middle schools and two high schools. The City is also close to the College of the Desert, University of California Riverside, and University of California San Bernardino. Excellent health facilities are close at hand as well. The City is served by Eisenhower Medical Center and Desert Regional Medical Center.
In fact, Cathedral City is convenient to anywhere you would like to go in the Coachella Valley. Blue skies, desert sun, first class accommodations, spas, resorts, great shopping, PGA class golf courses, beautiful parks, and an international airport are all close at hand. In addition, the City is adjacent to Interstate 10 and is convenient to Los Angeles, Hollywood, Disneyland, San Diego and the ocean beaches.
Whether you are here for a visit or a lifetime enjoy the beauty, entertainment, and relaxing life in Cathedral City – the “Spirit of the Desert.”
Boomers Family Entertainment Center provides miniature racecars, bumper boats, miniature golf and much more.
Big League Dreams Sports Park hosts youth sports activities, regional and national softball tournaments, and the annual nationally televised Pepsi All-Star Games.
The award winning Fountain of Life in Town Square draws tourists from across the world as well as children who love to play in its sparkling water.
The Desert IMAX and the Mary Pickford Theatres feature the latest regular and big screen films as well as having the most comfortable seats in the desert. There is also a salon showcasing treasures collected by Mary Pickford – the legendary star of the silver screen.
The legendary jazz pianist, Buddy Greco and his wife , singer Lezlie Anders, entertain at Buddy Greco’s, a 90-seat club with continental cuisine and a late night menu with jazz.
Location
Transportation & Climate
Cathedral City is a business and resort community located in the heart of the Coachella Valley in eastern Riverside County, located approximately 110 miles east of Los Angeles and 115 miles northeast of San Diego. Bordered by Palm Springs to the west and Rancho Mirage to the east, it is the second largest city in the Valley, with a permanent population of over 52,500.
An ideal climate boasts of 350 sunny days a year, clean air, scenic beauty and unlimited leisure activities, housing options and business opportunities.
RAIL: Union Pacific main line. Amtrak passenger rail service in Indio and Palm Springs.
TRUCK: regular daily direct to Los Angeles. Overnight Delivery to: Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Phoenix.
AIR: Palm Springs International Airport, two miles west. Bermuda Dunes (private airport) is located eight miles southeast.
BUS: Sunline Transit Agency local system serves Coachella Valley communities. Greyhound service in Palm Springs and Indio.
HIGHWAY: I-10 west to Los Angeles and east to Phoenix and CA 111. Nearby connections to CA 74 west, CA 62 north, and CA 86 (NAFTA Highway) south to Brawley and El Centero in Imperial County, Yuma, Arizona, and Mexicali, Mexico.
City Government
Ready to Serve You
Cathedral City operates as a General Law city. The mayor is elected for a two-year term. Four Council members are elected to serve four-year, overlapping terms. The Council appoints the City Manager.
Approximately 170 city employees provide a full range of municipal services including police, fire, planning, building, engineering, redevelopment and public works. For Mission Statement and Department Committees visit www.cathedralcity.gov.
Growth and Development
The City’s Planning Department is working at full speed to help establish new businesses in the city. just a few examples are: Redoing the Wal-Mart building to house multiple retail stores, the new Yellow Basket Restaurant, Sonic Burger Drive-in, a new Stater Brothers Shopping complex, a new Longs Drugs and the Oasis Medical Building.
And there will be new homes and shopping at: Uptown Village, Rio Vista Village, Cimarron Meadows, Campanile and Rio del Sol.
To support this growth, the Engineering and Public Works departments are also making extra efforts.
The Cathedral City Redevelopment Agency also has an important impact on the future of the City. The Agency has worked to assist in the expansion of the auto center which in turn brings in nearly half of the City’s sales tax revenue. Negotiations are underway for a 5,000 sq ft restaurant in the IMAX building and a 102 room hotel in development with Planning. Tierra del Sol and the new senior center are well on their way to completion. Cathedral Towne Villas are now available for purchase. In fact, the Redevelopment Agency is responsible for bringing some 1,861 new affordable units to the city – 1,000 of which is affordable senior housing.
The City looks to the future as it develops a mixed-use plan for the 23-acre area east of the Mary Pickford Theater |
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