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Quasi-Military Safety Net In The Works For RivCo's At-Risk Youth

October 13, 2023

By Toni McAllister, Patch Staff

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — A bill that authorizes the creation of the first National Guard Youth Challenge Program in Riverside County was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom this week.

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Local Senator Roth Obtains $500,000 State Funding for Riverside Arts Academy

October 07, 2023

Senator Richard D. Roth (D-Riverside) has secured $500,000 in state funds for the Riverside Arts Academy. The money will support arts education programs, musical instruments, equipment, and facilities. The Academy is a well-known arts mentoring program. It offers access to the arts for underserved youth aged 4-17, with a focus on music.

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LA Times: California lawmakers pass reforms to doctor discipline cases, giving patients a voice

September 15, 2023

By Melody Gutierrez

When Angela Contreras complained to the state’s medical board in the fall that a Long Beach doctor had left gauze in her brother’s abdomen during surgery, she waited — and waited — for the board to respond.

Nearly a year after sending the board detailed medical records of the complications that ensued in her brother’s case, she received a form letter stating the board was “unable to meet the burden of proof required to pursue administrative action.” It offered no details on why the medical records she had provided had been insufficient.

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Sacramento Bee: California’s medical board can’t pay its bills, but doctors resist proposed fixes

August 25, 2023

By Annie Sciacca, KFF HEALTH NEWS

California doctors and state lawmakers are squaring off once again over the future of the Medical Board of California, which is responsible for licensing and disciplining doctors and has been criticized by patient advocates for years for being too lax.

A bill before the legislature would significantly increase the fees doctors pay to fund the medical board, which says it hasn’t had the budget to carry out its mission properly. It would also mandate new procedures for investigating complaints.

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Press Enterprise: Part of 60 Freeway renamed for slain Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Isaiah Cordero

August 25, 2023

By Jeff Horseman

Part of the 60 Freeway will honor a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy who was shot and killed during a December 2022 traffic stop in Jurupa Valley.

A state Senate resolution renaming the stretch of the 60 between Valley Way and Pyrite Street in Jurupa Valley for Deputy Isaiah Cordero officially became law Wednesday, Aug. 23.

The resolution, SCR 16, passed the Senate in April and the Assembly earlier this month. A freeway sign will note the location of the Deputy Isaiah A. Cordero Memorial Highway.

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Sacramento Bee: California’s medical board can’t pay its bills, but doctors resist proposed fixes

August 24, 2023

BY ANNIE SCIACCA KFF HEALTH NEWS

California doctors and state lawmakers are squaring off once again over the future of the Medical Board of California, which is responsible for licensing and disciplining doctors and has been criticized by patient advocates for years for being too lax.

A bill before the legislature would significantly increase the fees doctors pay to fund the medical board, which says it hasn’t had the budget to carry out its mission properly. It would also mandate new procedures for investigating complaints.

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MyNewsLA.Com: Roth Secures $500,000 for Civil Rights Insitute

August 16, 2023

Sen. Richard D. Roth, D-Riverside, announced Tuesday that the Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California will receive $500,000 in the 2023-24 state budget.

The money is intended to fund an electronic archive system, which will document the oral histories of California residents who made significant impacts on the advancement of civil rights in the region, and to support an enhancement of the Marin Luther King Jr. Memorial in downtown Riverside planned by the Riverside African American Historical Society.

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Fontana News Herald: Richard Roth serves as Fontana's temporary representative in State Senate

July 27, 2023

By RUSSELL INGOLD

Because of a quirk in the redistricting process, Fontana did not officially have a state senator — until now.

Sen. Richard Roth, a Democrat who serves neighboring Riverside County, has stepped in to provide temporary representation to Fontana as well as to other portions of San Bernardino County.

On July 24, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Fontana City Hall, where Roth has opened a district office in Suite 104.

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Press Enterprise: Perris gets $10 million for railway connection, expanding senior center

July 22, 2023

By MONSERRAT SOLIS 

Perris will receive $10 million to connect the Perris-Downtown Metrolink to the Southern California Railway Museum in town and to expand its senior center.

The money comes from the 2023-24 state budget that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed last month. The spending plan allocates $8 million to connect the Perris Metrolink station to the museum, which displays historical locomotives, railcars, trolleys and model trains. It has $2 million to expand the Perris Senior Center.

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Riverside Patch: Saving California Lives In The Fentanyl Era

April 02, 2023

By Toni McAllister

 

As fentanyl deaths mount across California and the country, a product to rapidly reverse overdoses is expected to hit retailers' shelves in coming months, according to news from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

On March 29, the FDA announced it approved the 4-milligram dose of Narcan naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for over-the-counter, nonprescription use. First responders routinely carry naloxone — commonly known under the brand name Narcan — to save lives when responding to fentanyl overdose calls.

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