California Closed . . . Again
S. E. Williams | Contributor Early Monday afternoon California Governor Gavin Newsom called for the immediate reclosing of facilities in 30 of the state’s 58 counties including Riverside and San Bernardino. The closures apply to all indoor activities at fitness...
Councilman Chuck Condor’s Mea Culpa
S.E. Williams | Contributor When Riverside City Councilman Chuck Condor posted an insensitive and racist tweet a couple of weeks ago, Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-61) did not hesitate to join Riverside City Councilwoman Gaby Plascencia and others in calling for...
In Response to the State Audit, West Valley Water District Said . . .
S.E. Williams | Contributor The West Valley Water District published a response to the findings of the California State Auditor in mid-June to help neutralize public criticism over its findings; and to share efforts under the stewardship of the Board’s new President...
San Bernardino’s 2020 Census Response Rate to Date is Disappointing . . . It Doesn’t Have to Be!
“If you are still looking for that one person to change your life, take a look in the mirror.” - Anonymous Considering the nation’s tenuous economy and the ongoing uncertainty of what lies ahead and as municipal leaders are being forced to come to grips with too many...
Black Groups Drag FDA Into Lawsuit Over Newport, Kool Other Menthol Cigs
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Seven out of 10 African American youth between ages 12 and 17 who smoke use menthol cigarettes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And, a higher percentage (93 percent) of Black adults who...
IE Census Count Reaches 60 Percent, En Route to a Complete Count
Armando Carmona | Contributor The Inland Empire is on track to surpass 2010 Census self-response rates in an all-out effort to secure equitable funding and representation for Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Although the 2020 Census self-response period began...
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The Gore Collection of Rare African-American Artifacts Hopes to Inspire Empathy and Discourse
Footsteps to You – Chattel Slavery opened this week at UC Riverside’s Special Collections...
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New West Valley Water District Ratepayers Association Organized
January 14, 2018 Paulette Brown Hinds, PhD Last week my column highlighted more questionable...
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West Valley Water District Birds of Feathers Flock Together
Paulette Brown-Hinds, PhD I inherited my passion for opinion writing from my dad, Hardy L. Brown,...
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Small Acts of Kindness in 2018
Paulette Brown-Hinds, PhD Several years ago I wrote a column about how simple small acts of...
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San Bernardino’s 2020 Census Response Rate to Date is Disappointing . . . It Doesn’t Have to Be!
“If you are still looking for that one person to change your life, take a look in the mirror.”...
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Newsom Halts Test Site Expansions for Low Income Communities
Sacramento – Governor Newsom has halted expansion of a multimillion-dollar initiative designed to...
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