2013 Star: Pueblo Unido CDC

December 27, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: aurora saldivar, Eastern Coachella Valley, environmental justice, parques polanco, Pueblo Unido, Pueblo Unido CDC, Sergio Carranza, sustainability, water access

[Translate]     Pueblo Unido CDC: Building Sustainability in Rural Communities   Why Their Star Shone Brightly in 2013 Pueblo Unido CDC undertook a plethora of ambitious projects in 2013, scoring victory after victory for the benefit of the unincorporated communities of the Eastern Coachella Valley (ECV).

Paved Roads Mean Cleaner Air for Rural ECV Residents

September 25, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: AB 1318, Alejandra Alarcon, brenda rincon, CV Link, Darin Schemmer, Eastern Coachella Valley, John Benoit, Margarita Gamez, Pueblo Unido, SCAQMD, Sentinel Energy Project, Sergio Carranza, South Coast Air Quality Management District, St. Anthony's trailer park, V. Manuel Perez

[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.

Pilgrimage for Environmental Justice Dec. 12

December 12, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, Eastern Coachella Valley, environmental justice, Our Lady of Guadalupe, parques polanco, pilgrimage, Pueblo Unido, San Jose Community Center, Sergio Carranza, Vargas Mobile Home Park

[Translate]     By ALEJANDRA ALARCON/Coachella Unincorporated   THERMAL, Calif. — Our Lady of Guadalupe Pilgrimage and Vigil is more than just a cultural or religious event in the Eastern Coachella Valley.

Forum to Address Key Issues in Rural Communities

October 3, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: aurora saldivar, Bea Main Learning Center, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, community organizer, desert mirage high school, Eastern Coachella Valley, Farm Workers, Pueblo Unido, Pueblo Unido CDC, Pueblo Unido Community Development Corporation, Rodolfo Pinon, Rural Forum on Sustainable Communities, San Jose Community, San Jose Community and Bea Main Learning Center, Sergio Carranza, sustainable communities, thermal

[Translate]   By Aurora Saldivar, Coachella Unincorporated   THERMAL, Calif. – Eastern Coachella Valley residents, leaders, organizations, and officials will gather tomorrow to discuss key issues surrounding their rural community at the Rural Forum on Sustainable Communities.