UTILITIES FOR THE COACHELLA VALLEY
ELECTRIC:
Southern California Edison – (800) 655-4555 – services Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Indian Wells, Palm Desert and Desert Hot Springs.
Imperial Irrigation District (Electricity) – (760) 482-9600 – services La Quinta and Indio.
GAS:
Southern California Gas Company (800) 427-2200.
Amerigas – (760) 347-1868, for Propane.
WATER:
Palm Springs Desert Water Agency – (760) 323-4971, services Palm Springs and Northern Cathedral City.
Coachella Valley Water District – (760) 398-2651, services Southern Cathedral City, Palm Desert, Coachella, La Quinta and Indio.
Mission Springs Water – (760)329-6448, services Desert Hot Springs.
City of Coachella Water – (760) 398-2702, services Coachella.
City of Indio Water – (760) 342-6550, services Indio.
Myoma Dunes Water – (760) 772-1967, services Bermuda Dunes.
WASTE DISPOSAL:
Palm Springs Disposal – (760) 327-1351, services Palm Springs.
Burrtec Waste & Recycling – (877) 505-6445, services Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, Coachella, La Quinta and Indio.
Desert Valley Disposal – (760) 327-1351, services Desert Hot Springs.
CABLE AND PHONE:
Time Warner Cable – (760) 340-2225, (800) 892-4357, services Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, Coachella, La Quinta and Indio.
Frontier Communications – (888) 856-8061, (800) 921-8101, formerly Horizon.
Sprint – (800) 877-7746.
AT&T – (800) 222-0300.
New Phone Directory – (800) 888-8448, call between 8:00am and 4:45pm EST M-F.
SERVICES FOR HOME AND GARDEN
Garden Maintenance – (760) 485-7167, Juan Alvarez, general maintenance, watering lines, set watering timers, plant, prune.
Pool Maintenance – (760) 574-9490, David Gentry.
Western Exterminator Company – (760) 324-9581, monthly service plans.
Frazier Pest Control – (760) 328-5115, monthly service plans.
Heat and Air – Desert Air Conditioning (760) 323-3383, 590 Williams Road, Palm Springs, offers a plan for regular Spring/Fall service calls for maintenance and change of filters.
Security System – Premier Security (760) 323-7395, (800) 320-2527, www.pssec.com.
Desert Security Systems – (800) 726-1779.
House Painting / Handy Man – Virgil Romero (760) 641-5755.
Faux Painting – (760) 808-5530, Bradley Giles.
Locks – Jake the Locksmith, (760) 568-4088, (760) 323-2058.
Plumber – Road Runner Plumbing, Bill Hayden 760-905-1038.
Electrician – Gemini Electric, Dennis Sonico (760) 567-8853 Mobile, (760) 320-8444 Work.
Alclare Co – (760) 327-2227, 576 Williams Road. Window screens, Jim Glettier.
ArborTech – (760) 322-2234, Warren Miller, Certified Arborist, wide range of services including trained crew for planting, pruning, fertilizing, trimming of the fruit trees, tipu trees, etc. Trees should be pruned between December and end of March.
Brite & Clean – (760) 346-9274, window cleaning, Vance Zygmunt.
Diamond Fusion – (760) 773-2825, window and shower doors treatment for easy maintenance and to keep looking like new, Tim Bloom.
Exotic Fog – (760) 202-8813, high pressure Cooling Mister systems, Jonathan Newton, www.exoticfog.com, installation and service.
Fountain Maintenance and Repairs – (760) 464-4761, Nestor Nunez.
Phantom Screens – (760) 320-1985, Ray & Jamie Kichlin.
Life Source Water Filter – (800) 992-3995, 535 Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA, 97105. The filter needs to be changed periodically.
FanDiego – (760) 779-9916, 71432 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, ceiling fans and lighting fixtures.
GARDEN CENTERS
Bob Williams Nursery – (760) 347-6397, 48575 Madison Avenue, near Avenue 48 in Indio. Extensive plant nursery, garden pots, accessories.
The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens – (760) 346-5694, 47900 Portola Avenue, Palm Desert. This wonderful 1800 acre park was created about 40 years ago. Animal compounds, gardens including those for the eight major deserts in the world, and much more. Their garden shop inside the park: Palo Verde Garden Center – (760) 346-5694 47900 Portola Avenue, Palm Desert.
Moller’s Garden Center – (760) 346-0545, 72-235 Painters Path, Palm Desert. Large plant, rose and tree nursery, knowledgeable staff for gardening advice, also pots, fountains, gift shop, floral department. Delivery service available. Check for seasonal hours.
Moorten Botanical Garden Showplace and Cactus Nursery – (760) 327-6555, 1701 S Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs. This one’s been around for a long time and has the mature Cactus Specimen Garden to prove it; not comprehensive but interesting.
Vintage Nursery – (760) 345-8581, 78755 Darby Road, Bermuda Dunes, CA. Take I-10 to Washington St Exit South. www.thevintageco.com. Open M-F 6:30-5:00pm, Sat 8:00-1:30pm. Extensive nursery of plant material, large pots, fountains, garden shop with supplies and accessories, garden design services.
Vintage Nursery at Shields Date Gardens at 80-225 Hwy 111, in Indio. A second smaller shop, open seasonally from October until May. Hours M-F 6:30-4pm, Sat 8:30-1:30pm. This branch offers plants, pots, gifts and accessories and cut flowers.
White Water Rock and Supply Co – (760) 325-2747, 58645 Old Highway 60, Whitewater, CA. www.whitewater-rock.com. Marble slabs, boulders, large assortment of decorative stone for ground co
MORE USEFUL NUMBERS
VETERINARIANS:
VCA Desert Animal Hospital – (760) 673-7955, 4299 E Ramon Road, Palm Springs, www.vcadesert.com.
Large staff of veterinarians, boarding services.
NEWSPAPERS AND BOOKSTORE:
The Desert Sun, Circulation – (800) 834-6052, www.mydesert.com.
NYT Circulation – (800) 698-4637.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers – (760) 346-0725, 72-840 Highway 111, Westfield Mall, Palm Desert.
JUST FOR FUN:
Palm Springs Florists – (760) 325-7441, 894 N Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs.
Palm Springs Modern Tours – (760) 318-6118, Robert Imber, [email protected], offers minivan and Segway tours to learn about the mid-century architectural history in Palm Springs.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS:
Palm Springs Unified – (760) 416-6000.
Desert Sands Unified – (760) 777-4200.
Coachella Valley Unified – (760) 399-5137.
HELP LINES:
Police Non Emergency – (760) 327-1441.
SCA Edison Power Outage Reporting – (800) 611-1911.
