Amazon workers at the San Bernardino air-freight warehouse on the San Bernardino Airport Property walked off the job Friday afternoon. The workers are upset with unsafe working conditions at the location. During the months of August, San Bernardino experienced a sweltering heatwave. Workers recorded temperatures inside the warehouse of nearly 90 degrees. They say some Read More…
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Anger Fuels Abortion Protests
Protests over Friday’s historic Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe vs. Wade were mostly peaceful in Southern California. In downtown LA Friday night after dark, protestors took the to streets blocking traffic. Earlier in the day they got on the 110 and 101 freeways and caused traffic tie-ups. Some arrests were made as protestors clashed with Read More…
Trucker Convoy Headed to Washington DC to Protest Vaccine Mandates
Dozens of truckers gathered Wednesday morning in Rialto, holding a rally. the truckers are headed to Washington DC to protest vaccine and mask mandates. The protest is expected to pick-up steam as it moves across the United States over the next several days. Organizers expect at least 3,000 truckers will arrive in Washington ahead of Read More…
Parents Outraged After Students are Disciplined for Protesting Mask Mandates in Norco
Outraged parents staged their own protest in at Norco Intermediate School in Norco after their children were disciplined for protesting mask mandates. Students staged a peaceful protest on Friday over the statewide mask mandate in schools. Parents claim the students were sent home for refusing to wear masks. The district says students were disrupting the Read More…
La Verne Residents Protest Housing of Violent Offenders at Probation Camp
Residents in La Verne spent Saturday afternoon protesting a plan to house violent offenders at a nearby probation camp. Camp Paige and Afflerbaugh in the northern part of the city currently houses juveniles convicted of crimes. A new plan would bring violent offenders such as those convicted of murders and rapes to the camp. Residents Read More…
Medical Workers Protest State Vaccine Mandates in Riverside
Nurses and other healthcare professionals held a protest outside of Riverside Community Hospital this morning to protest California State vaccine mandates. They held signs that read “my body my choice.” They are upset about a new state mandate that forces all healthcare workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine. They feel they should have a choice Read More…
Protesters Clash in Redlands
Black Lives Matter Protesters clashed with Pro Police Supporters in Redlands Tuesday evening. A participant of the BLM protest says they organized their event to bring attention to a video of a traffic stop where a black male was taken out of his car by police after refusing to comply with orders. The video doesn’t Read More…
Community Leaders Attend Peaceful Rally in Riverside
Community leaders and activists from across Riverside County attended a rally against police violence and racial injustice in Riverside Thursday evening. A few hundred people showed up to listen to the community leaders speak. The 1998 Tyesha Miller shooting by police was a reminder that Riverside is not immune to controversial police shootings. Miller was Read More…
Upland Police Chief Shows Up at Protest
Upland Police Chief Darren Goodman made an appearance at a protest in Upland Monday afternoon. Goodman encouraged safe, peaceful protesting. He also called the killing of George Floyd tragic and unnecessary. The chief denounced the recent violence and looting that has occurred in nearby cities as well as across the nation. “We have to find Read More…
Inland Empire Protests Continue
Protests against the Minneapolis George Floyd killing continued across several Inland Empire cities over the weekend. Dozens of protesters stood on the corner of Day Creek and Foothill Boulevard next to Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga to make their voices heard. California Highway Patrol officers blocked the freeway entrances and exits to prevent the protesters Read More…