Figueroa Swoops In To Protect Valdivia From Potential Mayoralty Ending Referendum

By Mark Gutglueck
Mayor John Valdivia this week narrowly escaped being consigned to political oblivion through the intervention of his one remaining ally on the city council.
Two weeks after Third Ward Councilman Juan Figueroa on February 2 endorsed placing a measure on the June ballot to determine if San Bernardino residents would prefer to eliminate the city’s mayoral post as an independently elected one in favor of rotating the mayor’s gavel amongst the city council’s members, on February 16 he withdrew that support, allowing Valdivia to veto a city council request of the county registrar of voters to give the city’s voters just such a choice.
Valdivia took a gripping command of the governmental machinery in the county seat more than three years ago after he was elected mayor in the November 2018 election. He appeared at that time to be preparing himself a solid niche from which he could launch his next step up the electoral ladder, perhaps into a state legislative or federal congressional post. Over the last two years, however, Valdivia has plummeted from his seemingly inviolable position of political authority. He has struggled to level his flight and has for the time abandoned any thoughts of making his way to Sacramento or Washington, D.C., and is seeking to merely hang onto the mayoralty for another term. He remains in a holding pattern, with his political rivals and opponents aiming one fusillade after another his way.
On Wednesday night, the council appeared poised to dash his hope of remaining as mayor. At the last minute, Figueroa, with whom Valdivia’s political career now seems inextricably bound, swooped in to save him.
Few people can claim to have moved as far forward as John Valdivia and as few can be said to have fallen as far back.
In 2009, Valdivia made an inauspicious start to his political career, running for the San Bernardino City Council in the Fourth Ward. He was trounced, finishing third among four candidates with 182 votes for 5.68 percent. The second-place finisher, Joe Arnett, polled more than three times the number of votes Valdivia received. The winner, Fred Shorett, who would later become Valdivia’s most steadfast antagonist, garnered more than 12 times as many votes as did Valdivia, with 2,330 or 72.77 percent.
Valdivia did not quit, however. Two years later, he relocated into the city’s Third Ward, and ran for office by promising to ensure that denying salary increases to the city’s firemen would not be used as a strategy to stave off municipal bankruptcy. With the firefighters’ union’s support, he won, and took office in 2012. Valdivia managed to preserve for the firefighters their raises, but later that year, the city filed for Chapter Nine bankruptcy protection.
In 2014, Valdivia initiated a run for Congress in the 31st Congressional District but then aborted the candidacy.
A year later, against Valdivia’s wishes, the city council in seeking to map San Bernardino out of bankruptcy, closed out its 148-year-old fire department in favor of an arrangement with the county to provide fire protection and emergency medical service to the city and its residents. The high cost of firefighter salaries and benefits was cited as the driving factor in that move. Valdivia survived that debacle when no one emerged to run against him in the Third Ward in 2015.
In 2018, Valdivia ran for mayor, challenging the incumbent, Carey Davis. Valdivia emerged victorious in that November’s contest with 19,155 votes or 52.51 percent to Davis’s 17,327 votes or 47.49 percent.
At that point, Valdivia enjoyed the support of both of the council’s two newly-elected members, whom he had supported in the just concluded election, Ted Sanchez in the city’s First Ward and Sandra Ibarra in the Second Ward. He also had the support of incumbent Fifth Ward Councilman Henry Nickel and incumbent Sixth Ward Councilwoman Bessine Richard. His opposition on the council at that time consisted of Fourth District Councilman Fred Shorett and Seventh District Councilman Jim Mulvihill, who collectively lacked the political muscle to effectively oppose him. In May 2019, a special election was held to select Valdivia’s replacement as Third Ward councilor, as he had been obliged to resign that post to move into the mayor’s slot. Prevailing in that contest was Juan Figueroa, whom Valdivia had heavily supported by transferences of money from his own campaign account.
Immediately upon Figueroa coming into office, Valdivia effectuated the removal of City Manager Andrea Travis-Miller, whom he considered to be a vestige of the Davis Administration. He thereafter installed Travis-Miller’s assistant city manager, Teri Ledoux, into the position of city manager, in doing so boosting the salary of the soon-to-retire Ledoux so that she would be able to draw an annual pension approaching $190,000, which was roughly $70,000 more than she would have otherwise received. Through Ledoux’s promotion, Valdivia effectuated a virtual takeover of the city by which he had political as well as administrative/managerial control.
Valdivia’s time in the catbird seat would be short-lived.
In 2015, a citizen-sponsored initiative calling for the legalization of medical marijuana sales in the city passed. In 2016, the passage of Proposition 64 legalized the sale of marijuana for its intoxicative effect in California. A frenzy among would-be marijuana entrepreneurs seeking licensing and permits to open dispensaries, pot shops and operate cultivation facilities ensued. Many of those began providing money to Valdivia in what those marijuana business applicants later acknowledged were either or both implicit and explicit quid pro quos, with the understanding, or what they thought was an understanding, that their businesses would obtain permits to operate in the city.
What was going on did not remain under wraps for long, particularly when Valdivia failed to deliver on the promises he made to some of those who had paid him, and they began to talk openly about how the mayor had crossed them up. Moreover, word surfaced that other individuals and companies with proposals before the city unrelated to cannabis enterprises had either made political donations to Valdivia or payments to his consulting company with the expectation that their contracts, franchises or projects would be approved by the city council and city administration he controlled.
Before the end of Summer 2019, Valdivia alienated first Ibarra and then Nickel. In October 2019, Valdivia was on the outs with Sanchez. At that point, the only reliable votes on the council he could count on were those of Figueroa and Richard, while he found himself unable to muster the support of Mulvihill, Shorett, Ibarra, Sanchez and Nickel for any of his initiatives. Having effectively lost control of the council, Valdivia, growing increasingly frustrated, began to lash out at city staff, ultimately alienating then-City Manager Ledoux and City Attorney Sonia Carvalho, both of whom were once safely within his camp.
In January 2020, Mirna Cisneros, Valdivia’s constituent service representative, and Karen Cervantes, his special assistant, went public with accounts of how Valdivia had pressured them to have sex with him. Cisneros related how Valdivia had solicited and received bribes. She also laid out how he used city money to travel nationally and internationally on business unrelated to the city, which included raising money for himself or his future political campaigns. Thereafter, Jackie Aboud, Valdivia’s field representative, came forward to say that Valdivia had squeezed her to have sexual relations with him, and that Valdivia had used his influence as mayor to provide favorable city treatment to his donors and supporters, while working to prevent city services from being rendered to his constituents who were not supporters, in particular those in the city’s Fourth and Seventh Wards, represented by his two longstanding rivals on the council, Shorett and Mulvihill. Alissa Payne, whom Valdivia had appointed to the city’s Arts and Historical Preservation Commission and the San Bernardino Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission, publicly surfaced with accounts that were in some fashion similar to those of Cisneros, Cervantes and Aboud with regard to sexual advances the mayor had made toward her. Don Smith, who had worked on Valdivia’s campaign for mayor and was subsequently hired by the city to serve as Valdivia’s part time field representative, offered specific accounts of bribetaking by the mayor, including one of a kickback that had originated from holders of the city’s tow truck franchises, consisting of a cash-stuffed envelope given to the mayor in Smith’s presence. Matt Brown, who was brought in to serve as Valdivia’s chief of staff in August 2019, roughly a month after his original chief of staff, Bilal Essayli, resigned, stated that he was being retaliated against by Valdivia for having sought to protect Cisneros, Cervantes and Aboud in the face of Valdivia’s treatment of them, and he retained Tristan Pelayes, the lawyer who was representing Cervantes, Cisneros, Aboud, Payne, and Smith. Ultimately, Aboud, Brown, Cervantes, Cisneros and Smith sued the city over the ordeals they had with Valdivia.
In the 2020 election cycle, Valdivia’s political affiliate and council ally, Juan Figueroa, was reelected, and Valdivia’s political affiliate and council ally Bessine Richard was voted out of office, replaced by Kimberly Calvin. Both Henry Nickel, who had evolved into one of Valdivia’s political foes, and Jim Mulvihill, who had never been aligned with Valdivia, were likewise chased from office by the city’s voters, replaced, respectively, by Ben Reynoso and Damon Alexander. Valdivia’s expectation was that Alexander would become his ally. Alexander, however, has hopes of eventually becoming mayor himself, and has steered clear of any consistent connection with Valdivia. Calvin very early on clashed with Valdivia, and Reynoso has proven to be a more committed antagonist to the mayor than was Nickel. After the new council was seated in December 2020, Figueroa’s was the only vote of consistent support on the council that Valdivia could count upon.
Calls have been made for the San Bernardino Police Department, the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office, the California Attorney General’s Office, the FBI or the U.S. Attorney’s Office to dig into Valdivia’s financial relationships with those doing business with the city, indict him, convict him, remove him from office and imprison him. In response, Valdivia, his supporters and his legal representatives disparage those calls as delusional.
There have been recurrent reports that a multitude of challengers are lining up to run against Valdivia later this year, including former City Attorney Jim Penman, who was once one of Valdivia’s primary supporters; Alexander; former San Bernardino Human Services Director Helen Tran; Treasure Ortiz, who ran against Figueroa in 2019; and potentially Sanchez.
Valdivia, meanwhile, appears prepared to take on any political challenger in this year’s mayoral election. As of December 31, 2021, according to the California 460 campaign funding documents he filed with the San Bernardino City Clerk’s Office on January 31, Valdivia has $317,426.56 in his political war chest. Donors, many of whom have little or no conception of the degree to which Valdivia’s control over the city council has eroded and believe that as mayor he yet has the reach and power to order city staff to make recommendations in accordance with his dictates and influence the city council or a majority thereof to vote as he directs, continue to write $1,000, $1,500, $2,000, $2,500, $3,000, and $4,000 checks to his campaign fund, indeed ones for as much as $4,900, which is the maximum amount allowable for a single person to donate under the city’s campaign funding limitation law.
Valdivia can use that money to conduct polling, run radio ads, buy billboard space, secure local television ads, purchase endorsements on slate mailers sent to voters in the weeks prior to an election, print and send mailers touting himself and the job he has done as mayor along with his accomplishments, print and send attack mailers dwelling on the shortcomings of his opponents, pay for handbills that can be distributed door-to-door or defray the cost of phone banks to call voters and importune them to cast their votes for him.
Recognizing this, Shorett, Calvin, Reynoso, Sanchez, Ibarra and Alexander have cast about for a way to undercut Valdivia. On December 1, 2021, the city council voted to censure Valdivia for utilizing $2,134.08 in public funds to design and print invitations to a reception following his state of the city address last June that served as a campaign rally and then spending another $546.33 for bulk mailing the invitations. In that same censure vote, the council also castigated Valdivia for charging the city for a hotel stay and meal in San Diego on September 20-22, 2019; a hotel stay in Irvine  on September 10-11, 2020; parking at the Mission Inn in Riverside on October 27, 2020; parking at West Beverly Hills Hotel on January 17, 2021; a hotel stay and meal in Irvine on March 8-9, 2021; a hotel stay in Irvine on March 18-19, 2021; meals in Nevada on March 22-23, 2021; a meal in Newport Beach on March 23, 2021; and a meal and hotel stay in Irvine on April 13-14, 2021, all of which were related to his efforts to raise campaign donations.
The censure had no practical impact upon Valdivia, other than to express across the board disapproval of his behavior, as the council does not have the authority to remove him from office. The censure does, nonetheless, provide a potential political opponent with an issue to campaign against him on.
Last month, on January 19, in an effort to disincentivize Valdivia from running for reelection, the council voted 5-to-2, with Ibarra and Figueroa dissenting, to reduce the $106,793 annual salary paid to the person holding the mayor’s position to $50,000, effective next December following this year’s mayoral election. Ibarra opposed the reduction to $50,000, indicating she wanted City Manager Robert Field to carry out a wider survey of cities that function under the council-manager form of government and use that as the basis for reducing the mayor’s stipend, such that the reduction could have been more substantial, dropping the mayor’s compensation to as low as $500-to-$1,500 per month, or approximately $6,000 to $18,000 per year.
That vote left in place the roughly $9,000 in other governmental entity stipends, $25,000 in benefits and the annual $30,000 retirement contribution the mayor receives, such that the San Bernardino Mayor serving after the November election will receive a total annual compensation of about $114,000.
The future mayoral salary reduction has not dissuaded Valdivia from seeking reelection this year.
More recently, on February 2, the city council considered placing on the June 7 ballot a referendum on whether the mayor in San Bernardino should remain as one independently elected at-large or whether the independent mayoral position should be eliminated. The alternative the council was proposing was that the council would select from its own ranks someone to assume the mayoral honorific on a yearly basis, rotating the office among themselves. If the council succeeded in placing the measure on the ballot, and if the city’s voters approved eliminating the directly-elected mayoral position, Valdivia’s monetary advantage vis-à-vis his electioneering fund would be rendered moot, and his tenure as mayor would come to an end.
When the matter came up for a vote on February 2, Shorett, Sanchez, Calvin and Figueroa supported putting the measure on the ballot. Ibarra and Alexander voted against doing so. For a reason that Reynoso did not explain, he said he believed he had a conflict of interest with regard to such a measure and he abstained. The vote in favor of placing the measure on the ballot passed 4-to-2-to-1.
The following week, Valdivia, who was not in attendance at the February 2 meeting, used his veto authority applicable to any vote involving seven councilors that does not pass with five votes in assent to prevent the measure from being placed on the ballot.
This week, the council brought the matter back for a second consideration.
Reynoso, indicating he had determined he did not have a conflict with regard to the matter, voted, joining with Shorett, Sanchez and Calvin in supporting it. Figueroa, however, defected from his previous support. Rather than voting with Alexander and Ibarra against putting the measure on the ballot, however, Figueroa abstained. Thus, the vote to give the city’s voters the opportunity to eliminate the mayoral position with a measure to be voted upon in June passed once more 4-to-2-to-1. Valdivia again utilized his veto authority, nixing the referendum.
Ibarra, whose vote was critical in keeping the measure from proceeding, explained ahead of the vote that she thought it a mistake to get rid of the directly-elected mayoral position because of the ongoing discontent with Valdivia. Ibarra, who has been at odds with the mayor, essentially warned against tossing the baby out with the bathwater.
“This is strictly political,” said Ibarra. “This is just a way to get rid of our current mayor. However, the voters have that opportunity come June. That is up to the voters. If the voters decide to not have a mayor at-large, just know this is the last time you’ll be voting for a mayor, and you will no longer have a mayor to vote for. After this, it will be up to us, up here, the council members, to select a different mayor every year without the vote of the residents of the city. If that is what the voters want, then you will have that opportunity. You will no longer be able to vote for a mayor at-large after this. And some of the people who are running for mayor know this perfectly well, and it is specific to the current mayor. It is not for the well-being of this city. I went to three out of six community meetings. The residents were specifically asked, ‘Would you like to keep a mayor at-large?’ It was said, ‘Yes.’ That’s why it was kept when the amendment was done for the charter. Do not say that is not what the community wanted. However, if that’s what you guys want to vote for in June, to get rid of your mayor at-large and your power to vote for a mayor, then go ahead. Because I am in the minority if you want to do that. Go ahead, and just know that I am telling you it is. This is a political maneuver to just get rid of the current mayor. What are they [those advocating the removal of the mayor’s position] saying? ‘Out of eight candidates for mayor, none of them are good enough to take him out.’ That’s what they’re saying.”

