Local Issues Archives - Coachella Valley Independent

Surveilling the Virus: Indio’s Valley Sanitary District Collected Valuable Data After It Started Testing Wastewater for COVID-19—but It Needs Funding to Continue

A federally funded pilot project that tested wastewater for the virus that causes COVID-19 has ended—and Indio’s Valley Sanitary District needs funding help to keep doing the valuable testing.

Living Through a Second Pandemic: The Sixth Annual Aging Positively—Reunion Project Conference Creates Community for Long-Term HIV Survivors

Independent Study in Focus: Proposed Changes Would Help Both Quarantining Students and Struggling, Short-Handed Schools

Full Plate, Clear Mandate: A Chat With Bryan Montgomery, Indio’s New City Manager

Fighting Isolation: Despite the Delta-Driven COVID-19 Surge, Both the Mizell Center and the Joslyn Center Remain Open for Seniors

Delta’s Damage: The Desert Healthcare District Calls for More Mask, Vaccination Mandates—but Most Public Agencies Refuse to Heed the Call

Cash for Jabs: Some California Community Colleges Offer Incentives to Students Who Get Vaccinated—but Not College of the Desert

Housing Holdup: A Union-Labor Requirement May Be Delaying Key California Affordable-Housing Bills

COVID Consequences: Luis Valentino, the New CVUSD Superintendent, Talks About the Challenges the District Faces in 2021-2022 and Beyond

Surf’s Up? Some La Quinta Residents Battle a Proposed 600-Home Development—With a Kelly Slater Wave Pool as Its Centerpiece