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: The special election to replace state Sen. Jeff Stone. The Riverside city council voted to allow tiny homeless shelters Former Riverside County Supervisor Melba Dunlap has died. THIS SEGMENT IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEWS GROUP, PUBLISHER OF THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE , SAN BERNARDINO SUN , INLAND VALLEY

Yesterday, a coalition of environmental and social justice groups occupied the office of the developer of the Eastgate Air Cargo Logistics Center. The group, San Bernardino Airport Communities, was demanding that Texas-based developer Hillwood Enterprises add a community benefits agreement to the logistics center, which was approved last month. They want assurances that the new project will provide living-wage jobs, local hiring, mitigation of environmental impacts and more. Ana Cervantes is

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, Empire KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: Uber is testing a new feature that allows some California drivers to set their own fares. California has more than twice as many certified organic farms than any other state, but the rate at which farms are transitioning to organic is slowing. Four people were killed in a plane crash at Corona Municipal Airport. A California man was sentenced to five years in prison for his role

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, Empire KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: George Mason University Professor Mark Katz visited the Inland World Affairs Council last week to talk about Russia’s role in the Middle East. Ontario Airport welcomed 5.5 million passengers in 2019, making it the fastest growing airport in the U.S.

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, Empire KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: The Riverside Art Museum is hosting a pop-up preview of Cheech Marin’s collection of Chicano art. The deaths of race horses at Santa Anita draws scrutiny from lawmakers and animal advocates. A newspaper written and produced by inmates is the subject of a new book titled: “Prison Truth: The Story of San Quentin News”. Four teachers sue Delta Air Lines after jet fuel rained down

George Mason University Professor Mark Katz visited the Inland World Affairs Council last week to give a talk about Russia’s role in the Middle East. Katz spoke at the University of Redlands for a program called “Russia’s Increasing Presence in the Middle East: What are Putin’s Goals?” In an interview with KVCR, Katz says the biggest issue facing Russia in the Middle East isn’t escalating tensions between Iran and the U.S. He says the bigger issue is Syria, and the broader challenge of trying to

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, Empire KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: 1) The deadline to register for Riverside County's homeless Point-in-Time Count is today. 2) It's been 73 years since the Los Angeles Dodgers and Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Now their longtime rivals, the San Francisco Giants have made history of their own, breaking the gender barrier. 3) The University of California is considering annual

The Riverside Art Museum is hosting a pop-up preview of Cheech Marin’s collection of Chicano art. The pop-up preview of The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture & Industry – nicknamed The Cheech – showcases more than half a dozen large pieces from Marin’s personal collection of Chicano art. The featured artists include Carlos Almaraz, Gronk and Frank Romero. Drew Oberjuerge is the Executive Director of the Riverside Art Museum. Oberjuerge: “This is just my take but I love Cheech's

The deadline to register to volunteer for Riverside County’s annual homeless Point-in-Time Count on January 29 th is today. The Point-in-Time Count is a surveying of all the homeless people in Riverside County. Volunteers use an app to survey homeless people, asking them questions like “how long have you been homeless” and “are you a veteran?” The Department of Housing and Urban Development requires communities that receive funding for homeless programs to perform this Point-in-Time count in

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) We continue our preview of the March primary. This week, we will wrap up our election coverage talking about city council and supervisor races. THIS SEGMENT IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEWS GROUP, PUBLISHER OF THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE , SAN BERNARDINO SUN , INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN , AND OTHER SOUTHERN