Local Issues Archives - Coachella Valley Independent

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

by Manuela Tobias, CalMatters July 27th, 2021July 27th, 2021

A union-labor requirement in the bills is a source of tension between the powerful State Building and Construction Trades Council and affordable-housing developers.

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

by Kevin Fitzgerald July 20th, 2021July 18th, 2021

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

by Cat Makino July 19th, 2021July 19th, 2021

Stopping Suffering: Supporters of California’s End of Life Option Act Work to Remove ‘Unnecessary Barriers’ Via a New Senate Bill

by Kevin Fitzgerald July 16th, 2021July 16th, 2021

Better Benefits: The Legislature Ponders Boosting Family Leave Payments—by Taking More Out of Workers’ Paychecks

by Sameea Kamal, CalMatters July 13th, 2021July 13th, 2021

Not a ‘Moratorium’: A Look at Evictions in California During the Pandemic

by Manuela Tobias, Nigel Duara and John Osborn D'Agostino, CalMatters July 5th, 2021July 5th, 2021

Frustrated by Unfairness: Some Disabled Californians Were Left Out of Newsom’s Golden State Stimulus

by Jackie Botts, CalMatters June 25th, 2021June 28th, 2021

Liquid Gold: Many Coachella Valley Water District Customers Will Face a State-Mandated Increase in Their Water Bills Come July 1

by Kevin Fitzgerald June 18th, 2021June 22nd, 2021

Empowering Youth: Inland Congregations United for Change Is Working to Develop Young Leaders in the Eastern Coachella Valley

by Matt King June 16th, 2021June 16th, 2021

Welcome to Lithium Valley: One of the World’s Largest Lithium Deposits Is Located at the Salton Sea—and the Potential Economic Ramifications Have Drawn Comparisons to Silicon Valley

by Kevin Fitzgerald June 14th, 2021June 19th, 2021