The Vista Las Palmas neighborhood in Palm Springs. Palm Springs Councilmember Ron DeHarte, pictured in 2025, was mayor when the city hung banners downtown proclaiming, “Palm Springs [Heart] Canada.” Snowbirds are important to the local economy. Palm trees, warm weather and the San Jacinto Mountains make Palm Springs a popular tourist draw for Canadian snowbirds. He assured her that Palm Springs is “in a blue bubble.”Chapman said her husband would agree to come only if they shortened their trip. In January, when they typically would have been in balmy Palm Springs, the weather back home was dreadful, she said.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 18, 2026 16:11 UTC