A Most Unwelcoming Introduction To Wonder Valley

A Swiss tourist was given a rather inhospitable welcome to the United States when three pit bulls attacked and nearly killed him in a remote area of San Bernardino County’s vast desert outback Tuesday morning.
The mauling occurred near the junction of Midway Road and Amboy Road in Wonder Valley.
The man, from Geneva, Switzerland is in North America on what he said was to have been a backpacking expedition. He was riding a bike within the vista of the Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness when he was set upon by the dogs. He was severely mauled, suffering bites and deep puncture wounds to his face and neck and all of his extremities.
Deputies responding to a report of what had occurred found him and initiated lifesaving measures to stem his bleeding. He was transported to the Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, where he remains. Hospital employees were unwilling to release his name.
The dogs, which were yet in the area after the attack, were captured and are now in the custody of San Bernardino County Animal Control.

February 18 SBC Legal Notices

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO-FBN20220000403
The following person(s) is(are) doing business as: ABC JANITORIAL SOLUTIONS 11579 MT. RAINIER CT., RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91737
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Mailing Address: 11579 MT. RAINIER CT., RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA,91737 , ANTHONY J GARCIA 11579 MT. RAINIER CT. RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA, 91737
Business is Conducted By: AN INDIVIDUAL Signed: BY SIGNING BELOW, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. A registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime. (B&P Code 17913) I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ANTHONY J GARCIA
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of SAN BERNARDINO on: 01/25/2022
I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.
Began Transacting Business: N/A
County Clerk,
NOTICE- This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14400 et. Seq. Business & Professions Code).
01/28/2022, 02/04/2022, 02/11/2022, 02/18/2022
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JOYCE ELAINE WALLINGFORD NO. PROSB2200092
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of JOYCE ELAINE WALLINGFORD:
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JASON EDWARD WALLINGFORD in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JASON EDWARD WALLINGFORD be appointed as personal representatives to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A hearing on the petition will be held in Dept. No. S-35 at 9:00 a.m. on MARCH 2, 2022 at Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415, San Bernardino District.
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under Section 9052 of the California Probate Code.
Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
Attorney for the Petitioner: MICHAEL C. MADDUX, ESQ.
1894 COMMERCENTER WEST, SUITE 108
SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408
Telephone No: (909) 890-2350
Fax No: (909) 890-0106
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on February 4, 11 & 18, 2022.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: FANNIE MAE LANG-SANDERS NO. PROSB2200132
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of FANNIE MAE LANG-SANDERS:
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by RUTH LANG in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that RUTH LANG be appointed as personal representatives to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A hearing on the petition will be held in Dept. No. S-35 at 9:00 a.m. on MARCH 23, 2022 at Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415, San Bernardino District.
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under Section 9052 of the California Probate Code.
Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
Attorney for the Petitioner: MICHAEL C. MADDUX, ESQ.
1894 COMMERCENTER WEST, SUITE 108
SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408
Telephone No: (909) 890-2350
Fax No: (909) 890-0106
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on February 4, 11 & 18, 2022.

AMENDED NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF FRED TROY WILLIS, CASE NO. PROSB 2100817
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, and contingent creditors of FRED TROY WILLIS , and persons who may be otherwise interested in the will or estate, or both: A petition has been filed by LEHANNA LeSHAN GRIMALDI in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO, requesting that LEHANNA LeSHAN GRIMALDI be appointed administrator to administer the estate of the decedent.
The petition requests that the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.
The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action. The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
The petition is set for hearing in Dept. No. S37 at SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO SAN BERNARDINO DISTRICT – PROBATE DIVISION 247 W. 3rd STREET SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415-0212 on FEBRUARY 28, 2022 at 09:00 AM
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 58 of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery of the notice to you under Section 9052 of the California Probate Code.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are interested in the estate, you may request special notice of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Section 1250 of the California Probate Code.
Filed: February 3, 2022
Jennifer Saldana, Deputy
Attorney for the Petitioner: MARY M. BADER 9227 HAVEN AVENUE, SUITE 368 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 Telephone: (909) 945-2775 Fax: (909) 945-2778
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on February 4, 11 & 18, 2022.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:
Karen Sue Marting-Febus
Case NO. PROSB2200090
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of Karen Sue Marting-Febus
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by David Lee Marting in the Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that David Lee Marting be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A hearing on the petition will be held in Dept. S36 at 9:00 a.m. on 03/02/2022 at Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, San Bernardino, 247 West 3rd St. San Bernardino, CA 92415-0212, San Bernardino District – Central
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative
appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under Section 9052 of the California Probate Code.
Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
Attorney for Petitioner:
Mark w. Regus II (279653)
Law Office of Mark W. Regus II
1365 W. Foothill Blvd., Suite 2
Upland, CA 91786
Telephone No: 909-938-2289
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on:
02/04/2022, 02/11/2022, 02/18/2022

STATEMENT OF DAMAGES
(Personal Injury or Wrongful Death)
William C. Kennedy, Esq., SBN: 076992 Law Office of Kennedy and Associates 3576 Arlington Avenue, Suite 304 Riverside, CA 92506 Telephone: (951) 784-8920
Facsimile: (951) 784-8930
Email: info@lawyerswhofight.com
Case No: CVMV2000661
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
Attorney for Plaintiff, DANIEL KINCAID
DANIEL KINCAID Plaintiff vs. Jaslaya Ebony Walker, Jessica Walker & DOES 1-10
Defendants. Statement of Damages Defendant: Jaslaya Ebony Walker Plaintiff: Daniel Kincaid seeks damages
in the above-entitled action, as follows Pain, Suffering and Inconvenience, $50,000.00
Emotional distress $5,000.00
Medical Expenses (to date)
$14,525.00 Future medical expenses (present value) $15,000.00 Property Damage $5,000.00 Dated: January 7, 2021
David E. Gregory JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT
Published in the San Bernardino
County Sentinel on 02/04/2022,
02/11/2022, 02/18/2022,
02/25/2022

STATEMENT OF DAMAGES
(Personal Injury or Wrongful Death)
William C. Kennedy, Esq., SBN: 076992 Law Office of Kennedy and Associates 3576 Arlington Avenue, Suite 304 Riverside, CA 92506 Telephone: (951) 784-8920
Facsimile: (951) 784-8930
Email: info@lawyerswhofight.com
Case No: CVMV2000661
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
Attorney for Plaintiff, DANIEL KINCAID
DANIEL KINCAID Plaintiff vs. Jaslaya Ebony Walker, Jessica Walker & DOES 1-10
Defendants. Statement of Damages Defendant: Jessica Walker Plaintiff: Daniel Kincaid seeks damages
in the above-entitled action, as follows Pain, Suffering and Inconvenience, $50,000.00
Emotional distress $5,000.00
Medical Expenses (to date)
$14,525.00 Future medical expenses (present value) $15,000.00 Property Damage $5,000.00 Dated: January 7, 2021
David E. Gregory JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT
Published in the San Bernardino
County Sentinel on 02/04/2022,
02/11/2022, 02/18/2022,

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT FILE NO-FBN2022000641
The following person(s) is(are) doing business as: OUTSTANDING CONSULTING SERVICES, 8561 FOOTHIL BLVD SPC 106, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Mailing Address: , TAMMO WILKENS, 8651 FOOTHILL BLVD SPC 106, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 Business is Conducted By: AN INDIVIDUAL
Signed: BY SIGNING BELOW, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. A registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime. (B&P Code 17913) I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/TAMMO WILKENS
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of SAN BERNARDINO on: 01/31/2022
I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.
Began Transacting Business: 01/02/2022
County Clerk,
NOTICE- This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14400 et. Seq. Business & Professions Code).
02/04/2022, 02/11/2022, 02/18/2022, 02/25/2022

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ROGER HAROLD SUTHERLAND
CASE NO. PROSB2200125
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of ROGER HAROLD SUTHERLAND has been filed by BRIAN SUTHERLAND in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that BRIAN SUTHERLAND be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A hearing on the petition will be held MARCH 28, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. No. S36 at Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415, San Bernardino District.
Filed: January 20, 2022
Rebecca Hernandez, Deputy Court Clerk
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under Section 9052 of the California Probate Code.
Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
Filed: January 20, 2022
Attorney for Brian Sutherland:
R. SAM PRICE SBN 208603
PRICE LAW FIRM, APC
300 E STATE STREET SUITE 620
REDLANDS, CA 92373
(909) 475 8800
sam@pricelawfirm.com
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on February11, 18 & 25, 2022.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: BRUCE ALLEN HAWKINSON
CASE NO. PROSB2200071
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of BRUCE ALLEN HAWKINSON has been filed by JEREMIAH ALLEN HAWKINSON D in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JEREMIAH ALLEN HAWKINSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A hearing on the petition will be held MARCH 1, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. No. S35 at Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415, San Bernardino District.
Filed: January 18, 2022
Rebecca Hernandez, Deputy Court Clerk
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under Section 9052 of the California Probate Code.
Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
Filed: January 18, 2022
Attorney for jeremiah Allen Hawkinson:
R. SAM PRICE SBN 208603
PRICE LAW FIRM, APC
300 E STATE STREET SUITE 620
REDLANDS, CA 92373
(909) 475 8800
sam@pricelawfirm.com
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on February11, 18 & 25, 2022.
FBN FBN20220000990
The following person is doing business as: CADDELL PSYCHOLOGICAL INSIGHTS 9675MEADOW ST RANCHOCUCAMONGA, CA 91730: TONNEKA M CADDELL 9668 MILLIKEN AVE #104-207 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730
Mailing Address: 9668 MILLIKEN AVE #104-207 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: JANUARY 17, 2022
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ TONNEKA M CADDELL
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 02/07/2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy I8296
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 & 3/04, 2022.

