Tag: precinct reporter
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New S.B. Entrepreneurial High School Opens
By Dianne Anderson Across the street from Waterman Gardens where Ray Culberson spent time growing up, there was something oddly familiar about the big box facility that would someday become an answer to his dream. A building that sat as a vacant shell for years is now a full circle experience for Culberson, who thinks ... -
18th Annual Riverside Juneteenth Celebration
By Dianne Anderson When Delores Armour first moved to Riverside in 1988, she met community historian and civil rights leader Rose Mayes, who spoke of her excitement in going home to Texas for the big Juneteenth celebration. As a history teacher of nearly four decades, Armour said she was surprised that she had never heard ... -
Congress Rolls Back Anti-Discriminatory Lending Guidance
By Charlene Crowell Despite federal laws addressing discrimination in housing, credit, and more, President Donald Trump signed on May 21, a rollback of an anti-discrimination guidance affecting auto lending. The presidential signature also marked the first time that a policy that had been in effect for several years was reversed through a special, streamlined legislative ... -
School Choice Not the Right Choice for All Students
By Dr. Elizabeth Primas When the best educators in America traveled to Washington, D.C. for a series of events celebrating innovation in the classroom and to share best practices in K-12 education, they let officials at the Department of Education and the White House know exactly how they felt about the Trump Administration’s current push ... -
Little Leaguers® Celebrate West Region Challenger Fun Days
Little League® celebrated its 10th year hosting the West Region Challenger Fun Days in San Bernardino, as volunteers and members of Little League Challenger Division® programs in California and Tijuana came together for a weekend of fun on May 19 and 20. The event was free for all participants thanks to the support of Gatorade ... -
Aaron Burgess: Journey to the Top
By Dianne Anderson Years after Aaron Burgess worked his way up to Executive Director at CSU San Bernardino Santos Manuel Student Union, there are more than a few occasions to remind him of how he started out. In the 1980’s, working the late shift as a janitor at CSUSB through several upper management promotions where ... -
S.B. Readies Cool Coding & Freebies For Kids This Summer
By Dianne Anderson Kids everywhere have two big things on their minds this time of year — getting out of school for two whole months, and hitting the streets hard. Local programs have equal and opposite concerns – how to keep the kids techy productive, and smartly out of trouble. Arrowhead United Way is way ... -
Protecting Our Community during National Foster Care Month
By Congresswoman Karen Bass In the late 1980s and early 1990s, our community was under a full-fledged attack. Crack was in our streets, it was in our schools, it was in our parks, it was in our playgrounds, and for some, it was in our homes. The epidemic wasn’t just affecting one part of the ... -
Graduation is Just the First Hurdle
By Julianne Malveaux Marvel’s “Black Panther,” Chadwick Boseman, graduated from Howard University with a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts (BFA) in 2000. On May 12, Boseman returned to his alma mater to address the Class of 2018, while receiving an honorary degree. The Howard University graduation is one of more than 100 Historically Black College ... -
Omnitrans Offers $1 Summer Youth Fare
Getting around town will be a little cheaper for area youth this summer, thanks to a discounted fare on Omnitrans buses. Riders 18 and under will pay just $1 per trip June 1 through July 31. Youth have a choice of paying cash on board or paying by phone using the new Omnitrans mobile app. ...