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Un proyecto de ley podría ayudar a contar el impacto de César Chávez y sus obras en el movimiento campesino a través de un parque histórico nacional.
Varios líderes comunitarios en el valle de Coachella con lazos con la comunidad agrícola celebran esta propuesta.
Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz continued to build support for new legislation to preserve significant sites associated with civil rights leader César Chávez and the farmworker movement in California and Arizona
The César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Act was introduced on Wednesday to a supportive crowd at the César Chávez Memorial at Rancho De Oro Park in Coachella.
Working out of his parents' garage, the recent Palm Desert High School graduate has created a lithium extraction device inspired by the lithium potential in the Salton Sea.
"I'm really proud of what I've built and nobody really understands it which is kind of the best part," Jones said.
California could open its first national park in almost a decade under a recently revived plan to commemorate labor leader César Chávez and the saga of farmworkers.
PASS AREA, CA — The first major federal gun safety legislation in decades was headed to President Joe Biden's desk on Friday with the support of the congressional lawmaker who represents the Pass Area.
IMPERIAL, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – Congressman Raul Ruiz (D-CA) looks to help Imperial County farmworkers by getting the Farm Workforce Modernization Act passed.
The act would provide a pathway to citizenship for local farmworkers who work in the fields day and night. Ruiz says this will make the workforce more humane.
The U.S. House under the leadership of Speaker Nancy Pelosi last year passed a historic bill that would put undocumented farmworkers onto a path to legal status.
WASHINGTON — El congresista por el Distrito 36, Raúl Ruiz, convocó una mesa redonda nacional de trabajadores agrícolas con destacados defensores.
Entre los participantes se encontraron Dolores Huerta, presidenta de la Fundación Dolores Huerta, así como representantes de organizaciones del sur de California, incluido TODEC Legal Center, el Distrito de Cuidado de la Salud del Desierto, el Banco de Alimentos FIND, Lideres Campesinas y representantes de la Escuela de Medicina de la Universidad de California en Riverside.
On Saturday, June 18th, NBC Palm Springs had an exclusive first look at a documentary on the life of local boxing trainer, Joel Diaz. The documentary is titled "Joel Diaz: A Hard Knock-Life" and was directed by Jorge Newman and Eduardo Salazar of Newman Studios.
BEAUMONT, CA — The Pass Area's congressional representative is requesting an immediate response from the CEO of Union Pacific Railroad about the June 15 train incident in Beaumont that turned the city into a giant parking lot. The city is also pushing for answers.