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ICUC-Bringing about Change in the Coachella Valley

July 25, 2011 / By paulina
Tags: checkpoints, Coachella, community organizers, Duroville, ICUC, towing, Yvonna Cazares

By Tony Aguilar Trying to get your community involved in anything is a daunting task, much less in the area of policy and procedures, but this very noble undertaking could not be as effective without strong community organizers such as Yvonna Cazares, of the Coachella chapter of ICUC.

Community Organizers: A Thermometer for Communities

July 19, 2011 / By paulina
Tags: Cesar Chavez, civil rights, community organizer, ICUC, Martin Luther King, Obama, Yvanna Cazares

Community organizer Yvonna Cazares By Aurora Saldivar, Coachella Unincorporated In the midst of social and economic disparity, community organizer Yvonna Cazares says her job is to “look at root causes of why people are poor and how we can address that.”

Coachella Residents React to Region’s Rising Homicide Rate

July 6, 2011 / By paulina
Tags: Coachella, crime, drugs, homicide, safety, senior center, seniors

Alicia Ferrarios, Victoria Torres, and Vicenta Chavid at Coachella Senior Center. COACHELLA, CA — If current trends continue, the Coachella Valley is on pace to far exceed last year’s 20 homicides.

Proposed Taxes Could Mean New Parks for City’s Youthful Population

June 29, 2011 / By paulina
Tags: ballot measure, baseball, budget, Coachella, community, Eduardo Garcia, facilities, football, future, Mayor, parks, reacreation, skateboard, soccer, tax

By Tony Aguilar, COACHELLA UNINCORPORATED Coachella, CA – The Coachella City Council unanimously approved a ballot measure last week that, if passed by voters in November, would create two new taxes and increase the recreational options for the city’s young population.

Coachella Poised to Reach New Horizons

June 28, 2011 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: budget, Coachella, community, development, Eduardo Garcia, facilities, farmer’s market, food stamps, Mayor, parks, potential, recreation, redevelopment

By Aurora Saldivar, COACHELLA UNINCORPORATED Mayor Eduardo Garcia seems to be putting his youth and vitality to work in sparking some new life back into the city of Coachella.

Small Town, Big City Advantages

June 26, 2011 / By paulina
Tags: census, Coachella, culture, diversity, Eduardo Garcia, Mayor, redevelopment, tourism

Coachella, known as the City of Eternal Sunshine, is a mostly rural city on the outskirts of Riverside County.