Beau Yarbrough ⌚🐕
@lby3.bsky.social
Southern California News Group watchdog reporter 🌴 Prior journalism in Virginia, Egypt & Bosnia 🌴 Ut Prosim 🌴 [email protected]
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Beau Yarbrough ⌚🐕
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Why did the 2015 San Bernardino mass shooting happen?
Childhood abuse, terrorism, workplace conflict and semi-automatic weapons combined in the murders of 14 people.
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Why did the 2015 San Bernardino mass shooting happen?
My months-long investigation for the @sbsun.bsky.social, as part of our 10th anniversary coverage. Gift link. (Expires in 30 days)
Story includes more than 800 pages of embedded source documents at the end.
My months-long investigation for the @sbsun.bsky.social, as part of our 10th anniversary coverage. Gift link. (Expires in 30 days)
Story includes more than 800 pages of embedded source documents at the end.
Crews stop fire at former F.W. Woolworth store in downtown San Bernardino.
@sbsun.bsky.social story by @sierravanderbrug.bsky.social and Brian Rokos, with a micro-assist by me:
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Crews stop fire at former F.W. Woolworth store in downtown San Bernardino
The fire in the vacant building at 4th and E Streets broke out just before 1 p.m.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Crews stop fire at former F.W. Woolworth store in downtown San Bernardino.
@sbsun.bsky.social story by @sierravanderbrug.bsky.social and Brian Rokos, with a micro-assist by me:
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Border Patrol uninvited from Chino Hills job fair, San Bernardino County says.
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Border Patrol uninvited from Chino Hills job fair, San Bernardino County says
The agency was told they would not be included in Wednesday’s event after outcry from local community groups.
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February 11, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Border Patrol uninvited from Chino Hills job fair, San Bernardino County says.
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
I deal with whistleblowers on a weekly basis.
Contrary to how government agencies often talk about them, they are almost uniformly in my experience some of the most committed employees in their organization, frustrated because problems aren't getting resolved by going about it "the right way."
Contrary to how government agencies often talk about them, they are almost uniformly in my experience some of the most committed employees in their organization, frustrated because problems aren't getting resolved by going about it "the right way."
DHS has labeled leakers “a threat” to national security and is pushing to prosecute them.
Yet much of what the public knows about DHS and its agencies, like ICE, is thanks to whistleblowers.
Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social spotlight recent examples of journalism made possible by leaks.
Yet much of what the public knows about DHS and its agencies, like ICE, is thanks to whistleblowers.
Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social spotlight recent examples of journalism made possible by leaks.
February 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
I deal with whistleblowers on a weekly basis.
Contrary to how government agencies often talk about them, they are almost uniformly in my experience some of the most committed employees in their organization, frustrated because problems aren't getting resolved by going about it "the right way."
Contrary to how government agencies often talk about them, they are almost uniformly in my experience some of the most committed employees in their organization, frustrated because problems aren't getting resolved by going about it "the right way."
Hombre de San Bernardino, baleado por agentes de inmigración, testifica ante el Congreso.
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Hombre de San Bernardino, baleado por agentes de inmigración, testifica ante el Congreso
Martin Rascon es uno de los tres hombres de San Bernardino cuya camioneta fue baleada por agentes federales de inmigración el 16 de agosto.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Hombre de San Bernardino, baleado por agentes de inmigración, testifica ante el Congreso.
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Court rules in favor of San Bernardino County in ambulance provider dispute.
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Court rules in favor of San Bernardino County in ambulance provider dispute
AMR ambulances will continue to provide service as the case continues through the court system.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Court rules in favor of San Bernardino County in ambulance provider dispute.
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Well, this is crap. This was the best of its category (“cool reporting we did this week”) podcast. Hoping this team lands somewhere that appreciates them more soon.
February 6, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Well, this is crap. This was the best of its category (“cool reporting we did this week”) podcast. Hoping this team lands somewhere that appreciates them more soon.
