A Million Could Benefit From Prop 47 — If They Act Fast

August 3, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: California, Californians for Safety and Justice, Christian Mendez, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, DACA, felony, Inc., Inland Congregations United for Change, misdemeanors, MyProp47.org, New America Media, Prop 47, Safe Neighborhood and Schools Act, San Bernardino, Starting Over

[Translate] CHRISTIAN MENDEZ / Coachella Unincorporated SAN BERNARDINO — The clock is ticking for an estimated 1 million Californians to get their felonies reduced to misdemeanors.

‘Something Ancient, Something New:’ Local Artists Celebrate East Valley Heritage

May 20, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Christian Mendez, Coachella, Crisálida, Crisalida a McCallum Theater Art Initiative, East Valley Voices OUT LOUD, Eastern Coachella Valley

[Translate] CHRISTIAN MENDEZ / Coachella Unincorporated  COACHELLA — A small crowd gathered as Alma Ochoa took the stage to perform a monologue about being Purépecha in the eastern Coachella Valley.  “Remember something ancient; create something new,” Ochoa said.

Crisálida Workshops Celebrate Spanish Poetry and Literature

May 4, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Christian Mendez, Crisalida a McCallum Theater Art Initiative, Eastern Coachella Valley, Mecca, Spanish poetry

[Translate] CHRISTIAN MENDEZ / Coachella Unincorporated The smell of pozole and tostadas floated through the air as a group of women and young people gathered for a poetry workshop at the North Shore Beach & Yacht Club in Mecca, Calif.