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🗳️ Election Day is here.

Voting centers and ballot drop boxes are open until 8 p.m. today.

Redlands voters can return vote-by-mail ballots at any of the secure drop box locations listed below. Need a voting location, Same-Day Voter Registration information or candidate guides?

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Redlands Election Guide 2026 | Community Forward Redlands Explore local and regional races impacting Redlands-area voters in 2026, along with candidate information, voter resources and election results.

🎬 Redlands students return to the big screen

Harkins Theater turned into a showcase of student storytelling as Redlands Unified students premiered their original films during the fourth annual Redlands Unified School District (RUSD) FilmFest, a districtwide celebration of student creativity, storytelling and filmmaking.

Learn more about the student filmmakers and watch this year's top films here:

RUSD Film Fest highlights student filmmakers Nearly 100 Redlands Unified students showcase original films, from documentaries to sequels, at annual festival.

First look: Whole Foods in Redlands.

A new rendering shows the planned store, confirmed as the anchor for The Marketplace shopping center, approved by the Redlands City Council last month.

The shopping center at Lugonia and Tennessee aims to meet growing demand in the city's north end.

Construction could begin in 2026.

Photos Courtesy of KTGY

Read more here:

Whole Foods approved for Redlands shopping center City Council unanimously backs The Marketplace, a 71,400-square-foot retail project at Lugonia Avenue and Tennessee Street

A nationwide general strike is planned for Jan. 30, with some local businesses announcing closures and protests scheduled in the region on Friday and Saturday.
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Organizers of the “National Shutdown” are urging a day of no work, school, or shopping in response to killings by federal immigration agents in Minnesota earlier this month.⁠

A growing list of local businesses will be closed tomorrow in solidarity. Read more here:

Nationwide Strike Planned Jan. 30; Redlands Businesses Join A national general strike tied to protests over immigration enforcement is planned for Friday, with demonstrations in Redlands scheduled for Saturday.