Great Nephew of Former Coroner Reflects on Liberace Film

June 26, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: AIDS, Behind the Candelabra, HBO, Johnny Flores, Liberace, Los Angeles Times, Raymond Carrillo, Riverside County, Ronald Daniels, Scott Thorson

  JOHNNY FLORES JR/Coachella Unincorporated   INDIO — Liberace died as a direct result of having AIDS, the Riverside County coroner said Monday afternoon, contradicting statements by the entertainer’s family and the death certificate signed by his physician.

Barred from Federal Programs, DREAMers May Qualify for Medi-Cal

June 25, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, DREAM Act, DREAMer, Medi-Cal, New America Media, VIJI SUNDARAM

VIJI SUNDARAM/New America Media This article is also available in Spanish. 中文翻譯 OXNARD, Calif. – For years, DREAMer Rodrigo Perea, 18, lived under a threatening cloud of deportation.

CV Study Reveals Disparities of East Versus West

June 24, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Building Healthy Communities, California Institute for Rural Studies, California Rural Legal Assistance, Celia Garcia, Center for Regional Change, Coachella, Comité Cívico del Valle, CRLA, Duroville, Eastern Coachella Valley, environmental justice, ICUC, Inland Congregations United for Change, Invisible Coachella Valley, ivan delgado, Jonathan London, Mecca, Megan Beaman, North Shore, Pueblo Unido CDC, Salton Sea, the california endowment, UC Davis

  IVAN DELGADO/Coachella Unincorporated   EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY — With its lavish resorts and golf courses, the Coachella Valley is a getaway to some and a retirement home for others.

Sealing Youth Offender Records Brings Chance at a New Life

June 21, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: AB 1006, California Council on Youth Relations, David Cunningham, New America Media, Senate Appropriations, Senate Public Safety Committee, youth offender records

  Ed. Note: In June, youth advocates testified before a hearing of the Senate Public Safety Committee in Sacramento in support of AB 1006, which would require court and probation officers to inform youth offenders of how to seal their records upun turning 18.

Anime Provides an Escape for Teen

June 20, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Anime, Anime Expo, Ciel, manga, Maria Garcia, Olive Crest Academy, otaku, Sebastian

    MARIA GARCIA/Coachella Unincorporated Talking to a friend about anime is not something a normal person would do.