Keeping it Real: Still No Oversight of Riverside Sheriff’s Department Even as Corrections Officers are Arrested and More Inmates Die
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Subsequent to the publication of this editorial I learned that on Sunday, September 17, 2023, another Riverside corrections officer was arrested for allegedly transporting 44 pounds of narcotics while armed and traveling along Interstate 10. This was followed on Monday, September 18, 2023, with the report of yet another in-custody death involving an…
Everything Revolves Around Food
Luca Martinez As a child, Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack would begrudgingly help her mother Vangie and grandmother Jesuista in the kitchen. Cooking Mexican food was a significant element of her Mexican family and their El Paso, Texas home. But unlike her two elders, Marquez-Sharpnack didn’t feel a connection to the food in…
A Restaurant Unlike Any Other
Luca Martinez Nearly 22 years ago, Jose and his wife Antonia Toledo made a gamble.…
The Taste of “Little Thumb”
Luca Martinez As a young girl growing up in La Libertad, a city in El…
Spreading Nicaraguan Culture through a Dream Come True
Luca Martinez | Photos by Aryanna Noroozi You could call it a restaurant founded on…
Keeping it Real: In Cold Blood
S.E. Williams August 18 through 20 was quite a weekend–a once in a century tropical storm hits Southern California concurrent…
Olympian Simone Biles Returns to Compete at the US Gymnastics Championships in San Jose
Jon D. Gaede | BVN Sports The road to Paris goes through San Jose. As a result, Simone Biles and…
Keeping it Real: Hestrin and Bianco–Bridges or Bulwarks to Progress Regarding Criminal Justice Reform
S.E. Williams I hate to jump on the editorial bandwagon but in this case, I think it’s worth the ride. …
Inglewood’s Centinela Hospital Will Cease Maternity Care
Breanna Reeves Centinela Hospital Medical Center announced it will close its Maternal Child Health Services on October 25, 2023. The…
FDA Approves First Oral Medication for Postpartum Depression
Breanna Reeves On August 4, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first oral pill for the treatment…
Rams Reload for 2023 NFL Season
Jon D. Gaede | BVN Sports The Los Angeles Rams focused on the ultimate-goal of winning the Super Bowl in…