FBN FBN20220000109
The following person is doing business as: THE BOHEMIAN GARDEN FLORAL BOUTIQUE 17219 SEQUOIA ST. APT 1 HESPERIA, CA 92345: SANDRA QUINONEZ 17219 SEQUOIA ST. APT 1 HESPERIA, CA 92345
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ SANDRA QUINONEZ
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 01/12/2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy D5511
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 & 3/04, 2022.

AMENDED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO-FBN20210012330
The following person(s) is(are) doing business as: SKYLINK INGOSYS, MBA BIZ SOLUTIONS, 15091 KITFOX LN, VICTORVILLE, CA 92394 SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Mailing Address: 15091 KITFOX LN, VICTORVILLE, CA, 92394, MBA BAGGA ENTERPRISES LLC
Business is Conducted By: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Signed: BY SIGNING BELOW, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. A registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime. (B&P Code 17913) I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/RAGHBIR BAGGA
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of SAN BERNARDINO on: 12/15/2021
I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.
Began Transacting Business: N/A
County Clerk,
NOTICE- This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14400 et. Seq. Business & Professions Code).
12/24/2021, 12/31/2021, 1/7/2022, 1/14/2022; 02/11/2022,
02/18/2022, 02/25/2022, 03/04/2022
AMENDED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO-FBN20210012035

The following person(s) is(are) doing business as: FLAMES OF FIRE FINANCIAL SERVICES & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, FLAMES OF FIRE APOSTOLIC & PROPHETIC MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL, R R LINDSAY MINISTRIES, 1274 S WATERMAN AV, 118, SAN BERNARDINO, CA, 92408,
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Mailing Address: 12672 LIMONITE AV, #3E-714, EASTVALE, CA, 92880, REGINA L LINDSAY 1274 S WATERMAN AV, 118 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408
Business is Conducted By: AN INDIVIDUAL
Signed: BY SIGNING BELOW, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. A registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime. (B&P Code 17913) I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/REGINA R LINDSAY
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of SAN BERNARDINO on: 12/3/2021
I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.
Began Transacting Business: 10/13/2021
County Clerk,
NOTICE- This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14400 et. Seq. Business & Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on 12/31/2021, 1/7/2022, 1/14/2022, 1/21/2022; Corrected on 02/11/2022, 02/18/2022, 02/25/2022, 03/04/2022

FBN20220001222
The following person is doing business as: FEEL BEAUTIFUL AESTHETICS 11553 FOOTHILL BLVD RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 MARGARET M HERNANDEZ 10818 CLAREMONT AVE BLOOMINGTON, CA 92316
Mailing Address: POST OFFICE BOX 651 BLOOMINGTON, CA 92316
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ MARGARET M HERNANDEZ
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 02/10/2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy D5511
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 & 3/04, 2022.

FBN20220001014
The following person is doing business as: FIRST IMPRESSION BROWS 2625 S SAN DIEGO AVE ONTARIO, CA 91761: VALARIE M ROSALES 2625 S SAN DIEGO AVE ONTARIO, CA 91761
Mailing Address: POST OFFICE BOX 651 BLOOMINGTON, CA 92316
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ VALARIE M ROSALES
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 02/07/2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy D5511
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 & 3/04, 2022.
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF SYLVIA CORRALEZ
Case No. PROSB2100955
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of SYLVIA CORRALEZ
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Christina Bailey in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Christina Bailey be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held on March 28, 2022 at 9:00 AM in Dept. No. S36 located at 247 W. Third St., San Bernardino, CA 92415.
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.
Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
Attorney for petitioner:
RICHARD A RODGERS ESQ SBN 210196
SHANE DIGIUSEPPE & RODGERS LLP
3125 OLD CANEJO ROAD
THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
CN983114 CORRALEZ 02/18/2022, 02/25/2022, 03/04/2022
AMENDED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO-FBN20210012646
The following person(s) is(are) doing business as: MR. KEBAB RESTAURANT, 11201 CALIFORNIA STREET. SUITE A, REDALNDS, CALIF, 92373, SAN BERNARDINO
Mailing Address: HANAA DAOUD, 13805 RODERICK DRIVE, MORENO VALLEY, CALIFO, 92555
Business is Conducted By: AN INDIVIDUAL
Signed: BY SIGNING BELOW, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. A registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime. (B&P Code 17913) I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/HANAA DAOUD
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of SAN BERNARDINO on: 12/27/2021
I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.
Began Transacting Business: 6/10/2010
County Clerk,
NOTICE- This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14400 et. Seq. Business & Professions Code).
1/21/2022, 1/28/2022, 2/4/2022, 2/11/2022; 02/18,2022, 02/25/2022, 03/04/2022, 03/11/2022

FBN20220001442
The following person is doing business as: 313 SHAVE COMPANY 113 W TRANSIT ST ONTARIO, CA 91762:
TYLER D HOWARTH 1504 FAWN ST ONTARIO, CA 91762
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: FEBRUARY 1, 2022
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ TYLER D HOWARTH
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 02/16/2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy I8296
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on 2/18, 2/25, 3/4 & 3/11, 2022.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER CIV SB 2200052
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: ELIJAH CALEB RAMDIN filed with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
ELIJAH CALEB RAMDIN to ELIJAH ANORUE OYOYO
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.
Notice of Hearing:
Date: 3/17/2022
Time: 09:00 AM
Department: S-16
The address of the court is
Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino,
247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415,
San Bernardino District-Civil Division
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this order be published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel in San Bernardino County California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing of the petition.
Dated: 12/28/2021
John M. Pacheco
Judge of the Superior Court.
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on February 18 & 25 and March 4 & 11, 2022.

FBN 20220000073
The following person is doing business as: 909 AUTO BODY AND PAINT 1875 W. RIALTO AVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410 ;( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO); DAMIAN LOPEZ 175 E EASTON AVE G66 RIALTO, CA 92376; GUADALUPE GARFIAS 1395 W 8TH ST SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92411
The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ DAMIAN LOPEZ, GENERAL PARTNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 11, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 01/28/2022, 02/04/2022, 02/11/2022, 02/18/2022 CNBB4202201CH

FBN 20220000157
The following person is doing business as: LOUISIANA FRIED CHICKEN & SEAFODD 16951 FOOTHILL BLVD SUITE B FONTANA, CA 92335 ;( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO); LMP INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC. 7048 FREMONTIA AVE FONTANA, CA 92336
The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ RAHMAN THOMPSON, PRESIDENT
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 13, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 01/28/2022, 02/04/2022, 02/11/2022, 02/18/2022 CNBB4202202CH
FBN 20220000325
The following person is doing business as: PURE DIAMOND SERVICES 1769 N VISTA AVE RIALTO, CA 92376 ;( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO); JACQUELINE TOVAR-SANDOVAL 1769 N VISTA AVE RIALTO, CA 92376
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: SEP 09, 2021
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ JACQUELINE TOVA-SANDOVAL, CEO
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 20, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 01/28/2022, 02/04/2022, 02/11/2022, 02/18/2022 CNBB4202203MT

FBN 20220000178
The following person is doing business as: MAS EDUCATION SOLUTIONS 25590 PROSPECT AVE. UNIT14C LOMA LINDA, CA 92354 ;( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO); HILDA M MATIAS 25590 PROSPECT AVE.UNIT 14C LOMALINDA, CA 92354
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ HILDA M. MATIAS, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 13,2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 01/28/2022, 02/04/2022, 02/11/2022, 02/18/2022 CNBB4202204IR

FBN 20220000330
The following person is doing business as: PATRIOT PAINTING. 1595 W HOLLY ST RIALTO, CA 92376
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO
JAMES L KEMPLE 1595 W HOLLY ST RIALTO, CA 92376.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ JAMES L KEMPLE, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 20, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 02/04/2022, 02/11/2022, 02/18/2022, 02/25/2022 CNBB5202216IR

FBN 2022000500
The following person is doing business as: 601AUTODETAIL. 146 E. C ST. COLTON, CA 92324311 W. CIVIC CENTER DR #B SANTA ANA, CA 92701
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO
LUIS E. GUEVARA PEREZ 146 E. C ST. COLTON, CA 92324.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ LUIS E. GUEVARA PEREZ, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 27, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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FBN 2022000274
The following person is doing business as: TAYS PEST CONTROL. 6087 PORTSMOUTH STREET CHINO, CA 91710
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO
OCTAVIUS DANIELS 6087 PORTSMOUTH STREET CHINO, CA 91710.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ OCTAVIUS DANIELS, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 18, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 02/04/2022, 02/11/2022, 02/18/2022, 02/25/2022 CNBB5202214MT

FBN 2022000545
The following person is doing business as: MONEY INVESTMENTS. 1264 S. WATERMAN AVE. STE #32 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO
MONEY INVESTMENTS, INC 1264 S WATERMAN AVE. STE 14 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408; 1264 S. WATERMAN AVE. STE #32 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408; .
The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 27, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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FBN 2022000280
The following person is doing business as: GORDITOS TEST ONLY. 126 E. VALLEY BLVD UNIT D RIALTO, CA 92376
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO
HUGO HERNANDEZ 126 E. VALLEY BLVD. UNIT D RIALTO, CA 92376.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ HUGO HERNANDEZ, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 19, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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FBN 2022000277
The following person is doing business as: JIREH SOLUTIONS. 10511 OXBURRY AVE BLOOMINGTON, CA 92316
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNADRINO
YONATHAN D VAZQUEZ CASTRO 10511 ROXBURRY AVE BLOOMINGTON, CA 92316.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ YONATHAN D VAZQUEZ CASTRO, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 19, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 02/04/2022, 02/11/2022, 02/18/2022, 02/25/2022 CNBB5202211IR

FBN 20220000282
The following person is doing business as: HACIENDA GARDEN DECOR. 3802 BRONSON ST SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO
ANGELICA CELIS 3802 BRONSON ST SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407; EDGAR H DELGADO 3802 BRONSON ST SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407; JOSE CASTANON 2345 N MILOR AVE RIALTO, CA 92377
The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ ANGELICA CELIS, GENERAL PARTNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 19, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 02/04/2022, 02/11/2022, 02/18/2022, 02/25/2022 CNBB5202210IR

FBN 20220000281
The following person is doing business as: HACIENDA GARDEN DECOR. 3802 BRONSON ST SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO
ANGELINA CELIS 3802 BRONSON ST SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ ANGELINA CELIS, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 19, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 02/04/2022, 02/11/2022, 02/18/2022, 02/25/2022 CNBB5202209IR

FBN 20220000566
The following person is doing business as: ITA DEV CO., LTD. 1461 N VISTA AVE APT #1 RIALTO, CA 92376
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO
SHATOYA D. HARRISON 1461 N VISTA AVE APT #1 RIALTO, CA 92376.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ SHATOYA D. HARRISON, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 28, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 02/04/2022, 02/11/2022, 02/18/2022, 02/25/2022 CNBB5202208MT

FBN 2022000485
The following person is doing business as: CALIFORNIA NEW BUSINESS BUREAU, INC.. 228 W HOSPITALITY LANE STE F SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92804
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO
CALIFORNIA NEW BUSINESS BUREAU, INC. 12501 E IMPERIAL HWY STE 130 NORWALK, CA 90650; 228 W HOSPITALITY LANE STE F SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92804; .
The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 26, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 02/04/2022, 02/11/2022, 02/18/2022, 02/25/2022 CNBB5202207SD

