Locals and visitors react to President Obama’s 5th valley trip

President Barack Obama seems to be fond of the valley.

“It’s like normal to us, because he’s always here so it’s kind of not a big deal anymore,” said Vannak Reyes of Beaumont, who visits her parents in Palm Springs on weekends and is getting used to hearing the President is coming to town.

This Father’s Day weekend marks his fifth visit to the valley in just over two years.

“Fifth time? I don’t know, maybe once or twice would have been good,” said Nancy Hastings from Orangevale.

“I think it’s awesome, maybe he’ll move here when he’s done with his presidency,” said Sharon Segerson of San Diego. “I think it’s good because it brings attention to Palm Springs and everything it has to offer here. If the President comes to Palm Springs it must be good right?”

During his first two trips, the President stayed at Sunnylands and held high-profile meetings with foreign leaders: Chinese president Xi Jinping in June 2013 and King Abdulluh of Jordan in February 2014.

His last two visits were dedicated to some R&R, which of course meant a lot of time on the links.

But Southern California locals say presidential visits come with a lot of headaches.

“The traffic, the hooplah, the blah,” said Tommie Jackson of Los Angeles.

The President’s California trip included stops in both LA and San Francisco, where he spoke at Democratic National Convention fundraisers as well as at the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

“When you have to get to work and he flies into LAX and you have to get where you’re going, it’s not so exciting,” said Barb Shroeder of Los Angeles, who was stuck in traffic Thursday as the President moved around the city.

Where the presidential motorcade will head first here in the valley remains a mystery.

While this fifth trip may have lost its luster for some, one aspect of his visits continues to capture a lot of attention every time he’s here.

“Air Force One is awesome. I’d go see the plane before I see the President,” Jackson said.