SACRAMENTO – A decade ago, a research project called “Getting Down to Facts” presented evidence that California needed to simplify its school funding system and provide schools with significantly more funds. During the years since, passage of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) accomplished the simplification. However, a substantial infusion of additional funding did not…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Before she left her position earlier this year as commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, Mignon Clyburn vigorously fought to keep Obama-era broadband and Internet protections and net neutrality laws. Clyburn surmised that, if left unchecked, companies would exploit consumers and siphon every dollar they could. Last…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor @StacyBrownMedia Democratic California Rep. Maxine Waters went on the defensive when pundits and media friendly to President Donald Trump accused one of her staff members of secretly releasing the personal information of three Republican senators. Waters and Trump have long feuded with the president calling her names and…
By Monique Judge On Thursday afternoon, Gwinnett County, Ga., swore in its first ever black judge to be appointed to a state court position—and it’s a black woman to boot. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Snellville, Ga., attorney Ronda Colvin-Leary—who won her seat in May—is the first black person to be elected to any countywide…
Paakuma’ K–8 School is hosting an event for school staff, parents, and community members to share coffee and conversation with San Bernardino City Unified School District Police officers on Wednesday, October 3. Starbucks and Krispy Kreme doughnuts are co-sponsoring the event, which is from 7 to 9 a.m. Paakuma’ is located at 17825 Sycamore Creek…
by Sean Flynn Inland Empire residents know from painful experience that America faces an unacceptable level of gun violence. Whether at a holiday party in San Bernardino or a high school in Palmdale, far more needs to be done to prevent these horrific tragedies. As we discuss our options, I would like to point out…
The San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) Board of Education will meet in the Indian Springs High School MU Room for tomorrow’s regularly scheduled meeting, which begins at 5:30 p.m. The Board has been holding its meetings at Indian Springs High School (ISHS) since renovations began on the Board of Education building earlier this…
Maybe it’s because my son has now reached my own height (which is insane). I find myself staring now and then at the doorway out of my kitchen, where all these little height marks on the doorjamb are labeled with a name and a date. I can see that year when he sprouted up a…
By George Kevin Jordan, Special to the AFRO Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL 24th District) has a mission – pull young Black boys out of the school-to-prison pipeline. She hopes her 5,000 Role Models of Excellence Project is the ticket to providing diplomas and degrees instead of prison sentences. Wilson had big help pushing her…
By NNPA ESSA “There are so many active-duty military families today who are making decisions about how they advance within the military, or where they are going to live… based on educational opportunities for their children,” Secretary DeVos recently said in a conversation with Kay Coles James, president of the Heritage Foundation. “I think we…
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By Stephen Cooper Above the din of disturbing news – that discordant banging you’re hearing, steadily getting louder and louder, that you can no longer ignore – that’s the drumbeat of the unfree. Dehumanized by the labels “prisoner,” “inmate” and “convict,” even reduced to serial numbers like Victor Hugo’s Jean Valjean in “Les Misérables,” these…
Homeless and low-income individuals and families can access a variety of supportive services and information during the Project Connect outreach event on Wednesday, Oct. 3, hosted by the San Bernardino County Homeless Partnership and collaborative partners. The event will provide free medical screenings, legal services, employment services, housing support services, child care information and services,…
Two mosquitoes collected in the City of San Bernardino tested positive for West Nile Virus. These are the first mosquitoes that tested positive in 2018 within the area served by the Division of Environmental Health Services Mosquito and Vector Control Program (MVCP). MVCP is taking steps to eliminate mosquito breeding hazards. People bitten by an…
A surprise government inspection of the immigrant detention center in Adelanto, California run by a private prison company, GEO Group, revealed cruel, nightmarish conditions for detainees. A report released today by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (OIG) detailed blatant violations of regulations for housing detainees. Among other problems, GEO routinely denied…
Governor Brown has signed SB 1421 by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley). Brian Marvel, President of the Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC), representing more than 70,000 public safety members, said “We are disappointed at what we perceive to be a reckless decision by the governor.” Marvel went on to say “PORAC has worked to…
By Nicholas Sakelaris Oct. 2 (UPI) — Amazon announced Tuesday it will raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour for all workers in the United States, beginning next month. The wage hike will benefit 250,000 workers and 100,000 seasonal employees this holiday season, the company said. All full-time, part-time, temporary and seasonal employees will…
By Susan Cox ROSEMEAD, Calif., Oct. 1, 2018 — High school seniors who dream of making a difference in the world through STEM studies are invited to apply to Edison International’s $1.2 million Edison Scholars Program. Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison, is awarding $40,000 scholarships, paid over four years, to 30…
By Candace J. Semien, The DRUM Newspaper BATON ROUGE—The HIV AIDS Alliance for Region Two, Inc., or HAART, is the 19th largest nonprofit in the state, with a budget of more than $25 million. But with an HIV AIDS population of more than 5,000 people in the nine-parish Baton Rouge region, and more than 20,000…
‘Gluten Free’ Isn’t Always What You Think Think you’re following a gluten-free diet? Not so fast. A physician who is a pioneer in discovering and diagnosing the problems with gluten says many products touted as gluten-free today are not. Dr. Kenneth Davin Fine, a gastroenterologist, and creator of Oro-Intestinal Fitness Products (www.finerhealth.com) and the Gluten/Food…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Sunday that would have required public universities in California to offer abortion pills on campus. “American United for Life is pleased and grateful that California Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed SB 320, a dangerous bill that would have required college health clinics across the state to…
It feels like you need superpowers to keep ahead of the scammers these days. Just in 2017, 16.7 million Americans lost nearly $17 billion to identity fraud. Security experts recommend people take three simple steps to help protect their digital identity: set up electronic access to financial accounts; freeze your credit; and use a password…
(Riverside, CA) September 27, 2018 – Pink on Parade returns to provide hope and support to Riverside families, friends and neighbors. The event, sponsored by Riverside Community Health Foundation will bring together over 1,400 people to Riverside’s iconic Mt. Rubidoux, Saturday, October 20, 2018. For six years, Pink on Parade has created an atmosphere of…
By Dwight Hobbes Flint (Storyline Entertainment/Sony), a modest, nonetheless fine, film, dramatizes the tragic scandal of politicians unwittingly poisoning a populace’s water then deliberately dodging the consequence, mainly in order to save money. The fact-based script by Barbara Stepansky is adapted from the Time magazine article on the water crisis by Josh Sanburn, of course,…