We are thrilled to welcome two incredible new team members to Alianza Coachella Valley! Jessica Dominguez and Angélica Bustos are joining us as Campaign Organizers, bringing their passion, lived experience, and deep commitment to community power to support our work in environmental justice, education justice, and our Youth Organizing Council (YO-C). Jessica Dominguez — Campaign […]
Save the Date: Alianza Coachella Valley Is Turning 15!
Big news, Coachella Valley community — Alianza Coachella Valley is celebrating a major milestone, and we want YOU there to celebrate with us! We are thrilled to announce Celebrando Nuestro Impacto – Quinceañera Edition, a special event marking 15 years of impact, community, and advocacy in the Coachella Valley. Mark Your Calendar 📅 Friday, September […]
The Year I Learned to Stop: What a Sabbatical Taught Me About Being Enough
by Silvia Paz The phone rang the evening before. I was in transition from a closed session meeting, already on the dais, I felt my iPhone vibrate and I stole a glance to see who was calling. On my screen the words: Latino Community Foundation. I wondered why they would be calling after hours, so […]
Rest is Power: Silvia Paz to Take Planned Sabbatical, July-October
This summer, Alianza Coachella Valley’s Founder & Executive Director, Silvia Paz, will take a well-earned and intentional pause. After twelve years of grassroots leadership — from implementing the Building Healthy Communities initiative in the Eastern Coachella Valley to forming what is now Alianza — Silvia Paz has been awarded the Rest is Power grant from […]
Alianza Coachella Valley Releases Results from New UCLA Community Survey
In partnership with the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, Alianza released A Vision for Thriving Salton Sea Communities: Findings from the Pathways to a Resilient Salton Sea Survey which outlines community priorities for the region, including support for infrastructure projects that promote recreational activities, as well as environmental and public health. The report presents findings from 346 surveys […]
Alianza Coachella Valley Announces the Launch of the Campaign for Thriving Salton Sea Communities
Alianza Coachella Valley, with coalition partners Loma Linda University, Sierra Club, Lideres Campesinas, and Coachella Valley Parents, announced the launch of the Campaign for Thriving Salton Sea Communities, a bold new initiative dedicated to improving the quality of life and economic opportunities for residents in the Coachella Valley and Imperial Valley through actionable strategic planning. The […]
Salton Sea Shrinking Rapidly As IID Conserves More Water: State and Local Project Construction Must Catch Up
Monday, September 30, 2024, marked the end of the Imperial Irrigation District’s 49-day Deficit Irrigation Program (DIP). Since the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) approved and implemented this additional water conservation program – expected to yield 170,000 acre-feet (AF) of water this year (and as much as 500,000 AF over the next two years) – the […]
Save the Date! 2024 Meet the Candidates in Coachella, September 20
Save the date for the 2024 Meet the Candidates event at the Coachella Library (1500 6th St, Coachella, CA 92236) on Friday, September 20, 2024 from 5:00-7:00 p.m., hosted by Telemundo 15. This will be an opportunity for voters in Coachella and the surrounding area to get to know the Coachella Valley Unified School District […]
Climate Resiliency Bond Signed by Governor Newsom
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed SB 867, the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024, for inclusion on the November 2024 General Election ballot. This bond, if approved by voters, would allocate $170 million to the Salton Sea to address air quality, public health, and habitat restoration. Alianza’s […]
Silvia Paz Testifies in Favor of AB2757 in Sacramento
On July 1, 2024, Silvia Paz, Executive Director of Alianza Coachella Valley, testified in favor of AB2757: Southeast California Economic Region during the California Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development hearing. The bill was co-authored by Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia and Senator Steve Padilla and would establish the Southeast California Economic Region to better […]