Coachella Unincorporated Coordinator Returns to Broadcast Roots

May 2, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: aurora saldivar, Coachella Unincorporated, Eastern Coachella Valley, Gloria Rodriguez, KMIR, KMIR 6, youth journalism

By Aurora Saldivar Coachella Unincorporated   Gloria Rodriguez knew she wanted to be a journalist at a very young age.

Residents Wait Hours for Free Medical Care

April 2, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: desert mirage high school, Dr. Raul Ruiz, Eastern Coachella Valley, flying doctors, health, health care, ivan delgado, Johnny Flores, santos reyes, thermal

    By Ivan Delgado, Johnny Flores Jr., and Santos Reyes Coachella Unincorporated   Thermal, Calif.

Lack of Support for LGBT Students Persists in Eastern Coachella Valley

February 28, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, bienestar, born this way foundation, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella Valley High School, college of the desert, desert mirage high school, Eastern Coachella Valley, gay straight alliance, gay youth, harvard university, lady gaga, lgbt, safezone, tolerance, Tony Aguilar

By Alejandra Alarcon Coachella Unincorporated   Over the last few years, there has been more acceptance of gay students in eastern Coachella Valley high schools, but a lack of support in their community and homes persists – and Lady Gaga wants to do something about it.

Vandalized, Abandoned Homes a Common Sight

February 14, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: abandoned homes, Coachella, Eastern Coachella Valley, foreclosure, graffiti, Rogelio Montano, vandalism

  By Rogelio Montaño Coachella Unincorporated   Graffiti. You see it everywhere. Though it at times can be used as a creative outlet for expression, it is mostly considered outright vandalism — especially if sprayed on abandoned or homes that are for sale.

Reflections on a Tragedy

January 30, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: carwash, Coachella, crime, Eastern Coachella Valley, elijah banuelos, funeral, tragedy, violence

  Elijah Bañuelos died January 25 after being shot in the head while standing in an open garage with his father and another man in Coachella’s Rancho Mariposa neighborhood.

My Experience in the “Underground Economy”

January 20, 2012 / By paulina
Tags: Eastern Coachella Valley, Roger Montano, Underground Economy

My Experience in the “Underground Economy” By Rogelio Montaño Coachella Unincorporated I see it in both of my parents’ eyes.

Leaders of Tomorrow Making a Difference Today

January 18, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: AB 540, Coachella Valley High School, community, Eastern Coachella Valley, Facebook, Leaders of Tomorrow, maricruz cabrera, thermal

By Maricruz Cabrera, Coachella Unincorporated   Leaders of Tomorrow, a group of college and high school students from the Eastern Coachella Valley, is not waiting for the future to bring about change in their community They are taking the initiative and making a difference in their community today.

Article Transports Mexico City Reader to his Eastern CV Childhood

January 11, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: commentary, Diego Zaragoza Tejas, Eastern Coachella Valley, Mecca, oasis, Rogelio Montano

  Coachella Unincorporated welcomes and publishes comments from our readers. We recently received the commentary below in response to Rogelio Montano’s article about growing up in poverty, “In Mecca, Dreams of Utopia” (See link below for article).

Grateful for Opportunity to Learn

November 22, 2011 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, College, college of the desert, Eastern Coachella Valley, Farm Workers, Ray Bondad, Thanksgiving

Grateful for Opportunity to Learn By Raymond P. Bondad Coachella Unincorporated Unlike my fellow Coachella Unincorporated reporters, I did not grow up in the eastern Coachella Valley.