“The county is changing. The demographics of communities are changing,” Supervisor Kevin Jeffries, who represents District 1, said ahead of the 4-1 vote in favor of Map F5.1. “The county will continue to change and evolve.”
The republican-backed effort to recall Governor Gavin Newsom enters its final phase as ballots arrive in mailboxes. Some motivated Coachella valley voters that have already filled out their ballots and sent them back. “This is important if you want changes, you have to do something about it. if you don’t vote it’s never going to […]
The White House announced a sweeping immigration bill, it would shorten the path to citizenship from 13 to 8 years for immigrants who arrived by January 1st, 2021. It would also lift hurdles for workers to legally immigrate to America, expand the Diversity-visa Program and change the word “alien” in law with “non-citizen”. The bill’s […]
Vidal Menodza is one of 3-hundred fieldworkers greeted by Governor Gavin Newsom at the Seaview Packing Plant. He told the governor just how hard it’s been for him and his coworkers in the pandemic “I was in close contact with co-workers who contracted the virus, several times. It was definitely scary, it still is,” said […]
As vaccines are becoming more available in the community, the Riverside Department of Health is offering mobile clinics to reach essential workers in underserved communities. Ezequiel Hernandez rolled up one of his sleeves to be one of the first farmworkers in Riverside County to receive a dose of the coronavirus vaccine. An opportunity presented to […]
Riverside County is dedicating more funds to its Riverside County Housing for the Harvest program, which provides housing and financial support for farmworkers to safely isolate and recover. The program launched in fall with $1 million and has received a boost of $750,000 to assist farmworkers on a waiting list. The Riverside County Executive Office […]
As Coachella Valley continues to combat the rise in Covid-19 cases, local organizations are providing relief to farmworkers who have been facing economic hardship. NBC Palm Springs spoke to a farmworker receiving the aid, and to one of the local organizations who helped make this happen. In the eastern part of the Coachella Valley, 50 […]
