Coachella Unincorporated
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Previously Halted Improvements Now Underway in Mecca
IVAN VALENZUELA/Coachella Uninc MECCA – The streets near Mecca Elementary School are undergoing a series of improvements as part of a $1 million project recently approved by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors.
Volunteer-Staffed Clinic Serves Coachella Valley’s Uninsured
NATALIA CERVANTES/Coachella Uninc INDIO – Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine (CVVIM), established in the fall of 2010, has flourished into a state-of-the-art facility staffed entirely by volunteers and serving the most vulnerable in the community – those without health insurance.
A Safe Space for Community at San Antonio del Desierto mobile home park
MARIA GARCIA, KARLA MARTINEZ and BRENDA RINCON/Coachella Uninc MECCA — The children of the San Antonio del Desierto no longer have to worry about getting hurt while they play because a safe playground has replaced the rocky dirt patch at the center of their mobile home park.
Coachella Valley Filmmaker Christian Sesma is “Living the Dream”
JOHNNY FLORES JR/Coachella Uninc COACHELLA — When Christian Sesma graduated from San Diego State University in 2003, he had no idea where his bachelor of arts degree in anthropology would take him.
Why Won’t My Friend Leave her Abusive Boyfriend?
KARLA MARTINEZ/Coachella Uninc When I spotted a bruise on my friend “Anna,” I didn’t need to ask her how it got there.
Esperanza Center Offers Free After School Fun and Learning
KARLA MARTINEZ/Coachella Uninc COACHELLA — Tutoring, making new friends, and helping the environment are just a few of the reasons that students come to Esperanza Youth and Family Center (EYFC) every day after school.
Assemblymember Perez Joins Student Effort to Save Red Legged Frog
IVAN VALENZUELA/Coachella Uninc SALTON CITY, Calif. – Assemblymember V. Manuel Pérez has joined the Sea View Elementary School student effort to save the California red-legged frog with the introduction of Assembly Bill 2364, which would establish this endangered frog as the official state amphibian.Youth Commentary: Gay Athlete a Role Model for Truth
JOHNNY FLORES/Coachella Uninc COLUMBIA, Mo. — He’s 6-foot-2, 255 pounds, and an All-American football player who recently graduated from the University of Missouri.