List of mayors of Palm Springs, California
The Mayor of Palm Springs, California is a largely ceremonial title, elected at-large, with no executive functions. The Mayor is the chairman of the city council meetings.

List of mayors of Palm Springs, California

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Table Section Text: The Mayor of Palm Springs, California is a largely ceremonial title, elected at-large, with no executive functions. The Mayor is the chairman of the city council meetings.

#	Mayor	Picture	Term(s)	Notes	Significant civic events during term(s) of office

1	Phillip L. Boyd	April 1938 – April 1942	First mayor under the original city charter. The city was 16 square miles and represented by seven wards.	Fire Protection District dissolved and Palm Springs Fire Department formed City establishes Palm Springs Public Library, July 5, 1939 The Welwood Murray Memorial Library opens February 19, 1941 Palm Springs High School opens; students no longer travel to Banning

2	Frank V. Shannon	April 1942 – April 1944	The 21st Ferrying Group of the USAAF Air Transport Command occupies PS Muni Airport – April 1942 General Torney General Hospital opens in the former El Mirador Hotel – October 12, 1942 459th Force Support Squadron joins the 21st Ferrying Group – October 28, 1942

3	Eugene E. Therieau	April 1944 – April 1946	Thomas A. O'Donnell donates the O'Donnell Golf Course to the city, which names it the Thomas A.

4	Clarence E. Hyde	April 1946 – April 1948	Executed Lease Agreement No. 209 between the City of Palm Springs and the O'Donnell Golf Club on July 1, 1947.

5	Charles Farrell	-	April 1948 – July 1953	The Committee of Twenty-Five formed to promote civic activities and sponsor visits of influential and important persons in business

6	Florian Boyd	July 1953 – November 1957	Boyd joined Governor Goodwin Knight in welcoming President and Mrs. Eisenhower to PS on their way to Smoke Tree Ranch as guests of businessman Paul Helms City rejects the Agua Caliente's land-use strategy plan for Section 14 prepared by Victor Gruen and Associates claiming it would "pull business away from downtown Palm Springs" New City Hall, designed by architect Albert Frey, opens

7	Gerald K. Sanborn	November 1957 – April 1958	Acting mayor

8	Frank Bogert	April 1958 – January 1966	City purchases land from Agua Caliente Indians for present day airport New Police Station opens on McCallum Way, October 12, 1959 Municipal Golf Course opens with 18 holes on October 28, 1959 President John F.

9	George Beebe, Jr.	January 1966 – April 1966	Acting mayor

10	Edgar L. McCoubrey	-	April 1966 – April 1967	City installs the Pearl McCallum McManus fountain at PS Airport. McCoubrey voted against funding it.

11	Howard Wiefels	April 1967 – March 1974	Proposition R provided funding for the following projects: Sunrise Park PS Public Library Leisure Center The Pavilion PS Swim Center Desert Highland Park (present day James O.

12	William Foster	April 1974 – March 1977	PS Tennis Center opens PS Library Center opens on October 28, 1975 PS Library Dedication featured U.S. Senator S.

13	Russ Beirich	March 1977 – April 1980	PS Police Training Center is dedicated on April 17, 1977

14	John Doyle	April 1980 – April 1982

15	Frank Bogert	-	April 1982 – April 1988	First directly elected mayor	New Police Department building on South Civic Drive dedicated August 21, 1985 PS Convention Center opens on December 31, 1987

16	Sonny Bono	-	April 1988 – April 1992	Library reinstated as a full Municipal Department through the efforts of Library Board President Kleindienst on October 3, 1990 Fire destroys the historic El Mirador Tower – July 26, 1989 Created Palm Springs International Film Festival.

17	Lloyd Maryanov	April 1992 – December 1995	Date for elections moved from April to November to coincide with state and nation election cycles.	Mid-Valley Parkway Welwood Murray Memorial Library is closed by Library Board on June 30, 1992 Residents vote to abandon status as a General Law city to become a Charter Law city Implemented 5% Utility User Tax (UUT) Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort is completed by the city making it Palm Springs' second publicly owned course – February 4, 1995.

18	William G. Kleindienst	December 1995 – December 1999 December 1999 – December 2003	First two-term directly elected mayor	Library creates the Palm Springs Virtual University (PSVU) offering college courses via the internet with video-teleconferencing from UCLA, CSU San Bernardino, Stanford and other universities.

19	Ron Oden	December 2003 – December 2007	First African-American and openly gay mayor	"Cirque Dreams" premiers in a temporary theater downtown – November 18, 2005 Oden loses Democratic primary bid for State Assembly to Steve Clute – November 7, 2006 "Cirque Dreams" shut down in its second season without repaying the city the $300,000 interest-free loan College of the Desert Board of Trustees voted unanimously to bring future West Valley Campus to Palm Springs – September 22, 2007 Airport opens new Regional Air Terminal

20	Steve Pougnet	-	December 2007 – December 2015	Second openly gay mayor of Palm Springs	Pougnet lays out plans for The Hard Rock Hotel and the Mondrian Hotel Pougnet loses bid to unseat Rep. Mary Bono Mack in November 2, 2010 election Pougnet reveals "iHub" (innovation hub) to invest in new green businesses to locate in city Pougnet proposed renaming the "Pearl McManus Fountain" at Palm Springs International Airport after Mayor Frank Bogert.

21	Robert Moon	-	December 2015 – Present	Third openly gay mayor of Palm Springs	City issued its sixth medical marijuana permit City Council voted 4–1 to end its legal consulting contract with Rod Pacheco City Council urges annex of additional 25,000 acres by Joshua Tree National Forest City approves $106 million budget for 2016–17 fiscal year – June 2016 City and the Agua Caliente Indians discuss ideas to help combat homelessness and other issues

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Sonny Bono was mayor of Palm Springs, California from 1988 to 1992.

final_sentence: Sonny Bono was mayor of Palm Springs, California from 1988 to 1992.