The most disturbing thing in this record I've obtained from the Ontario Police Department is that they printed off two pages using Comic Sans.
February 6, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The most disturbing thing in this record I've obtained from the Ontario Police Department is that they printed off two pages using Comic Sans.
Cientos de estudiantes del Distrito Escolar de Lake Elsinore faltan a la escuela para protestar contra ICE.
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Cientos de estudiantes del Distrito Escolar de Lake Elsinore faltan a la escuela para protestar contra ICE
El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside estima que participaron más de 300 estudiantes.
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February 6, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Cientos de estudiantes del Distrito Escolar de Lake Elsinore faltan a la escuela para protestar contra ICE.
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Hundreds of Lake Elsinore Unified students skip school to protest ICE.
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Hundreds of Lake Elsinore Unified students skip school to protest ICE
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department estimates more than 300 students participated.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Hundreds of Lake Elsinore Unified students skip school to protest ICE.
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Get in line, kid.
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February 5, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Get in line, kid.
San Bernardino man, shot at by immigration agents, testifies before Congress.
My story in the @sbsun.bsky.social, including information from the San Bernardino PD's records of that day in August.
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San Bernardino man, shot at by immigration agents, testifies before Congress
Martin Rascon was one of three San Bernardino men whose pickup truck was shot at by federal immigration agents on Aug. 16.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:59 PM
San Bernardino man, shot at by immigration agents, testifies before Congress.
My story in the @sbsun.bsky.social, including information from the San Bernardino PD's records of that day in August.
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My story in the @sbsun.bsky.social, including information from the San Bernardino PD's records of that day in August.
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This Fiji squatter settlement does not have plumbing or formal electricity. Even food is scarce.
But drugs are everywhere, devastating families and scarring this small society. Community workers say they have seen users as young as 10.
But drugs are everywhere, devastating families and scarring this small society. Community workers say they have seen users as young as 10.
On a paradise island in the Pacific, meth and HIV epidemics rage
International criminal syndicates have been using Fiji as a transshipment point for drugs originating in Southeast Asia and Latin America.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM
This Fiji squatter settlement does not have plumbing or formal electricity. Even food is scarce.
But drugs are everywhere, devastating families and scarring this small society. Community workers say they have seen users as young as 10.
But drugs are everywhere, devastating families and scarring this small society. Community workers say they have seen users as young as 10.
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Opinion | The least-discussed factor may be the most important: who is not included in California’s test scores: Private school students.
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📝 Jill Stegman
📸 David Rodríguez Muñoz
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📝 Jill Stegman
📸 David Rodríguez Muñoz
February 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Opinion | The least-discussed factor may be the most important: who is not included in California’s test scores: Private school students.
bit.ly/4tiq1fQ
📝 Jill Stegman
📸 David Rodríguez Muñoz
bit.ly/4tiq1fQ
📝 Jill Stegman
📸 David Rodríguez Muñoz
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#SaveThePost: You can also help support laid-off journalists by contributing to the Washington Post 2026 layoff fund:
February 4, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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How San Bernardino is addressing homelessness.
My story in the @sbsun.bsky.social. But you should really be clicking on this to see Will Lester's amazing photos taken during this year's Point in Time Count in San Bernardino.
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How San Bernardino is addressing homelessness
With 682 homeless people per 100,000 residents, the city has the highest rate of homelessness in the county. A recent workshop outlined plans moving forward.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:59 PM
How San Bernardino is addressing homelessness.
My story in the @sbsun.bsky.social. But you should really be clicking on this to see Will Lester's amazing photos taken during this year's Point in Time Count in San Bernardino.
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According to FOX 9, a Minneapolis federal judge demanded to know why DOJ is missing deadlines & AUSA Julie Le said, "The system sucks, this job sucks" & asked to be held in contempt so she could sleep.
PACER shows she got assigned to defend the govt in 88+ cases since Operation Metro Surge started.
