English-speaking district · Area 09
District 9
The Coachella Valley and eastern Riverside County, from Whitewater and Palm Springs east through Indio and Coachella to Blythe on the Arizona border.
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- Riverside CountyTerritory
- HybridBusiness meeting
- 1959Year formed
District business meeting
The GSRs of the district's groups meet with the DCMC and the district officers to share news from the groups, the Area and the General Service Conference.
When
4:00–5:00 PM · Pacific time
- Next: Sun, Oct 18, 2026
- Next: Sun, Nov 15, 2026
- Next: Sun, Dec 20, 2026
- Next: Sun, Jan 17, 2027
- Monthly GSR meeting. The Zoom room opens at 3:30 PM.
- The District 9 GSR School meets at 3:00 PM in the same room.
Add to your calendar
Google Calendar and the .ics file add every date of this meeting; Outlook.com adds the next date.
As listed by the district. The format, place and times above come from the district's website (district9gs.com), which is more recent than the Area calendar entry.
Next dates
- Oct 18 Sunday 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Nov 15 Sunday 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Dec 20 Sunday 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Jan 17 Sunday 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Feb 21 Sunday 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Mar 21 Sunday 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Apr 18 Sunday 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- May 16 Sunday 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
No upcoming dates are listed. Please check with the district.
Dates and times come from the Area calendar (Pacific time).
About this district
District 9 covers the Coachella Valley and eastern Riverside County, from Whitewater and Palm Springs through Palm Desert, Indio and Coachella to Blythe on the Arizona border, in four subdistricts. The district website holds its guidelines (revised September 2023), minutes, position descriptions and recordings of its GSR School, which is studying the A.A. Service Manual over the panel. Spanish-speaking groups in the desert are served by District 22.
History
One of the ten districts the Area started with in 1959. District 30 was formed from it in 1988.
4 subdistricts
- A: Palm Springs, North Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Whitewater
- B: Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Thousand Palms, Bermuda Dunes, Indian Wells
- C: Indio, La Quinta, Mecca, Coachella
- D: Eagle Mountain, Desert Center, Blythe
Cities and communities17
The district serves the English-speaking A.A. groups (and groups in languages other than Spanish) that meet in:
- Bermuda Dunes
- Blythe
- Cathedral City
- Coachella
- Desert Center
- Desert Hot Springs
- Eagle Mountain
- Indian Wells
- Indio
- La Quinta
- Mecca
- North Palm Springs
- Palm Desert
- Palm Springs
- Rancho Mirage
- Thousand Palms
- Whitewater
Spanish-speaking groups
Spanish-speaking A.A. groups in this district are served by:
Trusted servants
Panel 76 · 2026–2027The district's officers and committee chairs. Write to them at their service addresses.
Alternate DCMC
Stacey S.
Secretary
Victoria
Treasurer
Cindy R.
Cooperation with the Elder Community
Rhonda R.
CPC
Michael M.
Grapevine
Michael M.
H&I Liaison
Ari J.
Public Information
Larry B.
YPAA
Patrick B.
Webmaster
Scott N.
GSR School
Francine
In keeping with Tradition Eleven we list first names and last initials only, with service e-mail addresses.
Find an A.A. meeting near you
Meeting lists are kept by local central offices and intergroups, not by the district or the Area. Call or visit:
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Central Intergroup Office of the Desert (A.A. in the Desert)(760) 324-4880 · Answered 24/7 by A.A. membersaainthedesert.org
- Meeting Guide app A.A.'s free app, with meetings near you kept up to date by local offices.
- Find A.A. near you (aa.org) Shows the nearest central office or intergroup for any address.
- Online meetings Online Intergroup of A.A., with meetings around the clock.
- New to A.A.? What to expect and how to get help today.
District events
Nothing this district hosts is on the Area calendar right now. Its workshops, socials and Area meetings show up here once they are posted.
Recently hosted
- Sep 13 2026 Area Service Assembly Assembly · Palm Springs
- Aug 16 2026 D09 GSR School Service school
- Feb 22 2026 GSR School with District 9 Service school
Coming up in the Area
- ASC Hosted by District 5 Long Beach Community College, Long Beach · + Zoom Area Service Committee
- MSCA Area 09 Panel 76 Servathon Knights of Columbus, San Bernardino Servathon
- Area Service Committee (ASC 2) Place to be announced Area Service Committee
- MSCA09 Area Meeting Hybrid · Zoom Area meeting
No events hosted by this district are on the Area calendar right now.
Open the calendarHosting a workshop or event?
Send the flyer and its text, in English and Spanish if you can, to the Area webmaster: it goes on the Area calendar and on this page.
District documents6
Guidelines, minutes, newsletters and reports the district has shared with the Area.
Neighboring districts
Something out of date?
Write to the district or to the Area webmaster and we will fix it.