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The only no-kill shelter in the High Desert is forced to throw in the towel
Founded less than a year ago, Route 66 Animal Shelter in Barstow will throw in the towel later this year due to a lack of funding. The only non-kill shelter in the High Desert area can no longer sustain its humanitarian mission and will be handing over the keys and with it, all control of operations to the city of Barstow. ...
Lake Arrowhead Classic Car and Motorcycle Show
Lake Arrowhead Classic Car and Motorcycle Show is scheduled for this Saturday, July 27, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lake Arrowhead Village. Hosted by the Lake Arrowhead Rotary Club, free admission to the public.
Bakersfield Robbery Suspects Arrested After High-Speed Pursuit Ends in Victorville
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — Five suspects involved in a Bakersfield robbery were apprehended after their high-speed pursuit crossed into San Bernardino County and prompted Walmart to be evacuated on Wednesday. At approximately 11:38 a.m., on July 24, 2024, deputies from the Victor Valley Station were dispatched to assist the...
Optum laying off 364 employees in California, many at urgent care facilities
Optum, a health care company owned by UnitedHealth Group, is laying off 364 workers in California, many of them at urgent care facilities.The company is laying off 525 people nationwide.According to a letter from Optum sent to the Employment Development Department, layoffs and departmental closures are being carried out in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties.Locations include Glendora, Montebello, Covina, Pasadena, Long Beach, Redlands, Highland, Los Angeles, Beaumont, Irvine, Hayward, El Segundo and Cerritos.Optum didn't give a reason for the layoffs and didn't say if severance pay is being offered. The layoffs will take place in series of eight "waves," starting in September and ending in January.
HSSBV Annual Casino Night & Dog House Auction October 12
The Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley will be hosting its annual Casino Night and Dog House Auction “Howler-ween” Party presented by Caston Inc. on Saturday, October 12, 2024 from 5 PM – 9:30 PM at 374 W. Orange Show Road, San Bernardino. Attendees can gamble the...
How is the $27.6 billion state budget shortfall affecting local school district budgets?
After the state revealed a $27.6 billion budget shortfall and a projected deficit of $28.4 billion next year, school districts across the state — and the Coachella Valley — are tightening its belts. These new challenges come as school districts are already grappling with several fiscal challenges such as inflation, the expiration...
After high court ruling, Newsom orders state officials to dismantle homeless encampments
Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered state officials to dismantle thousands of homeless encampments across California. The move comes on the heels of a recent Supreme Court decision that gave local and state governments more latitude to remove people experiencing homelessness from their streets. ...
California Recommends AT&T, Frontier, Six Others for $143M in Broadband Grants
The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has recommended a total of $143.3 million in grants to go toward broadband deployments to locations in the state that currently lack high-speed broadband service. AT&T was recommended for two grants totaling $18.1 million and Frontier was recommended for three grants totaling $22.9 million....
Newsom set an ambitious goal to launch 500,000 Californians into new careers. Many are firefighters
In his 2018 campaign, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would create 500,000 new apprenticeships in the decade after taking office. So far, the state has registered more than 180,000 new apprenticeships. Many of them are firefighters.
City of San Bernardino Names Ken Chapa as Director of Economic Development
The City of San Bernardino has announced that Kenneth Chapa has joined its leadership team as the new Economic Development Director. Chapa’s first day on the job was on July 15. “Ken Chapa has a distinguished background in economic development and tourism,” said Acting City Manager Rochelle Clayton. “We...
California took vacation time from a prison doctor. Now it has to pay him $1.8M
A jury last week awarded nearly $2 million to a former California prison psychiatrist who claimed the state retaliated against him when officials began raising questions about how he earned high incomes from two government agencies. A decade ago, Anthony Coppola held a senior position at a former state prison in Tracy and a part-time assignment as a psychiatrist at Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail. ...
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