Thursday, September 10 | Volume 40 No. 26

Thursday, September 10, 2026

$1,000,000 for Redlands to upgrade Texonia Park, Improving Safety and Accessibility

REDLANDS, CA--- Whether it’s a quick jog, soccer game or a family picnic, people in the Redlands community need a safe and fun place to spend time outside and enjoy the beautiful state. Congressman Pete Aguilar proud to deliver this funding for the City of Redlands to upgrade and modernize Texonia Park, mak ing it a safer and more accessible community space. This grant will help make much-needed renovations to Texonia Park’s ameni ties, including a new parking lot, inclusive playground, restrooms, sports fields, walking paths and upgrades to the picnic and group reservation areas. Once complete, this project will benefit our entire community, giving families an other great place to go when they want to get outdoors. From upgrading our parks to building animal shelters, he is proud to deliver investments in the community that make life bet ter for Inland Empire families. He will keep fighting in Congress to bring home more resources to en sure our region can thrive.

Southern California Artist Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja Named 2026 California Arts Council Legacy Artist Fellow

Recognition reflects more than three decades of artistic practice, arts leadership, and community engagement in the Inland Empire ist Fellowship Legacy Artist Fellow, recogniz ing her sustained artistic practice, community engagement, and cultural impact. Davies-Aiyeloja is the sole Legacy Artist Fel low from San Bernardino County in the 2026 Region 7 fellowship cohort, encompassing San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange coun ties. “This fellowship is especially meaningful be cause so much of my life as an artist has been built here in the Inland Empire,” said Davies- Aiyeloja. “I have grown alongside this arts community, and I believe being an artist also means helping create opportunities for others and making sure the arts remain present for the generations coming behind us.”

SAN BERNARDINO, CA, August 2026 —

For more than three decades, Davies-Aiyelo Southern California multidisciplinary artist ja has combined her studio practice with arts Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja has been selected as advocacy, mentorship, curatorial work, and a 2026 California Arts Council Individual Art community leadership. In the early 1990s, she helped develop the African American Artist Summerfest, a five-year Juneteenth celebra tion in San Bernardino that presented more than 100 artists and benefited the San Ber nardino Public Library Literacy Center. Within the festival, she created Tomorrow’s Masters, providing exhibition and mentorship opportu nities for middle and high school students. Her regional leadership has included serving on the founding initiative that helped establish the San Bernardino Arts Council, now Arts Connection, and as a founding member of Printmaker’s Network, an artist alliance con nected with Riverside Art Museum. She has served on the board of Redlands Art Associa tion and currently serves with Riverside Com munity Art Association and San Bernardino Art Association.

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