SB 312 Helps Disabled Veterans Readjust to Civilian Life and Stay Safe SACRAMENTO – Earlier today, Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) introduced legislation establishing a service animal assistance program providing support to disabled veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with the cost of acquiring and training service dogs. Specifically, SB 312 would require the…
For the past two years, volunteers and local agencies have worked together to reduce the threat of wildfire along the Mojave Narrows. Non-native grasses and other plants have grown unchecked along the river bottom. Volunteers and crews from Pilot Rock Conservation Camp have made great inroads in removing invasive plants that can rapidly carry wildfire….
Regal Festival Passes are only $35 and provide exclusive access to 7 nominated films KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 11, 2019 – Regal is proud to announce its annual Best Picture Film Festival will take place Friday, Feb. 15, through Sunday, Feb. 24, featuring all best picture nominees that played in Regal theatres in 2018. Festival passes…
SACRAMENTO – Newly elected California State Treasurer Fiona Ma announced today the upcoming sales of nine bond issues totaling approximately $6.34 billion. The sales begin the week of March 4th with $2.3 billion of general obligation bonds. “Significant portions of the general obligation bond sales will be to finance older debt at today’s lower rates,…
Fontana, Calif.- From grand openings to being named the Most Prosperous City in California, 2018 was a year of distinction for Fontana. For a complete overview of exciting projects completed in 2018, and for those planned in 2019 and beyond, view the annual report online at http://www.fontana.org. Highlights include: Department of Housing: Rosena Fountains Multi-Family…
Wet winter weather didn’t dampen teachers’ commitment to students, more than 28,000 covered in ponchos, toting picket signs and umbrellas report to 900 district-wide picket lines SACRAMENTO – California Teachers Association President Eric C. Heins issued this statement from the picket line in Los Angeles representing CTA’s 325,000 members who are standing strong with their…
San Bernardino County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig today accepted an offer to serve as fire chief for Santa Barbara County. After serving nearly eight years at the helm of the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, his final day with the district will be Feb. 15. “Building a team of leaders and succession has been…
San Bernardino, CA – January 7, 2019 – San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason Anderson announced today that as part of a multi-jurisdiction prosecution, Placer County Superior Court Judge Alan Pineschi has ordered Union Pacific Railroad Company to pay over $2.3 million in the settlement of a civil environmental case. In addition to monetary penalties,…
The annual San Bernardino County unsheltered homeless Point-In-Time Count (PITC) count, coordinated by the San Bernardino Office of Homeless Services (OHS) in conjunction with the San Bernardino County Homeless Partnership (SBCHP), will take place on January 24, 2019. It is designed to obtain an estimated number of homeless individuals and families in San Bernardino County…
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Twentynine Palms, California – Joshua Tree National Park will temporarily close effective 8 am on Thursday, January 10, to allow park staff to address sanitation, safety, and resource protection issues in the park that have arisen during the lapse in appropriations. Park officials plan to restore accessibility to the park in…
WASHINGTON — The Senate tonight passed a revised version of the FIRST STEP Act by a margin of 87-12. It is expected to pass quickly in the House of Representatives in the coming days. Jesselyn McCurdy, deputy director of the Washington Legislative Office at the American Civil Liberties Union, had the following reaction: “The FIRST…
ORANGE COUNTY, CA – Hon. Fred M. Whitaker, Chairman of the Republican Party of Orange County, released the following statement in response to the announcement of possible deportation of Vietnam War refugees: “Orange County is home to one of the largest communities of Vietnamese Americans in the United States. Like many I was concerned over…
ACLU and Legal Aid at Work Sue on Behalf of Employee Who Asked for Lactation Room BARSTOW – When Jennifer Atkinson returned to work at a military base in the Mojave Desert after parental leave, she asked for a private room to pump breastmilk. It’s her right under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which says…
SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson issued the following statement today on the report of the federal School Safety Commission. The commission was put together as a response to the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneham Douglas High School in Florida on February 14, 2018, which took the lives of 14 students and three teachers,…
The Board of Supervisors today endorsed Vision2Succeed, a new campaign designed to strengthen the career skills of our local workforce by connecting county residents to opportunities that enhance their qualifications to support existing employers and attract new employers to San Bernardino County. “A skilled workforce encourages a vibrant economy, and that is why we support…
WASHINGTON (December 4, 2018) – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) announced the launch of a 5-city tour to increase awareness among minority business enterprises of opportunities to improve businesses and create jobs using technology invented in Federal government laboratories. The MBDA InVision Tour begins in Atlanta, December 6 –…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement following the indictment of Amber Guyger, a white former Dallas police officer charged with the murder of Botham Jean, her Black unarmed neighbor: “The grand jury’s indictment of Amber Guyger is an important…
While black women breakthrough barriers every day when it comes to employment and other kinds of success, studies show general health is an area where many are lacking. Inspired by the SistahSelfCare Movement Body, Soul, & Spirit Spa is raising funds to meet this vital need. Nationwide — It’s often been said, “health is the…
Marketplace Africa puts the emerging African fashion industry in reach for American style-setters Michelle Obama is well known for discovering and supporting up-and-coming designers from a variety of backgrounds and cultural influences and bringing them to prominence. From Taiwanese-Canadian Jason Wu to Finnish Teija Eilola to Nigerian Maki Oh, the former First Lady has placed…
First 5 Riverside Will Fund the New Three-Year Countywide Project with $7.5 million grant RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Ca.—Riverside County children through age 5 will receive expanded access to early intervention and mental health services through a new program that aims to position them for emotional, social and academic success in school and life, mental health advocates…
A Statement from Anaheim Council Member Kris Murray Today, Angels Baseball exercised their legal option to terminate their lease with the City of Anaheim. This is further evidence that Anaheim’s toxic political environment has very real consequences. First the city lost thousands of local jobs and millions in future tax revenue when Disney cancelled their…
LOS ANGELES – Under a settlement signed, the Los Angeles County Superior Court has agreed to procedures to ensure that no motorists will be saddled with traffic fines they simply cannot afford to pay. The lawsuit Alvarado v. Los Angeles Superior Court, filed in 2016, alleged that courts throughout Los Angeles County illegally assumed that…
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…
All San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) schools and offices will participate in the Great California ShakeOut on Thursday, October 18. Beginning at 10:18 a.m., all SBCUSD students and staff will drop, cover, and hold on. Sites will also practice emergency response procedures, such as evacuations, accounting for all persons, and reporting and coordinating…
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 are needed to assist with classes or events by interacting with the public, answering questions…