As essential grocery workers are spending their time ringing customers up, restocking the shelves and working through this pandemic, many of them have been receiving additional pay – sometimes called “hero pay” – to compensate for the health risks they have had to take on the job over the past weeks.
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Local hotel, food bank support families and first responders affected by pandemic
The Sheraton Suites Fairplex hotel in Pomona opened its doors to provide rooms for COVID-19 patients in the nearby areas who need isolation.

We all need to do our part to flatten the coronavirus curve
The United States currently holds the highest number of coronavirus cases in the world and that number is growing by the day, making it dire that we all treat this pandemic with serious precautionary measures before it is too late.
Goldline to reach La Verne before 2028 L.A. Olympics
In preparation for the 2028 Olympic Games, Los Angeles County is investing in its currently disjointed public transit system by bringing a new Gold Line train station to La Verne less than a block away from campus.
County tax could house, aid 45k homeless
Of all the measures on March 7 ballot for Los Angeles County, only Measure H, approved by voters, will impact the entire county.

Health care a careless proposition
Why is it that the Los Angeles County health care system has continually failed its patients? It is because the officials hired to run the system have engaged themselves in wasteful spending.
Entertainment Briefs
Campus and community arts events for the week of Feb. 18, 2000.

Gun, ammunition sale ban draws differences
How does the County’s ban affect both a person’s First Amendment right of free expression and assemblance and his Second Amendment right of bearing arms? Not to mention, the nature of our system of free enterprise?