CV Study Reveals Disparities of East Versus West

June 24, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Building Healthy Communities, California Institute for Rural Studies, California Rural Legal Assistance, Celia Garcia, Center for Regional Change, Coachella, Comité Cívico del Valle, CRLA, Duroville, Eastern Coachella Valley, environmental justice, ICUC, Inland Congregations United for Change, Invisible Coachella Valley, ivan delgado, Jonathan London, Mecca, Megan Beaman, North Shore, Pueblo Unido CDC, Salton Sea, the california endowment, UC Davis

[Translate]     IVAN DELGADO/Coachella Unincorporated   EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY — With its lavish resorts and golf courses, the Coachella Valley is a getaway to some and a retirement home for others.

Community Invited to “Talk Trash” at Mecca Forum June 7

June 6, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Boys and Girls Club, California Rural Legal Assistance, CRLA, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Guevara, Johnny Flores, KPCC, Lawson Dump, Mecca, Pasadena, Promotores Comunitarios del Desierto, Ruxandra Guidi, Southern California Public Radio, Talking Trash, Western Environmental

[Translate]   By Johnny Flores, Coachella Unincorporated  Mecca, Calif. — Residents of the Eastern Coachella Valley will make their voices heard about trash and how it affects their community at a community forum tomorrow.

Community Worker Comes Home

March 27, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: aurora saldivar, California Rural Legal Assistance, Coachella, Cristina Mendez, CRLA, environmental justice, Western Environmental

[Translate] VIDEO: Cristina Mendez, CRLA   By Aurora Saldivar Coachella Unincorporated   Although Cristina Mendez was raised in the Eastern Coachella Valley, she was not aware of the living conditions endured by many in her community.