Students: CVUSD Parents Should Influence How New Funds are Spent

July 1, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Amber Amaya, Building Healthy Communities, coachella valley unified school district, CVUSD, Eastern Coachella Valley, Ivan Valenzuela, Johnny Flores, Karla Martinez, LCAP, LCFF, Local Control Accountability Plan, Local Control Funding Formula, Natalia Cervantes

  Editor’s Note: In 2013, California adopted the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), which changes how school districts receive funds.

Benoit, Perez Eastern Coachella Valley Interviews, Part 2

May 30, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Eastern Coachella Valley, Ivan Valenzuela, John J. Benoit, Riverside County Board of Supervisors, Riverside County Fourth District, V. Manuel Perez

  Editor’s Note: On June 3, voters will decide if incumbent John J. Benoit or current Assemblymember V.

Residents: Measure D Will Improve CVWD Representation for Eastern Coachella Valley

May 29, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: California Voting Rights Act, Coachella Valley Water District, Comité de la Calle Pierce, Eastern Coachella Valley, Measure D, Mecca, Megan Beaman, Sahara Huazano, Sam Torres

    MARIA GARCIA and BRENDA R. RINCON/Coachella Uninc   MECCA — A grassroots committee of mobile home park owners and residents, along with several elected officials, is urging voters to pass Measure D, which they believe will improve Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) representation for the Eastern Coachella Valley.

Benoit, Perez Address Eastern Coachella Valley Issues in Coachella Uninc Interviews

May 28, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella Unincorporated, Eastern Coachella Valley, John J. Benoit, Riverside County Board of Supervisors, Riverside County Fourth District, V. Manuel Perez

  Editor’s Note: On Tuesday, June 3, voters will decide if incumbent John J. Benoit or current Assemblymember V.

IID Shares Plan for Salton Sea Sustainability

May 27, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Bruce Wilcox, Comité Cívico del Valle, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Guevara, Environmental Health Summit, Imperial Irrigation District, Johnny Flores, Promotores Comunitarios del Desierto, Salton Sea, Salton Sea Restoration and Renewable Energy Initiative

JOHNNY FLORES/Coachella Uninc   MECCA — Sustainability. It’s a word that often comes up when discussing the Salton Sea, but what does sustainability truly mean?

Undocumented, Uninsured, and In Debt For Life

May 15, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Coachella Uninc, Health for All, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, New America Media, Ricardo Lara, SB 1005, United Farm Workers

    Editor’s Note:  California Senator Ricardo Lara’s (D- Huntington Park/Long Beach) Health For all Bill (SB 1005) – it would make all Californians, regardless of immigration status, eligible to purchase insurance – advanced out of the Senate Health Committee on Wednesday, April 30, and will go to the Senate Appropriations Committee before being moved for a vote.