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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A backpack filled with clothes was the only thing 18-year-old Darleenbrought with her from her native Guatemala.

She left Guatemala on May 7 with her 57-year-old father, walking and taking buses until they reachedthe U.S.-Mexico border where they were detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

They spent about a day and a half inside a detention center when they were told to get inside a borderpatrol van, then placed on a Greyhound bus.

She said she was surprised when they arrived at the Greyhound bus station in San Bernardino. Shedoesn’t have family in San Bernardino and doesn’t know anyone in the area.

According to the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice, since May 14 more than 500 asylum seekershave been dropped off at the Greyhound station in San Bernardino.

About 90 percent of the asylum seekers dropped off at this bus depot are from Guatemala, but they alsosaw asylum seekers from Honduras, El Salvador, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and one person from India.

We contacted CBP regarding the recent drop-offs of migrants that have occurred at the San Bernardinobus hub.

They told us that there have been a record number of apprehensions and that large groups and highnumbers in Border Patrol custody have placed them at a breaking point.

Joyce C. Golosino, the supervisory Border Patrol agent with the U.S. Border Patrol-El Centro Sectorsaid “family units are being released at full service bus stations, so they can reach their final desireddestination as they wait for their immigration court hearing. So we make sure that they have a shower,we make sure that they have clean clothes.”

Erika Paz with the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice, a group has been picking up and helpingasylum seekers as they arrive at the bus depot.

“So we make sure that they have a shower, we make sure that they have clean clothes,” Paz said.

She was busy sorting out donations, so they can be distributed to the people coming across the border.But it's not just clothes.

“We are making sure that everybody leaves with a watch, so they can keep an eye so when they have tochange buses," Paz said.

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The Greyhound bus station in San Bernardino, Calif., where U.S. Border Patrol has been leaving asylum-seeking Central American families with children after they have been processed. Photo: Robyn Beck/AFP/GettyImages

HOW A CALIFORNIACOMMUNITY HELPEDHUNDREDS OF MIGRANTS THEBORDER PATROL DROPPED ATA GREYHOUND STATIONCora Currier

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The vans started coming on May 14, depositing their passengers into an

alley by the Greyhound station in San Bernardino, California, and then

taking off. The first night, the station’s small lobby quickly filled with

migrants from Guatemala and elsewhere who had been abruptly

dropped off there by the U.S. Border Patrol.

The manager of the station ended up getting many of them tickets to

Los Angeles that night, said Luis Suarez, of the Inland Coalition for

Immigrant Justice. “It’s open 24/7, and he wanted them to have a warm

place at least. San Bernardino closes at 2 a.m.” On summer nights,

temperatures can drop 30 degrees in the city, which is located in the

foothills of a mountain range about 60 miles east of Los Angeles.

In the following days, word spread among community groups that

Border Patrol was leaving large numbers of migrants at the bus station

several times a day without any orientation or assistance. “Our first day

on the scene was that Thursday, May 16,” Suarez said. “By then, some of

these folks had been sleeping out on the street overnight. We found

maybe 35 people, extremely hungry, some of the kids were sick, people

hadn’t showered since they’d crossed the border and been kept in

hieleras” (the holding cells known in Spanish as “iceboxes” for their

freezing air conditioning).

“Border Patrol was not providing medical attention” before dropping off

the migrants, said Erika Paz, also with the coalition. “Everyone had a

cold. … There was one youth who was seriously dehydrated, and our

local doctors were able to bring him back to health.” In recent months,

five Guatemalan children have died while in U.S. Customs and Border

Protection, or CBP, custody or soon after being released, of flu or other

ailments.

In the two weeks since the drop-offs began in San Bernardino, the

Inland Coalition, the Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino, and other

community groups have organized a rapid response to welcome the

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“Border Patrol wasnot providingmedical attention.Everyone had a cold.”

new arrivals, providing

them with the help and

logistical support that

Border Patrol did not.

“I mean, they are just

abandoning them here,”

said one Greyhound

employee, who wouldn’t say

more because they didn’t

have permission to speak to

the press (Greyhound would not make anyone in San Bernardino

available for an interview).

The people arriving in San Bernardino crossed the border and were

caught or surrendered to Border Patrol in the eastern part of California

or southwestern Arizona, according to the Inland Coalition. People had

also been dropped at the Border Patrol station in Indio, another

hour inland in California, but when the Greyhound station there

became overwhelmed with newly released migrants, Border Patrol

started bringing them to San Bernardino. Shelters around Indio in the

Coachella Valley had also reached capacity.

Border Patrol Agent Carlos Pitones said that the migrants had been

processed in stations in the El Centro District, which

covers California’s Imperial Valley, and that they were given packets

containing information about their immigration court hearings. He said

that “as of the last few days, we have been able to process families

without having to release them. But the situation can change from one

day to another depending on the apprehension volume either at our

sector or our neighboring sectors.” He would not say how many people

had been detained or released in total in the area in recent weeks.

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The Greyhound station in San Bernardino is on a nondescript corner

downtown, not far off the freeway. In a faded motel nearby, volunteers

from groups around the LA area were sorting donations of clothes, food,

and other supplies. After nearly two weeks, the volunteers had a

rhythm: The drop-offs happened usually three times a day, with a little

warning (CBP would call the diocese to tell them one was coming).

Volunteers greeted the vans, offering water, food, clean clothing, and

medical help for those who needed it. They helped them find their

relatives, if the family had been separated at the border. Most of the

new arrivals were taken to a local Catholic church, while some stayed in

the motel near the station, where they waited for the bus or, in some

cases, a plane ticket that would take them onward to meet relatives

elsewhere in the United States.

The coalition developed an intake form to keep track of who was

coming. As of Thursday, there had been just over 570 people, 261

families in total. About 90 percent of them are from Guatemala,

according to Anthony Victoria, communications director for the Center

for Community Action and Environmental Justice, part of the volunteer

coalition. Guatemalan families are fleeing gang violence, drug

trafficking, land dispossession, and corruption; women there face an

epidemic of domestic abuse and femicide. Many Guatemalans are also

leaving because amid climate change-induced drought and erratic

weather patterns, they can no longer survive as farmers.

On Wednesday, a young woman and her father from Guatemala rested

in a motel room. The young woman, who did not want her real name

used, was 17 and spoke good Spanish; her father, a middle-aged farmer,

said he mostly spoke Q’eqchi’, the Indigenous Mayan language common

in the region of Petén. The two had crossed in San Luis Río Colorado, in

the southwestern corner of Arizona, and were on their way to North

Carolina where one of their cousins lived. The girl’s mother was back in

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He told them, eat thefood in the bags wegive you, your cashwon’t go far formeals here.

Guatemala, and they still hadn’t spoken to her, but the cousin had been

able to let her know they’d arrived.

Luis Salazar knocked on the door. He gave the pair a rundown of how

their journey would go, marking on their bus tickets the three transfers

they had to make: in Arizona, Texas, and finally Richmond, Virginia. He

told them he’d find them a watch to carry or maybe a cellphone —

neither of them had one — but reminded them that the time would

change as they traveled east. Don’t put your travel papers under the bus

with your bags, he said; immigration officials may stop the bus and ask

for them. Eat the food in the bags we give you, your cash won’t go far

for meals here. In Arizona, in Texas, you can probably find people who

speak Spanish. In Virginia, I’m not so sure.

Immigration and Customs

Enforcement, or ICE, is

detaining a record number

of immigrants as part of a

crackdown in the interior

and because of the Trump

administration’s decision to

hold many people who

would once have been

released pending their

immigration proceedings.

Most of the migrants that

Border Patrol is now releasing to appear at a later court date are people

traveling with minors or who have asylum claims (thanks to a

longstanding settlement, children cannot be held in immigration

detention for long) and they are relieved to be out of custody. The girl

said she didn’t know if she could apply for asylum; she just said she’d

had to get out. She wanted to work and study English. Border Patrol

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agents had never asked her if she was afraid to go back to Guatemala,

she said.

“A lot of people were unclear whether they had a [‘credible fear

interview],” which is the first step in the asylum process, said Suarez.

“So do they even know they can apply for asylum? A lot of people that

came in are from rural, Indigenous areas; they can’t read, they hardly

speak Spanish, and they don’t fully understand the legal situation.”

Border Patrol and ICE have been releasing migrants in large numbers in

the streets of cities along the border for months. Ahead of last fall’s

midterm elections, some charities in Arizona suspected it was a tactic to

rile up anti-immigrant voters. President Donald Trump threatened to

drop migrants in cities that had declared themselves sanctuaries to

prove a political point, but Department of Homeland Security officials

have insisted that they are moving migrants around the country

because they are at capacity at the border.

The number of people coming across the U.S.-Mexico border has

increased drastically in recent months, and most of them are families

from Central America hoping to apply for asylum. In April, the U.S.

detained 109,144 migrants at the southwest border, the highest number

since 2007. As Border Patrol stations fill up, the administration has

forced some asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico, while local officials and

charity groups in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas are

complaining about the agency’s response of dropping migrants with

little planning or warning, sometimes in small towns with few

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resources to receive them. Some people are even being flown hundreds

of miles away, like from Texas to San Diego.

Organizers in San Bernardino worry that the image of hundreds of

migrants being dumped in cities far from the border will invite

backlash. It was nearby Murrieta, California, where conservatives

blocked buses filled with unaccompanied Central American children in

2014. When Border Patrol this spring began transferring some detainees

from the border to a facility in Murrieta, conservative resident Bob

Kowell, who also spoke out on Tucker Carlson’s show on Fox News, told

a local news station, “We can be called racist and we’ll just smile. We

don’t care,” adding, “We’re watching to see where and when they’ll

move.”

But the volunteers in San Bernardino believe that things have changed

for the better since 2014. The response from the community to the new

arrivals has been overwhelmingly positive, with donations and

volunteers flowing in.

“We believe the Inland Empire is changing from a very conservative

place to becoming more welcoming of immigrants,” said Suarez.

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Speakers address the Orange County Board of Supervisors during an April meeting. ASpeakers address the Orange County Board of Supervisors during an April meeting. Abill that passed the state Senate would require large California counties to usebill that passed the state Senate would require large California counties to useindependent panels to draw supervisor district maps (File photo by Paul Bersebach,independent panels to draw supervisor district maps (File photo by Paul Bersebach,Orange County Register/SCNG).Orange County Register/SCNG).

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Bills could change the wayBills could change the wayvoting maps are drawn withinvoting maps are drawn withinCaliforniaCaliforniaA state panel sets House seats and others, but inA state panel sets House seats and others, but incounties and cities gerrymandering and minoritycounties and cities gerrymandering and minorityrepresentation remain problems.representation remain problems.

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Every 10 years citizens of California, through a state commission, choose newEvery 10 years citizens of California, through a state commission, choose new

boundaries to define the state’s legislative and congressional districts.boundaries to define the state’s legislative and congressional districts.

But at the county level, boards of supervisors typically have the power to drawBut at the county level, boards of supervisors typically have the power to draw

their own maps, essentially choosing their own voters. Critics say it’s a practicetheir own maps, essentially choosing their own voters. Critics say it’s a practice

that favors incumbents and shuts out marginalized groups.that favors incumbents and shuts out marginalized groups.

But two possible laws being considered in Sacramento could change that byBut two possible laws being considered in Sacramento could change that by

taking the mapmaking pen out of supervisors’ hands in many of California’staking the mapmaking pen out of supervisors’ hands in many of California’s

biggest counties, including Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino.biggest counties, including Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino.

The People’s Map’s Act,The People’s Map’s Act, approved in May by the state Senate, would require large approved in May by the state Senate, would require large

counties (population 250,000 and up), that don’t already have independentcounties (population 250,000 and up), that don’t already have independent

commissions aimed at the task, to form some kind of independent panel tocommissions aimed at the task, to form some kind of independent panel to

redraw supervisor districts after each census. Los Angeles County already hasredraw supervisor districts after each census. Los Angeles County already has

such a committee, so it wouldn’t be affected.such a committee, so it wouldn’t be affected.

Another bill, Another bill, the Fair Maps Actthe Fair Maps Act, aims to bring more transparency and fairness to, aims to bring more transparency and fairness to

local redistricting by forcing county and city commissions to get more publiclocal redistricting by forcing county and city commissions to get more public

input as they redraw voting maps following each census. That bill passed theinput as they redraw voting maps following each census. That bill passed the

Assembly earlier this month and was under consideration in the Senate as of lastAssembly earlier this month and was under consideration in the Senate as of last

week.week.

California Common Cause, a nonprofit that pushes for transparency inCalifornia Common Cause, a nonprofit that pushes for transparency in

government, supports the bills. “California should end partisan and raciallygovernment, supports the bills. “California should end partisan and racially

discriminatory gerrymandering at every level of government,” Rey López-discriminatory gerrymandering at every level of government,” Rey López-

Calderón, the group’s executive director, said in a news release.Calderón, the group’s executive director, said in a news release.

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Mapped out?Mapped out?

But some local government advocates say both bills have flaws. “This bill appearsBut some local government advocates say both bills have flaws. “This bill appears

to be a solution in search of a problem,” the League of California Cities recentto be a solution in search of a problem,” the League of California Cities recent

wrote about the Fair Maps Act.wrote about the Fair Maps Act.

