Palm Springs City Councilmember Jeffrey Bernstein announces reelection bid
Peter Daut
Palm Springs, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs Councilmember Jeffrey Bernstein announced his reelection bid for his District 2 seat in November 2026.
Bernstein is a small business owner who was first elected to the council in 2022.
He has already received several endorsements, including from the Palm Springs police officers and firefighters associations.
If re-elected, he says he wants to focus on AI opportunities for the city and several economic development projects.
Bernstein spoke with News Channel 3’s Peter Daut about his campaign.
“We need to help secure tourism, which is our primary economic driver, but we need to look at other revenue sources to grow our year-round economy and help our workforce out there,” Bernstein said.
Bernstein added, “We need to make sure that we have good jobs for people in our high schools and College of the Desert so they can stay in our valley. So far, we’ve had opportunities in tourism and healthcare, but we need to do more to keep this brainpower in our city.”
Watch Peter’s full in-depth interview with Bernstein at the top of the article.