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The Voice on KVCR is a weekly discussion with the Black Voice News editorial team about important issues in the inland region. Executive Editor Stephanie Williams returns to talk about part one of her series on the essential worker experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, including a deeper look at the challenges warehouse workers faced staying safe. To read Williams' story, Essential Workers: How One Worker Protected Himself from COVID-19 in Warehouse Work Spaces , click here .

On Wednesday, Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson participated in a press conference and round table with Governor Gavin Newsom and other California Mayors. The events took place in Long Beach, with the primary topic being Governor Newsom signing Assembly Bill 331 .

The Redlands city council voted three to two, Tuesday evening to approve plans for their first crosswalk mural. It will also be the city’s first mural to include the LGBTQ community. “The mural is inclusive of the entire community," said Daniel Gohman, director of The Artlands, the organization behind the proposal. "It’s got all the colors of the rainbow, black, white, [and] brown.” Designed by artists from the Pulp Press Collective, the mural will feature cartoon characters painted in each of

On today's Inland Edition, Lillian Vasquez speaks with Dr. Ivan Rosenberg, Founder and President of The Uniquely Abled Project, a program focused on creating career opportunities for the uniquely abled. Dr. Rosenberg discusses how the project matches employers and careers with the right workers and prepares both to ensure a high success rate. Enrollment for this program is now available at San Bernardino Valley College. For more information about The Uniquely Abled Project, visit

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: A local couple has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges stemming from last year’s El Dorado Fire that originated at a gender reveal party last September in Yucaipa. A strong demand for real estate has fueled a 6 percent increase in Riverside County’s assessed property values. Cal Fire has deployed more than 2400 personnel to fight the Dixie wildfire burning in Butte and Plumas

On July 20th, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a Railroad Grade Separation Project. The project will separate the railroad grade from the road at the intersection of Jurupa Road and Van Buren Boulevard in Jurupa Valley.

Two teenage hikers who went missing on Mount Baldy were found safe Tuesday. They were part of a group of 51 students from Downey High School’s soccer and lacrosse teams that were led on a hike by two coaches and a teacher. Monday evening, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s responded to a call that some of the hikers were unable to make it out safely. A helicopter crew brought 10 students and three adults down from the mountain. At that time, two hikers, a 15-year-old girl and 16-year-old boy, were

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: Funeral arrangements are set for former Congressman Jerry Lewis, one of the Inland Empire’s longest serving politicians. The region’s 7.9% jobless rate for June turned upward for the first time this year. At least 10 counties are urging people to wear masks indoors, to slow the spread of the delta variant to unvaccinated people. During the pandemic, many health issues besides COVID-19

A celebration of life for former Congressman Jerry Lewis, one of the Inland Empire’s longest serving politicians, will be on Thursday, August 5 at 10:00 a.m. at the University of Redlands Chapel. Lewis died at his Redlands home on July 15. He was 86. Lewis’ political career started with a post as a local school board member. He then moved to the California State Assembly, followed by representing San Bernardino County in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1979 to 2013. Among his achievements

On Saturday, Republican Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz and Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene held a protest outside Riverside City Hall.