“It’s like two different worlds,” says Kaitlyn, a 22-year-old living in La Quinta, another city in the Valley. “I was born and raised in the city of Coachella, so I can see how much it’s grown to be a safer, better city, but it could definitely be better.” The first step toward improvement? Accountability from Goldenvoice, the festival’s production company. “They could provide some of the funding they get from the festival to actually put it into the city.”