Coachella Unincorporated
Coachella Unincorporated is a Youth Media Startup in the East Coachella Valley, funded by the Building Healthy Communities Initiative of The California Endowment and operated by New America Media in San Francisco. The purpose of the project is to report on issues in the community that can bring about change. Coachella Unincorporated refers to the region youth journalists cover but also to the unincorporated communities of the Eastern Valley with the idea to “incorporate” the East Valley into the mainstream Coachella Valley mindset. Posts by Coachella Unincorporated:
Coachella Unincorporated Reporters and Parents Mixed on Gay Marriage
Coachella Unincorporated reporters share their reflections on President Barack Obama’s recent announcement in support of gay marriage.
Student Changing Community Through Art
By Alejandra Alarcon
Coachella Unincorporated
Coachella, Calif. — College of the Desert student Nancy Ramirez hopes to bring about change in her community by doing the thing she loves to do the most – create art...
Coachella Unincorporated Coordinator Returns to Broadcast Roots
By Aurora Saldivar
Coachella Unincorporated
Gloria Rodriguez knew she wanted to be a journalist at a very young age...
Students Express Concern with Proposed Pell Grant Cuts
By Tony Aguilar
Coachella Unincorporated
Federal Financial Aid for many college students stands on the brink of annihilation if the newly proposed Republican budget passes in Congress.
An Advocate Blooms in the Desert
Posted by Coachella Unincorporated
Click to view Alejandra Alarcon’s audio slideshow, first published in Vida en el Valle on April 10, 2012...
Eastern Coachella Valley Fights Pollution: 3 Profiles in Environmental Activism
New America Media/Coachella Unincorporated, News Feature, Ivan Delgado, Rogelio Montaño and Aurora Saldivar, Posted: Apr 02, 2012
The following articles are part of a special investigative reporting package looking at environmental health conditions in Mecca, Calif.,..
Residents Wait Hours for Free Medical Care
By Ivan Delgado, Johnny Flores Jr., and Santos Reyes
Coachella Unincorporated
Thermal, Calif. – Lorena Lopez arrived at Desert Mirage High School in the dark of night in hopes of being among the first treated at The Flying Doctors mobile clinic on March 31.
Joaquín Magón: Remembering César
The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 11: Remembering César
I never met César. The opportunity to shake his hand or hear him speak in person is not one that I had...
Former Nurse Finds New Way to Serve Community
By Rogelio Montaño,
Coachella Unincorporated
When Lilia Rebollar came to the United States from Mexico, the only work the former nurse could find was in the agricultural fields of the Eastern Coachella Valley...
Behind The Screen Consequences
Editor’s Note: We thought this video was so important that we decided to feature it.
What are the Consequences Behind the Screen?
..Veterans Struggle with Loneliness, Depression, Hopelessness
By Raymond P. Bondad,
Coachella Unincorporated
Every year, thousands of men and women exit the military with hopes for a new life for themselves and their families...
Youth Journalists Gather to Sharpen Skills, Make New Friends
By Johnny Flores, Jr.,
Coachella Unincorporated
Long Beach, Calif. – Last Saturday, March 10, my fellow Coachella Unincorporated reporters and I joined New America Media groups Long Beach VoiceWaves and the South Kern Sol for a journalism workshop...
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