LAS VEGAS (March 4, 2024) – Brightline West announces updates to field investigation work in Southern California and Nevada within the proposed rail corridor within Interstate 15 right-of-way. Field work began in January to advance final stages of design in preparation for a groundbreaking. Brightline West will connect Las Vegas and Southern California with America’s…
SACRAMENTO— Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland) announced his 2024 bill package that deals with issues ranging from public safety to youth homelessness to education to mental health services. Ramos stated, “My legislative bill package tackles a range of issues important to the state as well as my constituents. As I enter my sixth year…
Nationwide — Attorney Zulu Ali and his daughter, Attorney Whitney Ali, have been listed as two of the Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD), Law and Justice Edition. MIPAD is a global civil society initiative in support of the International Decade for People of African Descent, proclaimed by United Nation’s General Assembly resolution 68/237,…
BARSTOW, CA – Dec. 20, 2023 – The City of Barstow announced today it has hired Sydnie Harris as its new Finance Director. In her role, Harris will oversee the following: Lead seven highly productive full-time employees within the Finance Department; coordinate, prioritize, and implement the City’s finances, budget initiatives, and strategic goals of the…
Rancho Cucamonga, California – Get ready to unleash your creativity! The City of Rancho Cucamonga is issuing a Call For Artists for their Utility Box Beautification Program. As a dynamic initiative under RC Public Art, we’re on a mission to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. The program focuses on expanding art in infrastructure and…
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced his conditional approval of the sale of St. John of God Health Care Services’ Victorville facility to San Bernardino County. The facility is the only one offering substance use disorder treatment and recovery services in the High Desert region in Southern California. The conditional approval also…
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) announces the launch of the ebtEDGE App, a new and user-friendly mobile app developed to provide Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card users with a robust and secure platform for managing their benefits. A significant advancement in the administration of the EBT Program, ebtEDGE provides users with convenient access…
Education Leaders Discuss the Most Effective Ways to Implement Equity Multiplier Funding to Close the Academic Achievement Gap for Black Students Sacramento, CA (November 1, 2023) – The Black in School Coalition—a group of students, schools, educators, and civil rights leaders—today convened Black education leaders from throughout the state for a roundtable to discuss ways…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced legislation to help people experiencing homelessness and behavioral health issues, including substance use disorder, receive coordinated support services. Specifically, the Homelessness and Behavioral Health Care Coordination Act of 2023 would authorize a grant program to better coordinate health and homelessness…
Riverside, CA – In solidarity with the National Association of Counties (NACo) and the National Association of County Veterans Service Officers (NACVSO), Supervisors Karen Spiegel and Chuck Washington proudly announce Riverside County’s participation in Operation Green Light for Veterans at a ceremonial light switch event on November 7 at 5:30 p.m. in front of the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that he secured up to $1.2 billion from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to establish the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES) hydrogen hub to produce and utilize renewable, clean hydrogen across California. This landmark investment is made possible by the Bipartisan…
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement in response to the tentative agreement reached by the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers: “California’s entertainment industry would not be what it is today without our world class writers. For over 100 days, 11,000 writers went on…
As City leaders, we join with members of our community who have concerns about the incident that occurred at Victor Valley High School last Friday night. We have been in communication with the leadership of both the Victor Valley Union High School District and San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department…
SACRAMENTO, CA — Following Tropical Storm Hilary damage to California specialty crops, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) today hosted United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials alongside local leaders and growers to announce bipartisan legislation to improve access to federal agriculture disaster programs. The announcement comes ahead of the September 30 deadline for Congress to…
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the Fiscal Year 2023 HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) Summer Registration of Interest (ROI), which makes available approximately $73 million for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) to assist homeless veterans. HUD estimates this funding will support up to 7,500 new HUD-VASH vouchers. The…
ELK GROVE, Calif. — August is recognized as National Traffic Safety Month and marks the start of back-to-school season, a critical time to raise awareness and encourage safe driving practices to protect parents, guardians and children. The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and Caltrans urge all Californians to remain vigilant and practice driving responsibly…
SACRAMENTO – The start of August has been marked by yet another deadly week as gun violence killed and wounded many across California. Gun violence continues to be the leading cause of death for children, teenagers, and college-aged people. A snapshot of gun violence in California this week: ANAHEIM: On Thursday, a 72-year-old man shot…
RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Leave the world better than you found it. Students from North Carolina’s Historically Black Elizabeth City State University travel North Carolina’s Mountains To Sea Trail to conduct conservation efforts as part of Lenovo’s Work For Humankind. It’s a simple yet profound idea that plans for the future while…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, amidst record-breaking temperatures across the country, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), along with Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representatives Greg Casar (TX-35), Judy Chu (CA-28), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Raúl Grijalva (AZ-07), and Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), led one-hundred and twelve members of Congress…
(SACRAMENTO) — Today Governor Gavin Newsom Signed AB 102, a bill that enacts a portion of the 2023-24 state budget. This legislation included over $10 million in local funding secured by Assembly Majority Leader Emeritus Eloise Gómez Reyes. This funding included: · $3.2 million towards constructing the City of Rancho Cucamonga’s…
Senators seek information related to alleged “whistleblower chilling” by HHS against staff who reported concerns about the risk of labor exploitation and trafficking of unaccompanied children CALIFORNIA — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate…
(LOS ANGELES, CA – 6/19/2023) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned the distribution of antisemitic flyers in Redondo Beach, Calif., early this morning. A resident of the Southern California neighborhood was taking out his trash when he found the plastic bag containing the leaflets with…
Are you interested in helping the environment? Do you like to compost or recycle? Become an outreach volunteer with the Riverside County Department of Waste Resources and help the earth by helping others become better recyclers and composters. Outreach volunteers assist with classes or events by interacting with the public, answering questions on outreach programs…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 5, 2023) — California business leaders overwhelmingly support Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $180 billion infrastructure proposal that would equip the state to build vital projects faster, while creating an estimated 400,000 construction-related jobs. Nearly 90 nonpartisan business associations representing all sectors and regions of California signed a letter this week urging swift passage…
SACRAMENTO – California State Treasurer Fiona Ma today announced that the California Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHFFA) has taken action to enable the implementation of a $150 million emergency loan program for California’s financially distressed non-profit and public hospitals. “Californians depend on these hospitals for health care and emergency services, and today’s approval is going…