Border Keeps Family Apart During Holidays

December 24, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Christmas, Coachella, holidays, Mexicali, travel

KARLA MARTINEZ/Coachella Unincorporated While most students count down the days until winter break, I’ve come to dread the holiday season.

Hard Winter for California Farmworkers

December 23, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: California fields, Coachella, Eastern Coachella Valley, farmworkers, Merced, unemployment

New America Media, Photo Essay, David Bacon, Posted: Dec 22, 2014 Above: Vidal Cota is an immigrant farm worker from Los Mochis, Sinaloa.

Water Stations Filling a Huge Need in East Valley

December 22, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: clean water, Coachella, Eastern Coachella Valley, Ivan Valenzuela, mobile home, Rethink Your Drink, rural communities, San Jose Community Center, thermal, Water, water bottle refilling

This additional water bottle refilling station has been installed in the learning center at the San Jose Community Center in Thermal, Calif.

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.

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.

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.

Synergy Music and Arts Festival 2014

November 20, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, Ivan Valenzuela, Synergy Fest

IVAN VALENZUELA / Coachella Uninc. Coachella—Synergy Music and Arts Festival showcased local musicians and art on Saturday, November 15, 2014.

Young Hispanic Voters Want Proof

November 14, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: California, Coachella, coachella valley, Eastern Coachella Valley, Hispanic Electorate, Hispanic Vote, Latino Vote, Midterm Election, Vote, Young Hispanics, Young Latinos, Young Voters

Coachella—Young Hispanic voters are on track to double the Hispanic electorate in the next two decades.