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Residents’ Help Needed to Curb Costly Problem

August 3, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: budget, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Garcia, graffiti, graffiti abatement, graffiti hotline, Johnny Flores, maritza martinez, Mayor Eduardo Garcia, tagging, vandalism

By Johnny Flores, Jr. Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA, Calif, — In the 2011-12 fiscal year, the City of Coachella budgeted $91,372 to combat the costly problem of graffiti or “tagging,” as it commonly known.

Coachella Kicks Off New Sidewalk Project

July 27, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, arturo guzman, Building Healthy Communities, cbdg, Coachella, coachella cbdg, Coachella Unincorporated, community block development grant, Dr. Raul Ruiz, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Garcia, sidewalk project, sidewalks

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hDNbuc_W5Q&list=UUAdFRk2kWuxdCfDtOJGrpyw&index=1&feature=plcp[/youtube]

Garden Brings Community Together

July 20, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, coachella valley housing coalition, community gardens, cvhc, Eastern Coachella Valley, joe mota, Johnny Flores, josseth mota, las casas apartments, nadia villagran

By Johnny Flores, Coachella Unincorporated Coachella, Calif. – When Hilda Hinojosa’s baby has colic, all she has to do is walk across the parking lot and pick some manzanilla from among the various vegetables, fruits and herbs at Las Casas Apartments Community Garden.

Raices Shares Results of Youth Research Project

July 18, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, Coachella, Eastern Coachella Valley, gabriel perez, jessica pompa, jocelyn vargas, Mecca, North Shore, raices, Raices Cultura, thermal, youth participatory research project, ypar

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF3KXLyY44M&list=UUAdFRk2kWuxdCfDtOJGrpyw&index=1&feature=plcp[/youtube]

Rescuing Produce to Feed the Hungry

July 16, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: aurora saldivar, christy porter, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, coachella valley, Eastern Coachella Valley, Farm Workers, hidden harvest, hunger, ivan delgado, produce rescue, saul martinez elementary school

By Aurora Saldivar, Coachella Unincorporated Coachella, Calif. — Inspired by the mass quantities of food Americans throw away, Christy Porter decided to tackle the hunger problem in the Coachella Valley over ten years ago.

College Student Harvesting Education in Grape Fields

July 6, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, Coachella, Eastern Coachella Valley, education, Enrique Lazcano, Farm Workers, grape fields, grape harvest, grapes, harvesting education, Mecca, picking grapes, San Diego State University, summer, summer break, summer job

By Alejandra Alarcon, Coachella Unincorporated Mecca, Calif. – Like many college students, Enrique Lazcano is dedicating his summer to saving money for his return to school this fall.

I Am Joaquín Magón

July 3, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, community organizer, Dolores Huerta, Eastern Coachella Valley, Gustavo Esteva, I Am Joaquin, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, Joaquin Magon, Madhu Suri Prakash, Mexico, Ricardo Flores Magón, Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales, Salinas, San Diego, UFW, United Farm Workers, writer

By Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix It’s been a little over a year since I started writing “The Diary of Joaquín Magón,” the blog where I share my experiences working with the United Farm Workers.

VIDEO: State Assembly Committee on Status of Boys and Men of Color Hearing in Coachella

July 2, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, Boys and Men of Color, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, Eastern Coachella Valley, Erik Monreal, Jerry Tello, Latino Commission, National Latino Father and Family Institute, Select Committee on Status of Boys and Men of Color in California, State Assemblyman Sandre Swanson, State Assemblyman V. Manuel Perez, the california endowment

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State Assembly Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color Comes to Coachella

June 28, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Bobby Duke Middle School, Building Healthy Communities, California Assembly, Christina Martinez, Coachella, Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color, Dr. Darryl Adams, Dr. Juan De Lara, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Garcia, Ernie Rios, Homeboy Industries, Pathway to Success, raices, Raices Art Lab, Richard Alvarez, speaker john perez, V. Manuel Perez

Coachella, Calif. — Following standing room-only hearings in Oakland, Los Angeles and Fresno, state legislators will head to the Coachella Valley on June 29 for a final field hearing investigating ways to improve the lives of young men of color in the state.