California is one of four states where state-level redistricting is controlled by anCalifornia is one of four states where state-level redistricting is controlled by an

independent panelindependent panel instead of lawmakers. In 2008, voters approved a ballot instead of lawmakers. In 2008, voters approved a ballot

measure setting up the California Redistricting Commission to redraw districtsmeasure setting up the California Redistricting Commission to redraw districts

for the Assembly, state Senate, Congress and the Board of Equalization, whichfor the Assembly, state Senate, Congress and the Board of Equalization, which

oversees taxes and fees.oversees taxes and fees.

Five Republicans, five Democrats, and four independent or third-party votersFive Republicans, five Democrats, and four independent or third-party voters

serve on the commission, whose members are chosen through a complex processserve on the commission, whose members are chosen through a complex process

that involves the state auditor and leaders of the state Legislature.that involves the state auditor and leaders of the state Legislature.

Once in place, redistricting commissioners hold statewide public hearings andOnce in place, redistricting commissioners hold statewide public hearings and

study census data before drawing maps that, in theory, keep similar communitiesstudy census data before drawing maps that, in theory, keep similar communities

in the same district.in the same district.

But few local governments use a similar process. In all, according to CommonBut few local governments use a similar process. In all, according to Common

Cause, just 12 cities and counties, including Los Angeles County, currently useCause, just 12 cities and counties, including Los Angeles County, currently use

redistricting commissions.redistricting commissions.

Supporters of independent redistricting, including the League of Women VotersSupporters of independent redistricting, including the League of Women Voters

of California and advocates for minority voters, say the current system forof California and advocates for minority voters, say the current system for

drawing voting maps is ripe for abuse.drawing voting maps is ripe for abuse.

“In many jurisdictions, incumbents have used the local line-drawing process to“In many jurisdictions, incumbents have used the local line-drawing process to

disenfranchise growing ethnic and language minority communities, reduce thedisenfranchise growing ethnic and language minority communities, reduce the

voting power of political minorities, and even draw political opponents out of thevoting power of political minorities, and even draw political opponents out of the

district they were planning to run in,” wrote Sen. Ben Allen, D-Sacramento, who isdistrict they were planning to run in,” wrote Sen. Ben Allen, D-Sacramento, who is

sponsoring the People’s Map’s Act.sponsoring the People’s Map’s Act.

Allen pointed to a 2015 study by the National Association of Latino Elected andAllen pointed to a 2015 study by the National Association of Latino Elected and

Appointed Officials, which found that even though 40 percent of CaliforniaAppointed Officials, which found that even though 40 percent of California

citizens are Latino, they make up just 10 percent of county supervisors and 15citizens are Latino, they make up just 10 percent of county supervisors and 15

percent of city council members.percent of city council members.

If passed, Allen’s bill would apply to 26 of California’s 58 counties. It would setIf passed, Allen’s bill would apply to 26 of California’s 58 counties. It would set

rules for appointing county redistricting panels, and require that they hold at leastrules for appointing county redistricting panels, and require that they hold at least

five public hearings before final maps are drawn.five public hearings before final maps are drawn.

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“Know what’s best”“Know what’s best”

Sponsored by Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Oakland, the Fair Maps Act sets newSponsored by Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Oakland, the Fair Maps Act sets new

mapmaking rules for cities and counties to “minimize the possibility ofmapmaking rules for cities and counties to “minimize the possibility of

gerrymandering by prioritizing keeping neighborhoods and communities intact,”gerrymandering by prioritizing keeping neighborhoods and communities intact,”

according to a fact sheet from Bonta’s office.according to a fact sheet from Bonta’s office.

It also “brings new voices into the redistricting process,” by requiring input fromIt also “brings new voices into the redistricting process,” by requiring input from

communities where English isn’t the primary language, the fact sheet read.communities where English isn’t the primary language, the fact sheet read.

In a letter to the Assembly, the league of cities, along with groups representingIn a letter to the Assembly, the league of cities, along with groups representing

city clerks and other public officials, said it “respectfully oppose(s)” the Fair Mapscity clerks and other public officials, said it “respectfully oppose(s)” the Fair Maps

Act, citing what it called onerous mandates that could cost “significant taxpayerAct, citing what it called onerous mandates that could cost “significant taxpayer

dollars” and create “more redistricting meetings than the public could possiblydollars” and create “more redistricting meetings than the public could possibly

attend.”attend.”

The California State Association of Counties has qualms about the People’s Map’sThe California State Association of Counties has qualms about the People’s Map’s

Act. One question: Is it prudent to create redistricting commissions based onAct. One question: Is it prudent to create redistricting commissions based on

party registration when the office of county supervisor, and much of whatparty registration when the office of county supervisor, and much of what

supervisors handle, is supposed to be nonpartisan?supervisors handle, is supposed to be nonpartisan?

In a letter to Allen, the county association wrote: “A mandate like the one found inIn a letter to Allen, the county association wrote: “A mandate like the one found in

(the bill) assumes that leaving the power with county supervisors will lead to a(the bill) assumes that leaving the power with county supervisors will lead to a

self-interested outcome, and it also assumes an independent commission willself-interested outcome, and it also assumes an independent commission will

necessarily do better.”necessarily do better.”

The letter added: “Neither assumption is certain, but in areas where theThe letter added: “Neither assumption is certain, but in areas where the

community believes they would be better served by an independent commission,community believes they would be better served by an independent commission,

they already have the power to create one, just as they have the power to electthey already have the power to create one, just as they have the power to elect

new supervisors, or change the number of supervisors to better represent theirnew supervisors, or change the number of supervisors to better represent their

varied communities.”varied communities.”

Local officials — who stand to lose map making power if either of the billsLocal officials — who stand to lose map making power if either of the bills

become law — are wary.become law — are wary.

San Bernardino County spokesman David Wert said the county “is studying theSan Bernardino County spokesman David Wert said the county “is studying the

bill and hasn’t made a determination as to whether this would be good publicbill and hasn’t made a determination as to whether this would be good public

policy for our county community.”policy for our county community.”

Kevin Jeffries, chairman of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, noted thatKevin Jeffries, chairman of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, noted that

since 2012, the five-member board has shifted from an all white, male panel to asince 2012, the five-member board has shifted from an all white, male panel to a

group that includes a woman (Karen Speigel), an African American (Chuckgroup that includes a woman (Karen Speigel), an African American (Chuck

Washington), and a Latino (V. Manuel Perez).Washington), and a Latino (V. Manuel Perez).

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The county’s population of 2.3 million is 50.2 percent female, 48 percent Latino,The county’s population of 2.3 million is 50.2 percent female, 48 percent Latino,

and 7.6 percent African American, according to 2017 census figures. Onceand 7.6 percent African American, according to 2017 census figures. Once

majority Republican, the board now has two Democrats (Washington and Perez),majority Republican, the board now has two Democrats (Washington and Perez),

two Republicans (Jeffries and Spiegel), and a Libertarian (Jeff Hewitt) in a countytwo Republicans (Jeffries and Spiegel), and a Libertarian (Jeff Hewitt) in a county

with a plurality of Democratic voters.with a plurality of Democratic voters.

Jeffries said his office is working with Perez to form an independent redistrictingJeffries said his office is working with Perez to form an independent redistricting

panel for Riverside County.panel for Riverside County.

“I’m sure (the People’s Map’s Act) is well-intentioned, and may actually help some“I’m sure (the People’s Map’s Act) is well-intentioned, and may actually help some

counties,” Jeffries said. “But based on my experience, I often fear whencounties,” Jeffries said. “But based on my experience, I often fear when

Sacramento decides they know what’s best for Riverside County. Hopefully, thisSacramento decides they know what’s best for Riverside County. Hopefully, this

time, they will have gotten it right in order to help prepare us for the 2022time, they will have gotten it right in order to help prepare us for the 2022

elections” when new district maps will be in place.elections” when new district maps will be in place.

Staff Writer Sandra Emerson contributed to this report. Staff Writer Sandra Emerson contributed to this report. 

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Above: Officials from San Bernardino Community College District, Building IndustryAssociation Baldy View Chapter, and legislative representatives on May 23 at the SBCCDheadquarters in San Bernardino, Calif.

San Bernardino, Calif. — While California is experiencing a shortage of affordable housing,

the home building industry is experiencing a shortage of skilled workers.

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“Statewide, more than 100,000 jobs in residential construction go unfulfilled,” said Phil

Burum, president of the Building Industry Association of Southern California Baldy View

Chapter.

On May 23, the BIA Baldy View Chapter and San Bernardino Community College District

teamed up to announce a new training program that will prepare students for careers in

the home building industry. A crowd of business leaders, county officials, and lawmakers

attended the ceremony held at the SBCCD headquarters.

“Addressing the labor needs of our economy is our highest priority,” said SBCCD

Chancellor Bruce Baron. “That is why we are proud to partner with the BIA Baldy View

Chapter to equip students with real-world skills to be effective on the job on day one.”

Building homes is no easy task. Workers in this field need hands-on training to operate

equipment while practicing personal safety, teamwork, and workplace communication.

SBCCD will teach those skills valued by employers through the Entry-Level Residential

Construction Trades Training Program.

Participating students will receive 275 hours of instruction, culminating with a career

readiness certificate recognized by the BIA Baldy View Chapter.

What is more, 27 BIA-member employers have pledged to give priority hiring

consideration to graduates of the Entry-Level Residential Construction Trades Training

Program.

Kimberly Epps, San Bernardino County deputy chief probation officer, views this program

especially helpful for formerly incarcerated individuals.

“Ex-offenders making the transition from jail or prison to the community need a second

chance at a better life, and with this career training program, we can give them the tools

to start again,” Epps says.

The county probation department will collaborate with SBCCD to refer students into the

program.

The partnership could pay dividends for Inland Southern California, says Reg Javier, San

Bernardino County Workforce & Economic Development deputy executive officer.

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“Our number one priority for this region is growing the economy in a healthy and

diversified way,” said Javier. “We do that with programs like this which give all of our

residents the opportunities to earn a livable wage.”

Ali Sahabi, immediate past board president of the BIA Baldy View Chapter, underscored

his confidence in the Entry-Level Residential Construction Trades Training Program.

“This program between the BIA and the San Bernadino Community College District

demonstrates the amazing results that can be achieved when public and private

organizations collaborate. I am honored to be involved in this effort because it’s a win-

win-win: we’re helping individuals restart their life, businesses find trained labor, and

communities build more affordable housing.”

Classes begin this fall. For more information, tivasquez@sbccd.edu or (909) 382-4069.

Partnering employers include:

20/20 Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

Andrew Lauren Interiors

Boudreau Pipeline Corp.

Concrete Alliance, Inc.

Custom Quality Finish Carpentry

Diversified Pacific Communities

Duct Testers, Inc.

IES Residential

Infinity Plumbing Designs, Inc.

Joseph Holt Plastering, Inc.

Kana Pipeline, Inc.

Larrabure Framing

Lennar

Marina

MDI Interiors

New West Designs

OC Hills Masonry, Inc.

Overhead Door & Fireside Experts

Paulus Engineering, Inc.

RSI Energy

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Rockwell Drywall, Inc.

Simpson Strong Tie

SoCal Framing, Inc.

Trilogy Plumbing Inc.

TWR Enterprising, Inc.

Watt Companies

West Coast Drywall & Paint

WORKFORCE TRAINING

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Stormwater recharge abilities enhanced at Seven Oaks DamMay 30, 2019

As Southern California’s most recent rainstorm was moving into the Inland Empire on Thursday

morning, May 23, San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District celebrated the completion of

an enhanced recharge project designed to enable the district to capture water from Santa Ana

River during rainstorms, improving the district’s ability to recharge groundwater supply by

80,000 acre-feet a year.

The district hosted its partners Western Municipal Water District and Riverside Public Utilities as

well as other local water agencies for the opening of a new diversion channel and

sedimentation basin constructed south of Seven Oaks Dam and just north of Greenspot Road

last year.

The new sedimentation basin can accommodate up to 500 cubic feet per second.

The $14 million project, completed November 2018, was Phase 1A of the larger Stormwater

Management Project that will enable to the district to recharge the local groundwater with up

to 198,000 acre-feet a year during wet years in additional recharge by capturing previously

unallocated stormwater runo�.

The cities of Highland, Redlands, Loma Linda, Colton, San Bernardino, Rialto, Riverside and

Yucaipa will all bene�t from this new source of clean and cost e�ective water, Headrick said.

The gates are raised at a new diversion channel downstream of the Seven Oaks Dam where water �ows into a newsedimentation pond.

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The sedimentation basin is designed to settle and remove sand and debris stirred into the

Santa Ana River by rain events before diverting it into the district’s recharge basins. Previously,

stormwater was allowed to run downstream because the sediment and debris would clog the

recharge basins.

According to SBVMWD General Manager Douglas Headrick, by enabling the district to capture

stormwater the project has created something rare and prized in Southern California, new

water rights.

The district and its project partners spent 19 years sorting those water rights, a task that, when

completed in 2010, launched the stormwater management project. The past nine years were

spent permitting, designing and constructing the project.

“It took years of planning and millions of dollars in studies to get to this point⎯ trying to

determine how to capture the most water from the largest stream in Southern California while

at the same time protecting all downstream uses and the environment,” Headrick said.

Much of the �rst phase was funded by a Prop 84 grant, a grant program speci�cally designed to

help California agencies improve their stormwater capturing capabilities.

