Cotino, a planned Disney community in Rancho Mirage, promises luxury living with multimillion-dollar homes. However, this development is mired in controversy due to legal disputes over the displacement of low-income families. For former residents like the Juarez family, who lived in the affordable Rancho Palms Mobile Home Park, this transformation alters their once thriving community, raising questions about inclusivity amidst exclusivity. While Rancho Mirage boasts expensive amenities suited for wealthier residents, its progressive public services contrast sharply with the realities of those displaced by Cotino's construction.
"Behind the veneer of a curated Disneyfied experience of homeownership and a fever dream of exclusive amenities, potential buyers will find an ongoing series of lawsuits against the city of Rancho Mirage."
"For Veronica Juarez and her family, who lived in the Rancho Palms Mobile Home Park, a 126-unit working-class neighborhood that once occupied the heart of the Cotino development, Rancho Mirage seemed like a dream."
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