S. E. Williams | Like elsewhere in the country, both Riverside and San Bernardino Counties continue in their efforts to curtail the impact of COVID-19. But, are they doing all they can? While experts are in overdrive, working to convince the unvaccinated to take the vaccine, President Joe Biden had put a stake in the […]
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Newsom Defeats Recall According to Unofficial Election Results
While official election results will not be finalized until October 22, preliminary election results on Tuesday night show that Californians have decided to keep Governor Gavin Newsom in office. According to the New York Times live election results, 64 percent of votes have been counted so far, with approximately 66 percent of voters responding “no” […]
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FREE COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics in Pomona
S. E. Williams | The MolinaCares Accord, in collaboration with Falck Ambulance, the County of Los Angeles, and Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis, will host Free COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics in Pomona. The FREE vaccines (Pfizer for those ages 12+ or Johnson & Johnson for those ages 18+) will be available at Molina Healthcare, 887 […]
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After Winning Recall Election, Newsom Says “Let’s Get Back to Work”
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media It looks like Gov. Gavin Newsom will remain in the office he won in 2018 after he secured an insurmountable lead in votes counted so far in Tuesday’s gubernatorial recall election. Several media outlets projected shortly before midnight Tuesday that the attempt to remove Newsom from office, failed. […]
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Danelle Harrison Appointed Forest Supervisor, San Bernardino National Forest
Drew Nate | On August 16, Danelle Harrison was appointed Forest Supervisor with the San Bernardino National Forest (SBNF). Previous to Harrison’s appointment the management job was in the hands of two temporary supervisors. With the appointment Harrison replaced Tom Hall who returned to his position in Washington D.C. as a legislative affairs specialist after […]
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The Lookout: New Cal Housing Bills Could Change the Look, Feel of Your Neighborhood
Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media Watching your tax dollars, elected officials, and legislation that affects you. California, known for its sprawling residential neighborhoods of single-family homes spread out with driveways, front yards and garages, even in urban areas, may soon get an architectural makeover. That’s if two new bills approved by the legislature […]
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Keeping it Real: We Are Not Powerless! We Can Push Our Way Out of the Pandemic
S. E. Williams | “Why are parents to lose their children, brothers their sisters, or husbands their wives? Surely this is a new refinement in cruelty …” — Olaudah Equiano 3231 Americans died of COVID-19 on Thursday, September 9. This was followed on Friday with 2418 additional souls following them to eternity. Included among the […]
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Gov. Thanks Californians: More than 80 Percent of Us Have Now Taken at Least One COVID Shot
Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media On Aug. 31, California Gov. Gavin Newsom held a press conference at a vaccination clinic in Oakland to thank the majority of Californians for receiving at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. He also urged more Californians to get vaccinated for COVID-19, as he echoed the advice […]
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The Bridges that Carried Us Over
Breanna Reeves | From the Editor: “An earlier version of this article incorrectly quoted one of the first Black persons in San Bernardino as being a Freemason. Biddy Mason was actually the name of the woman who was brought to San Bernardino as an enslaved person by the Mormons.” Initially established in 2007 by Wilmer […]
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Five Ways to Make Sure Our Votes Count in the Upcoming Recall Election
Edward Henderson | California Black Media For African Americans, the right to vote was won by the passion, sacrifice and bravery of many who came before us. It is our responsibility to make sure we are doing everything in our power to ensure that our vote counts in every election held at the local, state […]