A Safe Space for Community at San Antonio del Desierto mobile home park

March 24, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: brenda rincon, Building Healthy Communities, Eastern Coachella Valley, Jessica Bremner, Karla Martinez, Kounkuey Design Initiative, Maria Garcia, Mecca, Pueblo Unido CDC, San Antonio del Desierto, Silvia Paz, St. Anthony Mobile Home Park, the california endowment

  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”

March 14, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Christian Sesma, Coachella, Coachella Valley filmmakers, Danny Trejo, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Garcia, Jason Mewes, Johnny Flores, latino filmmakers, The Night Crew

    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.

Assemblymember Perez Joins Student Effort to Save Red Legged Frog

February 25, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: AB 2364, Assemblymember Frank Bigelow, Assemblymember Manuel Perez, Calaveras County, California red-legged frog, Dr. Kerry Kriger, Eastern Coachella Valley, Ivan Valenzuela, Salton City, Save the Frogs, Sea View Elementary, State Assemblyman V. Manuel Perez, Timothy Steele, Virginia Haddad

  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.

Teens Share Personal Experiences, Consequences of Marijuana Use

February 10, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: aurora saldivar, Eastern Coachella Valley, Karla Martinez, Maria Garcia, marijuana, marijuana legalization, teen marijuana use

          MARIA GARCIA and KARLA MARTINEZ/Coachella Uninc   COACHELLA — Alicia Sanchez* lived in fear that her mother would discover her problems with marijuana.

A “Path to Health” for Uninsured ECV Residents

January 27, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Building Health Communities, Covered California, Desert Healthcare District, Desert Regional Medical Center, Eastern Coachella Valley, Ivan Valenzuela, JFK Memorial Hospital, Obamacare, Path to Health, the california endowment, Ynez Canela

    Ivan Valenzuela/COACHELLA UNINC   INDIO — The Coachella Valley is eclectic in its array of residents and lifestyles.

North Shore ACA Enrollment Fair and Women’s Health Clinic Jan. 25

January 24, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: ACA, Affordable Care Act, Borrego Community Health, enrollment fair, healthcare fair, ICUC, Inland Congregations United for Change, North Shore, PICO, women's health clinic

  NORTH SHORE – Affordable Care Act (ACA) healthcare enrollment assistance will be available to Eastern Coachella Valley residents on Saturday, January 25, at the North Shore Yacht Club, 99155 Sea View Drive.