Commentary Riverside and San Bernardino Counties in Southern California have 52 cities. A number of their residents work in Orange County and make their commute using the Riverside Freeway, its express lanes, or the Metrolink rail. As housing costs tend to be higher the closer one comes to the coast, moving to the Inland Empire…
Southern California School District Considers Policy Notifying Parents of Students’ Trans Status
Should schools notify parents if their child wants to identify as transgender or non-binary? The question—which has recently been the subject of heated debate nationwide—is now being discussed by the Chino Valley Unified School Board in San Bernardino County, California. The board is currently considering a proposal—introduced on June 15 by Board President Sonja Shaw—that…
California Sheriff’s Department Pays $1.1 Million in Ransom to Hackers After Cyberattack
A southern California county sheriff’s department paid a ransom of $1.1 million to cyber hackers to remove ransomware that affected some of the department’s systems, the county has confirmed. A cyberattack in April disrupted the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s network, interrupting a limited number of systems, including the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System used by…
Southern California Water Supplier Rescinds Rule Limiting Outdoor Irrigation
LOS ANGELES—With recent storms helping alleviate severe drought conditions that were plaguing the state, Southern California’s water wholesaler announced March 15 it is rescinding emergency outdoor watering restrictions it imposed last year. The Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California’s Board of Directors voted Tuesday to rescind the restrictions—which impacted six local water agencies in…
Southern California Rescinds Rule Limiting Outdoor Watering After Storms
LOS ANGELES—With recent storms helping alleviate severe drought conditions that were plaguing the state, Southern California’s water wholesaler announced March 15 it is rescinding emergency outdoor watering restrictions it imposed last year. The Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California’s Board of Directors voted Tuesday to rescind the restrictions—which impacted six local water agencies in…
Weekend Rainfall Expected to Provide More Water Than California Dam Can Capture
Prado Dam in Corona, California, is likely to receive more water than it can hold from incoming rainfall this weekend, according to Orange County Water District spokesperson Greg Woodside. Located in San Bernardino County, the dam, which is owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, supplies captured rainwater to the Santa Ana…
No-Burn Order Issued in Southern California
LOS ANGELES—The South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a mandatory prohibition on indoor and outdoor wood burning in much of the Southland Dec. 18 due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The residential wood-burning ban will be in effect until at least 11:59 p.m. Dec. 25. It affects all those…
Largest California County Sees No Other Option: Considers Secession
Commentary San Bernardino County, California’s largest geographically, will put the question of seceding from the state on the ballot in November. It is so fed up with California’s leaders, with no prospect for change, that it is seriously considering leaving to become its own state. The county’s Board of Supervisors recently approved the ballot measure,…
Huge California County Approves Measure of Possible Secession for 2022 Midterms
The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors this week voted to add a November 2022 ballot measure that would allow the county to secede from California. The measure, which was voted on 4–0 by the supervisors Wednesday, would ask San Bernardino residents: “Do the citizens of San Bernardino County want the San Bernardino County Board…
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