Beyond Longbeach

Paved Roads Mean Cleaner Air for Rural ECV Residents

Sep. 28, 2013 / By

ALEJANDRA ALARCON and BRENDA RINCON/Coachella Uninc

THERMAL – Residents scored a major victory in their 16-year fight for clean air when Riverside County was awarded the funding to pave roads at 31 trailer parks in the unincorporated communities of the eastern Coachella Valley...

Healthy Richmond Initiative Launches Website

Sep. 28, 2013 / By
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News Feature, Edgardo Cervano-Soto

There’s a 21st Century saying that goes, “if you don’t exist in social media…you don’t exist!”..

“Obamacare” brings hope of medical coverage to Boyle Heights

Sep. 22, 2013 / By
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José García gripped an envelope in a plastic bag as he and his wife sat in a crowded waiting room at the AltaMed Health Clinic on Whittier Boulevard at Rowan Avenue in East Los Angeles...

Digital Elders Upgrade for Work, Family and Peace of Mind

Sep. 22, 2013 / By
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Los Angeles Sentinel/New America Media , News Feature, Thandisizwe Chimurenga

Photo: Digital Elders Denise Davidson, 53 (left), with Peggy Powell, 76, comparing notes on smart phone use...

Learning Center Opens Doors in Rural ECV

Sep. 21, 2013 / By
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JOHNNY FLORES JR/Coachella Uninc

THERMAL — After six years and $600,000 in contributions, the San Jose Community Learning Center has finally opened its doors in rural Eastern Coachella Valley...

Q&A: 63-Year-Old CSUB Professor Walks 285 Miles for his DREAMER Students

Sep. 21, 2013 / By
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By Daniel Jimenez for South Kern Sol

On Labor Day, thousands of activists came together in Bakersfield to welcome 15 individuals, who walked 285 miles in 21 days from Sacramento to Bakersfield to advocate for immigration reform for the more than 11 million undocumented immigrants living in this country...