Gov. Gavin Newsom approved Assembly Bill 101 on Oct. 5, which consists of requiring a one-semester ethnic studies class as a condition to earn a high school diploma. This bill applies to all secondary school learning institutions in the state of California, including charter schools. Assemblymember Jose Medina of California’s 61st district, which includes Riverside, […]
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Local food services platform released
Tre’dish, a new food delivery platform, launched in Riverside on Nov. 11. The launch event, which took place at Avila’s Historic 1929 in downtown Riverside, featured chefs from the platform as well as speeches from Tre’dish founders, including company president Peter Hwang. Tre’dish is a platform that features home chefs and allows them to create […]
Festival of Lights adapts to COVID-19
The Mission Inn’s annual Festival of Lights event will occur this year from Nov. 26 to Jan. 6. However, due to COVID-19 and county mandates some normal components of the event will be modified. According to a press release from Riverside County, the event will largely mirror the format for the adapted Festival of Lights […]
Riverside approves roadway repaving
The Riverside city council voted Sept. 7 to approve a $6.3 million project that includes plans to repave seven miles of city streets. The streets include La Sierra Avenue from Cleveland Avenue to Magnolia Avenue; Jurupa Avenue from Palm Avenue to Pachappa Drive; and Olivewood Avenue from Jurupa Avenue to Prospect Avenue. Four miles of […]
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L.A. COVID-19 guidelines Vaccine cards will be required upon entry to Los Angeles public establishments beginning Nov. 29. Bars, restaurants, gyms, concerts and indoor establishments except supermarkets and pharmacies will require proof of vaccination. Those exempted from vaccination for religious or medical reasons are required to show a negative COVID-19 test within the past 72 […]
Indoor COVID-19 rules updated
The California Department of Public Health announced Sept. 20 that, beginning immediately, anyone participating in an indoor gathering of 1,000 or more people must provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. This new rule will last until at least Nov. 1 and was re-evaluated on Oct. 15 California Baptist University will now be […]
John W. North Teacher On Leave after Mocking Native American Culture
A tap through many Instagram stories this past week in the Riverside area had a similar theme. They displayed a thumbnail of a math teacher, Candace Reed, dressed in a costume headdress, frozen mid-dance in her classroom at John W. North High School. Tap into the video and the teacher begins chanting “SOHCAHTOA,” a mnemonic […]
Californians decide to move out of state, population declining
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New library opens in Riverside
The long-awaited new location of the Riverside Public Library opened to the general public on June 26. The new space spans two floors totaling 42,000 square feet, and it contains an innovation center, archive reading room, outdoor terrace, study rooms and children’s room, according to a press release by the city of Riverside. Erin Christmas, […]