EL CHICANo Weekly
Vol 62, NO. 36
June 26, 2025
San Bernardino Launches $6.25M Road Repair Project Covering 7 Miles, 14 Streets
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Riverside Art Museum Announces Resignation of Executive Director Pg. 4
PHOTO MANNY SANDOVAL Sixth Street between Sterling Avenue and Victoria Avenue is filled with potholes, but is not one of the streets receiving treatment.
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he San Bernardino City Council has approved a $6.25 million project to repair and upgrade fourteen streets across the City of San Bernardino. The total distance to be improved is approximately seven miles.
“This investment will improve our roads in each of the City’s seven wards,” said San Bernardino Mayor Helen Tran. “It is the latest of a series of street improvement projects we have in the pipeline.” Work will begin later this summer and is
expected to be completed in the spring of 2026. The project will address critical roadway maintenance needs, and will include clearing, full concrete and asphalt construction, SB City cont. on next pg.
KVCR Wins Two Emmy® Awards, Elevating Local Voices through Public Media
Lawsuit Challenges Latino College Funding, Threatening IE’s Hispanic-Serving Institutions Pg. 5
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PHOTO KVCR Winners from KVCR Public Media celebrate their Emmy victories for The Warehouse Empire and Inland Edition, marking a milestone in local storytelling that amplifies the voices and experiences of Inland Empire communities.
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VCR Public Media, the Inland Empire’s PBS Television Station (Channel 24) and NPR Radio Station (91.9 FM), is proud to announce that it has won two Emmy Awards, a remarkable recognition of the station’s commitment to telling meaningful, local stories that matter to our community. The first Emmy was awarded in the
Documentary category for our original short series, The Warehouse Empire. Directed and hosted by San Bernardinobased filmmaker Sofia Figueroa, the powerful series examines the rapid growth of the warehouse and logistics industry across the Inland Empire. Through in-depth reporting and firsthand community perspectives, The Warehouse Empire investigates the environmental, economic, and social impacts of this expanding sector, spotlighting issues often overlooked in mainstream media.
“As the director of The Warehouse Empire, I'm deeply honored that our series received an Emmy award. Our goal was to spotlight the powerful stories of Inland Empire residents and bring attention to how the growing warehouse and logistics industry is affecting frontline communities. With the support of PBS stations like KVCR, we’re able to elevate local voices and bring greater visibility to the challenges and resilience within our community.” – Sofia KVCR Emmy cont. on next pg.