Postcard From Thermal: Surviving The Climate Gap In Eastern Coachella Valley
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Newsom OKs $30M for relocation of Oasis Mobile Home Park residents
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The state Senate and Assembly budget committees have agreed to include $30 million in their 2021-22 budget proposal to build new housing for residents of the troubled Oasis Mobile Home Park in Thermal. The funds were requested by Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia, D-Coachella.
The park, located on Torres Martinez tribal land, and home to over 1,000 people, has been cited repeatedly by the EPA for arsenic in its water. Residents also have complained about overflowing trash and lack of maintenance on the aging mobile homes.
Several residents sued the park s owner, Scott Lawson, in January, but he died in the spring. The suit is continuing against the remaining defendants: his daughter, Sabrina Lawson, and two companies.
The Desert Sun reporters, editors and photojournalists have won 35 prizes including eight first-place recognitions in the annual California Journalism Awards organized by the California News Publishers Association.
Two first-place laurels went to environment reporter Mark Olalde, who was recognized both for his coverage of the Salton Sea (in the land-use reporting category) and best writing, for his profile of a Niland bird sanctuary owner who vowed to rebuild after a wildfire. Said the judges: “Very descriptive language that puts the reader at the scene. Lengthy story that doesn t feel long thanks to its colorful vocabulary and details that keep the interest level high.”