Richmond Pulse South Kern Sol[Translate] JOHNNY FLORES JR/Coachella Uninc COACHELLA — When Christian Sesma graduated from San Diego State University in 2003, he had no idea where his bachelor of arts degree in anthropology would take him. But that all changed four years later. “I realized filmmaking was my true calling in 2007 after I shot my first few short and […]
[Translate] KARLA MARTINEZ/Coachella Uninc When I spotted a bruise on my friend “Anna,” I didn’t need to ask her how it got there. Anna, who is only 18, became pregnant at the age of 16 and quickly moved into the home of her child’s father. The situation became more difficult when Anna went back to school and […]
[Translate] KARLA MARTINEZ/Coachella Uninc COACHELLA — Tutoring, making new friends, and helping the environment are just a few of the reasons that students come to Esperanza Youth and Family Center (EYFC) every day after school. “I like coming to Esperanza because it’s fun here, and Willy is always acting silly around everyone. I’ve made many friends here and […]
[Translate] IVAN VALENZUELA/Coachella Uninc SALTON CITY, Calif. – Assemblymember V. Manuel Pérez has joined the Sea View Elementary School student effort to save the California red-legged frog with the introduction of Assembly Bill 2364, which would establish this endangered frog as the official state amphibian. “It started when Ms. (Virginia) Haddad was looking for extracurricular things to bring […]
[Translate] JOHNNY FLORES/Coachella Uninc COLUMBIA, Mo. — He’s 6-foot-2, 255 pounds, and an All-American football player who recently graduated from the University of Missouri. Did I mention he is gay? His name is Michael Sam and, on February 11, he shared this information with Chris Connelly during on ESPN’s “Outside the Lines.” “I came to tell the world […]
[Translate] Editor’s Note: Coachella Unincorporated is not supporting Coca Cola products, simply expressing one point of view regarding the content of its recent television commercial. NATALIA CERVANTES/Coachella Uninc When I saw Coca Cola’s “America the Beautiful” commercial during the Super Bowl, I knew there would be immediate criticism. I knew the images of Americans – […]
[Translate] MARIA GARCIA and KARLA MARTINEZ/Coachella Uninc COACHELLA — Alicia Sanchez* lived in fear that her mother would discover her problems with marijuana. “If I (were) to tell her the truth,” explains the 15-year-old, “we would have had a huge fight.” There was enough tension in the Sanchez household, due to her mother’s work […]
[Translate] JOHNNY FLORES JR/Coachella Uninc COACHELLA – Underage drinking, smoking pot, popping pills, resisting arrest, alleged drag racing…it seems Justin Bieber just can’t stay out of trouble or out of the headlines. If I were pulling the same stunts here in the Eastern Coachella Valley, the amount of trouble I would face would be greater than the […]
[Translate] Ivan Valenzuela/COACHELLA UNINC INDIO — The Coachella Valley is eclectic in its array of residents and lifestyles. An Eastern Coachella Valley resident can work his entire life in the fields, but chances are he will never enjoy the retirement havens of nearby Palm Springs. It is also unlikely that he and his family have health insurance. […]
[Translate] ALEJANDRA ALARCON/Coachella Uninc THERMAL — The Coachella Valley High School (CVHS) cheer team is set to perform at the 2014 Pro Bowl this weekend, but they still need community support to pay for travel to Hawaii, where the National Football League holds its all-star game every year. “Aside from all our practice, it took all of us coming […]
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