Coachella Unincorporated

Monthly Archives: November 2012

Duroville Family Gives Thanks for New Home

November 21, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: aurora saldivar, Duroville, Eastern Coachella Valley, Mountain View Estates, Riverside County, Thanksgiving, Tony Aguilar

By AURORA SALDIVAR/Coachella Unincorporated OASIS, Calif. – Just days before Thanksgiving, the Alvaro family left their home at the notoriously substandard Duroville trailer park for a new mobile home at the beautifully landscaped Mountain Views Estates.

Community Celebrates Culture at Synergy Fest

November 19, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, Coachella, Coachella Mural, Coachella Unincorporated, Culturas, Culturas Music and Arts, Eastern Coachella Valley, synergy, Synergy Fest

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gzQkNXdWYs[/youtube] Slideshow by ALEJANDRA ALARCON/Coachella Unincorporated Culturas Music & Arts celebrated the inaguration of the second largest Chicano/Mexican-American historical mural in California on Nov.

Resident Input Sought for Cesar Chavez Memorial Nov. 20

November 16, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Cesar Chavez, Coachella, Eastern Coachella Valley, jonathan hoy

By JOHNNY FLORES, JR./Coachella Unincorporated Coachella, Calif. — Residents of the Eastern Coachella Valley are encouraged to provide their input for the city’s planned Cesar E.

VIDEO: Ruiz Win a Victory for the Eastern Coachella Valley

November 13, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: 36th District, aurora saldivar, Coachella, Dr. Raul Ruiz, Eastern Coachella Valley, Johnny Flores, Mary Bono Mack

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc2agzzRxNU&list=UUAdFRk2kWuxdCfDtOJGrpyw&index=2&feature=plcp[/youtube] Photography and Slide Show by AURORA SALDIVAR/Coachella Unincorporated An Unforgettable Election By JOHNNY FLORES, JR/Coachella Unincorporated Coachella, Calif.

Ruiz Riding Latino Vote to Congressional Victory in Riverside County

November 8, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: 36th congressional district, aurora saldivar, brenda rincon, Coachella, Dr. Raul Ruiz, Eastern Coachella Valley, Mary Bono Mack, Mecca, New America Media

Editor’s Note: As of late Wednesday night, the official count had Democrat Raul Ruiz leading Republican incumbent Mary Bono Mack in California’s 36th Congressional District by 2.8 percent, with 100 percent of precincts reporting.

Youth Reporters: Race Matters in Presidential Election

November 6, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, aurora saldivar, barack obama, Coachella Unincorporated, Eastern Coachella Valley, election 2012, Fatima Ramirez, ivan delgado, Johnny Flores, Mitt Romney, Tony Aguilar, Youth reporters

In 2008, Barack Obama inspired a generation of young people to campaign, get politically active and vote — all of which undoubtedly played a role in his becoming the first black president in U.S.

Voter Enthusiasm Sweeping Across Eastern Coachella Valley

November 5, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, aurora saldivar, barack obama, Coachella, Dr. Raul Ruiz, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Garcia, election 2012, Manuel Perez, Mary Bono Mack, Raices Cultura, Rosario Dawson, Voto Latino Action Fund

By ALEJANDRA ALARCON/Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA, Calif. – It seemed as if everyone in town was there.

Dia de los Muertos in Coachella

November 4, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, Dia de los Muertos, Eastern Coachella Valley, forest lawn, Johnny Flores, Raices Cultura

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5sXgarueUM&list=UUAdFRk2kWuxdCfDtOJGrpyw&index=1&feature=plcp[/youtube] Video Slideshow by JOHNNY FLORES/Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA, Calif. — Eastern Coachella Valley residents continued the centuries-old tradition of honoring the dead with two separate celebrations, Raices Cultura on October 27 and Forest Lawn Coachella on November 2.

Joaquín Magón: Farm Workers Will Benefit From Prop 37

November 3, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, Dana Pearls, diary of joaquin magon, Farm Workers, food justice, GMO, jesus valenzuela, Joaquin Magon, Methyl Iodide, Pesticide Action Network, pesticides, Prop 37, Proposition 37, Salinas, UFW

Entry 19: Farm Workers Left Out of Prop 37 Discussion, But Have a Stake SALINAS – As an organizer with the United Farm Workers, I’ve grown accustomed to seeing farm workers routinely be excluded or absent from the public discourse happening around issues of food justice.