Thursday, July 9 | Volume 40 No.17

THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2026

Aguilar Defends Voting Rights Amid GOP Attacks Rep. Aguilar was joined by community leaders and civil rights advocates from the NAACP, the League of Women Voters and LULAC

• CA 33 PETE AGUILAR
• PETE AGUILAR
• PETE AGUILAR
• AGUILAR
• PETE AGUILAR
• PETE AGUILAR
• E AGUILAR
• PETE AGUILAR
• PET
• PETE AGUILAR
• USB OF REFRESEN
• NTAIT
• PETE AGUILAR
• AGUILAR
• THE HLAHO EMPRE
• PETE AGUILA
• E AGUI
• TE AGUIL
• PE1

SAN BERNARDINO, CA - On Thursday, June 18, 2026, Rep. Pete Aguilar (CA-33) held a press conference in San Bernardino with local civil rights and community leaders to highlight the importance of protecting voting rights and fair representation from relentless Republican attacks. Ahead of the Juneteenth holiday, the press conference emphasized how 161 years after the end of slavery, Black Americans are still fighting for full racial equality, civil rights and fair representation.

In the fifty days since the conservative ma- jority on the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, Republican-led states have moved to eliminate majority-Black districts across the South through Jim Crow-era racial gerrymanheard."

dering. House Democrats are fighting back against this disastrous decision and will fight to restore the voting rights that Trump and Re- publicans destroyed.

"Right now, voting rights, fair representation and our nation's democracy are under attack because right-wing extremists want to take this country backward," said Rep. Pete Agui- lar. "Allowing Donald Trump and his Repub- lican henchmen to dilute the voting power of Black, Brown and other Americans of color anywhere in this country means we risk turn- ing back decades of progress in the fight for equality and justice. That's why House Demo- crats will keep fighting back against these at- tempts to undermine our democracy and si- lence voters of color. Because in America, our democracy is strongest when every voice is heard and when our government reflects the people it serves."

"As President of the San Bernardino NAACP, I believe protecting voting rights remains one of the most important civil rights issues of our time," said Chache Wright, President, NAACP San Bernardino Branch. "We must stay vigi- lant and intentional in ensuring every com- munity has a fair and equal opportunity to be

See "Aguilar Defen..." page 8

County Celebrates Grand Opening of New Behavioral Health Residential Facility in Muscoy

Kern Street Adult Residential Facility in Muscoy.

Kern Street Adult Residential Facility

30 1:3 1 ma 24

SAN BERNARDINO, CA - San Bernardino County joined Helping Hearts California, In- land Empire Health Plan (IEHP) and Molina Healthcare on June 25 to celebrate the grand opening of the Kern Street Adult Residential Facility, a vital addition to the county's behav- ioral health housing system.

The new 30-bed licensed residential care fa- cility provides housing and wraparound ser- vices for adults ages 18 and older with serious mental illness who require a structured living environment while working toward greater in- dependence and long-term stability.

The facility was developed by Helping Hearts California with support from the county, which invested $2.5 million in Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention funding and lev- eraged an additional $1,691,430 in Housing and Homelessness Incentive Program funding provided by IEHP and Molina Healthcare. The project aligns with the Board of Supervisors' broader homelessness strategy by increasing housing capacity, strengthening the county's

See "County Cele..."