Phase 1B is in the design and permitting process and is expected to be completed by 2020.

Once additional phases add new pipelines and additional spreading basins the project will

more than double the district’s recharging capacity.

An environmental wetlands area is also proposed for later phases.

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Summer Programming at VictorValley Museum/Second SaturdaysSummer Series

Community

By Press Release- May 31, 2019   TAGS: APPLE VALLEY MUSEUM VICTOR VALLEY MUSEUM

Apple Valley, CA – Beat the summer blues and escape to the Victor Valley Museum for

Second Saturdays Summer Series. Participants will get to create their own art work, get

active inside the museum and experience the wonders of the summer Mojave Desert

night sky. Second Saturdays Summer Series is scheduled on the second Saturday of the

month, June through August. 

During the Family Art Making Workshop on June 8 from noon to 3 p.m., participants will

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get to experiment with printmaking types including monotype and linocut prints. All ages

are encouraged. Materials are included with museum general admission. 

At the Family Fitness Extravaganza! on July 13 from noon to 3 p.m. participants will get to

pedal and mix their own smoothie with fresh fruit on the County’s Public Health

Department’s Smoothie Bike and get active with games and activities in partnership with

the Town of Apple Valley’s Park and Recreation VANtastic mobile recreation van.

On Cosmic Night on August 10 from 8 to 9:30 p.m. participants will get to view the

astronomical wonders of the Mojave’s Desert’ summer skies in partnership with the High

Desert Astronomical Society (HiDAS) based at the Luz Observatory at the Lewis Center for

Educational Research. Telescope viewing takes place outdoors and is weather permitting.

The museum galleries will be open during this event and regular admission applies. The

nonprofit organization will provide telescopes for viewing the desert’s sky in front of the

museum.

The Second Saturdays program runs from noon to 3 p.m. and is included with museum

admission. “Second Saturdays at the Victor Valley Museum” focus on Victor Valley

Museum collections and exhibits, with an emphasis on High Desert cultural and natural

history. Upcoming Second Saturdays at the Victor Valley Museum will include family art-

making activities, rocks and minerals, reptiles, and fossils. 

Second Saturdays at the Victor Valley Museum and the County Museum’s other exciting

events and exhibits reflect the effort by the Board of Supervisors to achieve the

Countywide Vision by celebrating arts, culture, and education in the county, creating

quality of life for residents and visitors. 

The Victor Valley Museum is a branch of the San Bernardino County Museum located at

11873 Apple Valley Road in Apple Valley. The museum is open Wednesday through

Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $5 (adult), $4 (senior or military), and $2.50

(student. EBT cardholders are $1. Children under 5 and San Bernardino County Museum

Association members are free. Parking is free. For more information, visit

www.sbcounty.gov/museum. The museum is accessible to persons with disabilities.

5/31/2019 Restaurant closures, inspections, reopenings in San Bernardino County, May 23-30 – San Bernardino Sun

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By By NIKIE JOHNSONNIKIE JOHNSON | | nijohnson@scng.comnijohnson@scng.com | |PUBLISHED: PUBLISHED: May 31, 2019 at 12:05 pmMay 31, 2019 at 12:05 pm | UPDATED: | UPDATED: May 31, 2019 at 12:06 pmMay 31, 2019 at 12:06 pm

Non-closure inspections of noteNon-closure inspections of note

No restaurants or other food facilities were closed by health inspectors in SanNo restaurants or other food facilities were closed by health inspectors in San

Bernardino County between May 23 and 30, 2019, according to the county’sBernardino County between May 23 and 30, 2019, according to the county’s

Department of Public Health.Department of Public Health.

Here are facilities that weren’t closed but had significant issues in theirHere are facilities that weren’t closed but had significant issues in their

inspections.inspections.

BUSINESSBUSINESS

Restaurant closures, inspections,Restaurant closures, inspections,reopenings in San Bernardinoreopenings in San BernardinoCounty, May 23-30County, May 23-30

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Pholicious VictorvillePholicious Victorville, at 14400 Bear Valley Road Suite 737 in Victorville (at the, at 14400 Bear Valley Road Suite 737 in Victorville (at the

Mall of Victor Valley), was Mall of Victor Valley), was inspected May 29inspected May 29 and received a grade of 80/B with two and received a grade of 80/B with two

critical violations. An employee didn’t wash hands, and multiple items of cookedcritical violations. An employee didn’t wash hands, and multiple items of cooked

and raw meat in two refrigeration units weren’t at a safe temperature. Among theand raw meat in two refrigeration units weren’t at a safe temperature. Among the

nine lesser violations, the owner didn’t know the proper steps for washing dishes,nine lesser violations, the owner didn’t know the proper steps for washing dishes,

and the inspector pointed out multiple areas that needed cleaning.and the inspector pointed out multiple areas that needed cleaning.

66 Bar66 Bar, at 1906 Needles Highway in Needles, which was , at 1906 Needles Highway in Needles, which was closed May 13closed May 13 because of because of

a cockroach infestation, was a cockroach infestation, was permitted to reopen May 23permitted to reopen May 23. The facility had been. The facility had been

serviced three times by pest control and had been cleaned and sanitized, andserviced three times by pest control and had been cleaned and sanitized, and

while the inspector saw about nine dead roaches, there were no live ones that daywhile the inspector saw about nine dead roaches, there were no live ones that day

and pest control reported none the day before.and pest control reported none the day before.

All food facilities in the county are routinely inspected to ensure they meet healthAll food facilities in the county are routinely inspected to ensure they meet health

codes. A facility loses four points for each critical violation and one to three pointscodes. A facility loses four points for each critical violation and one to three points

for minor violations. An A grade (90 to 100 points) is considered “generallyfor minor violations. An A grade (90 to 100 points) is considered “generally

superior,” a B grade (80 to 89) is “generally acceptable” and a C grade (70 to 79) issuperior,” a B grade (80 to 89) is “generally acceptable” and a C grade (70 to 79) is

“generally unacceptable” and requires a follow-up inspection. A facility will be“generally unacceptable” and requires a follow-up inspection. A facility will be

temporarily closed if it scores below 70 or has a critical violation that can’t betemporarily closed if it scores below 70 or has a critical violation that can’t be

corrected immediately.corrected immediately.

This list is published online on Fridays. Any updates as restaurants are reopenedThis list is published online on Fridays. Any updates as restaurants are reopened

will be included in next week’s list. For more information on inspections of thesewill be included in next week’s list. For more information on inspections of these

or any restaurants in San Bernardino County, visitor any restaurants in San Bernardino County, visit

www.sbcounty.gov/dph/ehsportal/FacilityList/foodwww.sbcounty.gov/dph/ehsportal/FacilityList/food. To file a health complaint, go. To file a health complaint, go

to to www.sbcounty.gov/dph/ehsportal/StaticComplaintwww.sbcounty.gov/dph/ehsportal/StaticComplaint or call 800-442-2283. or call 800-442-2283.

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June 2, 2019

VIRGINIA BEACH — The resignation email arrived in the morning, and the gunfire started inthe afternoon.

DeWayne Craddock, an engineer who had worked for the City of Virginia Beach for about 15years, notified his superiors on Friday that he intended to quit.

Then at around 4 p.m., he embarked on a rampage in Building No. 2 of the Virginia BeachMunicipal Center, turning its offices and corridors into a battleground. When it was over, 12people lay dead and Mr. Craddock was fatally wounded.

As the authorities on Sunday shared a more detailed accounting of the siege, they alsoacknowledged for the first time that the gunman’s employment had been nearing its end. But theysaid he had not been forced to resign.

Virginia Beach Gunman Said He WasQuitting, Then Went on a ShootingRampage

James A. Cervera, the police chief in Virginia Beach, said investigators were focused onestablishing what Mr. Craddock’s motives were and whether his job status “had anything to dowith the horrific acts and events that he perpetrated.”

At a news conference on Sunday, Chief Cervera offered a chilling timeline of what happened inBuilding No. 2, the stately 1970s-vintage brick structure where Mr. Craddock opened fire on threefloors and where a small team of police officers rushed to confront an employee who had becomean assailant.

The first urgent calls, the chief said, were received at 4:08 p.m., and less than two minutes laterofficers were outside the building, which over the years had become what he called a“honeycomb” of rooms and passageways. There was no time to consult a blueprint, no time tomap out a strategy. They had to find the gunman.

By 4:18 p.m., the chief said, the officers had located Mr. Craddock, a 40-year-old former soldierwho was armed with two handguns and plenty of ammunition.

A gun battle began.

Mr. Craddock moved through the building, exchanging shots with the officers, including one whowas wounded at about 4:19 p.m. Precisely how many rounds the gunman fired is not yet known,Chief Cervera said on Sunday, but “it was well into the double digits.”

The municipal building in Virginia Beach where the shooting took place will be closedindefinitely, officials said. Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

“At one point, the suspect was firing through the door, through the wall at the officers,” the chiefsaid. “And then the firing stopped.”

Mr. Craddock had barricaded himself in a room. The officers, the chief said, were worried aboutan escape and another burst of violence, and made plans to breach the door.

“That’s not an easy decision to make: There’s an individual on the other side of the door, he has agun, he just shot one of your officers,” he said.

They broke in and found Mr. Craddock alive but seriously wounded. Chief Cervera said theofficers tried to save his life, but he died later.

As the police cleared the building, some of the workers who escaped injury had to navigate whatcity officials described as a “horrific” scene.

Torri Hughes sang during a memorial service for the victims at Piney Grove BaptistChurch in Virginia Beach on Sunday. Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

Eleven city workers were killed in the rampage, one of the deadliest episodes of workplaceviolence in the United States in recent years. The employees, who had collectively worked for theVirginia Beach government for more than 150 years, were LaQuita Brown; Ryan Keith Cox; TaraWelch Gallagher; Mary Louise Gayle; Alexander Mikhail Gusev; Joshua O. Hardy; MichelleLanger, known as Missy; Richard H. Nettleton; Katherine A. Nixon; Christopher Kelly Rapp; andRobert Williams.

Herbert Snelling, a contractor who was at the municipal center to see about a permit, also waskilled.

[Read more about the victims.]

Local hospitals said on Sunday that four people who were injured in the attack were in criticalcondition. One patient who had been listed in fair condition “had additional surgery and is criticalduring recovery,” Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital said in a statement.

On Princess Anne Road, near the municipal complex, passing drivers were slowing down to gazeat a growing memorial to the victims, a collection of flowers, cards, balloons and American flags.A set of crosses was installed in the afternoon. A few hundred yards away, F.B.I. agents wereprocessing evidence from Building No. 2, which was still ringed with crime-scene tape.

Much about Mr. Craddock, an engineer who had worked on projects like sewer pipelines andpump station replacements, remained unclear. Members of his family have declined to speakpublicly, but expressed their condolences to victims of the attack and their loved ones in ahandwritten statement posted on the door of a family home.

Tessa Fowler, left, and her sister, Sophie, placed flowers at a memorial to the shootingvictims in Virginia Beach on Sunday. Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

[Read more about the suspected gunman.]

Although the gunman’s state of mind at the time of the killings remains a mystery, local lawenforcement officials involved with the case believe Mr. Craddock had recently “snapped,”according to three city officials.

In the middle of the rampage, Terry Inman, who worked with Mr. Craddock in the public utilitiesoffice, was trying to find a way out of the second floor of the building when he ran into thegunman, who had his weapon pointed downward.

Mr. Inman said he asked Mr. Craddock: “What are you doing? Stop it, DeWayne!”

Mr. Craddock responded with a blank stare and, after a moment, turned around and walked awaywithout firing, Mr. Inman said. Deeply shaken by the encounter, Mr. Inman then sought safety onan upper floor.

David L. Hansen, the city manager, said at the news conference on Sunday morning that Mr.Craddock’s performance in his city job had been “satisfactory, and he was in good standing in hisdepartment.” Mr. Hansen said that officials were continuing to examine whether co-workers hadraised concerns about Mr. Craddock, but added that he was “not sensing that” there had beenmisgivings about him.

Prodded by questions a few minutes later, Mr. Hansen acknowledged that Mr. Craddock hadnotified the city on Friday morning of his intention to resign. Asked whether Mr. Craddock’s emailhad cited a reason for his resignation, Mr. Hansen said, “We are determining where that letter is.”But he said he did not believe the resignation was connected with any decision about Mr.Craddock’s future position in the government.

Building No. 2 will remain closed indefinitely, Mr. Hansen said. The rest of the municipal center, asprawling complex of more than two dozen buildings, is expected to reopen on Tuesday.

“Our recovery is underway,” Mr. Hansen said. “Our grieving is underway.”

Christopher Mele, Emily Rueb and Sandra E. Garcia contributed reporting from New York. Kitty Bennett contributed research.

David L. Hansen, the Virginia Beach city manager, and other officials at a newsconference on Sunday. Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

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Dave Hansen, Virginia Beach city manager embraces Julie Hill following a press conference held at the Virginia

Beach Courthouse in Virginia Beach on Saturday, June 1, 2019.

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Following Friday's mass shooting in Virginia Beach that ended with at least 13 dead and four

injured, people from all over the world are offering help. 

The city has created a landing page where people can donate to a fund for the victims or

volunteer their time. 

