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, including: 1 . Jurupa Valley has banned smoking in all new apartment and condo complexes. 2. San Bernardino’s mayor is under fire for allegedly trying to steer the Carousel Mall redevelopment project to the developer he favors. 3. Eastvale voters may approve a higher spending cap for their city council. 4. Criminal cases involving

Riverside County mobilized a team to assist a group of asylum seekers who arrived in Blythe Wednesday. KVCR’s Megan Jamerson spoke with County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez who had the chance to meet the individuals before they were transported to the Coachella Valley. The group of 15 was made up of five families with minors ranging from age five to 16-years-old that had had traveled from as far away as Cuba and Venezuela. Supervisor Perez said he felt both heartbreak and hope when met the

The city of Riverside is asking residents to keep getting tested for COVID-19. KVCR’s Megan Jamerson reports testing is central to re-opening businesses, schools and the economy. Riverside County has shown some encouraging improvements in positivity rates in recent weeks, but the other metrics the state looks at to determine what re-opening tier a county is qualified for are still preventing the region from advancing to the less restrictive red tier in the state’s re-opening blueprint. Officials

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: Some youth and adult sports may now resume play in Riverside County now that coronavirus rates have met a state threshold. A “Drive-By Memorial” for Pastor Joseph Mack, a San Bernardino man who dedicated his life to serving the poor, will be held today, Mar 4 from 4-5 p.m. at 956 Medical Center Drive in San Bernardino. Newly appointed California State University Chancellor, Joseph

A new project from Listos California and the Inland Empire Community Foundation seeks to keep Filipino Americans informed about resources available to them around the coronavirus vaccine, natural disasters and more. It’s called the “Social Bridging Project,” and it uses voter engagement technology to reach vulnerable people by phone and connect them with resources. Ian Kamus is an organizer with the Pilipino Workers Center, an organization that serves Filipino Americans around all of Southern

The newly appointed California State University Chancellor, Joseph Castro, made Cal State San Bernardino his second stop on a statewide virtual tour of campuses Wednesday. During a media briefing, Castro, the former President of Cal State Fresno, said he plans to raise the visibility of the 23-campus system throughout the state and nation. “We have such a powerful story to tell and we have such a dramatic transformational impact on our students and their families," said Castro. "I want to make

Today on Inland Edition, Lillian Vasquez speaks with Heidi Arthur, Chief Campaign Development Officer for the Ad Council. Heidi shares some of the strategies and information her organization included in the Covid-19 vaccine education campaign called, “It’s Up To You.” If you have questions about coronavirus vaccines, visit getvaccineanswers.org

Some youth and adult sports may now resume play in Riverside County now that coronavirus case rates have met a state threshold. The eligible moderate and high contact sports include soccer, football, baseball, cheer and water polo. Inland News Today reported Tuesday that case rates in Riverside County dipped to 11.3 per 100,000 residents, well below the state threshold of 14 needed to resume sports. As part of the state issued guidance, athletics programs have to get parental consent on the risk

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: Riverside County health officials announced a milestone of giving over 500,000 coronavirus vaccine doses. Ontario International Airport is expanding service to Chicago this summer, a sign of the airport’s steady recovery from the pandemic. Humanitarian crisis response organization Team Rubicon assisted at the mass coronavirus vaccination site at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana.

The Environmental Education Collaborative and Rialto Unified School District are holding a Youth Climate Action Summit tomorrow to bring together educators, students and more to discuss climate issues in the Inland Empire. The Environmental Education Collaborative describes the event as “creating a sustainable and just future through environmental learning experiences for all.” Mary Borobia Walls is with the EEC. “We want the youth climate action summit to be a yearly thing, we want it to be