Second Phase of Mobile Home Paving Project to be Completed by End of May

May 6, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella Unincorporated, Karla Martinez, Mecca, paving, Polanco Parks, St. Anthony's, thermal

[Translate] KARLA MARTINEZ / Coachella Unincorporated Air quality for more than 400 families in the Eastern Coachella Valley will be improved by the end of May due to mobile home road paving projects happening in the communities of Mecca, Thermal and Oasis.

Son Jarocho Takes Root in East Valley

January 26, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: culture, Eastern Coachella Valley, Fandango, jarana, music, Rancho La Boquilla, Son Jarocho, tarima, thermal, Veracruz, zapateado

[Translate] JOHNNY FLORES / Coachella Uninc. Brightly colored papel picados are strung around the courtyard at the Rancho La Boquilla in Thermal, Calif.

Water Stations Filling a Huge Need in East Valley

December 22, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: clean water, Coachella, Eastern Coachella Valley, Ivan Valenzuela, mobile home, Rethink Your Drink, rural communities, San Jose Community Center, thermal, Water, water bottle refilling

[Translate] This additional water bottle refilling station has been installed in the learning center at the San Jose Community Center in Thermal, Calif.

Virgen de Guadalupe Processional Highlights Environmental Injustices in the Eastern Coachella Valley

December 13, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, thermal, Virgen de Guadalupe, Western Environmental

[Translate] AMBER AMAYA/ Coachella Uninc. THERMAL—Residents from Thermal, Mecca, Coachella and Oasis gathered Friday night at the San Jose Community Center in Thermal, Calif.

East Valley Residents Give Obama’s Immigration Order Mixed Reviews

November 26, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Amber Amaya, Beaman Law, Coachella Unincorporated, Eastern Coachella Valley, immigration, immigration reform, Obama, president obama, San Jose Community Center, thermal, U.S. Immigration

[Translate]   AMBER AMAYA/ Coachella Uninc. THERMAL — A crowd of 30 eastern Coachella Valley residents gathered at the San Jose Community Center last Thursday night where they watched President Obama, on Spanish-language television, make his long awaited immigration announcement.

Old Town Artisan Studio to Host Clay Camps in Thermal and Mecca

August 1, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Amber Amaya, art, Clay Camp, Coachella Unincorporated, Karla Martinez, Mecca, Old Town Artisan Studio, thermal

[Translate] KARLA MARTINEZ AND AMBER AMAYA/Coachella Uninc Coachella — Eastern Coachella Valley residents can expect to see a lot more of Hearts for Art’s bright red van.