FBN 2022000490
The following person is doing business as: OMOSOR VENTURES. 29011 HORNER LN HIGHLAND, CA 92346
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO
VALIANT S OMOSOR 29011 HORNER LN HIGHLAND, CA 92346.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ VALIANT S OMOSOR, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 26, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 02/04/2022, 02/11/2022, 02/18/2022, 02/25/2022 CNBB5202206MT

FBN 2022000461
The following person is doing business as: VANNYS FLOWER SHOP. 1292 W MILL ST SUITE #104 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO
VANESSA TORRES-PENA 1292 W MILL ST SUITE #104 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ VANESSA TORRES-PENA, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 25, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 02/04/2022, 02/11/2022, 02/18/2022, 02/25/2022 CNBB5202205MT

FBN 20220000308
The following person is doing business as: VYARA CONSTRUCTION. 7496 MCKINLEY AVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410P.O BOX 90670 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92427
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO
GEMA Y PENA 7496 MCKINLEY AVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ GEMA Y PENA, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 20, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 02/04/2022, 02/11/2022, 02/18/2022, 02/25/2022 CNBB5202204MT

FBN 20220000311
The following person is doing business as: EZ LASH & HAIR STUDIO. 152 S RIVERSIDE AVE RIALTO, CA 92376
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO
ELIZABETH ZAMORA 152 S RIVERSIDE AVE RIALTO, CA 92376.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ ELIZABETH ZAMORA, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 20, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 02/04/2022, 02/11/2022, 02/18/2022, 02/25/2022 CNBB5202203MT

FBN 20220000328
The following person is doing business as: RRR TRANSPORT. 7421 VALARIA DR HIGHLAND, CA 922346
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO
RUBEN RODRIGUEZ RUIZ 7421 VALARIA DR HIGHLAND, CA 92346.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ RUBEN RODRIGUEZ RUIZ, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 20, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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FBN 20210012259
The following person is doing business as: 13137 COZZENS AVECHINO, CA 91710 ;[ MAILING ADDRESS 311 W CIVIC CENTER DR STE B SANTA ANA, CA 92701 ]; ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO ); ALEJANDRO DIAZ 1313 COZZENS AVE CHINO, CA 91710
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ ALEJANDRO DIAZ, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 20, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 02/04/2022, 02/11/2022, 02/18/2022, 02/25/2022 CNBB5202201CV
FBN 20220000161
The following person is doing business as: PREFFERED CARRIER OF CALIFORNIA 5062 ROOSEVELT ST CHINO, CA 91710; ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO ); [ MAILING ADDRESS 13757 IROQUOIS PLACE CHINO, CA 91710]; ADVANCED MULTIMODAL DISTRIBUTION INC. 5262 ROOSEVELT ST CHINO, CA 91710
The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ FREDY S. FUNES, PRESIDENT
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 13, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 02/11/2022, 02/18/2022, 02/25/2022, 03/04/2022 CNBB6202209MT

FBN 20220000663
The following person is doing business as: TRUCK STOP ROAD SERVICE 1016 N. DEL NORTE AVE ONTARIO, CA 91764; ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO ); TRANSPORT UNITED SERVICE, INC. 1016 N. DEL NORTE AVE ONTARIO, CA 91764
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ MARCOS R. DE UGARTE MENDIETA,CEO
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 31, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 02/11/2022, 02/18/2022, 02/25/2022, 03/04/2022 CNBB6202208IR

FBN 20220000648
The following person is doing business as: OPTIMIST PACKAGING 533 W MONTEREY AVE POMONA, CA 92768; ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO ); LUIS ALBERTO RUIZ 533 W MONTEREY AVE POMONA, CA 92767
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: JAN 01, 2021
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ LUIS ALBERTO RUIZ, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 31, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 02/11/2022, 02/18/2022, 02/25/2022, 03/04/2022 CNBB6202207CH

FBN 20220000647
The following person is doing business as: QUICK AUTO REGISTRATION 9253 ARCHIBALD AVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730; ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO );OSCAR GOMEZ 9253 ARCHIBALD AVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ OSCAR GOMEZ, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 31, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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FBN 20220000616 STATEMEMT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTICIOUS BUSINESS NAME
The following person is doing business as: SPINDLE 10345 LUPINE CT RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91737; ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO );
EMAN M IBRAHAM 10345 LUPINE CT RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91737
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino County on 12/27/2018. Original File# 20180014568
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ EMAN M. IBRAHAM, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 28, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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FBN 20220000617 FICTICIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
The following person is doing business as: SPINDLE 8541 WELLSFOD PL STE 1 SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA 90670; ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO ); AHMED M. ELGABA 8541 WELLSFORD PL STE 1 SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA 90670
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ AHMED M. ELBAGA, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 28, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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FBN 20220000291 FICTICIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
The following person is doing business as: STUFFBOYS. 7537 MCKINLEY AVE SAN BERNARDIN, CA 92410; [ MAILING ADDRESS 311 W CIVIC CENTER DR STE B SANTA ANA, CA 92701]; ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO );LUIS MATA 7537 MCKINLEY AVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410; RIGOBERTO LOPEZ BUSTOS 7537MCKINLEY AVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410.
The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ LUIS MATA, PARTNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 20, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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FBN 20220000493 FICTICIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
The following person is doing business as: THE EDGE BARBERSHOP 397 W. BASELINE ST STE B SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410; ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO ); LUIS MATA 7537 MCKINLEY AVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410; RIGOBERTO LOPEZ BUSTOS 7537 MCKINLEY AVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410.
The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ LUIS MATA, LUIS MATA
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 26, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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FBN 20220000159 FICTICIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
The following person is doing business as: PENA GARDENING. 15606 WILLOW DR FONTANA, CA 92337; ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO );
CRUZ E PENA 15606 WILLOW DR FONTANA, CA 92337
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ CRUZ E PENA, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 13, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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FBN 20220000778
The following person is doing business as: PATINO AUTO BODY REPAIR. 393 W ATHOL ST SUITE 12 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92401; ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO ); DANIEL PATINO 393 W ATHOL ST SUITE 12 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92401.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ DANIEL PATINO, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: FEBRUARY 02, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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FBN 20220000764
The following person is doing business as: OPTIMIST PACKAGING. 206 E MISSION BLVD POMONA, CA 91766; ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO ); MARTIN HERNANDEZ 206 E. MISSION BLVD POMONA, CA 91766.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ MARTIN HERNANDEZ, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: FEBRUARY 02, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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FBN 20220000832
The following person is doing business as: SUBMARINO PACKAGING. 206 E MISSION BLVD POMONA, CA 91766; ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO; ( MARTIN HERNANDEZ 206 E MISSION BLVD POMONA, CA 91766.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ MARTIN HERNANDEZ, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: FEBRUARY 02, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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FBN 20220000844
The following person is doing business as: ONTARIO MOTOR INN. 1522 W MISSION BLVD ONTARIO, CA 91762; ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO ); JAI SHIV BHOLE, LLC 1522 W MISSION BLVD ONTARIO, CA 91762
The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ SUNIKUMAR B. DHANGAR, MANAGING MEMBER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: FEBRUARY 02, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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FBN 20220000841
The following person is doing business as: DAESUNG TECH LTD. 1461 N VISTA AVE APT #1 RIALTO, CA 92376 ); PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO ); SHATOYA D HARRISON 1461 N VISTA AVE APT #1 RIALTO, CA 92376.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ SHATOYA D HARRISON, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: FEBRUARY 02, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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FBN 20220000828
The following person is doing business as: MOUNTAIN JEM HOME INSPECTIONS, LLC. 255 OAK DRIVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92427; ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO ); MOUNTAIN JEM HOME INSPECTIONS, LLC 225 OAK DRIVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92427
The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ JASEN E. MATTINGLY, MANAGING MEMBER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: FEBRUARY 02, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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FBN 20220000673
The following person is doing business as: CHOLO PIERCES & TATTOO STUDIO, LLC. 12333 ROSS PL YUCAIPA, CA 92399
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS LOS ANGELES ); CHOLO PIERCES & TATTOO STUDIO, LLC 12333 ROSS PL YUCAIPA, CA 92399
The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ AMY D. VELAZCO, MANAGING MEMBER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: FEBRUARY 01, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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FBN 20220000712
The following person is doing business as: SERGIO’S DIRECT HIRE SERVICES. 16476 WINDCREST DR FONTANA, CA 92337; ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO ); SERGIO J MUNOZ 16476 WINDCREST DR. FONTANA, CA 92337.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ SERGIO J MUNOZ, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: FEBRUARY 01, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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FBN 20220000661
The following person is doing business as: VILLANUEVA GENERAL CONSTRUCTION. 5867 REBECCA ST RIVERSIDE, CA 92509; ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO ); AURELIO VILLANUEVA 5867 REBECCA ST RIVERSIDE, CA 92509; YOLANDA REYNOSO 5867 REBECCA ST RIVERSIDE, CA 92509.
The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ AURELIO VILLANUEVA, GENERAL PARTNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: JANUARY 31, 2022
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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Resurrection Of The Postmus Political Syndicate Sends ROV Page Packing

