city, including "City of Cathedral City: City Council District 3 / District 4 / District 5 / City Treasurer")
- thepalmspringspost.com (opens in a new tab)The Palm Springs Post -- "Two challengers join three incumbents in Palm Springs City Council race" (Mark Talkington, Aug. 13, 2026; names all five qualified candidates across Districts 1, 2, and 3 with nomination-verification dates, challenger occupation/background notes, and the Nov. 3, 2026 general-election date)
- thepalmspringspost.com (opens in a new tab)The Palm Springs Post -- "Naomi Soto sworn in as Palm Springs' 28th mayor, pledges inclusive city for all" (Mark Talkington, Dec. 10, 2025; states Soto "became Palm Springs' 28th mayor through a unanimous City Council vote" for a one-year term, with David Ready appointed Mayor Pro Tem -- confirms the rotating, council-selected Mayor/Mayor Pro Tem structure)
- en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia -- "Palm Springs, California": infobox lists the current City Council as of retrieval -- Mayor Naomi Soto, Mayor Pro Tem David Ready, and Councilmembers Grace Elena Garner, Jeffrey Bernstein, and Ron De Harte -- corroborating the five-person roster and confirming Garner/Bernstein/deHarte (the three Nov. 2026 candidates' shared incumbency) hold no Mayor/Mayor Pro Tem title this cycle.
- thepalmspringspost.com (opens in a new tab)The Palm Springs Post -- "Garner seeks re-election with focus on affordable housing, infrastructure, youth programs" (Mark Talkington, Feb. 1, 2026; Garner first elected Dec. 2019, the council's most senior member and first Latina woman elected to it, served as mayor in 2023, currently senior policy advisor to Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez)
- netfile.com (opens in a new tab)City of Palm Springs NetFile — public campaign-disclosure search
Last updated September 3, 2026.
City of Palm Springs
Palm Springs City Council, District 1
This person holds your district's seat on Palm Springs's 5-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use. The term is four years. The council chooses one of its own members to serve as Mayor and another as Mayor Pro Tem each year by a council vote -- the titles rotate rather than being separately elected citywide.
Grace Garner is the City Council's most senior member and a former mayor. She seeks a third term against Don Soja for the District 1 seat. Soja has never run for office and leads a neighborhood organization.
This person holds your district's seat on Palm Springs's 5-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use. The term is four years. The council chooses one of its own members to serve as Mayor and another as Mayor Pro Tem each year by a council vote -- the titles rotate rather than being separately elected citywide.
Garner's nomination was verified July 22, 2026; Soja's was verified July 29. No other candidate qualified for this seat. The Palm Springs Post is the only independent roster-and-biography source reached for Soja in the time available for this profile -- no campaign site, second news source, or official candidate-statement document was found.
Grace Garner
Grace Garner has served on the City Council since December 2019. She wants more affordable housing, better infrastructure, youth programs, and safer streets. She was the council's first Latina woman and was mayor in 2023.
Don Soja
Don Soja is a Mountain Gate resident making his first run for office. He is running on transparency, a balanced budget, and equal rights and opportunities. He was vice chair of the city's Human Rights Commission.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.