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Advocates Continue to Push Coachella Valley Unified on Restorative Justice

June 14, 2016 / By
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Above: Students, teachers and eastern Coachella Valley community members rallied at the Coachella Valley Unified School District office for the final Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) public hearing on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 in Thermal, Calif.

Students, Teachers Rally for Restorative Justice and Funding Transparency

May 26, 2016 / By

THERMAL, Calif. — On Tuesday night, students, teachers and eastern Coachella Valley community members rallied at the Coachella Valley Unified School District office for the final Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) public hearing.

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.

The Last Skaters of North Shore

May 21, 2016 / By
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Above: Edgar Hernandez, 22, drops into an abandoned pool while skating with the ‘North Shore Misfits’ in North Shore, Calif.

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.

East Valley Residents Say Climate Change, Immigration are Top Priorities this Election Season

May 20, 2016 / By

By: Naomi Carrion and Karla Martinez Editor’s Note: There are only three days left to register online for the California presidential primary and close to five months left to register for the November 8th general election.