Joseph Raul Trinidad is an undergraduate student majoring in Urban Studies and Public Policy at the University of California, Irvine. He is a transfer student who received his AA-T Degree in Law, Public Policy, & Society at Fullerton College.

Trinidad works with the Neighborhood Initiatives and Environmental Services in the city of Santa Ana, CA.

Trinidad’s current research examines the urbanization of La Puente and how the incorporation of The City of Industry impacts the environmental governance of La Puente.