The Palm Springs Area

[BreaOC]

Originally Posted by Twinkle Toes

I still recommend anyone thinking about DHS read the Desert Sun. While Mission Lakes may be nice, that's just not the case once you leave Mission Lakes. Read the paper and check it out for yourself.

I'm reading through the Desert Sun and all I see that police caught a man that was breaking into cars, and that a 16 year old was shot in what appeared to be a gang related issue. That was reading through the stories through July of 2007. Maybe it's because I'm comparing it to the rest of Southern California, but it doesn't seem that bad. In fact the worst stories I read were from Coachella, which I already know is a bad area. I suppose people there just think it's bad compared to the other desert cities? It's all relative.
Desert Sun Search- Desert Hot Springs

[GoodbyeCalifornia]

Desert Hot Springs or Desperate Hot Springs as many Coachella Valley residents refer to it, is where you go if you like high crime, meth labs, juvenile delinquents, monthly gang shooting victim body dumping, corrupt and inept city officials, and indifferent police service. Heck, I knew people that grew up in DHS, admitted that it was a dump, but were stuck there because they were too poor to live anywhere else.

There are nice areas in DHS, Mission Lakes being the prime example. There are also nice areas in Cathedral City and Indio. But overall, these pockets of niceness don't compensate for the less than desirable portions of each of the places I just listed.

I'm sorry that you are offended by the criticism other posters, including myself, have leveled against DHS. If your grandparents are happy in their home, that's great. But knowing what I know about Desert Hot Springs, I cannot and will not in good conscience recommend it to anyone. That is also why I will continue to offer a counter balance to those who try to paint DHS as some sort of undiscovered jewel or being on the cusp of greatness.

Sorry, but when it comes to Desert Hot Springs, the old saying is true: "You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear".

[Twinkle Toes]

Originally Posted by BreaOC

I'm reading through the Desert Sun and all I see that police caught a man that was breaking into cars, and that a 16 year old was shot in what appeared to be a gang related issue. That was reading through the stories through July of 2007. Maybe it's because I'm comparing it to the rest of Southern California, but it doesn't seem that bad. In fact the worst stories I read were from Coachella, which I already know is a bad area. I suppose people there just think it's bad compared to the other desert cities? It's all relative.
Desert Sun Search- Desert Hot Springs

Read it on a daily basis - not just today's edition.

[Twinkle Toes]

Originally Posted by GoodbyeCalifornia

Desert Hot Springs or Desperate Hot Springs as many Coachella Valley residents refer to it, is where you go if you like high crime, meth labs, juvenile delinquents, monthly gang shooting victim body dumping, corrupt and inept city officials, and indifferent police service. Heck, I knew people that grew up in DHS, admitted that it was a dump, but were stuck there because they were too poor to live anywhere else.

There are nice areas in DHS, Mission Lakes being the prime example. There are also nice areas in Cathedral City and Indio. But overall, these pockets of niceness don't compensate for the less than desirable portions of each of the places I just listed.

I'm sorry that you are offended by the criticism other posters, including myself, have leveled against DHS. If your grandparents are happy in their home, that's great. But knowing what I know about Desert Hot Springs, I cannot and will not in good conscience recommend it to anyone. That is also why I will continue to offer a counter balance to those who try to paint DHS as some sort of undiscovered jewel or being on the cusp of greatness.

Sorry, but when it comes to Desert Hot Springs, the old saying is true: "You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear".

You are so right!

[BreaOC]

Originally Posted by Twinkle Toes

Read it on a daily basis - not just today's edition.

I think you missed the part where I said that I had read through all the stories containing the words Desert Hot Springs through July of last year. I think you're missing the point I originally was making however, that the city, in its entirety, is not all a bad area. There are some nice livable areas. Mission Lakes, Mountain View at Mission Lakes, Skyborne, Paradise Springs, Eagle Point, Campanero Point, Foxdale Estates, Agua Dulce... to name a few of the places I personally would live in. Would I live in the central part of DHS? No. Are there great areas to live on the western edge of the city? Yes. DHS is no Compton, Watts, Inglewood, etc...