Category: Local & Community
Aguilar Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Streamline Veterans’ Benefits Claims
Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Pete Aguilar announced that he has introduced the Wounded Warriors Access Act, a bipartisan bill to streamline the process for veterans to submit a claim for benefits to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). When a veteran files a claim with the VA, a claims file, or a C-file, is created. These…
NEW CAMPAIGN: MoveOn Holds AT&T Accountable for Creating White Supremacist Conspiracy Network OAN
5,000 people are calling for AT&T to Drop OAN, many considering canceling contracts Washington, D.C.- Today, MoveOn Civic Action is launching a new advertising campaign to highlight the pressure AT&T’s DIRECTV is under from customers and MoveOn members to drop One America News, a right-wing extremist network responsible for propagating lies about the 2020 election…
SBCUSD Workforce Preparation Program Honored with Prestigious State Award
An innovative program that prepares Special Education students for gainful employment after high school has been lauded as a state model of excellence. The California School Boards Association (CSBA) announced it will present the prestigious Golden Bell Award to the District’s Beyond Pathways Program. The Beyond Pathways Program provides job-skills training to students with moderate…
One Small Christmas Gift Gives Hope To A Child at the Salvation Army Angel Tree
(Redlands, Calif.) Giving a toy to a needy child. It is a small gesture but participating in The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree will make this Christmas memorable for you as well as the children in need. Without your help, some children won’t get anything for Christmas. “Just pick up an Angel Tree tag and buy…
Join the San Bernardino County Library Virtual Safari Event
The San Bernardino County Library invites residents to join on Facebook and in the libraries for the Safari Event. Enjoy an amazing week of crafts and a special scavenger hunt through the libraries and earn three digital program activity badges on the library Beanstack app for the chance to win a fantastic themed prize basket….
SBVC Math Professor Anthony Castro brings out the beast mode in his students
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – Prof. Anthony Castro does everything he can to make learning math as easy as pi. Castro finds that a lot of students enter his classroom believing that math is difficult and they are learning things they won’t ever need to use, saying and it “in large part due to the examples…
San Bernardino Valley College Signs Articulation Agreements with Keck Graduate Institute
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – The Keck Graduate Institute (KGI), a private graduate school in Claremont, Calif. has added San Bernardino Valley College (SBVC) to its articulation agreements, essentially giving qualified Pharmacy Tech students a clear pathway to transfer and completion of their studies at the college. “We are thrilled to include SBVC as our newest…
Top MBA Grads To Mentor Students At Morris Brown College
MBA alumni from Harvard, London, Columbia, Cornell, Michigan, Emory, Georgia State, and Georgia. ATLANTA (November 1, 2021) — Morris Brown College boasts a new mentorship program that matches local MBA professionals from eight prestigious schools with its growing base of diverse students. The inaugural program will support a select number of full-time juniors and seniors…
He wanted the caller ID
A lost hiker in Colorado ignored repeated cell phone calls from a rescue team, reports the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. He got separated from his trek mates for almost 12 hours and the rescue team searched for him all night long, finally giving up early the next morning. A short while later the…
Listening To Black Californians Focus Group Research New Research Offers Black Californians The Opportunity To Receive $150 Share Your Perspectives, Opinions, And Experiences On Issues Affecting The Black Community
In a new statewide study, EVITARUS Public Opinion Research aims to listen to the voices of California’s Black and African American residents—as a part of the firm’s ongoing Listening to Black Californians study. Beginning in November, EVITARUS will conduct online focus groups among Black and African Americans residents to discuss their perspectives, opinions, and experiences…
42.6% Of Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario Millennial Householders Own Their Home, Above U.S. Average
Compared to prior generations, millennials—defined by the Pew Research Center as people born between 1981 and 1996—are known to be better educated, more likely to live in big cities, and more likely to delay marriage and start families. While they have also had lower homeownership rates than older generations of the same age, millennial home…
SBCUSD Superintendent Doc Ervin Joins U.S. Dept. of Education Secretary for Virtual Discussion About Student Mental Health
San Bernardino City Unified School District Superintendent Doc Ervin will join Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona on Friday, November 12, 2–3:30 p.m. ET, for a webinar about student mental health hosted by The Kennedy Forum. The webinar, titled School-Based Mental Health: A National Priority, will explore how education systems across the country can address…
Battery, Resisting, and Disturbance of Public Meeting Among Multiple Charges Filed Against Victorville Councilwoman Blanca Gomez and Constituent Robert Rodriguez, as Co-Defendants
