COLTON COURIER Weekly
January 29, 2026
Vol 154, NO. 09
Kaiser Strike Returns to Fontana, Riverside, Ontario as Union Cites Staffing, Kaiser Says Pay Offer Stands
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PHOTO MANNY SANDOVAL Health care workers rally outside a Kaiser Permanente facility as UNAC/UHCP and United Steelworkers Local 7600 members call for a fair contract and highlight patient-care and staffing concerns.
By Manny Sandoval
a multi-day walkout in October 2025.
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The work stoppage, called by United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, started at 7 a.m. local time and is expected to continue until an agreement is reached, the union said. UNAC/UHCP said 31,000 frontline registered nurses and health care professionals are participating across California and
n open-ended strike by Kaiser Permanente nurses and other health care professionals began Monday morning across California and Hawaii, with picket lines forming in the Inland Empire outside Kaiser facilities in Fontana, Riverside and Ontario — the latest escalation in negotiations that also led to
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Hawaii, affecting more than two dozen hospitals and hundreds of clinics, calling it the largest strike of health care professionals this year. UNAC/UHCP said its members have been bargaining with Kaiser since May 2025 and that in December, Kaiser management walked away from negotiations and Kaiser Strike, cont. next pg.
San Bernardino Deploys 200+ for Point-in-Time Count After 8% Homelessness Increase in 2025
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PHOTO MANNY SANDOVAL A volunteer gathers hygiene kits at the NOS Center before deploying for San Bernardino’s annual Point-in-Time Count on Jan. 22, providing immediate supplies to unhoused residents.
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ore than 200 volunteers gathered at the NOS Center before dawn Thursday, Jan. 22nd and deployed across San Bernardino for the city’s annual Point-in-Time Count, a oneday survey used to help determine federal funding for homelessness programs and guide local decisions on services and shelter.
PHOTO MANNY SANDOVAL San Bernardino County Supervisor Joe Baca Jr. speaks to volunteers during the same early-morning kickoff, linking the count’s data to county investments such as the Pacific Village expansion and the All Star Lodge senior housing conversion.
The count began at 6 a.m. and was expected to conclude at 10 a.m., with support from the San Bernardino Police Department and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department as teams fanned out across the city. Nearly the entire San Bernardino City Council attended the early-morning kickoff, including Mayor Helen Tran and San Bernardino County Supervisor Joe Baca
Jr., as organizers briefed volunteers on safety, survey procedures and the distribution of hygiene kits intended to provide immediate aid to unhoused people. Baca thanked volunteers and said the count is meant to do more than generate a number — it’s intended to guide nearterm action and connect some people with help the same day. PITC, cont. next pg.