Darrell Talbert has resigned as Corona’s city manager. In closed session, the city council unanimously approved Talbert’s resignation and a release agreement effective Wednesday, according to a statement. Assistant City Manager Michele Nissen will serve as acting city manager while the council looks for an interim city manager. Following that …
Read More »Fontana mayor discusses workforce development in DC
Fontana Mayor Acquanetta Warren traveled to Washington D.C. earlier this month, where she participated in a panel discussion on workforce development. The event, sponsored by the National Association Association of Workforce Boards, gave Warren an opportunity to discuss ways to prepare people for the job market, according to a statement. …
Read More »RC supervisor wins award
Riverside County Supervisor Chuck Washington is the first recipient of the Michael A. Hestrin Family Justice Award. District Attorney Hestrin presented Washington with the award Feb. 8 at the annual meeting of Safe Alternatives for Everyone, according to a statement Safe Alternatives for Everyone is a nonprofit agency in Temecula …
Read More »Assemblyman Ramos sworn in
Newly-elected Assemblyman James C. Ramos, D-Rancho Cucamonga, took the oath of office Feb. 9 during a ceremony at Cal State San Bernardino. The first Native American elected to the state legislature, Ramos was sworn in by Speaker of the Assembly Anthony Rendon, according to a statement. “I am so proud …
Read More »Hall named to MWD board
Jasmin A. Hall will represent the Inland Empire Utilities Agency on the board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. A retired Southern California Edison employee, Hall succeeds Michael Camacho, who was named to the board in February 2011, according to a statement. Hall is vice president …
Read More »New tribal relations director for CSUSB
Vincent Whipple has been appointed Cal State San Bernardino’s director of tribal relations. A Native American educator and tribal advocate, Whipple was named to the new position to attract more Native American students to the university and help them succeed once they’ve enrolled, according to a statement on the school’s …
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