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The Board of Supervisors voted on April 21 to approve formation of a task force that will team Riverside County agencies and private sector entities to identify policies and measures that can lift the region out of the fiscal doldrums as the coronavirus emergency comes to an end. "We need voices and decisions that can move quickly," Supervisor Kevin Jeffries said before casting his vote with the rest of the board to support creation of the Economic Recovery Task Force. "We're going to go into a time we potentially have never seen. Time is not on the side of businesses that have been closed. We need proactive and safe policies." Board Chairman Manuel Perez and Supervisor Karen Spiegel introduced the task force concept, citing the need to explore measures and actions that will "put our workforce back to work," according to documents posted to the board's agenda. "We need to be prepared as we come out of this," Spiegel said. "It won't happen overnight ... but our business community is extremely important." The plan does not specify any clear steps to promote recovery, leaving those to whichever county staff members, merchants, entrepreneurs and others are situated on the task force. An Economic Development Agency representative told the board that the task force will take the lead in outlining a "safe reopening" of economic sectors in the post-COVID-19 world, utilizing input from one to three business associations or groups in each of the five supervisorial districts. "Business as usual will no longer
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Marissa Espinosa: A treasure of the SJVA The California Charter Schools Association proudly presented Teacher of the Year award to Marissa Espinosa STAFF WRITER | HSJC
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ven though the COVID-19 alert has forced us to cancel plans and limit ourselves to social outreach, it did not stop The Association of California Charter Schools from delivering awards through an online conference on the official Facebook account of the CCSA to those that have had an outstanding performance in the field of Education. Among these recognitions is the Hart Vision California 2020 Teacher of the Year award. On Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at approximately 11 a.m. CCSA President and CEO Myrna Castrejon announced that the 'Teacher of the Year Recognition' was for teacher Marissa Espinosa due to her outstanding records of leadership and excellence in pub-
CLASS: Teacher Marissa Espinosa (Pink dress) instructing her students in class. | Photo courtesy of The CCSA. lic Education. "She's known for being a pretty tough cookie, but she's also a
favorite to her students. She believes in the potential of every single student. She guides them
She's known for being a pretty tough cookie, but she's also a favorite to her students. She believes in the potential of every single student and guides them to success; Marissa Espinosa is a true inspiration"
to success not just in the classroom but also as a mentor to fellow teachers; Marissa Espinosa is a true inspiration," said Castrejon about Espinosa. Espinosa is an IB English Teacher and Dean of Secondary Education at the San Jacinto
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E FOOD: Irene C. cooking chilaquiles at home. | Photo courtesy of TMI.
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ue to the COVID-19 pandemic, Toward Maximum Independence (TMI) was required to temporarily close several of our programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). While TMI continues to provide in-person essential services, many of our clients who generally receive services in the community are at
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home with their families. One such client is Irene C., who has Down syndrome and is with the TMI Community Integration Training Program (CITP) in the Hemet/San Jacinto area. During her stay-at-home, she is enjoying putting together puzzles, as well as drawing, gardening and watching movies with her family. Irene C. also helps with preparing meals,
On April 23, 1564
The great English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare is born in Stratford-upon-Avon, the son of a leather trader and the town bailiff. At age 18 he married Anne Hathaway, who was eight years his senior.
On April 24, 1945
President Harry Truman learns the full details of the Manhattan Project, in which scientists are attempting to create the first atomic bomb. The project was so secret that the former vice president only learned of it after President Franklin Roosevelt's death.
On April 25, 1990
The crew of the U.S. space shuttle Discovery
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ven though teachers at Soboba Tribal Preschool have been keeping students updated on their lessons and are available for parents at any time, they have missed seeing the little ones’ faces since the school was closed on March 16 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this month, the teachers and staff took to the streets at and around the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians
Reservation where the school is located to offer some smiles. “The parents have been very diligent in keeping their children home so we thought we would parade through the streets to cheer them up a bit and see all of our little ones,” preschool director Dianne King said. “We are all feeling quite empty these days without the sound and laughter of children at the preschool.”
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FLOAT: Teachers and staff from Soboba Tribal Preschool rode a float through the streets earlier this month to let their students know how much they are missed during the mandatory school closure. | Photo courtesy of Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians.
places the Hubble Space Telescope, a space-based observatory about the size of a bus, into a low orbit around Earth. The solar-powered telescope remains in operation to this day.
sporty "muscle cars," including the GTO, Firebird and Trans Am.
On April 28, 1967
On April 26, 1954
Boxing champion Muhammad Ali refuses to be inducted into the U.S. Army, citing religious reasons, and is stripped of his heavyweight title. Ali was convicted of draft evasion, but never served any of his five-year prison sentence.
On April 27, 2009
A jury in the Los Angeles suburb of Simi Valley acquits four police officers who had been charged with using excessive force in arresting black motorist Rodney King. The verdict prompted the L.A. riots. The arson and looting finally ended three days later.
The Salk polio vaccine field trials, involving 1.8 million children, begin in McLean, Virginia. A year later, researchers announced the vaccine was safe and effective, and it quickly became a standard part of childhood immunizations in America. The American auto giant General Motors announced plans to discontinue its 80-year-old Pontiac brand. Initially known for making sedans, Pontiac gained acclaim in the 1960s for its fast,
On April 29, 1992
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