Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: Palm Springs Aerial Tramway remains open with restrictions. Experts are calling for California to invest $2 billion dollars next year in prevention tactics for wildfires. California’s amusement parks have been trying to reopen for months, but are now bracing for an even longer shutdown. Father Bill Moore, Catholic priest and abstract expressionist passes away at the age of 71. City

KVCR recently put out a survey to our listeners asking them what’s on their minds as Election Day approaches. KVCR’s Megan Jamerson compiled the results and spoke with Benjamin Purper about them in this interview.

Today on Inland Edition, Lillian Vasquez has a conversation with Kimberly Starrs, Vice President of External Affairs for Inland SoCal United Way. Kimberly shares how Riverside County residents can apply for rent relief through United Lift. Also on the show, Lillian speaks with David Luff, the creator of Fright Farms- a drive-thru Halloween activity designed for safety and fun during the pandemic. Riverside County residents can find out about United Lift rental assistance online at UnitedLift.org

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: Riverside County returns to the most restrictive purple tier under the governor’s color-coded coronavirus regulatory scheme. A feared jump in coronavirus hospitalizations hasn’t happened, instead falling by 15%. Californians are voting on Prop 24, which would tweak the state’s new digital privacy law.

A new documentary airing Wednesday, Oct 21 on KVCR-TV profiles the Me2/Orchestra, a musical ensemble made up of people with mental illness and their allies. KVCR interviewed Margie Friedman and Barbara Multer-Wellin, the film’s executive producers/directors, about the documentary called “Orchestrating Change.” The documentary “Orchestrating Change” will air on KVCR-TV at 10p.m. Pacific, Oct 21.

A new U.C. Riverside report found overall suspension rates are down for Inland Empire students, but rates for some minority groups remain disproportionately high. The U.C.R. Center for Social Innovation report says Black and Native American students are two and half time more likely to be disciplined as white students and 10 times more likely than Asian students. Researchers have linked high rates of discipline to negative outcomes later in life, in a trend they call the “schools to prison

Our Wednesday, October 21st Small Business Spotlight shines on Salt Oasis in Rancho Cucamonga! You can learn more about this business at saltoasis.com

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: The San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters says early voting numbers are up compared to the 2016 election. Environmental leaders in California are meeting this week to brainstorm how to reach climate goals by the year 2045.

Riverside County officials announced today that the county has gone back to the most-restrictive purple tier of coronavirus restrictions set by the state. Riverside County had gone into the less-restrictive red tier in September, allowing indoor operations with restrictions. Now, amid rising coronavirus test rates, the county’s going back to the purple tier. This means gyms, churches, restaurants, movie theaters, and more have a few days to transition to not being able to hold any indoor

Our Tuesday, October 20 Small Business Spotlight shines on New Color Screen Printing and Embroidery in Rancho Cucamonga! You can learn more about this business at www.newcolorsp.com .