The climate crisis is here, and no amount of outdated water projections or wishful thinking can make it go away. However, there is hope! And you can be a part of the solution.. The city can work with developers and towards responsible, sustainable, and resilient projects to increase housing, outdoor recreation amenities, and tax dollars in our city.

People depend on and trust that their local elected officials will read through all the documents and always represent the community's best interest. However, this has not always been the case. Whether we believe in it or not, climate change is already affecting us. We can either keep on adding lighter fluid to the fire and ignoring the facts or be proactive and protect the economic well-being of our city and the future generations who will call La Quinta home. 

We urge the Planning Commission to deny the Coral Mountain Resort proposal. The world we’re living in now is different from the one past generations grew up in, and the pace of change is only increasing. When making decisions about if, where, and how to build a house, a golf course, or a surf park in the desert, the option to ignore reality is quickly disappearing. Instead, we hope all members of our community are able to proactively embrace climate resilient planning, and work together to find innovative and equitable solutions to the unprecedented environmental challenges ahead of us.