Virgen de Guadalupe Processional Highlights Environmental Injustices in the Eastern Coachella Valley

December 13, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, thermal, Virgen de Guadalupe, Western Environmental

AMBER AMAYA/ Coachella Uninc. THERMAL—Residents from Thermal, Mecca, Coachella and Oasis gathered Friday night at the San Jose Community Center in Thermal, Calif.

Hernandez Is Sworn In As Coachella’s New Mayor

December 5, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: 2014 elections, California Assembly, Coachella, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Garcia, elections, Manuel Perez, Mayor, Steven Hernandez

COACHELLA—Residents gathered in the Coachella City Council Chambers Thursday night to witness Steven Hernandez get sworn in as the city’s newest mayor.

Police Relations — Not Just a Black, Urban Issue

December 4, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated

New America Media, First Person, Various Authors, Posted: Dec 04, 2014 Above: Residents of Bakersfield protested last May on the one-year anniversary of the death of David Silva.

Obama’s Plan for Immigration Reform – What You Need to Know

December 2, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, DACA, Deferred Action, executive action, immigration, immigration reform, Obama

New America Media, News Report, Elena Shore, Posted: Nov 26, 2014 Ed. Note: On Nov. 20, 2014, President Barack Obama announced that he would take executive action to shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation.

East Valley Residents Give Obama’s Immigration Order Mixed Reviews

November 26, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Amber Amaya, Beaman Law, Coachella Unincorporated, Eastern Coachella Valley, immigration, immigration reform, Obama, president obama, San Jose Community Center, thermal, U.S. Immigration

  AMBER AMAYA/ Coachella Uninc. THERMAL — A crowd of 30 eastern Coachella Valley residents gathered at the San Jose Community Center last Thursday night where they watched President Obama, on Spanish-language television, make his long awaited immigration announcement.

University of California to Raise Tuition Over the Next Five Years

November 21, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Board of Regents, California, Coachella, College Student, Increase, Johnny Flores, Tuition, University of California

JOHNNY FLORES/Coachella Uninc. California—On Thursday November 20, the University of California Board of Regents adopted a plan that would increase tuition over the next five years if the UC system received no additional funding from the state.