By Mark Gutglueck
Amid conflicting reports, the resurgence of the Postmus political syndicate has apparently led to San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters Bob Page making an exit as the county’s chief elections officer.
Undisputed is that Page, who has been with the county in various capacities for over two decades and has been serving as the head of San Bernardino County’s election system since 2018, is officially departing San Bernardino County on February 25 to take up the position of registrar of voters in Orange County.
Attending the circumstance is a situation that strongly suggests Page and the elections office in San Bernardino County were and are yet being pressured to tilt the county’s elections in favor of a slew of existing officeholders and establishment figures, primarily Bill Postmus’s associates and clients and others supported by the local Republican Party.
County employees, including ones in the registrar’s office have related that efforts to sway certain elections have taken place and are ongoing. Meanwhile, Postmus and his business associates as well as business interests working in conjunction with him and the candidates he is seeking to get reelected or elected have interests in proposals that will come before the county and local governmental jurisdictions in which hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts and scores of millions of dollars in profit are at stake.
An element holding the enterprise, an amalgam of business and political interests, together is Postmus’s skill in delivering political payoffs to governmental decision-makers. Postmus applies a formula that thwarts political activity watchdogs and fund regulators from tracing the money back to its origin, that being those business entities with an interest in the outcome of the governmental action involved. This has the further effect of obstructing investigators, stalling enforcement activity or otherwise leaving prosecutors disinclined to pursue political corruption charges against those involved.
In early 2020, Phil Cothran succeeded Jan Leja as chair of the San Bernardino County Republican Central Committee. Cothran, a successful insurance broker from Fontana, has been involved in Fontana politics since the 1980s, having become a major player therein initially through key support he provided to the political career of David Eshleman, a Fontana native, local businessman and, ironically, Democrat, who was elected to the city council in his maiden political run in 1990. Eshleman ultimately acceded to the mayor’s position in 1994, serving two terms, during which Cothran’s reputation as a political operator advanced. As a Republican, Cothran was a key backer of many Republican figures in Fontana, including former Councilman and Mayor Frank Scialdone, one-time Councilwoman and present Mayor Acquanetta Warren, Councilman John Roberts, former Councilwoman and present Second District Supervisor Janice Rutherford, former Councilman Jesse Armendarez, as well as his son and current Councilman Phil Cothran Jr. Phil Cothran Sr. has built his reputation in and outside Fontana by using his personal wealth to serve as a major backer of Republican candidates and causes and through his longtime service as a member of the San Bernardino County Workforce Development Board, a body of volunteers who supervise the allocation of federal funding to train unemployed and underemployed local residents.
While he was previously involved in the San Bernardino County Republican Central Committee, after his son’s election to the city council in 2018, Phil Cothran became even more heavily involved in that organization.
Soon after Cothran was elected chairman, word followed that Postmus, formerly a leading figure in the county Republican Party, was using the relationship he had developed with Cothran to get back into a position of power.
Postmus had once been the Boy Wonder of San Bernardino County politics. While he was yet in his early twenties in the 1990s and had not yet graduated from Redlands University with a business degree, he co-founded the High Desert Young Republicans with Keith Olberg, Brad Mitzelfelt, Anthony Adams and Tad Honeycutt. He went to work as a volunteer and field representative for then-Assemblyman and later California Senate Republican Leader Jim Brulte, Assemblywoman Kathleen Honeycutt and then Keith Olberg when he succeeded Kathleen Honeycutt in the Assembly. In 2000, attacking incumbent First District County Supervisor Kathy Davis, a fellow Republican, as too liberal, Postmus successfully challenged her for reelection and became, at the age of 29, the fifth youngest supervisor in county history. Four years later, in 2004, he acceded to the position of chairman of the board of supervisors, the second-youngest person in county history to hold that post, and was simultaneously elected chairman of the San Bernardino County Republican Central Committee.
Corresponding with Postmus’s reign as a GOP luminary was the Republicans’ dominance of the county politically. At that time, of the five Congressman representing San Bernardino County, four were Republicans even though California’s Congressional Delegation had more Democrats than Republicans. Of the five state senators representing San Bernardino County, four were Republicans, even though the Democrats at that time outnumbered Republicans in the State of California’s upper legislative house. Of the nine members of the California Assembly representing San Bernardino County, seven were Republicans, even though the Democrats held a majority of the positions in California’s lower legislative house. During the time he was active within the High Desert Young Republicans or leading the San Bernardino County Central Committee, Postmus succeeded in getting more than a dozen of his political associates elected to political office, including Keith Olberg as assemblyman, Anthony Adams as assemblyman, Tad Honeycutt as Hesperia city councilman and mayor, Dennis Nowicki as Hesperia City Councilman and mayor, Bill Jensen as Hesperia city councilman and mayor, Jim Lindley as Hesperia city councilman and mayor and Bob Hunter as Victorville city councilman. At that time, Republicans outnumbered Democrats in San Bernardino County. In 2006, midway through his second term as supervisor, Postmus vied successfully for San Bernardino County assessor, the most powerful taxing authority in the county. As assessor, Postmus possessed the ability to increase, decrease or statically maintain assessments of real estate, property holdings, buildings, businesses, factories, foundries, plants, warehouses, commercial establishments, warehouses, airplanes, boats and all manner of other assets for property tax purposes. This boosted his ability to touch the county’s wealthiest residents, business owners, real estate moguls, landowners, investors and speculators for donations and political support for himself, his designated political allies and associates, local Republicans and political causes.
As assessor, Postmus utilized his virtually unchecked authority to expand the office’s executive echelon, creating a second assistant assessor’s post whereas under his predecessors there had been one assistant assessor’s position. Postmus by fiat or administrative prerogative also created several other lucrative assignments that did not previously exist in the office. Shortly after his installation as assessor, he filled 13 of the 15 highest-ranking positions in the office with his political associates and boyfriends, virtually none of whom knew anything about real estate or assessing the value of property for taxing purposes.
In 2008, a series of revelations with regard to how his office was being run and his drug use occurred. In January 2009, when the public integrity unit of the district attorney’s office prepared, obtained and served a search warrant at his condominium in an effort to find evidence of his misuse of his public office, methamphetamine, syringes and other drug paraphernalia were discovered among other incriminating material, and he resigned his elected position. He was charged with multiple criminal offenses and in March 2011 he entered guilty pleas to 14 felony counts and a single drug possession misdemeanor.
Six of those felony convictions related to Postmus’s action during the fewer than 26 months he served in the capacity of county assessor. The other eight involved criminal activity perpetrated while he was a member of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, specifically in the final two years when he was that panel’s chairman. The felonies he was convicted of included perjury, Penal Code § 118; fraud, Penal Code § 484; conspiracy, Penal Code § 182; misappropriation of public funds, Penal Code § 424; bribery, Penal Code Section 86; acceptance of a bribe by a public official, Penal Code § 165; and public officer conflict of interest, Government Code § 1090, the last of which rendered him ineligible to hold elected office in California for the remainder of his life. In entering his pleas, he agreed to testify against others involved in the criminal activity he had engaged in. A month after entering his pleas he served as the star witness before a grand jury. Eight others were charged in a celebrated set of cases relating to the corruption of the political system under his watch. It took more than six years for all of the cases to go to trial. Three of the others were convicted. Three were exonerated. A jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict against another defendant and prosecutors ultimately decided against taking the eighth of Postmus’s criminally-charged political associates, John Dino DeFazio, to trial.
During the more than five-year period while five of his co-defendants were awaiting trial and he was yet awaiting sentencing, Postmus longed to get back into the political game. He was prohibited, however, from seeking public elective office by his Government Code § 1090 conviction on the governmental officer conflict of interest conviction. Nevertheless, he worked his way around that limitation by creating a Wyoming-based company, Mountain States Consulting Group, LLC, and used that as a vehicle by which he engaged in political activity. Having himself been tripped up by California criminal statutes and political reform laws relating to bribery, receiving contributions in exchange for actions taken in an official capacity, an elected official having a personal financial interest in the outcome of a vote in which he or she participates or a governmental official having a direct or traceably indirect financial relationship with individuals impacted by his or her official action, Postmus designed and utilized Mountain States Consulting Group as a political cut-out, one by which a company, entity or person with an interest in governmental action could deliver money as either a political donation or payment to politicians or government officials involved in making the decision or decisions relating to that governmental action in a way that the origin of the money could not be tracked. In addition to political money laundering, Mountain States Consulting could also be used to employ politicians, giving them lucrative working assignments. The politicians would then merely report their employment with or through Mountain States Consulting Group on their statements of economic interest, in that way essentially legalizing, or so Postmus theorized, the delivery of money that if otherwise paid to the officeholder directly by an entity interested in action that officeholder voted upon would be considered a bribe.
Through his running of Mountain States Consulting Group, Postmus was able to buy and sell influence, putting himself back in the thick of San Bernardino County politics.
In 2018, after the prosecutions of his co-defendants were completed, Postmus was sentenced to three years in state prison on his convictions. After several months in the state prison system, as a consequence of the State of California’s prison reform and overcrowding reduction efforts known as realignment, Postmus was transferred into the custody of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. In August 2019, Sheriff John McMahon, citing Postmus’s good behavior while in custody, granted him an early release, some 27 months before his sentence was set to elapse.
That enabled Postmus to engage himself in political activity during the 2020 election cycle.
When Cothran’s assumed the chairmanship of the San Bernardino County Republican Central Committee, he turned management of the Republican Party’s county electioneering apparatus over to Postmus and Dakota Higgins, who is the deputy chief of staff to Paul Cook, who now occupies Postmus’s previous position of First District San Bernardino County supervisor.
The Sentinel is informed that Postmus has dedicated himself to ensuring that former Fontana City Councilman Jess Armendarez is elected Second District supervisor in this year’s election to replace Supervisor Janice Rutherford, a Republican who is being termed out of office as she approaches the end of her third four-year term. Armendarez in 2020 vied unsuccessfully for Fifth District county supervisor against Joe Baca Jr. As a consequence of the redistricting that took place after the 2020 Census, the section of Fontana in which Armendarez lives has now been moved into the Second District. Another campaign Postmus is assisting is that for the reelection of Fourth District San Bernardino County Supervisor Curt Hagman, the current chairman of the board of supervisors and at one time the chairman of the San Bernardino County Republican Central Committee. Postmus is also working toward Fontana Mayor Acquanetta Warren’s reelection as well as that of Cothran’s son, Phil Cothran, to the Fontana City Council.
In addition to his desire to remain a political player, Postmus has the added incentive of seeing Armendarez and Hagman in roles as county supervisors and Warren and Cothran Jr. remain on the Fontana City Council in that he represents two companies, Allied Business Solutions and Eagle 55, which have already obtained and are continuing to seek lucrative no-bid contracts from both the county and the City of Fontana.
Last month, the Sentinel was informed that Page was on the verge of resigning as registrar of voters. An inquiry was made as to that report’s accuracy. The Sentinel was informed there was no substance to it.
Thereafter, the Sentinel was told by county employees that Cothran had also brought Postmus to meetings with county staff regarding the registrar of voters and the county’s election function. Issues discussed pertained to ballot titles that the candidates would be able to use in the upcoming election. Information provided to the Sentinel suggested Page felt he was being pressured and bullied by Hagman and Supervisor Dawn Rowe. A county employee told the Sentinel that Page had been warned not to disclose that Bill Postmus was meeting with members of the registrar of voters staff, and that if he did, he risked losing his job. The context of that statement suggested that the warning issued to Page originated from someone with the authority to fire him or have him fired, most likely Hagman, Rowe, San Bernardino County Chief Executive Officer Leonard Hernandez, San Bernardino County Chief Operating Officer Luther Snoke or a combination thereof. The information further suggested that Page was therefore looking to leave the employment of the county.
Page has a history, while serving as a San Bernardino County employee, of resisting pressure and overtures he considered to be improper. In 2007, while Page was working as the chief of staff for then-Fifth District Supervisor Josie Gonzales, he met with two of Gonzales’s campaign contributors, Arshak Kouladjian and his brother, Vartan. The Kouladjian brothers, through their company, AVH Holdings, were seeking to proceed with an auto recovery and auction project on Slover Avenue in Bloomington, which had run into delays because of requirements relating to road improvements, as well as grading and drainage work.
At the Black Angus restaurant on San Bernardino’s Hospitality Lane in October 2007, Arshak Kouladjian offered Page a white envelope, which Page presumed was filled with cash. Page did accept the envelope and he informed the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office about what he considered was likely a bribery attempt. Page then worked with the district attorney’s office and its investigators, recording further telephonic exchanges with the Kouladjians, who were yet pushing Page and Gonzales to facilitate the approval of their Slover Avenue project. On January 3, 2008, while wearing a concealed audio recording device and transmitter, Page once more met with the Kouladjians for lunch at the Black Angus, and he was offered once more a cash-stuffed envelope, which he accepted. Meanwhile, in a van in the Black Angus’ parking lot, District Attorney’s Office Investigator Gary Barnes monitored through a radio transceiver the conversation between the three. After leaving the restaurant, Page turned the envelope over to Barnes, who upon opening it found it contained 150 $100 bills – $15,000. Ultimately, the Kouladjians were prosecuted for bribery.
Based upon the information received that Page was being pressed by Cothran, Postmus, Hagman and Rowe to conduct the 2022 election in a way that would advantage candidates they favored, the Sentinel on February 4 sent a public records request to the county for Page’s calendar to determine with whom he had met over the previous 25 months going back to January 2020.
On February 7, Orange County announced that it had hired Page to replace its outgoing registrar of voters, Neal Kelley, effective February 25.
On February 9 at 3:36 p.m., the Sentinel sent an email to Page, inquiring if he had met with Phil Cothran Sr., what the substance or subject matter of his meeting with Cothran was if such a meeting had taken place, whether Postmus was at that meeting, what the substance of his discussion with Postmus was, whether he had been instructed or warned not to disclose that Mr. Postmus was in attendance at the meeting, who it was that told him or warned him not to disclose Postmus’s presence at the meeting and whether the series of events involving Cothran and Postmus, if indeed there was such a series of events, had any bearing on his decision to leave the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters Office for the Orange County post.
Without responding to most of the Sentinel’s inquiry, Page on February 9 at 6:07 p.m. tersely replied, “There was no such meeting.”
Page’s response was ambiguous, as he did not specify whether he was referring to a meeting with Cothran, a meeting with Cothran and Postmus or a meeting with Postmus.
The Sentinel redoubled its inquiry with county employees. Multiple employees stated that Page had met with Cothran, that there were, according to one of those employees, “dozens” of people who saw Page and Cothran together, and that Postmus has been on the premises of the registrar of voters’ office in the presence of Cothran and had met with office personnel, though Page may not have been present.
The Sentinel sent an email to David Wert, the county’s official spokesman, for clarification.
This afternoon, at 2:21 p.m. on Friday, February 11, Page responded, “While you asked several questions, it seemed to me that your principal inquiry was whether I had ‘recently met with San Bernardino County Republican Central Committee Chairman Phil Cothran and that Bill Postmus was also present at the meeting.’”
Page wrote, “As I have never met with, nor had any contact whatsoever with, Mr. Postmus during my tenure as registrar of voters, I told you that there was no such meeting. As registrar of voters, I have on occasion met with local representatives of the Republican and Democratic parties. This includes a meet and greet meeting with Mr. Cothran in April 2021.”
Page left unanswered questions as to whether Postmus is actively involved in pushing the registrar of voters’ office toward policies intended to assist in the electoral prospects for certain candidates and whether county higher-ups have pressured him and his office to keep quiet about Postmus’s activity and whether or not that pressure, if in fact it was applied, had any bearing on his decision to leave the county.

