By Charles F. ChampionContributed A brand management and crisis communication professor I know at a leading university contends that brands reside in the minds of customers, not at company headquarters. So, when crisis strikes, he argues, protecting the brand boils down to this: protecting your customers.Our Association of news publishers and editors is charged with…
By Riverside CountyContributed In an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and in accordance with State Law, the Riverside County Registrar of Voters will be deploying a new election model for the upcoming Nov. 3 General Election. This will offer our voters more ways and more days to vote safely. Each eligible registered voter…
By the Office of Gov. Gavin NewsomContributed With the West Coast heat wave projected to intensify over the coming days, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Aug. 17 to free up additional energy capacity. The governor yesterday [Aug. 16] signed an emergency proclamation that temporarily allows some energy users and utilities to use backup energy…
Due to increasing numbers of people getting sick with COVID-19, nurses are noticing how many people are not taking it seriously or are just not believing COVID-19 even exists. Nurses want people to know what it’s like when you have tested positive for COVID-19 and need to be hospitalized. You go to the hospital with…
By Riverside County Contributed On Aug. 4, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to appoint Bill Weiser as the new Riverside County Fire Chief. The appointment is effective immediately. The California Department of Forestry (Cal Fire) appointed Chief Weiser as the Cal Fire/Riverside Unit Chief effective yesterday (Aug. 3). “We are very pleased to…
By Zach Behrens, public affairs officerSan Bernardino National Forest As hiking some of Southern California’s tallest peaks and rugged, beautiful wilderness areas become increasingly more popular and crowded, Forest Service officials are reinstating a day-use permit system for entering three wilderness areas on the San Bernardino National Forest starting Sept. 1. Permits for overnight stays…
By Matt Napier CHP Public Information Officer As many of our local residents know, Interstate 10 (I-10) through the San Gorgonio Pass Area from Pennsylvania Avenue in Beaumont to State Route 111 toward Palm Springs is in the process of undergoing a massive overhaul to increase the usability, effectiveness and overall safety of the roadway for…
By Shameka L. Walker Attorney, Division of Consumer & Business Education, FTC After nearly three months of stay-at-home orders, America is starting to open up again. Contact tracers, the folks who work for state health departments to try to track anyone who may have been exposed to COVID-19, are an important part of our road to…
By Shameka L. Walker, Attorney, Division of Consumer & Business Education, FTC The latest recipients of government warning letters are six companies that said they could speed U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans for businesses struggling to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. The letters — from the FTC and the SBA — direct the…
By Colleen Tressler Consumer Education Specialist, FTC You’ve probably been hearing a lot about contact tracing. It’s the process of identifying people who have come in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, instructing them to quarantine and monitoring their symptoms daily. Contact tracers are usually hired by a state’s department of public health….