PACER shows she got assigned to defend the govt in 88+ cases since Operation Metro Surge started.
February 3, 2026 at 9:27 PM
According to FOX 9, a Minneapolis federal judge demanded to know why DOJ is missing deadlines & AUSA Julie Le said, "The system sucks, this job sucks" & asked to be held in contempt so she could sleep.
PACER shows she got assigned to defend the govt in 88+ cases since Operation Metro Surge started.
PACER shows she got assigned to defend the govt in 88+ cases since Operation Metro Surge started.
Nuevo proyecto de ley gravaría el 50% de las ganancias de los centros de detención privados de ICE en California.
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Nuevo proyecto de ley gravaría el 50% de las ganancias de los centros de detención privados de ICE en California
El asambleísta del Área de la Bahía, Matt Haney, afirmó que la legislación “es una forma de socavar su capacidad para operar aquí”.
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February 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Nuevo proyecto de ley gravaría el 50% de las ganancias de los centros de detención privados de ICE en California.
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Cal State San Bernardino internal loan being investigated by CSU chancellor’s office.
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Cal State San Bernardino internal loan being investigated by CSU chancellor’s office
The $3 million, 14-year no-interest loan from the student union fund is meant to help cover a student housing shortfall.
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February 2, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Cal State San Bernardino internal loan being investigated by CSU chancellor’s office.
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Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell confirmed the closure plans in a Sunday evening email to staff obtained by The Washington Post.
“We will have more information about staffing and operational changes in the coming days,” he wrote.
“We will have more information about staffing and operational changes in the coming days,” he wrote.
Trump plans to close Kennedy Center for about two years, starting in July
Under a proposal by President Donald Trump, the closure could begin July 4, with construction beginning immediately.
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February 2, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell confirmed the closure plans in a Sunday evening email to staff obtained by The Washington Post.
“We will have more information about staffing and operational changes in the coming days,” he wrote.
“We will have more information about staffing and operational changes in the coming days,” he wrote.
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The organization, called Pittsburgh Alliance for People Empowered Reporting, or PAPER for short, seeks to look into possible models to continue reporting after the Block family, which owns the Post-Gazette, ceases publication.
Union workers launch initiative to research options for soon-to-be-shuttered Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Union journalists from the soon-to-be-closed down Pittsburgh Post Gazette joined with labor leaders and community representatives Thursday morning to launch an entity that organizers say will be dedic...
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January 29, 2026 at 10:22 PM
The organization, called Pittsburgh Alliance for People Empowered Reporting, or PAPER for short, seeks to look into possible models to continue reporting after the Block family, which owns the Post-Gazette, ceases publication.
Now-closed Fontana City Hall will be demolished to make way for replacement.
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Now-closed Fontana City Hall will be demolished to make way for replacement
The current building is closed and city staff and the City Council have new temporary homes.
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January 30, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Now-closed Fontana City Hall will be demolished to make way for replacement.
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i am recovering from a successful lobectomy, yet here i am, tubes sticking out of me like i’m weapon x and stressed about all this. i need the insurance. i need my medical team here. please please let us all be ok.
For nearly a century, the @washingtonpost’s foreign correspondents have been on the ground for the world’s most pressing stories. Now, our desk is facing potential steep cuts. Washington needs us. The world needs us. If you read us and need us, please watch this video and share.
January 29, 2026 at 11:58 PM
i am recovering from a successful lobectomy, yet here i am, tubes sticking out of me like i’m weapon x and stressed about all this. i need the insurance. i need my medical team here. please please let us all be ok.
Lake Arrowhead homeowners dump oversight committee in once-in-a-century vote.
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Lake Arrowhead homeowners dump oversight committee in once-in-a-century vote
None of the 25 housing tracts in Arrowhead Woods voted to extend the authority of the Arrowhead Woods Architectural Committee.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Lake Arrowhead homeowners dump oversight committee in once-in-a-century vote.
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