Yucca Valley Borrowing $20 Million For Civic Center Improvements

The Town of Yucca Valley is taking out a 20-year $20 million loan at 2.36 percent interest to essentially add onto and redo its civic center.
Utilizing the proceeds from the loan will allow the town to complete a number of projects already underway, such as the construction of the community aquatics/gym facility, the Town Hall consolidation project and Yucca Valley’s senior citizens center modernization project.
According to Town Manager Curtis Yakimow, by borrowing money the town is able “to keep its cash reserves as a buffer for future needs, revenue decreases, or any other unplanned events. This allows multiple generations of users to pay for long term public facilities. The cost of the projects doesn’t only fall on current residents, but future residents as well.”
Moving to secure the loan at the available and locked-in 2.36 percent, Yakimow said, means the city will engage in the “borrowing at historically low rates. While there is an interest cost to borrowing, the town’s reserves can potentially earn more in a period of rising interest rates, thereby offsetting some of the interest cost.”
The terms of the loan and the scheduling of the repayment of the principal and interest together, Yakimow said, will lower the overall cost of borrowing below other types of loan arrangements. Were the town to structure the loan so that the interest paid reflects the payments throughout the life of the loan that are uniform to the principal, the town would be obligated to pay $9.44 million [$20,000,000 X .0236 per year X 20 years], such that the town would have been on the hook for $29.699 million over the 20-year life of the loan [$20,000,000 in principal + $9.44 million in interest + $229,000 in fees].
In actuality, Yakimow said, the town will be set back merely $25.4 million over the life of the loan to pay back the principal and debt service the interest.
“The loan is structured similarly to an amortized mortgage, so the interest paid reduces over time,” Yakimow said. “Under the terms of the agreement, the Town can prepay the loan back at any time if desired, thereby reducing long-term interest costs.”
The town is not absolutely committed to borrowing the full $20 million, Yakimow said, but can use as little or as much of that amount as is deemed necessary.
“The town can borrow up to $20 million under this facility but is not required to take the full amount,” he said. “The final amount borrowed will be determined by the Town’s needs by the end of this calendar year.”
Yakimow said, “Historically, the town council has always taken steps to protect the town’s financial stability and strength and authorized this action only after careful consideration. While we didn’t need to borrow the funds to complete the project, this corporate financing arrangement will provide a lot of flexibility in future budgets, particularly in periods of rising interest rates.”
-Mark Gutglueck

 

