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.

Celebratory Tone of Press Conference A Bit Premature

June 15, 2011 / By paulina
Tags: EPA, Erin Brockovich, Mecca odor, Saul Martinez Elementary, Senator Barbara Boxer, South Coast Air Quality Management District

[Translate] Senator Barbara Boxer speaks to a student from Saul Martinez Elementary School as activist Erin Brockovich looks on.

Reporter Feels Press Conference Lacked Sincerity

June 8, 2011 / By paulina
Tags: EPA, Erin Brockovich, Mecca odor, Saul Martinez Elementary, Senator Barbara Boxer, South Coast Air Quality Management District

[Translate] Senator Barbara Boxer poses with the children of Saul Martinez Elementary School in Mecca. By Raymond P.