Youth Mobilize for Day of Action in Coachella

January 14, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: aurora saldivar, Boys & Girls Club, brenda rincon, Chelsea Clinton, Clinton Foundation, Coachella, coachella valley housing coalition, Day of Action, Eastern Coachella Valley, Health Matters Conference, Mecca, The First Tee, Trinidad Arredondo, Valley View Elementary

    AURORA SALDIVAR and BRENDA R. RINCON/Coachella Uninc   COACHELLA – Three years ago Jose Rodriguez was more likely to be found vandalizing neighborhoods rather than cleaning one up.

School-Issued iPads: Distraction or Study Aid?

January 9, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: 1:1 Mobile Learning iPad Initiative, access to technology, April Alarcon, Coachella Valley High School, coachella valley unified school district, CVUSD, Dr. Darryl Adams, Eastern Coachella Valley, iPads, Juan Flores, school-issued iPads

    The 2013-14 school year marked the start of Coachella Valley Unified School District’s 1:1 Mobile Learning iPad Initiative, which will eventually provide every student with an iPad and faculty members with an iPad and a MacBook Air laptop.

2013 Star: Pueblo Unido CDC

December 27, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: aurora saldivar, Eastern Coachella Valley, environmental justice, parques polanco, Pueblo Unido, Pueblo Unido CDC, Sergio Carranza, sustainability, water access

    Pueblo Unido CDC: Building Sustainability in Rural Communities   Why Their Star Shone Brightly in 2013 Pueblo Unido CDC undertook a plethora of ambitious projects in 2013, scoring victory after victory for the benefit of the unincorporated communities of the Eastern Coachella Valley (ECV).

2013 Star: Silvia Paz

December 26, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: 2013 star, AB 71, aurora saldivar, Building Healthy Communities, Desert Recreation District, Eastern Coachella Valley, Salton Sea, Silvia Paz, V. Manuel Perez

    Silvia Paz: Working Toward a Safe and Healthy Community   Why Her Star Shone Brightly in 2013 Silvia Paz, the new hub manager of Building Healthy Communities Eastern Coachella Valley (BHC), soared in 2013.

2013 Star: Raices Cultura

December 20, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Artchella, Boys and Men of Color, carlos gonzalez, Coachella, coachella chamber of commerce, Coachella Fest, Eastern Coachella Valley, Johnny Flores, raices, Raices Cultura

  Raices Cultura: Strengthening the Community Through the Arts   Why Their Star Shone Brightly in 2013 2013 was a banner year for Raices Cultura, a Coachella-based non-profit.

2013 Star: Tizoc DeAztlan

December 18, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Arab American Anti Discrimination Committee, CV Link, DeAztlan Consulting, Eastern Coachella Valley, Run with Los Muertos, Tizoc DeAztlan

  Tizoc DeAztlan: Bringing People Together   Why his Star Shone Brightly in 2013 Tizoc DeAztlan, CEO of DeAztlan Consulting, wears many hats.