Through United Way South Hampton Roads, the city started a Virginia Beach Tragedy Fund,

which says 100% of the donations will go to the victims affected by the tragedy. 

It's starting off with a big gift: TowneBank announced a $500,000 donation around noon

Saturday, according to spokesman Joel Rubin. 

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“This is a horrible tragedy for our entire community but particularly for the spouses,

children, parents and others who will be so deeply affected by the loss of their loved ones for

the rest of their lives,” said Morgan Davis, president of TowneBank in a statement. 

The bank, which will accept checks made out to the fund at any of its branches starting

Monday, is asking that a portion of its donation be earmarked for burial expenses. People can

also text the keyword VABEACH to 41444 to give money.

A local resident also started a certified charity GoFundMe. All of the donations will be

transferred directly to the tragedy fund, said Jenny Perillo, a GoFundMe spokeswoman.

And Volunteer Hampton Roads is helping lead the volunteer effort. The organization posted a

link Saturday asking for people to help. 

"Within the first 15 minutes, we've had over 100 signups and so many emails offering

chaplain and counseling services, comfort and therapy dogs and restaurants offering free

meals," said Stephanie Gorham, the executive director of Volunteer Hampton Roads. "It's

overwhelming. It's amazing." 

She said it's important to go through official channels to offer support instead of just showing

up to the scene, which Gorham said can create confusion and get in the way of officials trying

to do their job. 

She has heard from people throughout the state hoping to chip in. The organization got such

a surge in web traffic its form for volunteering briefly crashed Saturday evening. Gorham

put up a temporary link for those still willing to sign up.

She said the city is not looking for any specific help at this point, and she encouraged

everyone to send in an email indicating their interests and talents. 

"Everyone has unique skills, and they're all needed," she said.

Peter Coutu, peter.coutu@pilotonline.com

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Last week I attended, along with 500 others, the local appearance of conservativef lmmaker Dinesh DeSousa.

In conversation with the organizers it was clear they had to do some convincing toget local venues to host the event. You see, the fear of protestors and ugly behaviorare an effective weapon against unwanted speech.

The Hilton, where the event was held, openly expressed concerns about protestors. None appeared. But the fear of “liberalbacklash and attacks” has made almost all the local organizations who can host a large meeting like mega-churches and VictorValley College give a f at no to anything political.

It’s fascinating that the college, who has a taxpayer-funded large auditorium and a mission to educate, continues to decline tohost political speakers. Their aversion to politics never stops them from campaigning for bond issues occasionally, does it?

The right to free speech is a constitutional guarantee. But if the ability to exercise that speech is continually unavailablebecause of intimidation, fear, ignorance or simple bias does it mean anything?

The newest tactics include violent marches, boycotting businesses or just shouting down people who have a different opinion.You can see it in the letters-to-the-editor in this and every publication.

People with strident points of view abusing another letter writer’s basic intelligence, while never ever supporting theirpositions with reasoned thought. I served on a school board and I still want someone to explain to me how throwing moremoney at education improves outcomes for students?

It doesn’t, but we are too cowardly to admit that the nuclear family with two parents and a stable income are the best solution.

Children with no support system, no direction and no core family values cannot succeed just because their teacher gets a raiseevery year. But we cannot talk about real solutions because they may step on all sorts of sacred cows and undoubtedly will beportrayed as racist, anti-woman, elitist white-privilege babble or the old standby charge of “you’re a Nazi.”

We need speakers who shock us and disagree with the things we accept at facevalue. We need organizations to host controversial people, f lms and topics topromote dialog without the fear of retribution from the PC Police or anyone else.

Those of us who skew conservative don’t live in a bubble. We know we live inCalifornia and are surrounded by those who would rather shout names atopponents than debate the merits of a policy or governing philosophy.

We know we are outgunned by the media, the techies, the entertainment people andmost of those who have a huge voice to reach people. But the alternative to sharingideas, no matter how loathsome to each side, is an inevitable breakdown where ourcurrent acceptance of rude and uncivil behavior morphs into acceptance of violenceto silence opponents.

I repeat my entreaty for those who still have hope for a “United” States to look for ways to promote more speakers and eventsto open people’s minds and hearts to seeing different points of view as a strength and not a battle. That means your Board ofTrustees, Deacons, or whatever body makes the rules for your organization should vote to be open to sharing controversialideas and embrace ideas not in your comfort zone.

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Are we all too afraid to let someone have the right to speak? If so, why worry about who is on the Supreme Court? Giving intothat fear means we have let others, with louder voices, make the Constitution obsolete.

Vets Need More Help

Last Thursday, the sixth annual Veterans Resource Fair hosted by Supervisor Robert Lovingood was held at the Town of AppleValley Conference Center.

The Director of the San Bernardino County VA Off ce attended along withCongressman Cook, Lovingood and County Assessor-Recorder Bob Dutton. Wehere in this County have placed a priority on helping homeless Vets and appear tohave done a good job.

What is in desperate need of overhaul is the VA Medical System. I have several closefriends who are caught in the endless waiting game that is the VA Health CareSystem.

A new wrinkle is the “Choice Program” which is supposed to give Vets a chance touse local providers. That’s great for High Desert Vets who live a long way fromLoma Linda or Long Beach VA Hospitals.

The problem is there is very little communication or coordination inside the VA System. One doctor may grant a patientpermission to move to Choice and the next day a bureaucrat denies the referral.

Appointments are cancelled or not scheduled at all. You can wait months for a simple eye exam in California while you canwalk into the clinic in Oklahoma City and be in and out in one hour. In one area of the country you cannot get the one drugprescribed by your VA Doctor, but in another state, you have a choice of two drugs.

Why? The point is, it is time for someone in power who gives a damn about vets to dump this whole system and turn overpayments and care to the private sector or get this system f xed and operating.

Veterans are dying every day across America waiting for a referral to a specialist or specialized testing. Not treatment, just atest.

If a military unit operated as poorly overall as the VA Health Care System, we wouldhave never won a battle, let alone a war. Before you give health care to non-citizensor try to impose this same disastrous system on all of us through “Medicare-for-all”,let’s get veterans health care right f rst, please.

To paraphrase a line from a famous World War II vet, “Ask not what your countrycan give to you, but what it can do for those who have served it.”

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Reach Out employees pose with Sheriff's Capt. Trevis Newport, second from right, and Sgt. M. Hurtado after the ribboncutting for a new medicaiton drop box Thursday in Joshua Tree.

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JOSHUA TREE — If you have old or unwanted prescription medications, you can now take them to a

drop-box in the lobby of the government center here. It’s a new service that the sheriff’s station and

nonpro�t leaders say could be not only a convenience, but a way to stem the tide of drug addiction.

“A lot of times, young people get started on opioids because they found them in their parents’

medicine cabinets,” said Diana Fox, executive director of Reach Out, the nonpro�t that spearheaded

the box installation.

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“That’s how they get hooked, and they go on to harder drugs, especially heroin.”

Reach Out is an Inland Empire charity that was founded to address substance abuse and now also

addresses other community needs like good nutrition. It has sponsored drop boxes in several

communities. The new one in Joshua Tree was introduced with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday.

“Where we have put prescription drop boxes, we have taken over two tons of unwanted prescriptions

off the streets,” Fox said.

“This is one link in the chain needed to �ght opioid addiction.”

While San Bernardino County hasn’t been as devastated by painkiller addiction as some other

regions, it isn’t immune, either. In 2017, 57 people in this county died by overdosing on opioids,

according to the state Department of Public Health.

County emergency rooms reported 259 visits from people suffering from opioid overdoses,

excluding heroin. In a county of roughly 2.1 million people, 1.4 million prescriptions for opioids were

written in 2017.

“That kind of gives you the idea of how pervasive it is and the uphill battle we’re starting on,” Fox

said.

She admitted she once had a family member living with her who was stealing her old prescription

drugs. “I had no idea it was happening,” Fox said. “I was unknowingly feeding her addiction.”

She urges everyone to monitor their prescription pills and get rid of them as soon as they’re not

needed.

Capt. Trevis Newport, commander of the Morongo Basin sheriff’s station, said the drop-box is a good

start toward preventing drug abuse.

“The source of most of our problems here is drug addiction,” Newport said. “This is one step toward

clearing that issue up.”

The drugs will be incinerated at another location. The sheriff’s station takes care of monitoring and

transporting them.

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Bio BoxMeds box

The new drop box accepts all kinds of pills — not just opioids. Sharps and liquids, however, are not allowed.

Where: The lobby of the Bob Burke Government Center, 63665 Twentynine Palms Highway, Joshua Tree

When: The lobby is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday

Info: (760) 365-7130

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San Bernardino hired Andrea Miller as city manager in 2017 to end years of turnoverSan Bernardino hired Andrea Miller as city manager in 2017 to end years of turnoverat City Hall. She was fired without cause Wednesday, May 29. (Photo by Will Lester,at City Hall. She was fired without cause Wednesday, May 29. (Photo by Will Lester,Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

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San Bernardino is the latest in aSan Bernardino is the latest in atrend of city managers beingtrend of city managers beingfired in the Inland Empirefired in the Inland EmpireAndrea Miller’s dismissal Wednesday, May 29,Andrea Miller’s dismissal Wednesday, May 29,came about two months after the topcame about two months after the topadministrator presented a bleak mid-year budgetadministrator presented a bleak mid-year budgetreviewreview

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Two years ago, San Bernardino leaders hired Andrea Miller to end years ofTwo years ago, San Bernardino leaders hired Andrea Miller to end years of

turnover in the city manager’s office.turnover in the city manager’s office.

This week, some of those same leaders fired her without cause.This week, some of those same leaders fired her without cause.

After backing After backing Miller’s appointment in 2017Miller’s appointment in 2017, Mayor John Valdivia, Councilwoman, Mayor John Valdivia, Councilwoman

Bessine Richard and Councilman Henry Nickel Bessine Richard and Councilman Henry Nickel voted to terminate hervoted to terminate her

employmentemployment during a closed session meeting Wednesday, May 29. Council during a closed session meeting Wednesday, May 29. Council

members Theodore Sanchez, Sandra Ibarra and Juan Figueroa also voted for hermembers Theodore Sanchez, Sandra Ibarra and Juan Figueroa also voted for her

dismissal, leaving only Councilmen Fred Shorett and Jim Mulvihill to oppose thedismissal, leaving only Councilmen Fred Shorett and Jim Mulvihill to oppose the

move.move.

The council’s decision came about two months after Miller presented policyThe council’s decision came about two months after Miller presented policy

makers makers a bleak mid-year budget reviewa bleak mid-year budget review..

On Wednesday, moments before city leaders moved to oust Miller, they learnedOn Wednesday, moments before city leaders moved to oust Miller, they learned

San Bernardino San Bernardino faces an $11.2 million deficitfaces an $11.2 million deficit for the fiscal year beginning July 1. for the fiscal year beginning July 1.

Previously a supporter of Miller’s, Nickel said Thursday that, in the wake of thisPreviously a supporter of Miller’s, Nickel said Thursday that, in the wake of this

week’s budget discussion, he and his colleagues had an obligation to let the cityweek’s budget discussion, he and his colleagues had an obligation to let the city

manager go.manager go.

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“As members of a board of directors, which is what a City Council is, effectively,“As members of a board of directors, which is what a City Council is, effectively,

we represent the constituency of the city,” Nickel said. “Our job is to make sure wewe represent the constituency of the city,” Nickel said. “Our job is to make sure we

hire the best chief executive we can and oversee the performance of that chiefhire the best chief executive we can and oversee the performance of that chief

executive – in our case, the city manager. Under our charter, the city manager isexecutive – in our case, the city manager. Under our charter, the city manager is

tasked with presenting a budget and ensuring we deliver services in a cost-tasked with presenting a budget and ensuring we deliver services in a cost-

effective manner and remain consistent with the budget the chief executiveeffective manner and remain consistent with the budget the chief executive

presented to us.presented to us.

“After the budget presentation (Wednesday),” Nickel said, “to me, we had no other“After the budget presentation (Wednesday),” Nickel said, “to me, we had no other

choice as a board but to fire the chief executive officer.”choice as a board but to fire the chief executive officer.”

While everything discussed in closed session is confidential, shortly after the CityWhile everything discussed in closed session is confidential, shortly after the City

Attorney’s Office announced the council’s decision to fire Miller Wednesday,Attorney’s Office announced the council’s decision to fire Miller Wednesday,

Mulvihill Mulvihill shared his thoughts on the matter on Facebookshared his thoughts on the matter on Facebook..

“Completely unwarranted,” he wrote in response to a post about Miller’s firing. He“Completely unwarranted,” he wrote in response to a post about Miller’s firing. He

continued, “Andrea’s evaluation in August ’18 was outstanding. She’s highlycontinued, “Andrea’s evaluation in August ’18 was outstanding. She’s highly

qualified and has been central to turning SB around. This dismissal is nothingqualified and has been central to turning SB around. This dismissal is nothing

more than (soothing) personal egos. It will only set SB back by destabilizing themore than (soothing) personal egos. It will only set SB back by destabilizing the

city’s management.”city’s management.”

In a phone interview Thursday, Shorett said he agreed with his colleague.In a phone interview Thursday, Shorett said he agreed with his colleague.

