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Assemblymember Cervantes Kicks Off School Year with Second Annual Educate & Elevate: Teacher Appreciation and Supply Giveaway

(JURUPA VALLEY, Calif.) – As students and teachers across the state return to the classroom after summer break, Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes proudly helped kick off the school year by recognizing our educators and giving away classroom supplies to teachers at the Second Annual Educate & Elevate: Teacher Appreciation and Supply Giveaway. Over 175 teachers received classroom supplies, ranging from pencils and scissors to tissue boxes and classroom décor. Registrants were also provided dinner and the first 100 received a $20 gift card from CM School Supply.

New LGBTQ+ resource center opens in the Inland Empire

The new Inland Empire LGBTQ+ Center, based in Riverside, aims to serve as a safe, inclusive place for community members to meet and find resources.

As excerpted from the Press-Enterprise: At this rainbow-colored campus in downtown Riverside, everyone is welcome.

A new space, geared towards LGBTQ+ members, has opened in downtown Riverside. The Inland Empire LGBTQ+ Center will provide accessible healthcare, resources and a safe, inclusive space for the region’s diverse residents in the LGBTQ+, immigrant and HIV+ communities, leaders say.

Cervantes Bill to Protect Community College Faculty from Encroachment by Artificial Intelligence Signed Into Law

(SACRAMENTO) – Yesterday, Assembly Bill 2370 by Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. By requiring that the instructor of record for community college courses must meet the minimum qualifications set by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to teach and serve as a faculty member, AB 2370 will ensure that our community college students are taught by qualified human faculty rather than artificial intelligence (AI).