Richmond Pulse South Kern Sol The Know Fresno[Translate] AURORA SALDIVAR/Coachella Uninc COACHELLA — Ramon Leija clearly remembers the moment he decided to turn his life around. It happened when he was 17-years-old and incarcerated at the Riverside County Juvenile Detention Center. His mother had come to visit him, and she was drenched in tears. “Just seeing how I upset my mom, I realized that […]
[Translate] ALEJANDRA ALARCON and BRENDA RINCON/Coachella Uninc THERMAL – Residents scored a major victory in their 16-year fight for clean air when Riverside County was awarded the funding to pave roads at 31 trailer parks in the unincorporated communities of the eastern Coachella Valley. The $4.1 million project is scheduled to begin as early as next summer and […]
[Translate] JOHNNY FLORES JR/Coachella Uninc THERMAL — After six years and $600,000 in contributions, the San Jose Community Learning Center has finally opened its doors in rural Eastern Coachella Valley. Its mission: to provide a learning space for adults and youth living in the 41 surrounding mobile home parks. “In the rural areas there aren’t any places for […]
[Translate] Yesterday, Coachella Unincorporated reporter Karla Martinez shared her little sister’s fitness journey following her obesity diagnosis. Kenia, 11, has already lost 20 pounds. Dr. Christopher Flores, a local family practice doctor, recently took the time to answer her questions about how we can help kids like Kenia improve their health. How can we encourage kids […]
[Translate] JOHNNY FLORES JR/Coachella Uninc COACHELLA – Rancho Las Flores Park opened to positive community response in May 2012. Shortly thereafter, however, community members began voicing safety concerns about the park located on Van Buren Street near Avenue 48. “We realized that there was an interconnectivity issue and, in particular, with sidewalks and how that park connects to the […]
[Translate] SACRAMENTO — State legislators held a hearing August 8 calling for ongoing policy and legislative solutions to improve the lives of the state’s young men of color. The California Assembly’s Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color examined the progress made in its first year of carrying out its action plan and […]
[Translate] Editor’s Note: From fights to selfies, it seems we’ve seen it all go down on social media. The following is a compilation of the biggest Facebook fiascos seen by the staff of Coachella Unincorporated, as well as the lessons we learned as a result. Relationship Rants An old friend of mine ended his relationship with his high school […]
[Translate] Johnny Flores/COACHELLA UNINCORPORATED Different was the one word that couldn’t escape my mind getting off of the airplane inside John F. Kennedy airport in New York. In Coachella, there are no skyscrapers or Dunkin’ Donuts on every corner. There isn’t as much diversity when walking down the streets. New York is a bright, big and beautiful city, and […]
[Translate] MECCA – Children and their families are invited to free family movie nights at the Mecca Community Center Park as part of the Desert Recreation District’s Movies in the Park series, taking place on Thursday nights through Aug. 8. The first screening, sponsored by Supervisor John J. Benoit, is “Madagascar 3” this Thursday, July 11. Children’s activities start […]
[Translate] JOHNNY FLORES, JR/Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA — When the Indio dialysis center closed for renovation, Maura Halos had two options. She could get her treatment in La Quinta or at a new facility in Coachella. Halos decided to come to the recently opened Coachella Kidney Institute for the life-sustaining treatment she receives three times per week. “First, […]
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