“The budget issue, I think, was a red herring,” Shorett added. “I think it was a“The budget issue, I think, was a red herring,” Shorett added. “I think it was a

mistake, a legitimate mistake made in the projections. … I don’t think that’s amistake, a legitimate mistake made in the projections. … I don’t think that’s a

reason for letting someone go. You live with the mistake, find out why itreason for letting someone go. You live with the mistake, find out why it

happened, then go and talk to the person involved and find out what happened.happened, then go and talk to the person involved and find out what happened.

“She was the one who brought our attention to it anyways,” he added. “She owned“She was the one who brought our attention to it anyways,” he added. “She owned

it.”it.”

San Bernardino this week became the third city in San Bernardino County to axeSan Bernardino this week became the third city in San Bernardino County to axe

its top administrator in the past six months, joining Redlands, its top administrator in the past six months, joining Redlands, which parted wayswhich parted ways

with N. Enrique Martinez on Election Daywith N. Enrique Martinez on Election Day, and Upland, , and Upland, which fired Jeannettewhich fired Jeannette

Vagnozzi May 13Vagnozzi May 13..

RiversideRiverside and and HemetHemet also fired their top administrators recently. also fired their top administrators recently.

Not including interim or acting city managers, San Bernardino had Not including interim or acting city managers, San Bernardino had threethree toptop

administratorsadministrators leave or retire in the five years preceding Miller’s appointment in leave or retire in the five years preceding Miller’s appointment in

August 2017.August 2017.

As part of his application for the city manager position in Reno, Nev., former CityAs part of his application for the city manager position in Reno, Nev., former City

Manager Mark Scott Manager Mark Scott wrote in 2017wrote in 2017: “San Bernardino (has) had a nearly complete: “San Bernardino (has) had a nearly complete

breakdown in both its governance and management operations.”breakdown in both its governance and management operations.”

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Miller had served as interim San Bernardino city manager before leaving in 2013Miller had served as interim San Bernardino city manager before leaving in 2013

to take a position as executive director of the San Gabriel Valley Council ofto take a position as executive director of the San Gabriel Valley Council of

Governments. She later served a year as Covina’s top administrator beforeGovernments. She later served a year as Covina’s top administrator before

returning to San Bernardino in 2016returning to San Bernardino in 2016..

Miller’s five-year contract as city manager, originally set to expire in 2022, becameMiller’s five-year contract as city manager, originally set to expire in 2022, became

a point of contention Dec. 19, the night a point of contention Dec. 19, the night Valdivia, Sanchez and Ibarra took officeValdivia, Sanchez and Ibarra took office

following the November election. Most, if not all, of the council’s ensuing closedfollowing the November election. Most, if not all, of the council’s ensuing closed

sessions have included sessions have included reviews of Miller’s performancereviews of Miller’s performance..

In a statement, Valdivia wished Miller well in her future endeavors.In a statement, Valdivia wished Miller well in her future endeavors.

Miller did not respond to repeated requests for comment.Miller did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

Per her contract, she will receive 12 months of salary and benefits, or aboutPer her contract, she will receive 12 months of salary and benefits, or about

$270,000, as severance. She also will be paid for her unused vacation time.$270,000, as severance. She also will be paid for her unused vacation time.

As she has since April 3, As she has since April 3, when her boss was placed on paid leavewhen her boss was placed on paid leave, Assistant City, Assistant City

Manager Teri Ledoux will run point at City Hall as policy makers consider howManager Teri Ledoux will run point at City Hall as policy makers consider how

and when to select a new top administrator.and when to select a new top administrator.

“The next city manager has to understand their job is to grow revenue, not“The next city manager has to understand their job is to grow revenue, not

continue to find ways to cut the budget,” Nickel said. “That will be my North Star,continue to find ways to cut the budget,” Nickel said. “That will be my North Star,

my guiding light, on the next recruitment.”my guiding light, on the next recruitment.”

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When Norton Air Force Base closed its doors in 1994, many of myneighbors were suddenly left without work as the unemployment ratedoubled. Families throughout San Bernardino County were sufferingfrom this unexpected economic downfall.

Efforts to turn the base into a working airport would take several years tomaterialize.

It wasn’t until 2002 that the San Bernardino International Airport began tosee activity and a new opportunity arose. Hillwood and the Inland ValleyDevelopment Agency, a joint powers authority among the county of SanBernardino and the cities of San Bernardino, Colton and Loma Linda,partnered to create AllianceCalifornia to revitalize the old Norton AirForce Base.

By creating 12,000 local, well-paying jobs and $2 billion dollars ineconomic output to the area, AllianceCalifornia has transformed SanBernardino County for the better.

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With over $1 billion dollars invested, this partnership has helped SanBernardino International Airport and the surrounding areas prosper. It isfor this reason that Inland Action offers its absolute support for thisproject’s addition, the Eastgate Air Cargo Logistics Center.

It is essential that we continue to build upon AllianceCalifornia’s successby opening the Eastgate Air Cargo Logistics Center that is sure toproduce even more financial benefits for our region.

The Eastgate project will create an additional 2,000 high-quality jobs,including pilots, ground personnel and logistics teams, and will generatemillions of dollars in revenue. These returns can then be spent topromote aviation and ensure that the infrastructure at the SanBernardino International Airport is world-class.

The Eastgate Air Cargo Logistics Center has been designed with thecommunity and the environment in mind.

• The Eastgate Air Cargo Logistics Center will be environmentallyfriendly. The center incorporates solar power, energy efficient greenbuildings, electric vehicles, and water efficient irrigation/landscaping in itsplans.

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Montclair’s two-year ban on the growth, sales or delivery of marijuana inthe city may be coming to an end. But there are two very different visionsof what comes next.

In 2017, the City Council voted to ban all commercial cannabis activity inthe city. That didn’t stop illegal dispensaries from coming into the city,officials say.

“Just because we have a ban doesn’t mean that they’re not here,” CityManager Edward Starr told the council Thursday night at a specialworkshop meeting. “Despite our best efforts, they continue to propagate.”

Thirty dispensaries have been closed in the city since 2010, according toStarr. The closure process takes six months to a year, he said, and thendispensaries pop up in a new location.

“We had one across the street from City Hall, next to the post office,” hesaid. “We shut them down and, guess what, they’re back open again.”

So, two years after the City Council approved a ban, they’re nowreconsidering.

Starr presented the City Council with a trio of proposed changes to cityordinances, which could be voted on later this summer. They wouldrepeal the city’s existing marijuana ban; create regulations for

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commercial cannabis activities; and prohibit smoking in public — of bothcannabis and tobacco products.

Under the proposal, licensed retailers would pay a 5% annual franchisefee.

Gabe Fondario, a code enforcement supervisor for the city, is not excitedabout the prospect of legalized marijuana.

The illegal dispensaries “just run amok,” Fondario said. “There’s nocontrol on them whatsoever.” But he said he believes legalizingmarijuana in the city is necessary. Legal businesses will help police themarket, he said, and cut demand for black market marijuana.

“We need the legal ones here,” Fondario said. “We’re getting our buttskicked out there.”

Adding to the pressure: Hours before Thursday’s meeting, the city waspresented with a notice of an intent to circulate a ballot petition.

According to city officials, the “Montclair Freedom of Choice CannabisInitiative” is backed by illegal marijuana businesses in and around thecity. The petitioner, Cody Lowe of Montclair, could not be reached Fridayfor comment. His lawyer, Los Angeles-based attorney Bradley Hertz, didnot respond to requests for comment Friday afternoon.

The proposed ballot initiative is different than the measures proposed bystaff.

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The initiative would cap tax revenue from commercial cannabisbusinesses at $10,000 a year. That’s less than it would cost to regulatethem, according to Starr. It would also repeal Montclair’s existingrestrictions but only require commercial cannabis businesses be 250 feetapart.

Ordinances created by ballot proposition can only be changed by otherpropositions. The City Council would have no ability to change the newrules.

“If the voters adopt (the initiative), marijuana can go anywhere inMontclair,” Mayor John Dutrey said Thursday night. “There’s norequirements about background checks or criminal checks,” which thecity staff’s proposal includes.

To get on the ballot, petition gatherers need 796 valid signatures — 10percent of the 7,955 Montclair voters who voted for governor in the 2018election.

As of Feb. 10, Montclair had 14,758 registered voters, according to theCalifornia Secretary of State’s office. And most Montclair voters supportlegal marijuana: 53 percent of them voted in favor of 2016’s Proposition64, which legalized recreational marijuana in California.

If petition gatherers collect enough valid signatures, the City Council willhave to call a special election.

“I don’t think we have a whole lot of time,” Dutrey said.

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By Martin Estacio Staff Writer Posted Jun 2, 2019 at 6:29 AM

VICTORVILLE — The city’s general fund will likely see a $1.8 million surplusand city employees’ wages increased, according to city manager Keith Metzler.

The findings were presented during a workshop held on May 14 for city staffand the council to plan the budget for fiscal year 2019-2020.

Based on projected estimates, Metzler said $1 million of the surplus would comefrom Victorville Municipal Utilities Services’ repayment of a loan.

VMUS provides electrical service for commercial and industrial customers atFoxborough Industrial Park and Southern California Logistics Airport.

According to Metzler, $17.8 million was taken from the general fund to loan toVMUS for start-up costs.

City staff recommended the $1 million be used to bolster reserve funds.

The remaining $800,000 would be budgeted for projects at the discretion of thecity council.

City employees will also likely see a 10% bump in their paychecks if an end to afurlough is approved.

The decision would increase certain employees work hours from 36 to 40 hoursper week. It is unknown whether this would mean city hall would be open onFridays.

Metzler said he would base his recommendation on both employee feedback andon what would provide the “best customer experience.”

Other items of note at the budget meeting included:

Victorville budget has $1.8 million surplus

The city is expected to increase revenues from SCLA by leasing 100% of itsavailable buildings space. Fiscal year 2018-2019 saw an occupancy rate of almost90%.

SCLA already leases to such companies as Boeing, General Atomics AeronauticalSystems, and Virgin Orbit.

The projected budget for the resurrected Victorville Fire Department is about$600,000 less than it was when the city contracted with San Bernardino CountyFire Department, according to Deputy City Manager George Harris II.

Harris said the fire department budget includes $750,000 for capitalexpenditures/improvements that was not available under county. Two Type-1fire engines are being built for the department and two existing engines will berefurbished.

The budget for law enforcement, which has increased steadily over the pastcouple years, will continue the same pattern. The city’s upcoming contract withthe San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department already includes a 2% increaserelated to vehicles, maintenance and fuel.

Metzler said he expects it will go up further after negotiations between theCounty and the Sheriff’s union — which is advocating for wage increases — arefinished.

“We’ve padded (the budget) by $500,000 to have some kind of cushion to absorbanticipated increase,” he said.

Martin Estacio may be reached at MEstacio@VVDailyPress.com or at 760-955-5358.

Follow him on Twitter @DP_mestacio.

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Jared Burns, archaeologist field technician, screens for artifacts at the site of what wasJared Burns, archaeologist field technician, screens for artifacts at the site of what wasonce a boarding house for the Chinese laborers in the former Chinatown locationonce a boarding house for the Chinese laborers in the former Chinatown locationalong Oriental Ave. in Redlands on Thursday, May 30, 2019. The site will be the homealong Oriental Ave. in Redlands on Thursday, May 30, 2019. The site will be the homeof Escape Craft Brewery and the J. Riley Distillery. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda,of Escape Craft Brewery and the J. Riley Distillery. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda,The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

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Plans for future distillery,Plans for future distillery,brewery bring glimpse ofbrewery bring glimpse ofRedlands’ Chinatown historyRedlands’ Chinatown history

Under the rumble of heavy construction equipment, an archaeology teamUnder the rumble of heavy construction equipment, an archaeology team

brushes dirt off the history of an area along Oriental Avenue in Redlands that willbrushes dirt off the history of an area along Oriental Avenue in Redlands that will

become a parking lot.become a parking lot.

On Friday, their last planned day at the site that will be home to On Friday, their last planned day at the site that will be home to Escape CraftEscape Craft

BreweryBrewery and the and the J. Riley DistilleryJ. Riley Distillery, one worker in a 3-foot deep hole is pulling out, one worker in a 3-foot deep hole is pulling out

broken pieces of pottery and still shiny black-glazed ceramics. There’s the sole ofbroken pieces of pottery and still shiny black-glazed ceramics. There’s the sole of

a shoe in there as well, which will join a broad blue soup spoon and a ceramica shoe in there as well, which will join a broad blue soup spoon and a ceramic

figurine of a child, pulled out earlier that morning.figurine of a child, pulled out earlier that morning.

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On old maps, “this is what’s labeled, literally, On old maps, “this is what’s labeled, literally, ‘Chinatown‘Chinatown,’ the building we’re,’ the building we’re

digging in now,” said project archaeologist Donn Grenda.digging in now,” said project archaeologist Donn Grenda.

Development company Property One, LLC is letting the crew have the first crackDevelopment company Property One, LLC is letting the crew have the first crack

at the site before construction begins.at the site before construction begins.

The adjacent The adjacent City Transfer and Storage Company WarehouseCity Transfer and Storage Company Warehouse, also known as the, also known as the

Rondor Building, was designated a local historic resource recently, and anRondor Building, was designated a local historic resource recently, and an

application is in to get it on the National Registry.application is in to get it on the National Registry.

