On Jan. 5, 2026, Habitat Health announced the opening of their new center in Compton. The center is designed to provide accessible health and social care for elders in South Los Angeles.
Launched in collaboration with Kaiser Permanente, Habitat Health operates as a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) service, a Medicare and Medicaid program aimed at providing...
On Jan. 8, 2025, California’s Governor Gavin Newsom delivered his final State of Address, where he labeled California as being a leading state in manufacturing, agriculture, education and technology.
In his speech, he reported a 9% drop in the state’s unsheltered homeless people, a contrast to the 18.1% increase in homelessness seen nationwide, to which Newsom proclaimed these statistics are...
On Jan. 12, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for their alleged use of excessive force and dangerous tactics when conducting arrest. In the lawsuit, he claimed that the organization has "conducted militarized raids” and carried out “dangerous, illegal and unconstitutional stops and arrests” in the Twin Cities. Ellison alleges...
In 2025, the city of Los Angeles was struck with a devastating wildfire sprouting from the Eaton Canyon. Reconstruction has gone underway for two months, where the California community offers their aid in recovering, compensation and further rebuilding what had been lost.
Featured on the KTLA 5 news network, the CEO of Edison International Pedro Pizarro was interviewed for the...
With elections for councilmember positions coming up for Riverside’s wards two, four and six in June, 11 candidates began their campaigns during an open forum at the Orange Terrace Community Center on Jan. 9. Hosted by the Mission Grove Neighborhood Association (MGNA), candidates from the three electing wards were asked to deliver opening statements, respond to two pre-assigned questions...
The Riverside Police Department’s Robbery-Homicide Unit arrested a third suspect involved in a parking lot shooting in 2025.
On Oct 5, 2025, 26-year-old Eduardo Vasquez III was found by law enforcement suffering from multiple gunshot wounds resulting from a shooting on the 3900 block of Main Street. While Vasquez was transported to a local hospital shortly after, he was reported...
The Associated Students of the University of California, Riverside meeting on Jan. 7, 2026 began at 7:00 p.m. and concluded at 7:21 p.m.
All previous meeting minutes were approved and Executive Vice President Mia Tu’ifa announced the Vice President of Finance position’s vacancy and that special elections will occur in coming weeks.
In Committee Reports, Senators passed SR-W26-001 to support the...
On Jan. 1, 2026, several of the 794 bills signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom in 2025 took effect, with various amending pre-existing state laws. California Assembly Bill 715 (AB 715) has raised concern among educators and political activists for expanding the definitions and language used in state laws governing discriminatory conduct. Its companion measure, Senate Bill...
On Dec. 29, 2025 during his news conference in Mar-a-Lago, President Trump announced he would be dropping his push for National Guard troops in major cities, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, but warned that “we will come back” if crime rates increase. If crime rates increase, Trump warns that he is already considering enacting the Insurrection Act as...
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) firefighter Daniel Cook died of an undisclosed medical emergency while fighting a house fire in Riverside County on Dec. 31, 2025, according to an official Facebook post by CAL FIRE and the Riverside County Fire Department.
The Riverside County Fire Department stated, “It is with profound sadness that we announce...