Four members of the Inland Empire's congressional delegation sent a letter to President Joe Biden Tuesday to request additional federal disaster assistance for areas hit hard by Tropical Storm Hilary.
Hardly a day goes by without someone asking me, "Rusty, I'd like to write a book." That's how this column started a couple of weeks ago. I expected a couple of comments, but I received a dozen responses in just two weeks.
MacKenzie Scott’s quest to give the bulk of her wealth to charity continues. So far this year, 24 nonprofits have announced they’ve received unrestricted donations from Scott through her Yield Giving fund, according to a Chronicle of Philanthropy tally. The gifts total $146 million and range from $1 million to $15 million.
As a Soboba Cultural Garden Specialist, Eloyd Rodriguez has enjoyed sharing its harvests with his Tribal community but also likes to distribute information about planting, growing, and maintaining a variety of crops. Since the formal establishment of the Soboba Cultural Garden in 2018, he has been working closely with members of the UCCE Master Gardener Program, exchanging ideas and collaborating on different projects to learn from one another.
Opioid manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies have started to distribute the more than $50 billion in settlement funds they’ve agreed to pay for their role in the opioid epidemic.