Built in 1906, the brick building will get some structural support and a new floorBuilt in 1906, the brick building will get some structural support and a new floor

according to Melissa Fisher, whose brewery will be moving inside whenaccording to Melissa Fisher, whose brewery will be moving inside when

construction is finished.construction is finished.

A part of historyA part of history

“We couldn’t be more excited,” she said. She and her husband had their eyes on“We couldn’t be more excited,” she said. She and her husband had their eyes on

the building for years when they were looking for their first location, but plansthe building for years when they were looking for their first location, but plans

fell through and they fell through and they chose a different spotchose a different spot. Then the new owner came to them,. Then the new owner came to them,

and they couldn’t turn the offer down.and they couldn’t turn the offer down.

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“We feel really special,” she said. “…to have that kind of a compliment that they“We feel really special,” she said. “…to have that kind of a compliment that they

would put us in such a cool spot is unbelievable.”would put us in such a cool spot is unbelievable.”

Doug Kidd, co-owner of J. Riley Distillery, which will be the brewery’s neighbor,Doug Kidd, co-owner of J. Riley Distillery, which will be the brewery’s neighbor,

said he saw a virtual tour of the plans for the site and he called them “stunning.”said he saw a virtual tour of the plans for the site and he called them “stunning.”

He said he didn’t know how long it would take before they move in, but it wouldHe said he didn’t know how long it would take before they move in, but it would

be at least a year.be at least a year.

“It’s a wonderful opportunity, and as for a part of history, hopefully it’s still here a“It’s a wonderful opportunity, and as for a part of history, hopefully it’s still here a

hundred years from now,” Kidd said.hundred years from now,” Kidd said.

The boarding house under excavation was likely built in the mid-1880s, GrendaThe boarding house under excavation was likely built in the mid-1880s, Grenda

said, and the last resident left in 1922. The building was demolished around 1938.said, and the last resident left in 1922. The building was demolished around 1938.

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I love my job: got to hang out at an archaeological crew’s last dayI love my job: got to hang out at an archaeological crew’s last day digging at the site of a former boarding house in what was oncedigging at the site of a former boarding house in what was once Redlands’ Chinatown along Oriental Avenue.Redlands’ Chinatown along Oriental Avenue.

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Did police raid gambling halls in basements of Redlands’Did police raid gambling halls in basements of Redlands’ Chinatown? Donn Grenda, who is leading the dig at the site,Chinatown? Donn Grenda, who is leading the dig at the site, shares what his team has found. shares what his team has found. pic.twitter.com/P2oFE0YaMhpic.twitter.com/P2oFE0YaMh

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Chinese residents, which accounts say were only men, were building the railroad,Chinese residents, which accounts say were only men, were building the railroad,

running laundry and doing construction.running laundry and doing construction.

The excavation team has found lots of trash from about 1890 to 1920, and most ofThe excavation team has found lots of trash from about 1890 to 1920, and most of

the intact trash pits are filled with alcohol and soy sauce bottles.the intact trash pits are filled with alcohol and soy sauce bottles.

“It was a dry town, it was an illegal behavior,” Grenda said of alcohol“It was a dry town, it was an illegal behavior,” Grenda said of alcohol

consumption. “The Chinese were already consumption. “The Chinese were already treated pretty poorlytreated pretty poorly, so if they were, so if they were

putting out a trash can full of beer bottles, it would probably lead to a raid the nextputting out a trash can full of beer bottles, it would probably lead to a raid the next

day.”day.”

Thus residents buried or burned the bottles in pits, which is what is being dug upThus residents buried or burned the bottles in pits, which is what is being dug up

today, a century or more later.today, a century or more later.

After about three weeks of work the crew has also found buttons, coins, animalAfter about three weeks of work the crew has also found buttons, coins, animal

bones, opium canisters and a lamp. A metal figurine of a horse and rider, possiblybones, opium canisters and a lamp. A metal figurine of a horse and rider, possibly

a child’s toy, might point to families living there, Grenda said.a child’s toy, might point to families living there, Grenda said.

The site also contains the brick foundations of seven boarding house rooms andThe site also contains the brick foundations of seven boarding house rooms and

the remnants of brick cooking stoves. Next to the Rondor building are the riverthe remnants of brick cooking stoves. Next to the Rondor building are the river

rock foundations of a laundry facility and the remains of tanks that stored oil nearrock foundations of a laundry facility and the remains of tanks that stored oil near

the train tracks, likely used to heat water for the laundry.the train tracks, likely used to heat water for the laundry.

This circa 1900 photo is beleived to show buildings on Oriental Avenue in Redlands, part of the cThis circa 1900 photo is beleived to show buildings on Oriental Avenue in Redlands, part of the cChinatown. (File photo courtesy of San Bernardino County Museum)Chinatown. (File photo courtesy of San Bernardino County Museum)

Chinatown stretched from Texas to Orange streets south of the tracks and mixedChinatown stretched from Texas to Orange streets south of the tracks and mixed

with other businesses like lumber yards.with other businesses like lumber yards.

“But the concentration and center point of Chinatown was right where we’re“But the concentration and center point of Chinatown was right where we’re

digging now,” Grenda said.digging now,” Grenda said.

North of the tracks was “Sonoratown” or “Mexican shanties” per newspapers andNorth of the tracks was “Sonoratown” or “Mexican shanties” per newspapers and

maps from the time. Grenda’s team will work on a section of that next, ahead ofmaps from the time. Grenda’s team will work on a section of that next, ahead of

construction of an construction of an expansion of the Redlands Packing House Districtexpansion of the Redlands Packing House District shopping shopping

center.center.

“Which is what makes it a really exciting archaeological project,” Grenda said. “I“Which is what makes it a really exciting archaeological project,” Grenda said. “I

get to study two distinct populations living simultaneously right across the tracksget to study two distinct populations living simultaneously right across the tracks

from each other.”from each other.”

The two areas are not as well documented as others in the city.The two areas are not as well documented as others in the city.

“There’s clearly a lot of newspaper accounts of what was going on, but not a lot of“There’s clearly a lot of newspaper accounts of what was going on, but not a lot of

photographs, because this was essentially not an area you’d go down to take aphotographs, because this was essentially not an area you’d go down to take a

picture of,” he said.picture of,” he said.

“It will be interesting to find out what’s going on, is there similar behavior,” he“It will be interesting to find out what’s going on, is there similar behavior,” he

added. Were there wealth differences, socio-economic differences, did they useadded. Were there wealth differences, socio-economic differences, did they use

different cuts of meat, what did they use to season their meat?different cuts of meat, what did they use to season their meat?

“We’re going to find out,” Grenda said.“We’re going to find out,” Grenda said.

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By Stacy Moore Hi-Desert Star May 31, 2019 Updated May 31, 2019

YUCCA VALLEY — The Bank of America in Yucca Valley, the Morongo Basin’s only remaining Bank of

America branch, will close Sept. 10, customers learned in email notices Friday.

“The decision to close a �nancial center is never an easy one, and this one is driven primarily by a

decline in transactions as customers increasingly do their traditional banking outside of �nancial

centers,” corporate spokeswoman Colleen Haggerty told the Hi-Desert Star Friday.

Haggerty said the ATMs will remain at the building.

She would not disclose how many people work at the branch. They will not be automatically

transferred, but Haggerty said, “They will offered the opportunity to apply for similar open roles

within the company or severance packages.”

Bank of America and other �nancial companies have been closing branches across the country as

more customers go online. For almost a year, according to the company’s reports, customers have

been making more deposits on their mobile devices than at branches.

CNN Business reported Bank of America has closed more than 1,700 branches in the last decade.

Between 2017 and 2018, Bank of America closed 131 branches.

Bank of America reported Thursday that it has more than 37 million digital clients, including more

than 27 million active users of its mobile app.

During the �rst quarter of 2019, clients logged into the Bank of America mobile app 1.5 billion times

and deposited 34 million checks via mobile, according to the corporate o�ce.

The corporation joined with other major banks, including Wells Fargo and Chase, to offer a digital

payment service called Zelle as it ramped up its digital services while tapering off its physical

presence in communities.

Other banks are following suit. Wells Fargo announced last year it would close 800 branches by

2020. Wells Fargo is bolstering its digital offerings, but it also faces billions in legal bills over recent

scandals.

Bank of America pulled out its automated teller machines in Twentynine Palms in January to make

way for a Starbucks, advising customers to travel to Yucca Valley to bank.

Haggerty told the Desert Trail in January that Bank of America was looking for a new location for its

ATMs.

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Bad start for housing: Sales drop 11% in SanBernardino, Rialto and ColtonHomes sold were 3,247 vs. 3,638 a year earlier, as countywide salesdipped 7.6%.

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Homebuying in San Bernardino, Rialto and Colton fell 11% in a year withthe biggest countywide sales drop in over four years.

A big jump in the supply of homes, existing and new, available forpurchase and economic uncertainty were keys to San Bernardino Countyhomebuying starting 2019 by declining at the fastest year-over-year ratesince the end of 2014. Here’s what my trusty spreadsheet told me whenlooking at house-hunting patterns at the neighborhood level — first-quarter pricing and 12 month sales.

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ATTOM Data Solutions found these homebuying trends in 10 ZIP codescovering the city of San Bernardino …

Purchases: Home sales in the year ended last quarter totaled 3,247 vs.3,638 a year earlier, a decline of 11% in a year.

Who’s up: Prices increased in 7 of this region’s ZIP codes as sales rosein 1 ZIPs.

Countywide: $311,000 median selling price, up 3.7% in the period.

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Prices rose in 44 of 61 San Bernardino County ZIP codes tracked. Salesof 24,592 vs. 26,834 a year earlier, a decline of 7.6% over 12 months.Sales rose in 10 of 61 ZIPs countywide.

How homebuying fared at the neighborhood level around the city of SanBernardino…

Grand Terrace ZIP 92313: $355,000 median, down 4.1% in the period.Price rank in San Bernardino County? No. 21 of 61 ZIPs. Sales of 126vs. 145 a year earlier, a decline of 13.1% over 12 months.

Bloomington 92316: $330,000 median, up 7.7% in the period. Pricerank? No. 28 of 61. Sales of 211 vs. 242 a year earlier, a decline of12.8% over 12 months.

Colton 92324: $275,000 median, down 2.7% in the period. Price rank?No. 34 of 61. Sales of 430 vs. 524 a year earlier, a decline of 17.9% over12 months.

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Rialto 92376: $336,500 median, up 3.5% in the period. Price rank? No.24 of 61. Sales of 552 vs. 622 a year earlier, a decline of 11.3% over 12months.

Rialto 92377: $408,000 median, up 4.8% in the period. Price rank? No.15 of 61. Sales of 196 vs. 230 a year earlier, a decline of 14.8% over 12

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months.

San Bernardino 92404: $270,000 median, up 4.3% in the period. Pricerank? No. 35 of 61. Sales of 725 vs. 816 a year earlier, a decline of11.2% over 12 months.

San Bernardino 92405: $250,000 median, up 6.4% in the period. Pricerank? No. 43 of 61. Sales of 431 vs. 439 a year earlier, a decline of 1.8%over 12 months.

San Bernardino 92408: $250,000 median, down 16.9% in the period.Price rank? No. 43 of 61. Sales of 78 vs. 74 a year earlier, a gain of 5.4%over 12 months.

San Bernardino 92410: $255,000 median, up 12.1% in the period. Pricerank? No. 40 of 61. Sales of 270 vs. 299 a year earlier, a decline of 9.7%over 12 months.

San Bernardino 92411: $235,500 median, up 9.0% in the period. Pricerank? No. 47 of 61. Sales of 228 vs. 247 a year earlier, a decline of 7.7%over 12 months.

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Bad start for mountain housing: Sales plummet14% in Lake Arrowhead, Big Bear, WrightwoodHomes sold in San Bernardino County's mountain towns were 3,670 vs.4,279 a year earlier, as countywide sales fell 7.6%.

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Homebuying in San Bernardino County’s mountain communitiesincluding Lake Arrowhead, Big Bear and Wrightwood fell 14% in a yearamid the biggest countywide sales drop in over four years.

A big jump in the supply of homes, existing and new, available forpurchase and economic uncertainty were keys to San Bernardino Countyhomebuying starting 2019 by declining at the fastest year-over-year ratesince the end of 2014. Here’s what my trusty spreadsheet told me whenlooking at house-hunting patterns at the neighborhood level — first-quarter pricing and 12 months of sales.

ICYMI: Does California need another crash to create affordablehomes?

ATTOM Data Solutions found these homebuying trends in 12 ZIP codescovering San Bernardino County’s mountain towns …

Purchases: Home sales last quarter totaled 3,670 vs. 4,279 a yearearlier, a decline of 14%.

Who’s up: Prices increased in 8 of this region’s ZIP codes as sales rosein 2 ZIPs.

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Countywide: $311,000 median selling price, up 3.7% in a year. Pricesrose in 44 of 61 San Bernardino County ZIP codes tracked. Sales of24,592 vs. 26,834 a year earlier, a decline of 7.6% over 12 months.Sales rose in 10 of 61 ZIPs countywide.

How homebuying fared at the neighborhood level around SanBernardino County’s mountain towns …

Big Bear City 92314: $263,500 median, down 1.5% in a year. Price rankin San Bernardino County: No. 38 of 61 ZIPs. Sales of 567 vs. 685 ayear earlier, a decline of 17.2% over 12 months.

