Tag: california desert

Want a Desert Experience That’s Not Joshua Tree? Here Are 3

By Rachel Schnalzer From Los Angeles Times This is not about Joshua Tree, California. That’s not to say the trendy desert town isn’t worth visiting — it absolutely is! But its skyrocketing popularity carries with it an unpleasant side. “We don’t want it to become Tulum,” one Joshua Tree tourist told my colleague Christopher Reynolds…


How Foreign Drug Operations Are Taking Over California’s Desert Towns: Jorge Ventura

Desert towns in California have seen a dramatic increase of illegal marijuana plantations, operating through means of water theft, human trafficking, and violence. Due to Proposition 64: The Adult Use of Marijuana Act, which lowered penalties on illegal marijuana growers, the black market in California is out of control. My guest today is Jorge Ventura,…