California city nixes desert surf lagoon plan amid drought
A Southern California desert city has rejected a proposal for a surf lagoon amid community concerns about droughtLA QUINTA, Calif. -- A Southern Ca...
A Southern California desert city has rejected a proposal for a surf lagoon amid community concerns about droughtLA QUINTA, Calif. -- A Southern California desert city rejected a proposal for a surf lagoon surrounded by hundreds of homes and hotel rooms after critics argued it's the wrong project in the midst of a punishing Western drought.The city council in La Quinta, near Palm Springs, voted unanimously on Wednesday against a zoning change that would have permitted construction of the Coral Mountain project, including 600 homes and a hotel with up to 150 rooms.