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Category: Keeping It Real

Richard Matus’ nieces and nephews, Alleena Morales, Maddie Morales, Willy Jr, and Bella Fuentes, and his sister and brother-in-law, Rachel and Willy Morales, his mother, Lisa Matus, and older brother, Andrew Cortez, pose for a portrait in Lisa’s home, where Richard lived, on June 14, 2023. Matus was one of 19 deaths in Riverside County Jails in 2022.
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Keeping it Real: FAC Sues Riverside Over Transparency in Quest for Sheriff Department Jail Deaths Accountability

S.E. Williams by S.E. Williams December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

The First Amendment Coalition has filed a lawsuit against Riverside County for refusing to disclose records related to in-custody deaths at Riverside County jails, seeking to enforce the new California transparency law, SB 519.

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Keeping it Real: Major Settlement Reached in Moreno Valley School District Police Brutality Case

Stephanie by Stephanie December 2, 2025December 2, 2025
With so much political negativity in the air rising from extreme and questionable actions of the current commander-in-chief, it is sometimes challenging to remember how much power we have as citizens; how local communities and leaders are standing as bulwarks against these actions; and how gratitude is a powerful tool for effecting change.
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Keeping it Real: “Gratitude Can Transform Any Situation”

Stephanie by Stephanie November 25, 2025December 1, 2025
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Keeping it Real: Why “We Ain’t Buying It”

Stephanie by Stephanie November 18, 2025November 21, 2025
On Sunday, at least eight moderate to conservative Senate Democrats voted with Republicans to end the filibuster and pass a continuing resolution to reopen the government without the promised extension of the ACA subsidies.
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Keeping it Real: After a Watershed Election, Democrats Unexpectedly Cave on ACA Subsidies

Stephanie by Stephanie November 11, 2025November 11, 2025
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “Give us the ballot, and we will fill our legislative halls with men of good will.”
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Keeping it Real: Will Proposition 50 Yield an Opportunity for Riverside to Throw the Bums Out?

Stephanie by Stephanie November 5, 2025November 5, 2025
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Keeping it Real: The Time for Cautious Politics is Over

Stephanie by Stephanie October 28, 2025October 28, 2025
As Civil Rights lawsuits continue to accrue against Bianco, we should not only be concerned about individuals who died or were harmed in our county’s jails, we must also be concerned about what Bianco’s aberrant leadership will cost the county in the long run as the claims against him continue to be settled.
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Keeping it Real: The Collector . . . Chad Bianco’s Dark Obsession

Stephanie by Stephanie October 21, 2025October 21, 2025
Less than a decade after Californians passed major criminal justice reform, the state appeared to reverse course. Now there is a fight over funding promised reforms. (source: youtube.com)
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Keeping it Real: The Undoing of Progress: Did California Turn Its Back on Justice?

Stephanie by Stephanie October 14, 2025October 14, 2025

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