The Voice on KVCR is a weekly discussion with the Black Voice News editorial team about important issues in the inland region. This week KVCR's Megan Jamerson spoke with reporter Cheetara Piry about her coverage of an anti-racism summit hosted in March by the Moreno Valley based Center Against Racism and Trauma. Listen below to hear their conversation and click here to read Piry's full story, Anti-Racist Summit Declares the Inland Empire a "No-Hate Zone".

Today on Inland Edition, Lillian Vasquez speaks with Tamica Foots-Rachal, Regional Manager with the State Council on Disabilities. Tamica discusses local efforts to vaccinate the disability community and the challenges families face. For more information about the local office of the State Council of Developmental Disabilities, call (909) 890-1259 or visit their website at scdd.ca.gov/sanbernardino Upcoming SCDD vaccine clinics will use a two shot option. Next event is April 25, 2021 at the

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: Riverside and San Bernardino County announced that they are pausing the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, following CDC and FDA recommendations. The Riverside County Board of Supervisors signed off on a plan to expand crisis intervention teams. California will spend $536 million to reduce wildfires before the worst of fire season strikes later this year.

Passengers traveling to Hawai’i can now bypass the state’s mandatory quarantine with a negative COVID-19 test when flying through Ontario International Airport. KVCR’s Megan Jamerson reports the airport is the first in Southern California to receive this exception. Instead of a 10-day quarantine, travelers must show proof of a negative COVID test taken by a trusted partner within 72 hours of departure, according to the announcement from the governor of Hawai’i. Passengers have two testing

Both Riverside and San Bernardino County announced Tuesday April 13 that they are following the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) and U.S. Food and Drug Adminstration(FDA) recommendation to pause the use of the Johnson & Jonson vaccine. This follows the report of six patients developing a rare and serious type of blood clot after the one dose shot. Officials in Riverside and San Bernardino County say county-run clinics this week will instead give the two-dose Pfizer

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: Riverside County has an online survey that seeks input from residents about their views on the COVID-19 vaccine. To learn more, visit rivcoph.org and click here take the survey. Cara Marie Kirk-Connell of Menifee was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $500,000 in COVID-19-related unemployment benefits. Riverside County has been sued over

Five Inland Empire non-profits received grants to support their affordable housing projects from the Southern California Association of Governments in March. KVCR’s Megan Jamerson reports that the association called SCAG for short, says these awards are part of a commitment to elevating policy solutions with a racial equity lens. “It’s been a difficult history in America with housing policy," said President of SCAG and Vice Mayor of Long Beach, Rex Richardson. "You can’t point to the good old

Longtime Inland Empire journalist and KVCR contributor Cassie MacDuff and KVCR's Benjamin Purper review some of the big Inland Empire news stories from the past week: 1. The Upland city Council placed the city manager on paid administrative leave. 2. Riverside's new mayor wants the area along the Santa Ana River to be the focus of new development. 3. It will cost San Bernardino about $2,000,000 to clean up a giant pile of concrete left by a developer. 4. Elon Musk's SpaceX has been hired to

The California Redistricting Commission, which is responsible for determining district boundaries for the State Senate and State Assembly, is seeking public input on its work. The California Redistricting Commission, or CRC, uses census data to redraw government districts across the state. Ray Kennedy is a commissioner with the CRC. He brings to the position decades of experience both domestically and internationally with election assistance, including time at the United Nations and work in

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: As case rates drop and vaccinations increase, more Californians are attending live events. California high school sports are back in full swing, but after a year long break, some coaches and health experts are worried about injuries. Traffic lanes and a connector bridge will be shut down beginning tonight on the 91 Freeway in Riverside and Corona between Van Buren Blvd and La Sierra