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NASCAR's Bubba Wallace before the last race at Fontana. The Fontana track will be dismantled after 25 years of racing.

Pala Casino 400 Marks End of an Era: Last Lap at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana

by Jon Gaede March 6, 2023March 6, 2023

Jon Gaede & Steve Hilbig | BVN Sports Since 1997, save for a recent two-year hiatus, NASCAR has hosted races on the two-mile track in Fontana, a tradition that spanned 25 seasons. On Sunday, February 26, a sold-out crowd filled the grandstands to witness the 200 laps for the very last time. The Inland Empire […]

Council member Blanca Gomez was arrested and taken to jail during the February 21, 2023 meeting of the Victorville City Council.

Community

First Amendment Coalition Demands DA Drop Charges Against Victorville Councilmember Blanca Gomez

by Gail Fry March 6, 2023March 6, 2023

Gail Fry | Black Voice News & IE Voice Contributor At the February 21, 2023, Victorville City Council Meeting, council member Blanca Gomez, left the dais and was addressing the board and the audience at the podium as a member of the public, about issues occurring in closed session when events were put into motion […]

California Supreme Court declined to hear the Petition related to San Bernardino County’s permanently sealing warrants involving the use of a cell-site simulator, etc. where confidential informants were the source for information leading to issuance of a warrant.

In The News

San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department Exposes Confidential Informant

by Gail Fry March 3, 2023March 3, 2023

Gail Fry | Black Voice News & IE Voice Contributor In litigation between the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the San Bernardino Superior Court, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department and District Attorney’s Office that rose to the California Supreme Court, the County claimed a need to protect confidential informants, yet an unsealed search warrant […]

Eli Lilly to cut costs for its most commonly prescribed insulin by 70% beginning in October.

Health

Eli Lilly to Cap Out-of-Pocket Insulin Costs

by Breanna Reeves March 3, 2023March 3, 2023

Breanna Reeves | Insulin producer Eli Lilly and Company announced on Mar. 1 that the company will cap patient out-of-pocket costs at $35 or less per month in an effort to increase access and affordability. Lilly will cut the costs of Humalog, the company’s most commonly prescribed insulin, and another insulin called Humulin by 70% […]

Snow falls on West 11th Street in San Bernardino on February 25, 2023. San Bernardino County declared a local emergency on Feb. 27 after mountain community residents and tourists were trapped inside homes as a result of the snow.

Community

Unprecedented Weather Pummels the Inland Region, Stranding Residents in Mountain Communities

by Breanna Reeves and Aryana Noroozi March 2, 2023March 2, 2023

Breanna Reeves and Aryana Noroozi | As the COVID-19 State of Emergency came to an end this week, Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed another state of emergency in 13 counties on Thursday as a result of the winter storm. The declaration seeks to support disaster response and relief in counties hardest hit by the weather, especially […]

Musicians in Academia Maqueos, a Los Angeles-based music academy, alternate playing their instruments in their performance of traditional Oaxacan music on stage at CSUSB’s AfroOaxacan cultural celebration at the Garcia Center for the Arts on February 25, 2023. The group was led by co-director Yulissa Maqueos.

Community

CSUSB’s Anthropology Museum Celebrates AfroOaxacan Culture as Black History Month Closes

by Breanna Reeves and Aryana Noroozi February 28, 2023February 28, 2023

Breanna Reeves | Afromexicanos — Mexicans with African roots — make up just two percent of Mexico’s total population. For hundreds of years, Afromexicans have fought for recognition and in 2020, for the first time, the country’s 2020 census counted its Afromexican population of 2.5 million, officially recognizing the underrepresented communities that exist across the […]

In an Instagram post, Riverside County Sheriff is defiant in response to the announcement by CA Attorney General Rob Bonta that he is launching a patterns and practices Civil Rights investigation into the Riverside County Sheriff’s Departments.

Keeping It Real

Keeping it Real: Chad Bianco, Are There No Limits to Your Hubris?

by S.E. Williams February 27, 2023February 27, 2023

S.E. Williams | “The following is video in response to a DOJ investigation based on frivolous complaints and accusations surrounding jail deaths in Riverside County,” reads the opening screen of Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s Instagram post in response to the announcement by CA Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday, February 23, 2023, declaring that […]

Community

Letter to Editor:AG’s Probe on Riverside Sheriff’s Department Long Overdue, Residents Deserve a Better Law Enforcement

by IE Voice Contributor February 26, 2023February 26, 2023

Letter to Editor 24 February 2023 LULAC District 5, in the Inland Empire, is an affiliate of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), which is a national civil rights organization with membership chapters throughout the nation, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. Last week, the California Attorney General‘s office announced an investigation into whether […]

Mark Tomich, the Director of Colton’s Planning Department presents updates in Colton’s warehouse moratorium ordinance to the Colton City Council on February 7, 2023. He included the recommendation regulations around warehousing to better protect the community that the Ad Hoc committee, a group formed to study the impact of warehouses, developed during the moratorium period.

Community

Colton City Council Hears Community Concerns and Votes to Maintain the Triple-Extended Warehouse Moratorium Until It Expires in May 2023

by Aryana Noroozi February 25, 2023February 25, 2023

Aryana Noroozi | In May 2022, the City of Colton declared an extension of its warehouse moratorium that began May 3, 2021, for a third time. Earlier this month, the possibility of an early termination of the moratorium was put on the table. Since 2010, approximately 100 warehouses have been built across the Inland Empire, […]

A racist bullying incident at Pepper Tree Elementary School in Upland, CA, causes community concern.

Education

Upland School District Takes Action Against Racism and Bullying After Incident at Pepper Tree Elementary

by Asante- Ra February 25, 2023February 25, 2023

Asante-Ra Racist bullying incidents involving Black students at a school in Upland has caused great concern in the community. Most recently, racist drawings were given to a sixth grade girl in a Pepper Tree Elementary School classroom. One of the drawings stated “You’re my favorite monkey,” and another read “To my favorite cotton picker.” “I […]