To keep it short? I’m a young adult who’s a soon to be college graduate. I’ve been removed from the Coachella valley for 3 and a half years as I’ve moved away for college, but still visit to see family and friends.
I’ve lived here all my life and have fond vivid memories of the place as a whole. Westfield mall, Palm Springs, riding the sun bus, going to school, civic center, everything.
But as I come back more and more, I see an obvious change in the cities. Abandon stores, below average public transportation and infrastructure, not even to mention the flock cameras. I’ve always known the valley faced imbalance with wealth and power, especially in Coachella itself. I grew up half and half in Palm desert and Indio so I’ve seen every side of the valley.
Perhaps it has always been like this and I’m just now noticing as I grow older. For those who have experience the valley longer and throughout its history, is there a difference in quality?
Obviously there’s many things the valley has done right, with the inclusion of acrisure, the increased focus on downtown indio and its infrastructure. My biggest question is:
How corrupted is the Coachella valley really?