“Jasmine Sullivan-Waits, who spent 20 years organizing city events including VillageFest — and helped move Pride downtown in 2014 — will start her new role on Sept. 1.
When Jasmine Sullivan-Waits started her long career with the city of Palm Springs as the VillageFest Coordinator in 2005, Palm Springs largely shut down in the peak summer months.
In the 20 years since, the city has become a nearly year-round destination, and VillageFest’s original purpose of drawing visitors to add Thursday night to their weekend trips to the desert nearly seems quaint, now that throngs of tourists are visible on Palm Canyon Drive on weekends and weekdays alike…”
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