The Torment of Isolation – Ending Solitary Confinement for Juveniles

September 17, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella Unincorported, juvenile detention facilities, Merced, solitary confinement, We'Ced

Illustration: Claudia J. Gonzalez  This story was originally published by We’Ced Youth Media. By Claudia J.

Californians Favor Extending Health Care Coverage to All Residents

August 27, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: ACA, Affordable Care Act, California Wellness Foundation, Field Poll

New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Aug 27, 2015 SACRAMENTO — California voters are embracing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in record numbers, and a growing majority now supports expanding health care coverage to undocumented residents, according to the latest Field Poll, released here in the Capitol August 26.

Summer Program Makes Sure Students Don’t Go Hungry

August 15, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated

BY: KARLA MARTINEZ / Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA — When summer comes around, many eastern Coachella Valley children who depend on free school lunches for a consistent daily meals must look elsewhere or go hungry.

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

August 3, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: California, Californians for Safety and Justice, Christian Mendez, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, DACA, felony, Inc., Inland Congregations United for Change, misdemeanors, MyProp47.org, New America Media, Prop 47, Safe Neighborhood and Schools Act, San Bernardino, Starting Over

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

Call for California Asians and Hispanics to Show United Front on Health4All

July 28, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella Unincorporated, DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Health 4 All, Medi-Cal, New America Media, SB 10, SB 4, undocumented immigrants

New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Jul 22, 2015 SAN FRANCISCO — Even as health care advocates are celebrating California’s recent “landmark victory” in getting its undocumented children health care, Latino and Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities should show a united front and make sure that all of the state’s undocumented residents get the same benefit, urged Sen.

Cuentos de Coachella

July 7, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Affordable Housing, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, coachella valley housing coalition, Environmental Youth Alliance, las casas apartments, LUPA Project

COACHELLA — Earlier this year, students from the Environmental Youth Alliance (EYA) joined the Land Use Planning Awareness (LUPA) Project to learn about the power of land use planning in the eastern Coachella Valley.