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Sabrina Cervantes, legisladora latina de California, da a luz trillizos

La asambleísta de Corona, Sabrina Cervantes se convirtió en la primera legisladora de California en dar a luz a trillizos, dos niños y una niña.

“Mi esposa y yo hemos sido bendecidos con tres recién nacidos. Estamos profundamente agradecidos por el amor y apoyo de nuestra familia, amigos y el equipo médico que ha estado con nosotras en este emocionante viaje”, dijo en un comunicado.

“Estamos deseando celebrar estos días de fiesta con estos tres nuevos miembros de nuestra familia. Les pedimos sus oraciones y buenos deseos”, afirmó.

Inland state lawmakers oppose facility for undocumented immigrant children

Building a facility in the Inland Empire to house unaccompanied minors who crossed the U.S.-Mexican border is “a violation of human rights,” state lawmakers representing the region said Monday, Aug. 26, in a joint statement.

“As representatives of the Inland Empire, we condemn the use of space in any location, but especially in our community, to detain unaccompanied children,” the statement reads.

Postpartum mental illness: The health crisis no expectant mother expects

Eva Schwartz didn’t have a history of mental illness. There were never any indicators that the birth of her first child would spark a years-long struggle that would threaten her marriage and her life.

Schwartz was 29 in 2015, with a stable home life in Sacramento, as she awaited the arrival of her firstborn son, Isaac. She felt prepared. She had taken all the classes, followed all the mommy pages on Facebook. She was going to have a natural birth, she said, and exclusively breastfeed once Isaac was born.

Opinion: Legislature gives passing nod to the Inland Empire

To say Sacramento’s attention to Inland needs is overdue is an understatement. For years this area has been a political afterthought.

So special kudos to the lawmakers for including in their $213 billion budget a few million dollars so UC Riverside’s medical school can expand and the Inland area can get more judges.

State budget includes money for UC Riverside medical school, Inland Empire judges

Money to expand UC Riverside’s medical school and add new judges is part of the new California budget approved Thursday, June 13, by lawmakers in Sacramento.

The $215 billion spending plan for the fiscal year starting July 1 authorizes expansion funding for the school, likely in the neighborhood of $80 million to $100 million once design work is done. Ongoing support for the bigger school will be determined later.

She's the first Latina to represent her Inland Empire district. Meet California Assemblywoman Sabrina Cervantes

When Inland Empire Assemblywoman Sabrina Cervantes toured the terminal at the San Bernardino International Airport on a recent Friday, her focus wasn't on the former airbase's struggles to attract commercial carriers and return the area to the economic prosperity of decades past. Her focus was on the region's future, and for a moment, female high school students and lip balm.

Bill to expand UC Riverside medical school advances, while law school proposal falters

The effort to bring a University of California law school to Riverside County is on hold for 2019 after an Inland Assemblywoman’s bill faltered in Sacramento.

Meanwhile, the state Senate on Wednesday passed legislation backed by several Inland lawmakers to fund an expansion of UC Riverside’s School of Medicine. Sponsored by state Sen. Richard Roth, D-Riverside, SB 56 passed 38-0, and now moves to the Assembly. If funding gets final approval the goal would be to double the number of medical school graduates over a five-year period.

Drivers can now enter, exit 91 Freeway carpool lanes wherever they want in part of Riverside

Ride sharers soon will be able to jump in and out of the carpool lanes at any point on the 91 Freeway from downtown Riverside to east Corona.

Before too long, even those who travel alone may get the green light to drive in carpool lanes on Riverside County freeways — in between rush-hours. But not so fast.

First, Caltrans has to do a study to see if it would make sense to open the special lanes to all traffic at less-busy hours, as is done on the 60 Freeway in Moreno Valley and widely across Northern California.

Proposal in Sacramento would double enrollment at UC Riverside School of Medicine

Hoping to stave off “a public health crisis” from afflicting the Inland Empire, Riverside’s delegation to Sacramento wants tens of millions of dollars in state funding so UC Riverside’s medical school can double its enrollment.

In 2019, the 91 Freeway’s carpool lanes in Riverside County will be more accessible

It soon will be easier to get in and out of the carpool lanes on the 91 Freeway in Riverside County.

Beginning in 2019, carpool lanes on the arterial freeway – with the exception of toll lanes – will gradually go from “limited access” to continuous access, the office of Assemblywoman Sabrina Cervantes, D-Riverside, announced Wednesday, Sept. 19. That means you’ll be able to enter and exit the 91’s HOV lanes at any point, not just where the yellow lines break.