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...
Going into the new year, California is implementing new laws approved by Governor Gavin Newsom. Among these is the “No Secret Police Act,” or SB-627, which intends to promote transparency and safety between law enforcement and the public.
The bill was authored primarily by Democrat Senators Scott Wiener, representing San Francisco, and Jesse Arreguin, representing Berkeley. It was written in...
California Senate Bill 19 (SB 19), also known as the Safe Schools and Places of worship act, took effect Jan. 1, 2026, expanding protections for schools and places of worship against criminal threats.
SB 19, drafted by Senator Susan Rubio and Assemblymember Dr. Darshana Patel, strengthens California Penal Code Section 422 which criminalizes threats of violence to address the limitation...
On Jan. 5th, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) accused Hilton Hotels of coordinating an effort to deny service to its agents, sharing screenshots on the social media X. The post showed emails from Hilton associated Hampton Inn Lakeview hotel near Minneapolis, Minnesota, stating that the reservations of DHS agents would be cancelled on the basis of their...
On Dec. 31, 2025, the Trump administration announced a $10 billion freeze on child care subsidies for five Democratic states until they provide additional verification and administrative documentation. New York Senator Gillibrand responded to the administration's action, stating, "Trump must unfreeze our child care funding and stop attacking New York children." California Governor Gavin Newsom responded to the fraud...
On Jan. 3, U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a special military operation that removed the longtime leader from power and flew him out to Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center in New York.
Speaking from his residence in Mar-a-Lago hours after the operation, President Donald Trump said the mission was authorized overnight after months of planning by U.S. military...
Powerful storms sweeping across the United States over the holiday season left at least four people dead in California after days of heavy rain and flooding. In California, an intense “atmospheric river” system dumped inches of rain across large parts of the state, triggering numerous floods and mudslides. Authorities confirmed four storm-related deaths on Dec. 27.
In Los Angeles County,...