Noel Andersen UCC Grassroots Coordinator for Immigrants’ Rights, Justice and Local Church Ministries Coronavirus doesn’t discriminate, why should we? We are living through a scary time. All our lives have been touched by COVID-19 spreading at a rapid pace throughout the world. Even as we utilize social distancing and isolation as tools to combat the…
The City of San Bernardino is facing a multitude of important decisions to be made in order to move the City forward. Some of which are a new City Manager who must be selected by the end of this year. A Police Chief needs to be chosen outside of the current Police Department. Decisions need…
sabell Rivera, Our Weekly Newspaper, Contributor Just days into the New Year, and the Los Angeles Police Department already has a fire to put out. According to the LA Times, the LAPD’s elite Metropolitan (Metro) Division is being accused of allegedly forging information collected at random stops, falsely portraying innocent Black and Latinx citizens as…
By Don Jacobson March 16 (UPI) — The World Health Organization said in an update Monday there has been a “rapid escalation” of coronavirus cases and the European Union proposed a 30-day ban on non-essential travel into the bloc. The WHO said the vast majority of new cases in recent days have been recorded outside…
San Bernardino, CA — San Bernardino County Tax Collector Ensen Mason today announced that for the safety and protection of taxpayers his office will not have a temporary payment office at the High Desert Government Center for the April 10th property tax installment. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak represents a state and national emergency and requires…
Other San Bernardino City Unified School District events also cancelled or postponed San Bernardino High School has postponed the popular Mr. Cardinal City pageant in compliance with California Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order to cancel all large gatherings. The pageant, originally scheduled for April 11 at Sturges Center for the Fine Arts, has been postponed…
As many Southland educational institutions are closing as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a pair of internet providers today announced plans to provide free internet to households with students. Charter and Comcast announced Friday that they would offer 60 days of complimentary broadband to homes with K-12 or college students. For households that do…
Schools to Remain Closed Through Spring Break Following a decision by the San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) Board of Education made during an emergency meeting on Friday, March 13, 2020, all SBCUSD schools will be closed and all classes cancelled effective Monday, March 16, 2020, in response to COVID-19 concerns. Schools will remain…
March 16, 2020 – In the last two years, wildfires have claimed more than 100 lives and cost more than $25 billion in property losses. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and State Farm are helping communities take steps toward safety with their national Wildfire Community Preparedness Day (Preparedness Day) event on Saturday, May 2,…
Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media Many faith-based organizations are encouraging their members to follow public health guidelines to help slow the spread of COVID-19. As COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus disease, sweeps the nation, many institutions that rely on groups meeting in large numbers have been forced to consider alternatives. In his…
Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media From March 17 to April 7, residents in seven counties and one city in the Bay Area have been ordered to “shelter in place” in order to halt the spread of COVID-19, also known as coronavirus disease. The Bay Area jurisdictions are the city of Berkeley and San…
By Eric Heinz, City News Service, Los Angeles Sentinel Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer and District Attorney Jackie Lacey today announced the formation of a task force aimed at protecting people from price gouging and false claims on products sold during the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Price gouging during this time is…
Services will continue via mail, email and phone. SAN BERNARDINO, CA (March 16, 2020) – The San Bernardino County Assessor-Recorder-Clerk will be closing its offices to the public and will be providing services exclusively via mail, email or phone, effective Wednesday, March 18th until further notice. This is a precautionary measure being taken to help…
Washington, DC—Today, the House passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, legislation designed to help the American people combat the spread of COVID-19, the disease associated with coronavirus. The bill guarantees two weeks of paid sick leave for those affected by the virus; allows up to three months of paid family and sick leave; strengthens…
POMONA, CA – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) expressed shock and outrage today at reports that the State of California plans to transport homeless people infected with coronavirus from L.A. County to an armory in the heart of Pomona and drop them there. The facility, a former homeless shelter that was decommissioned because of its…
California Black Media Staff For now, everything indicates that the government of California will remain fully functional — and at least partially present and open — during the state of emergency Gov. Newsom declared last Tuesday as the Coronavirus pandemic deepens. Sunday, the governor stopped short of shutting down government, but he called for more…
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Amid Donald Trump’s use of the racist term “Chinese Virus” to describe the coronavirus, and reports that a White House official used the term “kung flu” while discussing the coronavirus with an Asian American reporter, People For the American Way President Michael Keegan released the following statement: “We condemn in the strongest…
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Coronavirus, also known scientifically as COVID-19, has been a global nightmare. One by one, the virus has infiltrated nearly every country and about 10% of those who have contracted the virus have died. Sadly, there are many African Americans who still don’t fully understand what the virus is, and how to prevent…
San Bernardino County today reported its second case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in a 54-year-old male with underlying health conditions who had come into contact with persons who had recently traveled from Washington state. “This case does not change our level of readiness or response and it should not increase alarm among the public,” said…
Says U.S. needs a “crash program” to treat COVID-19 patients at home La Jolla – California physician Dr. James Veltmeyer is calling for a “crash program” to keep non-critically ill COVID-19 patients out of the hospital to conserve staff and resources for those who “truly require live-saving treatments such as ICU and ventilation.” Veltmeyer, a…
In the growing list of everyday people testing posting for Coronavirus COVID-19, there is also a growing list of celebrities who have the disease as well. Just this past weekend, beloved actor Tom Hanks and his wife revealed they had contracted the virus. Now, handsome actor Idris Elba has also tested positive for coronavirus, the…
These days, digestive problems have become not only a regular topic of conversation, they’ve ballooned into a billion dollar industry of over-the-counter remedies. Modern day society often demands we work harder and longer, spending more time away from home than ever before. Unfortunately, this means many people have thrown in the towel on things like…
Collaboration will provide nearly 1,000,000 meals to rural children (Washington, D.C., March 17, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a collaboration with the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, McLane Global, PepsiCo, and others to deliver nearly 1,000,000 meals to students in a limited number of rural schools closed due to…
Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) — Activists in Georgia say a new bill being proposed by five state lawmakers will lead to the mass incarceration of children as young as 13. It’s known as the Gang Bill (House Bill 994), and it was sponsored by State Representatives Bert Reeves, Barry Fleming, Chuck Efstration, Andy Welch, and Ginny…
Victorville – A settlement agreement between the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board and the city of Victorville has been reached and imposes a $1.5 million fine on the City for violating the State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWRCB) general waste discharge requirements. The $1.5 million settlement fine addresses violations from six untreated sewage spills…
