Daily Press reporters win 4 California Journalism Awards
CNPA honors local reporters with 4 California Journalism Awards
Staff Reports
The California Newspaper Publishers Association released its full list of 2020 California Journalism Awards winners last week, and the Daily Press earned recognition in four print categories, including a first-place finish in “Land-Use Reporting.”
Daily Press reporter Martin Estacio received that honor for his article, “As Joshua trees are considered for threatened status, some warn cost of designation would be too high.” In addition, reporter Rene Ray De La Cruz, freelance photographer James Quigg and local travel writer John R. Beyer all earned third-place finishes in other categories.
Facing a looming deficit, Apple Valley seeks members for budget advisory committee [Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.]
Jan. 18 Two months after announcing budget-related cuts to services and staffing following the defeat of Measure O on the Nov. 3 ballot, Apple Valley officials are looking to increase community involvement in the town’s budgeting process.
The Town Council voted last week to create a Citizen’s Budget Advisory Committee that will provide input in the review and recommendation process for Apple Valley’s annual budget, which faces a looming revenue deficit estimated at $4.5 million.
The 15-member committee will include Apple Valley’s five Town Council members and ten community members who will be appointed at a rate of two per councilor. Each community member must reside within Apple Valley or within its sphere of influence, town officials said in a statement.
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COVID-19: Providence St. Mary caregivers among first in High Desert to receive vaccine [Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.]
Dec. 18 About 100 Providence St. Mary Medical Center health care workers received the first round of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, a day after an initial 15,600 doses arrived in San Bernardino County.
Providence St. Mary spokesman Bryan Kawasaki said hospital officials in Apple Valley administered the vaccine to roughly 18 caregivers per hour Thursday morning.
“The pace we were hoping for was 12 caregivers an hour,” Kawasaki said. “… We’re very excited for the turnout.”
St. Mary nurse Theresa Tate was the first of the hospital’s staff members to receive the vaccine, according to Kawasaki. Tate has worked at St. Mary for eight years, currently in the Labor and Delivery Department.