Overview: Millions of dollars worth of illegal drugs were seized by Riverside authorities in a nearly year-long investigation. The drugs were part of a Mexican cartel trafficking operation and resulted in the arrest of 15 people, including an allegedly corrupt Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy. The article raises concerns about the leadership of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, with questionable performance and a history of mishaps. Rumors of a bid for governor by Sheriff Bianco are questioned, as his leadership skills and abilities to lead the Sheriffs Department continue to be questioned.

I want to make a correction in my last article where I stated that three Council members voted to extend a contract to Steve Carrigan; it should have read “three Council members did *not* vote to extend.” I apologize for the error. Continuing with my investigation of the...

Overview: California State University’s system offers a program called the Over 60 program for residents ages 60 and over to enroll in regular class courses without additional fees. Students in the program can enroll for $13.50 for the semester, covering universities such as California State University-Fresno, Dominguez Hills, and San Bernardino. The program allows returning students to finish their academic journey and explore new endeavors. Lynn Summers, a recent graduate, found the program to be a new opportunity after retirement and excelled in her studies. The program does not cover books, parking, or lab fees, and does not apply to classes or programs through the College of Extended and Global Education or the summer and winter sessions.

Overview: Rancho Cucamonga High School’s Boys Relay teams won both the 4×100 and 4×200 relays at Arcadia High School, posting some of the best times in the state this year. The 4×100 team finished with a time of 41.32, while the 4×200 team won with a time of 1:27.48. The event is part of the Arcadia High School track and field tradition, which has produced 180 Olympians and 32 national high school records over 56 years.

Within a month, deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department have killed two teenage boys who were both experiencing mental health crises during the incidents. On April 2, 17-year-old Aaron James was shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies after he escaped the hospital where he was being treated...

When Kathy and Benoit Malphettes moved to Riverside in 2008 to spend their retirement years relaxing in the inland heat, little did they know they would become the center of creative activity as portraitists for the Black Voice News and IE Voice. After turning their guest room into a studio they went on to photograph some of the region’s most prominent faces — from mayors to academics and university leaders to community activists. Kathy passed away on March 20, 2024 with her husband Benoit by her side.

On Saturday, April 13th, Run 4 Life Colon Cancer AWaReness 5k and the Colon Cancer Coalition partnered to host the inaugural “Get Your Rear in Gear” Temecula 5k Run/Walk at the Maurice Car’rie Vineyard. The event, organized by 33-year-old Murrietaa resident Kristin Robinson, is her opportunity to...

I do not know if the Mayor and Council set out in January 2023 to hire a Latino as City Manager. However, I do know what preceded the selection of Charles Montoya. To provide a brief background, the Mayor and Council unanimously appointed Charles McNeely, who is Black, to manage the city for six months, starting in January and ending on June 30, 2023, with a possible extension until a permanent manager was recruited. This decision received overwhelming support from city staff, business leaders, and a broad cross-section of the community. Citizens of every race expressed their approval before the Council, commending the decision as beneficial for the city.

Nearly a year ago, Dr. Jungmiwha Bullock purchased Downtowne Bookstore in Riverside, California. The storefront has been a woman-owned and operated bookstore for over 44 years. When it was put on the market, not all of the possible buyers planned to keep it as a bookstore, but that is what distinguished Dr. Bullock as the chosen buyer.

On March 9, family members of 15-year-old Ryan Gainer, diagnosed as autistic, called 9-1-1 reporting that he was actively assaulting family members and damaging property at the residence. “He was upset that he couldn’t have his video games or play with his laptop,” the Gainer family attorney DeWitt Lacy explained,...

In recognition of the advocacy and efforts of the J.W. Vines Medical Society, the University of California, Riverside (UCR) renamed their annual Diversity Equity and Inclusion Colloquium to the UCR School of Medicine’s J.W. Vines Diversity Equity and Inclusion Colloquium. The J.W. Vines Medical Society is a nonprofit organization that supports Black physicians and medical students across the Inland Empire with mentoring and educational opportunities.

“Protecting the security of information is a responsibility,” noted Equifax, a multinational consumer reporting agency and nearly everyone agrees. When you are battling Stage 4 leiomyosarcoma, lung, ovarian, pancreatic, prostate, breast or one of any other type of cancer, the last thing you need added to your stress level is a breach of your security that may include anything or everything from your name to your banking information to medical details about your most devastating illness and your epic battle to stave off its inevitability.

At the February 21, 2024 5:00 pm Special Council Meeting another incident came up since Charles Montoya became City Manager. The council was discussing agenda item 21: Downtown San Bernardino Property Based Improvement District (PBID) Feasibility Study and. Formation Process (Councilmember Ted Sanchez, Ward 1) to see if they wanted...

Last month we learned of incremental movement by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors to peel away some of the autonomy of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department led by Chad Bianco. In the wake of an alarming rise in custody deaths in 2022, the board authorized the County Executive...

Riverside, CA – Non-profit organizations in the City of Riverside are now poised to benefit from a first of its kind resource, the Riverside Non-Profit Resilience Fund, which aims to mitigate the traditional challenges faced by non-profits in securing funding. This initiative introduces a $2.8 million revolving loan program,...

Sacramento – In response to the surge in child poverty, Assemblymember Dr. Corey Jackson has introduced two proposals to develop and strengthen the California Youth Childhood Tax Credit (YCTC). Recent data from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) reveals a concerning spike in youth poverty from 9.0% in fall 2021 to 13.8% in early 2023.

It was on January 31, 2024 during a discussion at a city council meeting that City Manager Charles Montoya told council members that he had in his possession a Letter of Intent from a bonding company to renovate San Bernardino’s City Hall. During the back-and-forth discussion Councilmember Kim Calvin...

A 2022 study published by Cambridge University Press told us what Black mothers and fathers already know, and regarding the murder of Ryan Gainer, is once again infuriatingly evident—that police agencies (with supporting narratives of mainstream media) continue to portray our children, our Black boys, as dangerously menacing, hyper-aggressive, oversized adults, who evoke fear in the average human being.