About 1,000 members of the Mongols Motorcycle Club are expected to come to Palm Springs this weekend, according to Palm Springs police.

Lt. Gustavo Araiza, the department’s spokesperson, said the members will be here for a club meeting. He estimated the club has held yearly meetings on and off in Palm Springs for at least 15 years. He said most attendees are expected to come into town on Friday and remain through Sunday afternoon.

Araiza said the meeting is being held at Hotel Zoso in downtown and believed that most attendees would be staying there, with some also staying at the city’s nearby Hilton and Hyatt hotels. A Desert Sun reporter observed a large law enforcement presence near the hotel Friday afternoon. When the group held a similar gathering in September 2024, people wearing Mo

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