After Chandi Sellout, Baca Can’t Stop Board From Further Bloomington Degradation

Two of San Bernardino County’s most generous political donors this week were able to buy an approval of their controversial truck terminal project in Bloomington in a decision that exposed the degree to which Supervisor Joe Baca is isolated, disrespected and some would even say despised on the panel that heads San Bernardino County’s governmental structure.
David Weiner and Scott Beard united in an effort to develop a truck terminal located on an 8.95-acre parcel at 10746 Cedar Avenue in Bloomington. The property, which stands on the west side of Cedar Avenue between Santa Ana and Slover avenues, is zoned for commercial development under the countywide development plan, which the county recommitted to honoring less than two years ago.
Cedar Avenue and Locust Avenue are the major north-south thoroughfares in Bloomington, a 6.01-square mile unincorporated community with 25,482 residents, bounded by Rialto on its east and northeast sides, Fontana on its west and northwest sides and the Riverside County line on its south side. Bloomington, historically an agricultural community, over the last 60 years has transitioned into a heavily-used transportation corridor, primarily because four major east-west arterials – Valley Boulevard, Slover Avenue, Jurupa Avenue and Santa Ana Avenue, all of which lead to or toward Ontario International Airport – traverse it, along with the I-10 Freeway and the Santa Fe/Burlington Northern/Union Pacific rail line. The community is saturated with over one hundred illegal truck-related operations which county officials seemingly lack the will to rein in.
As one of San Bernardino’s more impoverished communities with a collective population that falls within the lowest ten percent of the county’s residents economically, Bloomington’s aggregate population in recent years had a median household income which stood at $34,106 annually and a median family income of $35,936. Men living there had a yearly median income of $30,680 versus $20,606 for females. The per capita income for Bloomington came in at $10,953. About 19.8 percent of families in Bloomington and 25.3 percent of its population subsist below the poverty line, including 30.5 percent of those under age 18 and 10.8 percent of those age 65 or over.
Bloomington is governed by the county board of supervisors, which for more than two decades has been permitting trucking-related operations and warehouses to be built within the community, while the cities of Fontana and Rialto and the Riverside County city of Jurupa Valley have given approval to trucking-related concerns and warehouses at the periphery of Bloomington.
A respectfully-sized contingent of Bloomington’s residents has resisted, or attempted to resist, the efforts by land speculators and developers to foist industrial and logistic-related construction projects on the community. Their protestations have been only marginally successful.
Of importance is that Cedar Avenue under the Bloomington Community Plan is zoned to serve as the major commercial route other than Valley Boulevard in the town, where it was anticipated a mall or substantial shopping centers would locate, together with restaurants, a theater or other entertainment venues or cultural/recreational amenities. In this way the effort to promote the commercialization of Cedar Avenue has gone hand-in-hand with preventing its industrialization while the town remains under the jurisdiction of the county. This has been coupled with a move by some community activists toward municipal incorporation, whereby those involved hope Bloomington’s residents can seize control of their own destiny, which activists and thinking members of the community see as key to keeping Bloomington from being overwhelmed by industrial uses – factories, foundries, warehouses, distribution facilities, truck stops, trucking yards, truck terminals, rail yards and wrecking yards.
Forces outside the city, however, are intent, based on the profit motive, in transforming the city into an industrial enclave, while either pushing the residential and agricultural uses out or simply coexisting with them, understanding that the residents in Bloomington do not have the financial, legal, political or procedural wherewithal to prevent that industrialization from occurring.
Joe Baca was elected Fifth District supervisor in 2020. The Fifth District now encompasses Rialto, Rosena Ranch, Muscoy, western San Bernardino, Colton and Bloomington. The forces of industrialization moved early on to take Baca’s measure.
Nachhattar Singh Chandi through his company, Chandi Group USA, has developed large numbers of Black Gold fueling stations and fast-food outlets in Riverside County. The City of Indio hosts the Chandi Enterprises corporate headquarters. Chandi proposed shortly after Baca took office to build a seven-diesel fuel pump/eight gasoline pump truck stop to be located at 10951 Cedar Avenue, at the southeast corner of Cedar and Santa Ana Avenue, three-quarters of a mile south of the I-10 Freeway. Using that 8.9-acre site for a truck stop ran counter to the concept of developing the prime properties along Cedar Avenue into top-of-the-line commercial venues unrelated to the trucking industry, including malls and entertainment venues. Chandi’s Cedar and Santa Ana Avenue project was to consist of 260 parking spaces including 149 for cars, 36 to accommodate trucks, and 75 for recreational vehicles or smaller or mid-size trucks, a 9,900-square-foot convenience market, two fast-food drive-thru restaurants, truck scales, the aforementioned fuel pumps and above-ground fuel tanks. In the project’s final form, a prestigious sit-down restaurant, the project’s original selling point, was dispensed with altogether.
In actuality, Chandi’s proposal was a test of Baca’s political character and integrity. What was being tested was whether Baca would remain faithful to the best interests of the Bloomington community and its residents by standing by the principles in the countywide development plan in the face of temptation in the form of hefty campaign contributions Chandi was willing to offer him. Under Bloomington’s community plan, the property where Chandi was proposing to build was zoned for a commercial center, not a truck stop.
Nachhattar Singh Chandi has proven himself to be a prolific donor to the campaign war chests of both national and state politicians, including half of a million dollars provided to a political action committee supporting former President Donald Trump. He is also one of the major donors to local officeholders in Riverside County, where his corporate empire is centered. In the 2020 election cycle, he had gravitated toward supporting Baca’s primary opponent in the Fifth District county supervisor’s contest, then-Fontana City Councilman Jesse Armendarez, primarily because Armendarez is a Republican and Baca is a Democrat. After Baca prevailed, however and before Chandi’s Cedar Avenue truck stop project came before the board of supervisors, Baca received $4,900 from Nachhattar Chandi; another $4,900 from his wife, Suzana Chandi; and $4,900 from his brother, Sandeep Chandi. $4,900 is the maximum amount of money that a single donor can provide to a politician in San Bernardino County under the donation limits now in place.
On April 6, 2021, the board of supervisors considered the Chandi truck stop proposal.
The county received correspondence questioning, expressing concern, advising against or in outright opposition to the project from the Bloomington Municipal Advisory Council, the Colton Joint Unified School District, and the California Department of Fish & Wildlife. Another 57 Bloomington residents went on record against the project. Baca joined with all four of his board colleagues, who like him, had received copious campaign contributions from Chandi and his business associates, in approving the project. At the conclusion of the April 6 meeting, shortly after the Chandi project was approved, Baca blasted past some dozen of his constituents, most of them Bloomington residents who were there to oppose the Chandi project, so he could rush out to the parking lot and speak with Nachhattar Chandi.
Baca did not anticipate the adverse publicity that would come his way when he voted to approve the Chandi project, as scores of those he represented in the Fifth District were alarmed at the fashion in which he was willing to abandon his constituents and prostitute himself to Chandi on the basis of $16,700 in political donations offered to him by Chandi and his family members/business associates in exchange for his vote.
On July 22, 2021, the Wiener/Beard project, referred to as a truck terminal by San Bernardino County Senior Planner Anthony DeLuca, who served as the lead staff assignee on the project, came before the San Bernardino County Planning Commission. Fourteen Bloomington residents spoke before the commission in opposition to the project. Prior to the meeting, the county’s land use services department had received 126 letters of concern or opposition to the project, which is intended to provide storage for trailers during delivery off-seasons and/or between deliveries, and would run seven days a week and 24 hours a day, with an average of more than 700 truck trips into or out of the terminal daily. The facility is to include 275 parking spaces in total, 260 spaces of which will be 12 feet by 55 feet. The proposal includes a 2,400 square-foot building for office use and storage, an approximate 250 square-foot guard shack, and a 4,800 square-foot maintenance shop with four repair bays.
The project is to be located on property which was previously intended and zoned for commercial rather than logistics/industrial/service/repair use.
Planning Commissioner Kareem Gongora, Baca’s appointee to the planning commission, at the July 22 planning commission meeting went on record against the project. In contrast, previously, when the Chandi project was considered by the planning commission, Gongora abstained rather than stand against it, protecting Baca from the charge that he had acted in defiance of an instance of officially-expressed sentiment against the Chandi project reflective of the attitude of his constituents. Gongora’s July 22 vote was widely interpreted as an indication Baca was going to oppose the project. Despite Gongora’s opposition, three of his commission colleagues – Commissioners Jonathan Weldy, Michael Stoffel and Tom Haughey – prevailed in calling upon the full board of supervisors to allow the project to proceed, with Commissioner Raymond Allard recusing himself. Allard said he was not voting because he had previously done engineering work for both Wiener and Beard.
For seven months the county temporized over the matter.
Some subtle and some more direct efforts were made to see how Baca would come out with regard to the project. His determination was deemed crucial to the fate of the project. That is largely because in far-flung 20,105-square mile San Bernardino County, the balance of the board of supervisors in making decisions on land use and other decisions pertaining to each individual district tend to follow the lead of that particular district’s supervisor, an arrangement of mutual preeminence by district by which the same courtesy is extended to all other supervisors. Thus, according to the tradition, since Bloomington is located in Baca’s Fifth District, it was expected that First District Supervisor Paul Cook, Second District Supervisor Janice Rutherford, Third District Supervisor Dawn Rowe and Fourth District Supervisor Curt Hagman would follow Baca’s lead and vote as he did with regard to the project.
Of note, nonetheless, was that both Wiener and Beard, well before the 10746 Cedar Avenue truck terminal was proposed, had made efforts to buy influence with Cook, Rutherford, Rowe and Hagman. To a lesser extent, Beard had made similar attempts with Baca. As it would turn out, Wiener’s financial influence with Rutherford, Rowe and Hagman trumped whatever collegiality they had with Baca.
The Sentinel was able to track and fully document $125,650 provided by Wiener and Beard and their related enterprises and associates to supervisors Hagman, Rutherford, Rowe, Cook and Baca, going back for slightly over a decade.
Hagman has received $16,350 from Wiener, either directly or from Wiener’s son, Michael Wiener, the Wiener Family Revocable Trust or what is referred to as the Survivor’s Trust Under The Wiener Family Revocable Trust. Hagman has also received $1,000 from Scott Beard Enterprises, LLC and another $1,000 from Gerald Beard Realty, which Scott Beard controls.
Rutherford has received $59,300 from Wiener, his son Michael Wiener, the Wiener Family Revocable Trust and the Survivor’s Trust Under The Wiener Family Revocable Trust. It is unknown how much money Rutherford received from Wiener and the individuals and entities associated with him while she was a member of the city council in Fontana prior to her election to the board of supervisors in 2010. For nearly four decades, Wiener has been a major contributor to elected officials in Fontana. Rutherford has also received $2,500 from Scott Beard.
Rowe’s political fund has been endowed with $14,300 from David Wiener and $14,300 from Michael Wiener, for a total of $28,600. She has also received a $3,500 in political contributions from Scott Beard.
David Wiener had, through 2020, provided Supervisor Cook’s electioneering fund with $2,500.
During the 2020 election cycle, Baca’s political war chest was the recipient of $4,700 from Bonnie Beard, Scott Beard’s wife, and another $4,700 from Scott Beard Enterprises, LLC. On October 4, 2021, Scott Beard provided Baca with another $1,500, so he had received from the Beards a total of $10,900 in the last two years. Beard was also active in contributing to politicians in Rialto, but the Rialto city clerk’s office did not have immediately available figures on how much money he had received from Beard and his wife while he was serving in the capacity of city councilman in that city. Of note is that Baca, whose Fifth Supervisorial District includes Bloomington, did not receive any money from Wiener or his associated entities. Baca was elected to the supervisor’s post in the November 2020 election. That race had been a match between Baca, then a Rialto city councilman, and Jesse Armendarez, then a Fontana city councilman. Wiener has been active as a developer in Fontana since 1980, when with Herb Lundin, he developed the Vineyard Valley Shopping Center at the southeast corner of Sierra Avenue and Valley Boulevard. He has proven over the last four decades to be, with Reggie King, the Ten Ninety Corporation and Phil Cothran, Sr., the major patron of Fontana’s politicians. When the 2020 race for Fifth District county supervisor evolved into a head-to-head battle between Baca and Armendarez, Wiener by default sided with Armendarez, as he personally provided Armendarez with $7,200 during the 2020 election season and his son, Michael, gave Armendarez $4,700.
In the aftermath of the race, as Armendarez had been struggling to retire a substantial debt he accumulated in that failed run, Wiener, in April 2021, swooped in to give Armendarez another $4,700. Beard, the previous month, in March 2021, gave Armendarez $1,000 to erase a portion of the failed candidate’s 2020 electoral campaign arrearage.
Information obtained by the Sentinel is that Wiener is averse to contributing any money to Baca, feeling at this point that doing so is “useless.” Baca, Wiener has opined, is not ready “to play ball,” meaning he will not sell his votes to Wiener in accordance with the latter’s wishes. In recent years, the now 94-year-old Wiener has let slip that he expects something in return for the money he has been shelling out to political officeholders. That, combined with the consideration that Baca is a Democrat leaves Wiener disinclined to provide him with any money. Baca is the lone Democrat on the board of supervisors. Both Beard and Wiener committed themselves to backing Republican as opposed to Democratic candidates and were major sources of campaign cash for Baca’s opponent, Armendarez, in 2020. This, beyond the consideration that Baca is seeking to mend fences with the residents of Bloomington over his vote in favor of the Chandi project gave him an incentive to oppose the Wiener/Beard truck terminal.
That Wiener expects something in return for the political donations he makes is an indication that those donations stand as quid pro quos. Under most circumstances, politicians in California are free to take money from individuals or businesses which are impacted by those politicians’ votes, as long as the money is not given or received with the implicit or explicit expectation that a favorable vote relating to the donor and/or his business before the governmental entity which the politician represents is to be made or was made in return. If, however, the money provided is considered by either party to be payment for a vote, such an arrangement qualifies under the law as bribery.
A total of 59 letters and emails were sent to the board of supervisors about the Wiener/Beard project, both from members of the public as well as the state Attorney General’s Bureau of Environmental Justice, the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice, South Coast Air Quality Management District and the Colton Joint Unified School District. Comments, both in written messages and at Tuesday’s meeting, focused on air-quality concerns, greenhouse gas emissions, health risks, pedestrian safety and traffic concerns.
For its consideration of the project, the board of supervisors was presented this week, on Tuesday, February 8, with the option of making a mitigated negative declaration to provide it with its environmental certification.
Under the California Environmental Quality Act, most development projects are subjected to an environmental certification process. Some types of environmental certification are more intensive than others, ranging from an environmental impact report to an environmental impact study to an environmental assessment to an environmental examination to a mitigated negative declaration to a negative declaration.
An environmental impact report, the most involved type of environmental analysis and certification there is, consists of a thorough study of the project site, the project proposal, the potential and actual impacts the project will have on the site and surrounding area in terms of all conceivable issues, including land use, water use, air quality, potential contamination, noise, traffic, and biological and cultural resources. An environmental impact report specifies in detail what measures can, will and must be carried out to offset those impacts. A mitigated negative declaration falls near the other end of the scale and exists as a far less exacting size-up of the impacts of a project, by which the panel entrusted with ultimate land use authority, as in this case the board of supervisors, issues a declaration that all adverse environmental impacts from the project will be mitigated, or offset, by the conditions of approval of the project imposed upon the developer.
A mitigated negative declaration is a statement that a full-blown environmental impact report with regard to a project in question need not be completed because the project itself incorporates revisions and/or mitigation measures that will avoid or mitigate impacts to a point where no significant impacts on the environment will occur and that there is no substantial evidence in light of the whole record before the public agency that the project, as revised and/or approved, will have a significant impact on the environment.
An argument could be made that a project as involved as the Wiener/Beard truck terminal, by which 760 truck trips per day are to occur accompanied by the presence of repair and servicing facilities at which petroleum and lubricants, brake fluid, solvents and degreasing agents as well as other chemicals and asbestos will be present and in use, should be subject to a comprehensive environmental analysis.
Heidi Duron, the county’s director of planning, presented a project overview to the board of supervisors on Tuesday. She sought to justify utilizing a mitigated negative declaration to provide the project with its environmental certification.
“The applicant updated the technical studies for health risk and air quality, which included the greenhouse gas analysis,” Duron said.
Duron matter-of-factly recited the context into which the project is located. The site was previously zoned for commercial use. To its north is low density residential and commercial zoned property. To its south is medium density residential/commercial zoned property. To its east is medium density residential zoned property. To its west is medium density residential zoned property. Across the street to the east is the Cedar Village Mobile Home Park.
The staff recommendation called for the zoning on the property to be changed from general commercial to service commercial. Without getting into specifics, Duron said that any negative impacts from the project had been mitigated so there would not be any untoward effect on the neighboring properties or residents.
“The proposed maintenance and office building is proposed to be located away from residential uses and adjacent to the vacant commercially zoned property,” Duron said.
The corporation based in Tucson, Arizona that owns the Cedar Village Mobile Home Park receive a notice relating to the project proposal but the 200-plus owners of the mobile homes that live on the property did not receive a notice.
Duron said, according to the initial study “The initial study [for the mitigated negative declaration prepared for the board of supervisors] concluded there would be no significant effects on the environment with the included mitigation measures. The project did not necessitate the preparation of an environmental impact report as California Environmental Quality Act thresholds were not exceeded.” She said there was one letter of support for the project and the county received 126 letters in opposition, citing traffic, noise and inappropriate use of the property.
