Editing Rancho Mirage, California (section)

==Economy==
[[File:The_river_at_rancho_mirage_cheesecake_factory.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The River at Rancho Mirage]]
[[File:Rancho Mirage CA.JPG|thumb|right|250px|[[California State Route 111]] in Rancho Mirage]]
The Rancho Mirage City Council has adopted a $28.8 million budget for fiscal year 2021–22. Sales and hotel taxes are the two biggest sources of revenue for the city, making up 51 percent of Rancho Mirage's annual revenue. [[Transient occupancy tax]]es (TOT) provides 31 percent of the revenue, while sales taxes, Rancho Mirage's second-biggest revenue source, make up nearly 20 percent of city revenue. About 43 percent of city expenditures are allocated to public safety, the city's biggest annual expense. Most of this expense is allocated to the [[Riverside County Sheriff's Department]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barkas |first1=Sherry |title=Rancho Mirage OKs $28.8M budget, anticipates surplus as tourists, events return |url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/local/rancho-mirage/2021/06/03/rancho-mirage-adopts-budget-with-anticipated-surplus/7537306002/ |work=The Desert Sun |date=June 3, 2021 }}</ref>

The River at Rancho Mirage is an outdoor venue for entertainment, dining, and shopping. It is home to a variety of shops, restaurants, an amphitheater, a gallery, and a multiscreen movie theater.{{sfn|Kremer|2019|p=133}}{{sfn|Niemann|2006|p=191}}{{sfn|Osbaldeston|2009|p=211}} The surrounding area has been named Downtown Rancho Mirage.{{sfn|Mallette|2011|p=95}}{{sfn|Mallette|2011|p=125}}

===Top employers===
According to Rancho Mirage Economic Development, 10,000 people are employed by 1,700 different business organizations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Employers |url=https://ranchomirageed.com/data-and-downloads/top-employers/ |website=Rancho Mirage Economic Development |access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref> According to Rancho Mirage's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://weblink.ranchomirageca.gov/WebLink8/0/doc/403282/Page20.aspx |title=14 Statistical Section – Laserfiche WebLink }}</ref> the top employers in the city were:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
| [[Eisenhower Medical Center]]
|2,480
|-
|2
| [[Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa|Agua Caliente Casino]]
|1,300
|-
|3
| [[Omni Hotels & Resorts|Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa]]
|500
|-
|4
| [[Westin Hotels|Westin]] [[Host Hotels & Resorts|Mission Hills Resort and Spa]]
|470
|-
|5
| [[Betty Ford Center]]
|269
|-
|6
| [[Mission Hills Country Club]]
|211
|-
|7
| [[The Cheesecake Factory]]
|180
|-
|8
| [[The Home Depot]]
|149
|-
|9
| [[P. F. Chang's China Bistro]]
|75
|}

Notable hotels and resorts include [[The Ritz-Carlton]], The Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort and Spa, [[Omni Hotels & Resorts|The Omni Las Palmas]], [[Hilton Garden Inn]], and the [[Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa]]. The Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage (formerly The Lodge at Rancho Mirage) is a five-star resort situated at a secluded location in the foothills of the [[Santa Rosa Mountains (California)|Santa Rosa Mountains]]. This luxury resort has 244 rooms, a {{convert|25,000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} spa, and three swimming pools.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Opulent Oasis |journal=Architectural Digest|volume=10 |year=2014 |pages=56 }}</ref>{{sfn|Baker|2008|pp=69–70}} It is situated on {{convert|24|acre|ha|abbr=on}} of land on a {{convert|650|ft|m|abbr=on}} plateau in the Santa Rosa Mountains.<ref>Riegert, Ray (2004). ''Hidden Southern California''. Ulysses Press. Page 492. ISBN 9781569754030.</ref>{{sfn|Osbaldeston|2009|p=26}}

The Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa has over 1,000 slot machines and video games, 49 gaming tables, and regular live entertainment. There are also several bars, pools, lounges, a 1,000-seat showroom, and six restaurants at the casino resort.{{sfn|Mahler|2005|p=134}}{{sfn|Van Vechten|2010|p=31}} It is a $205 million casino resort with 340 rooms and sixteen stories.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Indian casino/hotel is Rising in Rancho Mirage, California |journal=Building Design & Construction|volume=48 |issue=5 |year=2007 |pages=20 }}</ref>{{sfn|Baker|2008|p=93}}

The now public 18-hole golf course at Desert Island Golf & Country Club, which was formerly known as The S at Rancho Mirage and Sinatra Resort & Country Club, was designed by British-American golfer [[Desmond Muirhead]]. Located on {{convert|160|acre|ha|abbr=on}}, the country club has 226 units and three separate condo buildings. A seven-story building is located on an island in the club's {{convert|25|acre|km2|adj=on}} artificial lake. It is located across Frank Sinatra Dr. from [[Sunnylands]].{{sfn|Mallette|2011|pp=98–99}}{{sfn|Schwanke|1997|p=383}}