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Coachella As 'Fantasy Island?'

Beyonce performing at Coachella
(Photo courtesy of Angela Buer)
Beyonce performing at Coachella in April 2018.

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival wrapped up this weekend in Indio, California.

But Gustavo Arellano wishes some of those fans would pay a little more attention to what’s going on outside the Empire Polo Club.

Arellano is the California columnist for the LA Times opinion section, and recently wrote a piece with the headline “ Coachella makes millions, but the festival’s impoverished Mexican neighbors see very little of it.”

Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.