Search Results: Christian Mendez

Celebrating AB1066 – ‘It’s About Time’ Farmworkers Get Overtime Pay

September 12, 2016 / By
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Above: Image by Christian Mendez/Coachella Unincorporated By Leydy Rangel Children of farmworkers grow up seeing their parents wake up before sunrise, just early enough to make lunch, pack it and drive as far as it takes to get to work.

Vanpool Program Inches Towards Reality

May 21, 2016 / By
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(Above Image: Christian Mendez) By: Karla Martinez MECCA, Calif. — For female field workers in the Eastern Coachella Valley, getting to and from work often means paying $10 a day for transportation or facing the prospect of being sexually harassed by male workers on the way to the fields.

Miles Away from the Next Stop

May 21, 2016 / By

Above: Melissa Gonzalez, Mecca resident, endures an hour and a half bus ride to get from her home at St.

A ‘Safe House’ for Human Trafficking Victims in the Coachella Valley

January 12, 2016 / By
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By Christian Mendez Coachella, Calif. — In Riverside County, the human trafficking industry thrives, thanks in part to the accessibility of freeways connecting the area to major cities like Los Angeles and San Diego.

Q & A: Clínicas del Este del Valle de Coachella Trabajan para Inscribir a Familias en #Health4All Kids (Salud Para Todos los Niños)

January 8, 2016 / By
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Por: Amanda Flores Nota del Editor: A partir de mayo, California se convertirá en el quinto y más grande estado que proporcionara cuidado de salud a niños indocumentados de familias de bajos ingresos a través del sistema de salud estatal, Medi-Cal.

Q&A: ECV Clinics Work to Enroll Families in #Health4All Kids

January 8, 2016 / By
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By Amanda Flores Ed. Note: Beginning in May, California will become the fifth and largest state to provide healthcare to undocumented children from low-income families through the state healthcare system, Medi-Cal.

Eastern Coachella Valley Youth Speak Out Against Islamophobia

December 14, 2015 / By
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Editor’s Note: On Friday, a mosque in Coachella was targeted by what reports are calling a firebomb.

“Projections” Showcases Community Art in North Shore

November 25, 2015 / By
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By Karla Martinez North Shore, Calif. —For one night, bright colors washed over the remains of old abandoned buildings in North Shore giving them new life.

A Million Could Benefit From Prop 47 — If They Act Fast

August 3, 2015 / By
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CHRISTIAN MENDEZ / Coachella Unincorporated SAN BERNARDINO — The clock is ticking for an estimated 1 million Californians to get their felonies reduced to misdemeanors.