Big Bear Lake 92315: $349,250 median, up 2.6% in a year. Price rank?No. 23 of 61. Sales of 532 vs. 707 a year earlier, a decline of 24.8% over12 months.

Crestline 92325: $196,000 median, down 6.9% in a year. Price rank?No. 55 of 61. Sales of 388 vs. 466 a year earlier, a decline of 16.7% over12 months.

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Fawnskin 92333: $305,000 median, down 7.6% in a year. Price rank?No. 31 of 61. Sales of 37 vs. 42 a year earlier, a decline of 11.9% over12 months.

Lake Arrowhead 92352: $400,000 median, up 1.3% in a year. Price

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rank? No. 16 of 61. Sales of 642 vs. 690 a year earlier, a decline of 7.0%over 12 months.

Lucerne Valley 92356: $171,000 median, up 10.3% in a year. Pricerank? No. 57 of 61. Sales of 104 vs. 114 a year earlier, a decline of 8.8%over 12 months.

Mentone 92359: $267,500 median, down 20.2% in a year. Price rank?No. 37 of 61. Sales of 113 vs. 105 a year earlier, a gain of 7.6% over 12months.

Running Springs 92382: $255,000 median, up 34.2% in a year. Pricerank? No. 40 of 61. Sales of 206 vs. 274 a year earlier, a decline of24.8% over 12 months.

Big Bear City 92386: $217,500 median, up 28.9% in a year. Price rank?No. 51 of 61. Sales of 179 vs. 232 a year earlier, a decline of 22.8% over12 months.

Twin Peaks 92391: $245,500 median, up 10.6% in a year. Price rank?No. 46 of 61. Sales of 75 vs. 102 a year earlier, a decline of 26.5% over12 months.

Wrightwood 92397: $302,000 median, up 1.0% in a year. Price rank?No. 32 of 61. Sales of 172 vs. 155 a year earlier, a gain of 11.0% over 12months.

Devore Heights 92407: $335,000 median, up 9.6% in a year. Pricerank? No. 26 of 61. Sales of 655 vs. 707 a year earlier, a decline of 7.4%over 12 months.

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A San Bernardino County Sheriff's Departmentpatrol vehicle appears in an image posted on theagency's website in April 2019.

A ri�e, shotgun and ammunition were stolen from a SanBernardino County Sheriff’s Department patrol carearlier this week, authorities said Friday.

The department announced the theft in a news release inthe days after the incident.

A sheriff’s deputy discovered the �rearms were stolenfrom the marked patrol car parked at the department’sheadquarters, located at 655 E. Third Street in SanBernardino, around 7 a.m. on Wednesday, according toauthorities. Meanwhile, the thief remains at large.

Investigators later determined the guns were stolen some time between 7 a.m. on Monday and around thatsame time on Wednesday, authorities said. They believe someone pried open the driver’s door, got insidethe car and then pried open the weapons mounting system to remove the ri�e, shotgun and ammunition.

The car and surrounding area has been processed for forensic evidence, authorities said. The departmentwould not release any surveillance video of the incident as of Friday afternoon.

Just days earlier, in Los Angeles County, authorities announced a Montebello Police Department patrolvehicle was stolen with a loaded AR-15 ri�e and two shotguns inside.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Robert Whiteside at 909-387-3545. Those wishingto remain anonymous can dial 800-782-7463 or visit http://www.wetip.com.

By Matthew Cabe Staff Writer Posted May 31, 2019 at 5:14 PM

VICTORVILLE — A staff member at the Federal Correctional Institution herewas assaulted early Friday in an incident that brought an ongoing lockdown tothe facility, according to Federal Bureau of Prisons officials.

Shortly before 8:30 a.m. Friday, an inmate being held at FCI-I physicallyassaulted the staff member, according to a Bureau of Prisons statement that didnot identify those involved.

Other staff members responded to the incident and secured the area. One otherstaff member suffered minor injuries while responding, the statement showed.Both staffers were treated at the institution. They required no outside medicalattention.

No inmates were hurt during the incident, according to the statement. Theinmates were returned to their housing units, and the institution has been placedon a limited operational status since.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation was notified of the assault. The public wasnot in danger as a result of the incident, according to the statement.

FCI-I is a medium-security facility. It houses houses 1,383 male offenders.

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California Department of Forestry firefighter Lou Sciocchehi from Fort Bragg watchesembers from trees after the San Bernardino Old Fire jumped Highway 18 at Santa’sVillage in Skyforest Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003. (Photo by Mark Zaleski, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

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Outdoor burn permits in Riverside and San Bernardino countieswill be suspended until further notice due to growing fire danger,officials said Sunday.

The burning of branches, leaves and all outdoor landscape debriswill be prohibited beginning Monday, June 3 in those areas untilfurther notice, except in incorporated cities, Cal Fire officials fromRiverside and San Bernardino counties said in separatestatements. The orders were issued in response to hot, dryconditions expected in coming weeks and an abundance of grassthat has dried into a ready source of fuel for wildfires.

“Although winter and spring rains were plentiful, fire dangeralways lurks as the grasses that these rains produced have begunto dry out, creating a fire hazard. We strongly encourage allRiverside County residents to harden your home and propertyagainst wildland fires. Please comply with the implemented openburning suspension. They are put in place for you, the public andour firefighters safety,” Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire ChiefShawn C. Newman said in a statement.

The use of campfires will be restricted to within establishedcampfire facilities located in established campgrounds open to thepublic. Warming and cooking fires will be allowed, but will requirean on-site inspection prior to the issuance of a permit when

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weather conditions exist to justify the request.

In Riverside county, agricultural burning in the Palo Verde Valleyand Coachella Valley will be authorized as required for agriculturalrehabilitation.

State rangers or other authorized agents of the director of Forestryand Fire Protection may issue restricted temporary burningpermits whenever it can be shown that burning or use of open fireis essential for reasons of public health, safety, or welfare.

Crews across the state have already responded to over 950wildfires since Jan. 1, Cal Fire officials said.

“While outdoor burning of landscape debris by homeowners is nolonger allowed, Cal Fire is asking residents to ensure that they areprepared for wildfires by maintaining a minimum of 100 feet ofdefensible space around every home and building on theirproperty,” the agency said in a statement.

The following tips wereoffered by firefightingofficials:

— Clear all dead and ordying vegetation 100feet from around allstructures

— Landscape with fireresistant/droughttolerant plants

— Find alternativeways to dispose of alllandscape debris; suchas chipping or hauling it

to a biomass energy or green waste facility

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A campfire permit can be obtained at local fire stations or online atwww.preventwildfireca.org.

Southern California News Group staff writer Eric Licas contributedto this report.

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A magnitude 3.3 earthquake was felt in parts of Southern California on Sundayafternoon, one in a series of quakes to hit the Riverside County area.

The latest quake occurred about 4:36 p.m. and was centered on Glen Avon, south ofFontana.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, it was felt across swaths of the InlandEmpire, a region that has had hundreds of small quakes over the weekend,including one that registered a magnitude 3.1.

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On Friday, seismologist Lucy Jones wrote on Twitter that small earthquakes can befelt if they’re shallow — only 1 mile underground instead of 5 miles or more. Shecalled the area a “perennial hotspot” of small, clustered quakes and nothing out ofthe ordinary for California.

“This is just a place where the earth sputters along instead of letting go all at once,”she said.

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This is the Fontana trend - a perennial hotspot of small quakes, including a M3.1 in Jan 2018 and a M3.6 in July 2018. And when it has quakes, they are usually in clusters like this. In other words, ordinary, common California quakes

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It has been almost five years since California experienced its last earthquake ofmagnitude 6 or stronger. But scientists say the calm period will end, with warningsabout seismic dangers ranging from the Big One on the San Andreas fault tocatastrophes that could come from lesser-known faults, such as Hayward orNewport-Inglewood.

Researchers also recently discovered that the state has experienced 10 times moreearthquakes than previously known. They documented 1.8 million earthquakes inSouthern California over the last decade, the vast majority so small that they hadbeen undetectable to computing systems. Previously, only 180,000 earthquakeswere on record for the last 10 years.

Scientists are now better able to identify previously undiscovered faults, detectpatterns of moving earthquake swarms — like the one in Riverside County — andidentify faint clusters of foreshocks that occur before a larger earthquake.

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By ERIC LICAS | elicas@scng.com | Orange County RegisterPUBLISHED: June 2, 2019 at 10:50 pm | UPDATED: June 2, 2019 at 11:02 pm

Firefighters quickly extinguished a brush fire that burned about five acresin San Bernardino, near Borea Canyon, on Sunday evening, June 2.

Multiple callers initially reported seeing the fire near the intersection ofDel Rosa Avenue and East Date Street, near the 210 Freeway, at about6:31 p.m., San Bernardino County Fire Battalion Chief Mike McClintocksaid. Responding firefighters located smoke further north and foundabout one acre burning along a hill near Daley Canyon Road andChiquita Lane.

The fire did not endanger any homes or structures. However, it was nearenough fuel to potentially burn as much as 100 acres on the edge of theSan Bernardino National Forest, McClintock said.

“It was definitely a close call,” he said.”The June gloom helped us outthis time. Thankfully, we had mild conditions.”

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Growing fire danger prompts issuance ofno-burn orders for Riverside, SanBernardino counties

Controlled burn scheduled for Thursdaysouth of Riverside

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Crews used hoses to suppress the flames and limit their spread to fiveacres, and the fire was mostly extinguished by 7:15 p.m., McClintocksaid, but teams remained in the area as late as 9:45 p.m. to monitor forhot spots. Firefighters from Cal Fire, the San Bernardino National Forestand the San Manuel Fire Department assisted in putting out the blaze.

The cause of the fire was under investigation.

The fire happened hours before orders restricting residential outdoorburning took effect throughout San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.Cal Fire officials said an abundance of dried vegetation will createcircumstances ripe for wildfires in the coming months, and officials areasking residents to take extra precautions.

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The California Highway Patrol is investigating a single-vehicle crash justwest of Big Bear that left one man dead.

Officials said the crash happened at around 4 p.m. when a 19-year-oldBig Bear Lake resident was driving a 2017 Ford Fiesta north on Highway18, just south of the Snow Valley Mountain Resort.

The man lost control of the car and went onto the right shoulder ofHighway 18 before leaving the road and crashing into a tree, accordingto the CHP. The car came to a stop in a parking lot.

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Motorcyclist killed in Friday crashidentified as San Jacinto man, 27

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A Wildomar man died after a crash in the Cajon Pass on Thursday night.A Wildomar man died after a crash in the Cajon Pass on Thursday night.

The San Bernardino County Coroner’s Office identified the man as 45-year-oldThe San Bernardino County Coroner’s Office identified the man as 45-year-old

Jason LaFountain. A female passenger in the Freightliner was hospitalized withJason LaFountain. A female passenger in the Freightliner was hospitalized with

minor injuries.minor injuries.

The California Highway Patrol said the man was driving a white Ford F-150 northThe California Highway Patrol said the man was driving a white Ford F-150 north

on the 15 Freeway, just south of Highway 138, when he crashed into the back of aon the 15 Freeway, just south of Highway 138, when he crashed into the back of a

2012 Freightliner tractor-trailer.2012 Freightliner tractor-trailer.

Emergency personnel arrived and attempted to help the man out of the F-150, butEmergency personnel arrived and attempted to help the man out of the F-150, but

the CHP said he died at the site.the CHP said he died at the site.

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Piles of trash remain at the corner of East 10th Street and Naomi Avenue in downtown Los Angeles. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

The good news is that two trash-strewn downtown Los Angeles streets I wrote about lastweek were cleaned up by city work crews and have been kept that way, as of this writing.

The bad news is that I didn’t have to travel far to find more streets just as badly fouled byfilthy mounds of junk and stinking, rotting food.

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Then there was the news that the LAPD station on skid row was cited by the state for arodent infestation and other unsanitary conditions, and that one employee there wasinfected with the strain of bacteria that causes typhoid fever.

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Is it the 21st century in the largest city of a state that ranks among the world’s mostrobust economies, or did someone turn back the calendar a few hundred years?

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We’ve got thousands of people huddled on the streets, many of them withering away withphysical and mental disease. Sidewalks have disappeared, hidden by tents and the kindsof makeshift shanties you see in Third World places. Typhoid and typhus are in the news,and an army of rodents is on the move.

Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez roams greater L.A. with Times photographer Francine Orr and videographer Albert Lee anddescribes a scene of despair among the homeless.

On Thursday I saw a county health inspector on rat patrol between 7th and 8th streets onskid row. He was carrying a clipboard and said he had found droppings and otherevidence of rodents, and I asked where:

“Everywhere,” he said.

Well, it’s nice to know somebody is doing something, but you don’t need a clipboard. I’veseen so many rats the last two weeks in downtown Los Angeles, I have to suspect they’replotting a takeover of City Hall, which vermin infiltrated last year.

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The city of Los Angeles has become a giant trash receptacle. It used to be that illegaldumpers were a little more discreet, tossing their refuse in fields and gullies and remoteoutposts.

Now city streets are treated like dumpsters, or even toilets — on Thursday, the 1600block of Santee Street was cordoned off after someone dumped a fat load of poop in thestreet. I’m not sure when any of this became the norm, but it must have something to dowith the knowledge that you can get away with it. Every time sanitation crews knockdown one mess, another dumpsite springs up nearby.

