WSSNews 6-19-25
THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2025
WESTSIDESTORY NEWSPAPER
San Bernardino Shines a Light on Drug Addiction with an Art Exhibition
If you haven't updated your driver's license or identification card yet, now's the time to start. thinking about the REAL ID. Enacted by Congress in 2005, the REAL ID Act established mini- mum security standards for state-issued IDs and R LICENSE the integrity of identifica- tion used for federal pur- poses.
Starting May 7, 2025, a REAL ID-compliant license or identification card will be required to board domestic flights, access certain federal fa-
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⚫ Social Security number ⚫Legal U.S. residency ⚫ Proof of California resi- dency (e.g., utility bill, rental agreement)
federal buildings. With- out one, travelers will need to present a valid U.S. passport or another federally accepted form of identification.
How to get a REAL ID: To obtain a REAL ID, you'll need to visit a CONT
REAL IDs have a gold bear and star in the top right corner, making them easy to identify. While not mandatory for driving or general ID pur- poses, having a REAL ID ensures you're prepared for future federal require- ments especially if you
Into Light family members, Juli Shamash mother of Tyler Joseph Shamash, and Perla Mendoza - mother of Daniel Elijah "Eli" Figueroa.
COUNTY----The San Bernardino County De- partment of Behavioral Health is proud to an- nounce its upcoming Into Light exhibition, open to the public from June 16 to August 16, 2025. The exhibit will feature original portraits and in- dividual stories of people who have died from the disease of drug addic- tion. The mission of this exhibit is change the conversation about drug addiction through the power of original art and storytelling.
In 2023, there were more than 107,000 drug-relat- ed deaths in the U.S., sur- passing the combined to- See "San Bern..." page 8 plan to fly within the U.S. For more information, visit www.dhs.gov/real- id or check with your lo- cal DMV.