Janean Sorrell

A Cal Poly Pomona university police sergeant filed a lawsuit on Oct. 7 alleging violations of the Whistleblower Protection Act and retaliation by university President Soraya M. Coley and Vice President of Student Affairs Christina Gonzales.

In the lawsuit filed by Sgt. Marcus Simpson, the sergeant alleged multiple incidents where CPP administration obstructed university police investigations which ultimately led to five university police sergeants filing whistleblower complaints.

Simpson claim

I remember Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, clearly. In the midst of winter break, I planned to relax in my PJs and wait for Congress to certify Joe Biden’s electoral vote. I assumed we could get back to some sense of normalcy. Instead, I sat furiously, glued to the television as the violence ensued.

The United States Supreme Court is supposed to uphold the law of the land, preserve our democracy and be a nonpolitically biased institution. Unfortunately, that’s no longer the case. Justice Clarence Thom

The 2021 LA County Climate Vulnerability Assessment, released last month, identifies the level of dangers across cities, populations and groups that are highly vulnerable to climate hazards. Pomona is listed as one of the most vulnerable cities in Los Angeles County to extreme heat on account of its high percentage of children and large number of outdoor workers.

Extreme climate events and stressors jeopardize the health and safety of Los Angeles County residents, who have an increased likeliho

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1346 on Oct. 9, banning the sale of new, gas-powered, small off-road engines, or SOREs, by 2024. Equipment with small, off-road engines include leaf blowers, lawnmowers, chainsaws, weed whackers, hedge trimmers, golf carts and even some generators — all of which would have to be zero-emission by the 2028 deadline.

Given that Cal Poly Pomona maintains 525 acres of land, the bill will affect the campus and its surrounding communities. However, since there is

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a global labor scarcity causing an “everything shortage,” shortage of many goods ranging from computer chips to toilet paper. With the supply chain interrupted and clogs of container ships waiting at the Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles, the Cal Poly Pomona community can expect to encounter these disruptions past the holiday season.

Given the state’s continued struggles with labor shortages, specifically a lack of truck drivers and port workers to m