You wanna take a tour with me of how things looked Wednesday and Thursday?

OK, the shovels were still out on Crocker Street, which was looking pretty good, so I wentover to East 10th Street and Naomi Avenue, several blocks away, near the Coca-Coladistribution center.

The north side of 10th Street looked like a landfill. Trash was scattered in the street andon the sidewalk, and there was a little bit of everything. Splintered lumber, metal poles,soiled blankets and clothing, a sofa, buckets, boxes.

“Trucks come by and run over the trash,” said Ron Riego, 60, who lives under a tarp onthe corner and pointed out where some of the debris has been flattened by traffic.

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Riego said he was just back from the hospital, where he was treated for congestive heartfailure and water on the lungs. On returning to his tarp, he discovered that someone hadset fire to some of his belongings. Now he was sorting through his things to see what wassalvageable, and planning to move a few feet to the west.

“Rats chased me out,” he said, so he was surrendering his lean-to to the rodents.

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Piles of trash remain near 25th Street and Long Beach Avenue. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

“Someone came by in the middle of the night and dropped all those bags,” Riego said,telling me such dumps were common. “I looked out and saw a nice new white pickuptruck stop and toss everything, then he took off,” he said.

The bags, some of which were split open, contained spoiled fruit and trimmings frompineapples and mangoes. That part of town has a lot of produce wholesalers, and it’s nosecret that some of the illegal dumping is done by local merchants and customers. Nor isit any secret that food scraps attract rats.

At East 16th Street and Compton Avenue, just south of the 10 Freeway, trash billowed atthe corner and tapered gradually to the east along a building tagged with graffiti. Thedebris included boxes, bulging trash bags and a crushed Lime scooter. The centerpiecewas a heaping shopping cart.

I saw a few encampments nearby and standing, murky green water in the gutters. Werethe drains clogged with trash? Is a water or sewer line leaking? You just never know, andyou almost don’t want to think about it. I go through a lot of antibacterial wipes after aday here, and I take my shoes off before I enter my house. It’s horrifying to think abouthow many people live in the middle of all that muck.

I went back to 16th and Compton the next day to find a city crew cleaning up the mess,and I spoke to James Campbell, who runs the uniform rental company on that corner.

“I call the city and they usually come within a week, but then it’s always piled right backup again,” said Campbell.

“I don’t even like stepping out here because of the needles,” said Campbell, who told mehe cringes when customers come to his office and witness what’s at his doorstep.

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“It’s embarrassing,” he said.

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Piles of trash remain near 25th Street and Long Beach Avenue in Los Angeles. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Yes, but it’s not Campbell who should be embarrassed. It’s L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti andthe 15 members of the City Council who run the city and have not responded with theurgency necessary to deal with the homelessness and trash problems that plague LosAngeles.

They alone did not create the social and economic woes that have contributed to the city’smajor problems, and it’s not as if they’ve been completely unresponsive. About 27,000people were housed last year, for instance. But even more people have ended up in theircars and on streets and riverbeds, and taxpayers are right to wonder why City Hall keepslosing its most important battles.

When I called Councilman Jose Huizar’s office about the trash piled on Ceres Avenue, astaffer told me issues like that are complaint-driven, and if no one has called, the officemight not know the problem exists.

What, they don’t have eyes?

Look, I know Huizar might be a little distracted, given that the FBI has hauled recordsout of his home and office as part of a City Hall corruption probe, and the councilmanhas other legal problems too.

But council districts have as many as two dozen employees and in times of crisis theyought to have more than a few of them in the field, spotting and solving problems, andcracking down on illegal dumpers. Not just with citations, but with handcuffs, perp walksand mandatory trash pickup duty.

The city has thousands of workers on the streets every day writing tickets, fixingpotholes, driving trash trucks. Every one of them ought to be reporting issues they see ontheir rounds.

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“If you’re writing a parking ticket and someone dumps a toilet in the street, you shouldcall sanitation,” said Estela Lopez of the Downtown Industrial Business ImprovementDistrict, or BID.

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Refuse at East 25th Street and Long Beach Avenue. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

The crews that clean the streets of that BID are homeless or formerly so, and they’reemployed by the nonprofit Chrysalis, which tries to get them all housed and self-supporting. James Blackwell, for instance, supervises Lopez’s crew and told me he justmoved into his own place.

It’s a terrific program — clean the streets and get people off the streets at the same time.Chrysalis staffs 16 BIDs in L.A. and 10 Caltrans crews, and would like to do more. But anexpansion proposal has gotten bottled up at City Hall. Stay tuned for more on that in thenear future.

Meanwhile, let’s keep the pressure on City Hall.

I drove a little farther south Thursday and found a monumental dumpsite at East 25thStreet and Long Beach Avenue along the railroad tracks. I took photos during my surveyto share with City Hall, and I’d like you to do the same.

Get your camera or phone and send me photos of eyesores in your neighborhood or nearyour place of employment. Include the address, and I’ll take a look at as many as I can getto, publicize the filth and count the days until City Hall cleans it up.

If we don’t take charge, who will?

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By Sara Floor.

Many hands make light work, as the adage goes. In Madera County, a decision to create a Public

Information Team from current staff rather than hire a single public information offcer has led to

better customer service and storytelling in this rural, Central Valley County.

In early 2017, a county Management Workshop identifed the need to expand communication

outreach efforts, increase transparency and be more active on social media. “We asked ourselves,

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how can we best tell the Madera County story, how can we engage the public and how can we be

transparent?” explains Adrienne Calip, Deputy CAO, Human Resources & Operations and lead of the

Madera County Public Information Team.

“We felt like perhaps one PIO could not do the job that fv e could, so we felt this was something

new and innovative to try,” says Melisa DaSilva, Chief of Staff for Supervisor Brett Frazier. “There

are fnancial adv antages to the team approach, but more importantly it follows our mission, our

vision and core values.”

Madera County’s Public Information Team approach includes the Human Resources Division,

Information Technology (IT) and the chiefs of staff for all fv e county supervisors. Every Monday

morning, Calip leads a team meeting to identify, strategize and schedule social media and news

releases for the county.

“The chiefs of staff do a lot of the work behind the scenes,” says Calip. “They work with

departmental representatives to get information about the events the departments have going on.

We try to be up front about our services and what we offer to the community”

IT has an important seat at the Public Information Team table, too. “We provide the technology and

the platform to support the business need to empower the Public Information Team to deliver

messages to the constituents. We’re talking about Hootsuite, Twitter, the website, digital signage in

the lobby, even the connections to reach the technology,” says Tania Say, Chief Information Offcer.

“From the very start; IT had the seat at the table. We helped developed the policies, we went

through a county rebranding, we redid the website as a team. We knew exactly what their business

goals were, so technology was easy to align to meet those goals. “

But as any scholar of communication knows, information fows in two dir ections. Not only is the

Madera County Information Team tasked with pushing out information, but responding to inquires

or comments on social media too.

“When we receive feedback, comments or questions from the public, I assign the comments to one

of the chiefs of staff and they respond,” explains Calip. “And what we’ve found is that the public

they’re so grateful when they see a response from us.”

From the Public Information Team’s inception in 2017 to Spring of 2019, followers on Madera

County social media channels have doubled, and the feedback has been resoundingly positive.

“It’s great to see the positive interaction between the constituents and social media,” said Say.

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“Because there’s a dedicated team, constituents can post a question and get an answer quickly. I

think it’s had some amazing results in that we’ve reached a lot of constituents.”

“We try to be very transparent with the public and community so they know what’s going on in

Madera County,” said Lety Gonzalez, Chief of Staff for Supervisor Max Rodriguez. “If we don’t tell

that story, no one will. We want to be the narrators of our own story.”

Originally posted at the California State Association of Counties.

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There’s a Simple Explanation for RacialDisparities in Terrorism Prosecutions:RacismWhether authorities classify an act as “terrorist” depends almost entirely on whocarries it out, not what they did.

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Terrorist attacks by white supremacists have been on the rise. But federal law enforcement agencies aren’tsimply failing to respond. In many cases, they’re failing to event count white supremacist attacks as such.

Two recent congressional hearings — one on the rise of domestic terrorism and the other on whitesupremacy — gave the impression that there was a lack of resources to blame, particularly when it comesto which acts are considered “hate crimes” and which are “terrorist attacks.”

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Yet throughout the hearing, it felt like the distinction between the two was essentially a matter of whocommitted the crime, not what the crime was. While violence by Muslims is almost automatically labeled“terrorist,” similar violence by politically motivated white supremacists seldom gets the same treatment.

In short, rather than applying justice in a manner that’s colorblind, the FBI has done the exact opposite.That’s racist, and it’s high time we called the FBI out for it.

Rather than acting as bystanders or adjudicating violence rooted in racism, state institutions are often thevery ones creating a climate ripe for these abuses to happen in the first place. Instead of simply failing toprosecute white supremacy, all too often the white supremacy is emanating from within the government.

Resources or Racism?

In his opening remarks at the hearing on white supremacy, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) noted that federalagencies were often quick to label violence by Muslims as “terrorist” acts. Yet, he continued:

The FBI did not call the deadly white supremacist attacks and mass shooting at the MotherEmanuel AME Church in Charleston or the Tree of Life synagogue domestic terrorism. It didnot call the deadly violence that took place in Charlottesville domestic terrorism. But whynot?

Surely [the disparity] cannot be because the perpetrators in San Bernardino County, SyedRizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, were non-white Muslims, and that the perpetrator inOrlando, Florida, Omar Mateen, was a non-white Muslim, while the murderers inCharleston, Pittsburgh, and Charlottesville were Dylann Roof, Robert Gregory Bower, andJames Alex Fields — all white males.

Raskin’s remarks posit a seemingly rhetorical question: What accounts for the difference in thecategorization of these crimes? The answer is left relatively open-ended, but there’s only one rationalexplanation for how differentiating between these seemingly similar crimes could be so complicated:racism. And few seem willing to call that out.

The hearing on domestic terrorism highlighted another discrepancy in how time and resources are spenton international terrorism versus domestic terrorism: 80 percent of resources are spent on the formercompared to just 20 percent on the latter. In other words, while Americans are more likely to be killed indomestic terror attacks increasingly perpetrated by far-right white supremacists, law enforcementagencies are investing four times as many resources on overseas threats supposedly posed by Muslims.

To others, the cause of the discrepancy is a simple resource issue. For example, Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), aformer prosecutor, stated:

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Of course, perspective is important when there were 17,000 murders in the United States in2017. So we’ve got a resource issue. We’ve got state and local and federal resources thatwe’ve got to manage, and it is important that we keep in mind and perspective our focus onextremism.

In the hearing on domestic terrorism a week earlier, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) echoed a similarsentiment in trying to explain why data on domestic terrorism has not been made available since 2005:

In terms of what, you know, uh, one of the things I want to do, uh, as a takeaway from thishearing, uh, as I indicated in my opening statement is that, uh, if it’s a resource issue for thedepartment that you can’t produce this information, then we need to make those resources.

Though the witness in question — Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brad Wiegmann — answered thatresources were not the issue, this nevertheless carried over into the following week’s hearing on whitesupremacy.

“I Don’t Forgive Him”

This points to a larger issue within the U.S. government: the failure to deal with root causes. Thus, whitenationalists are equated with Black individuals who commit anti-police violent crimes — the first rootedin racism and the second, often, in self-defense.

Behind these numbers are the stories of actual victims — such as Susan Bro, the mother of Heather Heyer,who was killed by a neo-Nazi in Charlottesville, an act deemed a hate crime rather than a terrorist attack.

Bro was a witness at the white supremacy hearing. When I interviewed her, Bro expressed concern on thelack of clarity regarding the designation of such violence. “To me when a white supremacist, neo-Nazi,KKK [sympathizer] commits hate crimes, they are doing it to incite terror,” she said. “And to me that’s thevery definition of domestic terrorism.” (Still, “either way my daughter is dead,” she lamented.)

Bro acknowledged the discrepancy in how Muslims are often treated when it comes to these designations.When I asked her what the solution would be, she told me, “I think there needs to be some training aswell, but you’ve got to have the training by people who know what they’re doing. And previously we wouldhave thought the FBI would be the trainers, and so I’m left wondering who exactly would be training theFBI then. But you know, they’ve got to be made to understand that their work is definitely showing a trendin bias.”

While many continue to be victimized by violence rooted in racism, regardless of its categorization, manywill continue speaking out. This includes Bro, who started a foundation in honor of her daughter Heather.When asked by Heather’s father if she wanted to join him in receiving a forgiveness award, she told me, “I

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don’t forgive” the man who killed Heather. “I’m not bitter and I’m not going to live my life in hatred, butI’m not saying I forgive him neither.”

Hopefully one day when the dots are connected the problem of white supremacy will be properly situated.Until then, our only choice is to call out racist institutions such as the FBI who have thus far received acarte blanche for — what some of us would call — terror.

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Dr. Maha Hilal’s research and expertise is on institutionalized Islamophobia in the War on Terror. She’sthe co-director of the Justice for Muslims Collective, an organizer with Witness Against Torture, and acouncil member of School of the Americas Watch. Previously, she was the inaugural Michael Ratnerfellow at the Institute for Policy Studies.

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