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A Housing Emergency: A Lawsuit Against the Owners of the Oasis Mobile Home Park Shows Just How Dire Conditions Are in Some East Valley Neighborhoods

by Kevin Fitzgerald March 9th, 2021March 22nd, 2021

An affordable-housing crisis in the eastern Coachella Valley has forced poor Latino residents to live in renegade mobile home parks for decades.

Uneven Improvement: The Desert Healthcare District’s Expansion Is Leading to Good Things—but a Serious Funding Disparity Needs to Be Addressed

by Kevin Fitzgerald January 15th, 2020December 16th, 2020

Having a Say About the Salton Sea: Residents Insist on Taking Part in Decisions About the Dying Lake’s Future—Despite Significant Obstacles

by Martin Xavi Macias December 19th, 2017December 16th, 2020

In Abject Poverty: Volunteers Gather to Help Clean Up Duroville

by Christina Lange April 2nd, 2013December 16th, 2020