Past Stories
Braking Bad
To the Fontana trucking company accused of racial discrimination against its non-white employees—pay up, sucka!
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced that it settled a class-action lawsuit...
Lead By Example
San Bernardino County Democratic Party has a new head honcho—but hold the wine and roses. Despite the fact that Chris Robles, who used to serve on the board of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party, was recently elected to ...
Smellstruck
The Salton Sea stink—while not dangerous—could happen again
That awful stench of rotten eggs permeating the air a few weeks ago was not your olfactory imagination. It wasn’t a problem with sewage pipes, issues at a landfi...
A Vending Hand
You can buy anything from a vending machine: cell phones, DVDs, Condoms. But in Redlands, city officials are opting for using such devices to dispense needed items—such as medical supplies or shovels—quickly and affordably....
What a Clown
A Victorville charter school superintendent tells racist Michelle Obama joke
Telling racist jokes about President Barack Obama’s wife during a family-friendly event is not a good idea. It’s just plain wrong.
Michael R. Hayh...
Can’t Hardly Wait
It’s been more than two years since 17-year-old Norma Lopez was abducted in broad daylight in Moreno Valley as she was walking from school, and those seeking closure . . . . will have to wait a while longer, according…
In the Footsteps of Cèsar Chàvez
Photo courtesy of Warehouse Workers United
Warehouse workers strike and kick off a 50-mile “WalMarch”
Warehouse workers—who have not yet been able to form a union—from Walmart subcontractor NFI Industries went on strik...
What’s Up, Docs?
They say it’s lonely up at the top—and the doctors at Corona’s only hospital want to make it lonelier still by calling for the immediate resignation of Corona Regional Medical Center CEO Kevan Metcalfe, The Press-Enterpri...
Undocumented and Unafraid
Photo by Tommy A. Purvis
Workshop reaches out to Home Garden’s vulnerable—and immigrant—residents
A recent series of urgent meetings in the proud working-class community of Home Gardens led to more than 300 young undocum...
Calling Erin Brockovich . . .
Ever heard of a dry county? Well, Menifee and Wildomar are experiencing a more painful take on the phrase due to their water becoming undrinkable. According to The Press-Enterprise, people in these towns are getting screwed out...
Finding the Right Balance
Parents say a holistic approach—no pills, no surgery—to treating autism has improved their children’s lives
Although there is debate about the causes of autism and similar disorders, there is no refuting that the number o...
The Great Pretender
It has been said that you should dress for the job you want. If you want to be a policeman, maybe you should reconsider that policy, especially if you’re a felon suspected to be in possession of a firearm. According…
Courtesy of the Red (Ink), White & Blue
Not everyone loves Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill in Rancho Cucamonga—and its unpaid bills
Go to the yuckthisbarandgrill.org and you’ll find lots of information about the well-known brand of country crooner Toby...
Breaking Worse
Stephen Kinzey
It isn’t always for the best when life imitates art. Called the Breaking Bad professor by The Press-Enterprise, Cal State San Bernardino kinesiology professor Stephen Kinzey will appear in court Oct. 19 and Oc...
Seeing Red
Corona’s red light cameras are issuing more tickets than ever before
It’s no secret that many municipalities throughout the Inland Empire have given a green light to red light cameras.
But now, with communities such as More...
Day of the Shred
Slayer's Kerry King
You can always tell people the devil made you do it. And by “it,” we mean meeting Slayer axe-man Kerry King—an IE resident, to boot—during his scheduled appearance today at Guitar Center in San ...
What a Load of . . . Manure
Norco’s plans for a horse-excrement-powered plant seem shifty
The city of Norco sure has a lot of crap to deal with these days, literally. This Riverside county community with a population of around 35,000 residents is also h...
What’s Up, Doc
A Medicaid Demonstration Waiver is the catalyst for a rapidly filling low-income healthcare plan for San Bernardino County residents known as ArrowCare. The authorized demonstration project for the highly controversial Patient ...
Spreading the Stink?
Something smells rotten in Eastvale, and it may be what keeps the city going. According to The Press-Enterprise, Norco is having a bit of an issue with its sizeable amount of horse manure (an estimated 65 tons produced a day!)....
In Treatment
A new way to prevent AIDS emerges—but don’t forget the safe sex!
This week, the International AIDS Conference met in Washington, D.C., where thousands of scientists, philanthropists, politicians, lobbyists, researchers, act...
A Lot of Bunk
Attention all you survivalist and doomsday types out there: avoid Menifee. Yup, its City Council recently voted to extend a moratorium on underground bunkers, according to The Press-Enterprise. This became an issue after city o...
A Question of Trust
An “Anti-Arizona” law puts racial profiling on ice, activists say
Last month, immigrant rights advocates faced a setback, when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld part of Arizona’s controversial immigration law, SB 1070, which ...
Fiscal Responsibility
CSUSB President Dr. Tomas D. Morales
You know what’s great? Money. You know what almost never blends well together? Money and higher education. Despite this, Cal Sate San Bernardino’s new president, Dr. Tomas D. Morales, h...
The Final Chapter?
The fate of the Pomona Public Library is up in the air . . but it doesn’t look good
Reading may be fundamental, but in Pomona, some feel that right is being threatened for its kids.
Like so many other…
What Happened in Stockton . . .
It can’t be fun being San Bernardino’s bank account right about now. That particular city is tobogganing its way to financial hell . . . unless it tightens up its belt. And we really mean “tighten up.” With San Bernardi...
On Track?
Mo’ money, mo problems (and a new name) for a controversial Las Vegas-to-Victorville train project
A still-fresh rebranding of the much maligned 150-mph high-speed passenger train from Las Vegas to Victorville (formerly known...
Dead Wrong
Finally resolving a scandal that has been drawn out for two years, the U.S. District Court in Riverside on Monday sentenced former Upland Mayor John Pomierski to serve two years in federal prison starting Oct. 1. According to t...
Waste Land
If a grand jury is to be believed, Riverside County’s Waste Management and HR departments are full of, ahem, colorful talk
This is no mere trash talk.
A recent grand jury report suggests that racist talk and hostile working c...