SAN BERNARDINO Calif. –The San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office has filed a misdemeanor complaint against Blanca Gomez, a Victorville councilwoman and Robert Rodriguez from Victorville. In our filing, three separate incidents occurred that resulted in these charges. On July 20, 2021, the following counts are alleged to have occurred at a City Council meeting…
CDC Issues Orders Operationalizing the President’s Safer, More Stringent International Travel System
Today (10/25/21), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing Orders to implement the new travel policy announced by the Biden administration to safely resume global travel to the United States while protecting the health and safety of American communities from COVID-19. These Orders put in place a stringent and consistent global international…
October 30 Drive-Thru Job Fair In San Bernardino
The San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) is holding a drive-thru job fair on Saturday, October 30, 2021, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. SBCUSD is looking to fill vital custodial, clerical, food service, and instructional positions across the District. Instructional positions include aides and tutors who work directly with students under the direction and…
CTA Congratulates Educators Named as the 2022 California Teachers of the Year
BURLINGAME – The California Teachers Association congratulates the five extraordinary educators, all CTA members, recently named as the 2022 California Teachers of the Year. The teachers were selected by the Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond after an extensive process that began at the county level. “During a pandemic that has challenged teachers everywhere, these…
CSUN Marks the Enduring Value of Africana Studies with Week of Events
California State University, Northridge will mark the enduring value of Africana studies with a series of online presentations next week that explore what makes the field so important during a time of political outrage and social media misinformation. Africana Studies Week 2021 will begin on Monday, Nov. 1, with a discussion about mental health and…
ACLU Report: California’s War on Unhoused People Communities Target Unhoused People with Discriminatory Tactics that Exploit Legal Loopholes
The plight of people who are unhoused has reached horrific proportions in California, but instead of embarking on a resurgence of affordable housing, communities have instead instituted policies and regulations that target unhoused people by harassing, citing, segregating, banishing, and even imprisoning them. Today, a comprehensive new report, “Outside the Law: The Legal War Against…
Sounds Like Hate Kicks Off Season 3, Exposing How Voter Restrictions in Georgia and Across the Country Target Voter with Disabilities
With voting in major elections across GA ending in a week, premiere episode shows how laws like S.B. 202 create barriers to voting for people with disabilities MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) launched the first episode in the third season of its Sounds Like Hate podcast series today. Through personal stories…
SBCUSD Employee Onboarding Program A State Model Of Excellence
The San Bernardino City Unified School District’s (SBCUSD’s) comprehensive efforts to acclimate employees into its professional culture and values, starting with welcoming and training new hires, has earned acclaim from the California School Boards Association (CSBA). The District’s Onboarding Program, overseen by the Human Resources Division, has earned a distinguished Golden Bell Award and will…
Stolen Bruce’s Beach Property Returned to Black Family
Betti Halsell, Contributing Writer, Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper NNPA NEWSWIRE — The story behind Bruce’s Beach tells a narrative of Black ownership in America. The original property owners of the resort, Charles and Willa Bruce, had their land seized by the City of Manhattan Beach. The local government managed the rights to the land for…
SBCUSD To Participate In California’s 2021 Great Shakeout
The Great California ShakeOut is Thursday, October 21, 2021, at 10:21 a.m. Every year, Californians practice earthquake safety like drop, cover, and hold on the third Thursday of October. “Earthquakes can happen anytime and anywhere. And just because we have one ongoing emergency, the pandemic, it doesn’t mean other natural disasters can’t happen, too,” said…
The Impact of Marcus Garvey by Dr. John Henrik Clarke
February 19, 2013 When Marcus Garvey died in 1940 the role of the British Empire was already being challenged by India and the rising expectations of her African colonies. Marcus Garvey’s avocation of African redemption and the restoration of the African state’s sovereign political entity in world affairs was still a dream without fulfillment. After…
Social Work Action Group (SWAG) wins contract with San Bernardino County 5th District to implement homeless services plan
San Bernardino, CA. -San Bernardino County 5th District Supervisor Joe Baca, Jr. is proud to announce the approval of the contract with Social Work Action Group (SWAG) as of the Board of Supervisors meeting on October 5, 2021. SWAG will spearhead the “homeless services plan” in collaboration with the 5th district and Supervisor Joe Baca,…
Majority Leader Reyes’ Bill to Extend Worker Protections to Classified School Employees is signed by Governor
Sacramento – AB 438 authored by Assembly Majority Leader Eloise Gómez Reyes (D -San Bernardino) was signed into law by Governor Newsom. AB 438 will standardize the layoff process and extend existing worker protection to school bus drivers, food service workers and other classified employees. This bill seeks to ensure workers receive equal treatment regardless…
