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Fontana’s Silent Tragedy: O’Day Short Family Legacy and a Time for Reconciliation
The O’Day Short Family Unity Garden was established at Randall Pepper Elementary School in Fontana, CA, to commemorate the lives of O’Day Short and his family who were murdered by white racist extremists in 1946. The family was killed when their home was bombed by angry white people who used housing restrictions and restrictive covenants to keep Blacks and other minorities out of white neighborhoods. The incident is now viewed as an opportunity for dialogue about unity, growth, and reconciliation. The garden was inspired by Dr. Daniel Walker, who attended Randall Pepper Elementary School.
Temecula’s School Board Loses its Right Wing Majority with Trustee Resignation
Summary: Danny Gonzalez, a member of the far-right majority on the Temecula school board, has resigned, leaving the board with a 2-2 split. The resignation comes after volunteers from the One Temecula Valley PAC submitted more than 5,200 signatures calling for a recall of the school board’s president, Joseph Komrosky. The conservative trio enacted bans of critical race theory, created a forced outing policy for transgender and nonbinary students, and recently changed board policy to ban “pervasive pornography, profanity and vulgarity” from district learning materials.
San Bernardino Students Gifted Free Books to Boost Literacy Rates
Summary: First 5 San Bernardino, a non-profit organization that focuses on the early development of children under 5, has gifted 4,000 transitional kindergarten and kindergarten students from San Bernardino City Unified School District with a free book as part of its Gift a Kid a Book campaign. The initiative aims to encourage people to consider the gift of reading this holiday season, as literacy rates in young children have declined since the pandemic. The event was kicked off with a winter wonderland and a surprise visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus.
Keeping it Real: Hey Amazon! How Do You Define Retaliation?
For those who followed the breaking news about Amazon’s leaked memo and then took time to read it got a real glimpse into the conniving that goes on behind the scenes in major corporations. I’m sure their cunningness is not unique. In fact, having spent years on a vice-president’s...
Prepare for Severe Winter Weather: Tips from Experts
Ethnic Media Services in association with California Black Media, the National Weather Service and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, hosted a briefing on how the public can plan to keep safe during what could be severe weather this winter. Storms, power outages and flooding are expected to...
OpEd: San Bernardino 6th Ward Councilmember Kimberly Calvin Faces Political Hit Piece
“Ms. Calvin is clearly a highly engaged council-member and was able to articulate a vision for her ward that she would address the needs of her community.”. This quote is taken from the Executive Summary Report released to the public. It goes on to read, “While her passion for her electorate is evident, it appears that her desire to enact positive change would, at times, create an atmosphere that was not conducive to an efficient and collaborative workforce and may have violated city rules.” Remember these two lines from the report as I express my thoughts on this city funded taxpayers’ political hit piece.
Keeping it Real: Sheriff Chad Bianco, Says “Yes” to Handcuffing Children With Disabilities
By any standard for an 11-year-old Black child (or any child for that matter) with disabilities to be tackled and handcuffed by school police is alarming. But, that is exactly what happened in the Moreno Valley Unified School District (MVUSD) during 2019, not once, not twice, but on four separate occasions to the same student.
Moreno Valley School District Violated Disabilities Act: Landmark Ruling
Moreno Valley School District Violated Disabilities Act: Landmark Ruling. On November 30, a federal judge ruled the Moreno Valley Unified School District broke the law and violated the American With Disabilities Act. It further ordered MVUSD to change its policing policy. It is believed this could be the first such ruling in the nation and could eventually change the state of policing in schools across the country.
Amazon’s Leaked Memo Reveals 2024 Plans to Expand Influence in Inland Empire
An internal Amazon memo detailing the online retail giant’s 2024 goals to expand the company’s influence and combat labor union efforts for equitable pay and improved working conditions was leaked this week to Ontario-based nonprofit labor organization Warehouse Worker Resource Center. “Amazon sees our community as nothing more...
New Law Expedites Medicaid Reimbursement for Student Health Services in California Schools
In an effort to expand student access to mental health services, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 483 which will improve the process for schools to receive Medicaid reimbursement for health services provided to eligible Medi-Cal students. Currently, schools and education institutions can participate in the Local Education Agency Billing...
BallotMobile Brings Voter Education to 24 Cities in San Bernardino County
On November 21, the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters (ROV) debuted its first-ever, traveling voter education vehicle—-The BallotMobile. When Registrar of Voters Stephenie Shea unveiled the BallotMobile in front of the ROV office in San Bernardino , she talked about the importance of voter education efforts throughout the county.
San Bernardino County Funds Wi-Fi and Fiber Optic Internet at Kessler Park
Bloomington residents will have the Board of Supervisors to thank when they visit Kessler Park and experience the convenience of free high-speed fiber optic internet service. The City of Bloomington that is nearly 86% Hispanic according to the Census Reporter–a rate more than double that of California at 40%– and a poverty rate of about 14% was recently awarded $79,750 from the Bloomington Community Benefit/Improvement Reserve to the Bloomington Recreation and Park District.
Riverside Receives $4.3M to Create Housing for Homeless Youth
With a 12% increase in homelessness based on the Riverside County 2023 Point in Time Count, news of the City of Riverside being granted a conditional award of $4.375 million in state funds to help purchase as many as five homes to create 25 units of housing for young people who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless is good news for the city and individuals who may benefit.
Riverside Mayor to Deliver State of the City Address
Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson invites members of the Riverside community to the State of the City 2023 address on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at the Riverside Convention Center. The address will begin at 5:30 pm. The annual event, is being produced by the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce in...
Over 60 Offices Up for Election in San Bernardino County
Candidate filing for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election began Monday, Nov. 13 and continues through 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8 at the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters. Nearly 60 federal, state, county, judicial and local offices are up for election in San Bernardino County, which include...
Keeping it Real: Voter Fraud…The New “Lost Cause”
If we’ve learned nothing else during the age of Trump, we’ve learned that the illusion of voter fraud runs deep among many remaining in the Republican Party to the point that it supersedes almost everything else on their agenda including truth, justice, fairness, legality, integrity, even threats to human life.
Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
November is Native American Heritage month when the nation acknowledges and honors the rich and diverse cultures, histories, and contributions of Native Americans. This month, the City of Riverside, that stands on the traditional and ancestral lands of the Cahuilla Nation; Gabrielino-Tongva People; Payomkawichum /the Luiseño Indians; and the Yuhaaviatam, clan of Maara’yam /the Serrano is honoring Native American people.
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