She said that subsequent to the planning commission hearing on July 22, an email was received from the California Attorney General’s Office seeking clarification on the project and related technical studies. She said that in response to that email, updated air quality and health risk assessments were prepared for the project.
“An updated initial study was completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act which concluded the project did not have a significant effect on the environment, and a mitigated negative declaration was prepared,” Duron said. “The project still did not exceed any threshold that would necessitate the preparation of an environmental impact report.”
To approve the project, the board of supervisors was called upon to grant a conditional use permit, make a mitigated negative declaration and pass a proposed ordinance amending the zoning from general commercial to service commercial zoning.
Nancy Telleson, a business owner who lives adjacent to the project property, said to the board of supervisors, “Ask yourself: Would you want to live next store to this?”
Ana Carlos said, “There’s homes surrounding this project. There’s a mobile home park across the street with hundreds of families. Let’s be honest: You know you wouldn’t want your children living next to a truck stop. You wouldn’t want this in your back yard. You wouldn’t even want this in your neighborhood.”
Individuals trying to phone in their comments were unable to reach the supervisors. Their comments went unheard.
Joaquin Castejos said, “I’ve seen my community become a center for the logistics industry, with warehouses popping up everywhere. With this truck terminal, it is just an invitation for our community to continue to be a hub for warehouses for the logistics industry, for trucks. We already have bad air quality. It is up to the board of supervisors to protect Bloomington. This is not what we want to see.”
Gabriella Mendez said, “Every aspect of that report [the initial study for the mitigated negative declaration] is disputable.”
Gary Grossich, a member of the Bloomington Municipal Advisory Council, said, “This 260-stall truck terminal and maintenance facility is clearly an industrial project trying to be passed off as a commercial service use to avoid an environmental impact report. There is no commerce or service open to the public being conducted. This will be an offsite ancillary use to accommodate an existing warehouse and is in essence part of a warehouse operation without a building. Just last year the board voted for another Bloomington truck terminal project and changed the zoning to industrial, which is the correct zoning for this project.
“After voicing our concerns at the Planning Commission, the project was suddenly changed from a ‘truck terminal’ to ‘truck storage,’” Grossich continued. “Make no mistake, this is an active truck terminal, now being presented as a storage facility. The traffic analysis completely debunks the storage claim, showing as many as 572 truck trips a day which equates to one truck coming or going every two-and-one-half minutes, all day and night, 24/7. The project will increase truck traffic significantly on Cedar and the Cedar interchange which is already overburdened. The traffic study shows this project has as many or more diesel truck trips than warehouses which have been required to prepare an environment impact report.”
Grossich said, “This is clearly not the highest and best use for this prime piece of commercial property. Allowing this industrial project on a commercial corridor will effectively kill off any opportunity for future quality developments on Cedar, such as a supermarket, pharmacy, sit down restaurants and other retail uses the community desperately wants and needs. I’d like to remind Chairman Hagman and Supervisor Rutherford that several years ago you both voted against an industrial project located on Cedar that brought $60,000 a year in revenue, hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars in infrastructure improvements to our community. In this case, there is no upside. No jobs or revenue are being created, only substantial negative impacts.”
Grossich told the supervisors, “This project goes against the Bloomington Community Plan that the county developed with the input of our community. Developers have the right to try and develop their property and we have the right to deny the project because it doesn’t align with our community plan, a plan the county spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on, with several years of community input that the board voted unanimously to support. If a developer can show up and get a zone change which contradicts our plan, why even have a community plan?”
Steven Rogers said, “The San Bernardino County Planning Division of Land Use Services is inappropriately using a mitigated negative declaration to identify and analyze and evaluate and provide environmental clearance documentation” for the project. “This project as proposed on undeveloped property will have unavoidable and unmitigated impacts on the environment if constructed, which must be thoroughly identified, analyzed and evaluated in a proper environmental impact report in order to be compliant with the California Environmental Quality Act. Particularly of concern is that a full traffic impact analysis has not been appropriately prepared for this project as required pursuant to the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority and CalTrans standards, which should be part of a proper environmental impact report prepared for the project. Only by utilizing an environmental impact report process can the project be properly analyzed for various impacts such as traffic circulation and air quality and those impacts which are shown to be unmitigated to a level of insignificance are identified and adopted by the approving agency in a settlement of overriding considerations as contained in an environmental impact report.”
Rogers said, “The project impacts have been significantly understated [which would] result in the county not receiving a fair share of developer improvement to the area’s streets and highways and will also result in the developer being undercharged for their pro rata interest share of transportation impact fees as collected by the county and the San Bernardino County Transportation Agency.”
A caller who was able to make it through was Owen Chang, the director of facilities for the Colton Joint Unified School District.
“Approximately a year ago, the county adopted a new countywide plan to guide the future development of Bloomington and other unincorporated areas of the county,” Chang said. “According to the updated plan, most of the Bloomington area was to remain residential in order to preserve Bloomington’s residential character. However, that has not been the case. Those projects which have been approved are adjacent or in close proximity to sensitive land use such as residential, convalescent homes and district schools, which is contradictory to the intent of the countywide plan. While we recognize the trend and proliferation of industrial warehouse demands on the region, we request the county be more proactive and deliberate in its approach and planning effort to help minimize health and safety effects caused by truck pollution from industrial operations that affect our most vulnerable population, our children and those with existing health conditions. Based on district concern with unmitigated traffic and air quality expressed in our comment letter, we respectfully request the board of supervisors deny this project or at minimum request an environmental impact report be provided for the project.”
Supervisor Baca said, “I have some concerns about the project. Looking at the hours of operation, it looks like 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week. So that being a concern, beginning in May-June, construction of the Cedar Overchange is going to begin. It’s a three-and-a-half year project. My question with that project, beginning in June, did it take that into consideration, the amount of traffic that will be generated from this project and how it will impact the overpass?”
Baca referenced the truck routes for the project and established that trucks leaving or going to the facility are supposed to go north and south on Cedar and not into the nearby residential neighborhoods.
Duran did acknowledge the zone change on the property from commercial to service commercial, without providing a justification for doing so.
In a low-key fashion, Baca brought up the difference between an environmental impact report and a mitigated negative declaration, but accepted Duran’s representation that an environmental impact report was not needed and that a mitigated negative declaration for the project will suffice.
Duran did say impacts from the project were categorized as less than significant without defining how that conclusion was reached.
Baca was not forceful in lodging his protest with regard to the project and seemed to sense that he was politically outmuscled on the board, as if he expected his colleagues to vote in favor of the project. He came across as being more concerned with preventing similar projects from being approved in Bloomington in the future than effectively blocking the Wiener/Beard proposal.
“I think with this project coming forward, it really sparks a bigger picture of a policy question for the Bloomington community,” Baca said, somewhat resignedly. “One, we don’t require an environmental impact report, which I think at some point in time we have to consider. And based on this project, it does have some public benefit, but I’m looking at here that potentially some 260 trucks additionally on the road every day, and the problem is with those trucks being on the road, we don’t have the ability as a county to maintain those roads or have the money to maintain those roads. I looked at some of the public benefits, which are minimal. They will probably benefit the applicant more than the residents for some of those minor benefits. I’m looking at long-term. We start looking at smart growth. How do these projects begin to pay for themselves in unincorporated communities? I think we have to have a bigger policy question on how do we maintain services. The bigger policy question: We have to start looking at smart growth and as projects come in, can they pay for themselves? I believe, in my opinion, when Cedar is completed there will be opportunity for economic opportunities on the corridor of Cedar Avenue.”
At that point, Baca spoke of the Chandi project in a positive sense, suggesting its commercial elements would generate revenue for the Bloomington community.
Baca refocused on the Wiener/Beard project. “I can’t support this project based on the impacts it will have and the future impacts,” he said. “Our school district opposes it and many of the residents oppose it, so I’ll be in opposition of this project today.”
He did not appeal to his colleagues to support his opposition and by his statements indicated he thought reform of the county’s land use policy had to come in the future and that it would not be applied to this project.
What came across was that ten months ago, by joining in with his board colleagues in supporting the Chandi project in return for the fat checks Chandi was writing to the various supervisors, Baca had lost any semblance of moral authority to the point that a majority of his colleagues do not respect him enough to abide by the tradition of heeding his lead in determining the fate of project proposals within his own district.
Rowe’s attitude was that once Baca compromised himself by taking money from Chandi in exchange for supporting his project, he no longer had grounds to legitimately question her or Rutherford or Hagman for accepting money from project proponents such as Wiener and Beard, and then voting to approve their project.
Rowe, slighted Baca, noting that his predecessor as Fifth District supervisor, Josie Gonzales, supported the project, and she used that as a justification for supporting a project that Baca opposes.
Rowe used the term truck stop rather than truck terminal in seeking a description of the project from Duron. This allowed Duron to deny it was a truck stop. There was no reference to the term truck terminal, which was how the county originally described the project. Rowe did not press Duron on the topic.
Rowe inquired if the number of daily truck trips would reach the 572 that Grossich referenced.
Rowe accepted Duron’s assertion that such a number was a “worse case scenario.”
A county consultant whose precise identity was not provided and said her name was phonetically something like “Cheryl Chads” who claimed to be the vice president of the Willburn Corporation, acknowledged that greenhouse gas emissions had been of concern along with diesel fume contaminants early in the examination process, but the county had settled that issue by rewriting its study for the mitigated negative declaration. “Toxic emissions were below the threshold set by the EPA,” Chads, or whatever her actual name is, said.
Rowe asked if there would be a dedicated left turn arrow for the Cedar Village Mobile Home Park coming out of the project. Neither Duron nor the woman whose name may or may not have been Chads knew whether that was the case. Rowe betrayed her commitment to the Wiener/Beard project when she did not insist that such a feature be put into the plans for the project in writing before it was voted upon. “Let me just say that if there is not, I would request one,” Rowe said.
Supervisor Cook raised questions about hazards created by truck traffic on Cedar Avenue.
“I wanted to get an analysis from CalTrans, an analysis of those freeways and those areas that had repeated accidents, repeated injuries, deaths, things like that,” Cook said. “Okay, I thought this was a legitimate request. It came back that evidently CalTrans [the California Department of Transportation] has a policy that they do not talk to individual board members such as myself. I just came from an environment where I had a top-secret clearance. We talked about nuclear weapons. We talked about these things, but CalTrans cannot talk to an elected representative that has some questions about the areas where you have the highest number of deaths and accidents.”
Before being elected to the board of supervisors, Cook was a member of Congress.
“I still haven’t gotten over it,” Cook said. “I just cannot understand that. I’m still ambivalent about that. If we’re trying to find out, based on the past histories of the accidents and deaths – I don’t know the area – if it has spiked, that would help me make a decision. It shows that the entrenched bureaucracies that are supposed to give us feedback here so to help us in our decision-making [haven’t come through with that information]. I’m just really really disappointed.”
Cook gestured at Hagman, who he said as board chairman had the authority to make such an inquiry with CalTrans, calling him “the grand poohbah.”
Hagman did not respond.
At one point, Cook indicated that what the project called for was a widening of Cedar Avenue. This would not come about, he exclaimed because of “Reluctance to add another lane?! You’re going to get more people killed! There’s no excuse for that bureaucratic thinking,” Cook said. “I’m sorry. The biggest enemy right now, I hate to say it, seems like CalTrans. I want development and want to help out the communities. I’m very ambivalent right now. I was going to support this, but because of everything that’s going in there, I’ve got severe reservations if one of the major players in this won’t answer my questions. And the questions are not about how many feet on a line. How many people were killed? How many people were killed with truck accidents? How many people were killed in that area? It is going to influence these decisions.”
Beard sought to diffuse the situation brought on by Cook’s tirade.
“Just to be clear: This is definitely not a truck stop,” Beard said. “I neglected to thank Heidi [Duron] and her team and [former Land Services Director] Teri Rahal, who is retired now, and the diligent effort they put in to make sure we toed the line on all the studies and really analyzed this project thoroughly. So, you have a very good staff down there that tries to look out for the benefit of the county.”
In response to a question from Baca about how much money the truck terminal would provide Bloomington through enhanced tax revenue, Beard said, “It is a not big generator of revenue for the community of Bloomington. We have worked on this project a long time. We have tried to take into account all the necessary mitigation for the surrounding property owners. We are going to provide a traffic signal that frankly should have been installed 25 years ago for the mobile home park folks. We reached out to the community. It’s not a popular project, but it’s not the horrific 500 traffic trips a day that’s been represented by everyone. The number of truck trips is really hard to gauge.”
Hagman, Rowe and Rutherford suggested the project would help redress illegal parking in the community. Both Hagman and Rutherford prompted groans from Bloomington residents by those assertions, as residents said that someone should tell Hagman, Rowe and Rutherford to approve truck parking projects near downtown Redlands in Rowe’s Third District or on Euclid Avenue in Ontario in Hagman’s district or on Haven Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga in Rutherford’s district. Hagman, however, made clear that as the county’s Fourth District supervisor, he was not voting on behalf of Bloomington’s residents but rather those of Chino Hills, Chino, Ontario, Montclair and south Upland, such that he wanted to get illegally parked trucks out of his jurisdiction. “From my point of view, I need to look at my region, and not any particular city each time,” Hagman said. “I’m doing the same sort of soul searching for the Fourth District right now with the illegal truck parking and ‘How do I provide places – either leave my district or stay in my district – and find real parking that are (sic) environmentally sensitive and not going on dirt fields, things like that, in residential neighborhoods, which is what they are doing right now. We also in unincorporated areas do not have the same mechanisms that our cities do to create funds to offset and provide something in return for our residents when it comes to infrastructure, when it comes to amenities for the areas, that funding stream.”
Hagman referenced community facility districts, community benefit plans and developer impact fees, but did not propose putting any of those in place as a condition for the Wiener/Beard project approval. Bloomington, Hagman essentially suggested, is on a fast track to become an industrial wasteland, and in “the bigger global view” he suggested it was proper to allow truck parking to go on in Bloomington rather than anywhere else. The solution, first proposed by former Supervisor Gonzales was to allow massive numbers of truck to “properly” park in Bloomington, Hagman said in justifying this philosophy, and he said that it was too late for Baca to try to undo that. “Do we really want to push these out to another jurisdiction? Where would that be?” Hagman asked, winkingly suggesting that Bloomington is the ideal place for such a project as the one proposed by Wiener and Beard because the lack of sophistication and money within the impoverished class in Bloomington made it unlikely that the community could mount an effective legal challenge of the approval. “I think it’s behoovant upon us to work for our cities and our unincorporated areas to look at the bigger picture. When I counted the number of newly parked trucks in south Ontario, it’s close to 5,000. And as they develop Ontario Ranch out, those 5,000 trucks have to go somewhere, and they’re there every night. They [truck drivers] go to work. They live in our community. They get the truck and do their short-haul back and forth each night. So, when I talk to my City of Ontario, I say, ‘What’s your plan?’ ‘Well, they have to go out into the High Desert.’ We don’t want 5,000 more trucks each day up the [Cajon] Pass. So, what can we do to plan for regional capacity for our own needs in this area? It’s not for somebody else’s. These are our own industries moving around. I still have my own issues, too.”
Understatedly, Baca responded to Hagman, who is the board chairman, “We [the Fifth District and Bloomington in particular] don’t have the ability to sustain these projects.”
Hagman, Rowe and Rutherford displayed thinly veiled contempt for Baca, whom they consider to be a political lightweight who is inconsistent in his resolve to advance his public career, one who is willing to step over those he represents in some cases and becoming squeamish when do is politically advantageous to the board collectively in others. Baca had joined with them last April in giving short shrift to his Bloomington constituents in exchange for Chandi’s money, they are acutely aware, but was in this go-round turning his nose up at the money Wiener and Beard are throwing the board’s way.
When Baca asked for a “cap” on the number of trucks that can go through that area per day, the board, in a smug show of disrespect toward him and one of commitment toward Wiener and Beard, pointedly did not even acknowledge what he had requested. No such cap was put into the operating conditions for the Wiener/Beard project.
For a brief moment during Tuesday’s hearing, it seemed as if Baca might have cobbled together three votes – his own, Cook’s and Rutherford’s – to prevent the Wiener/Beard truck terminal project from getting go-ahead.
Rutherford said, “I do just want to echo one thing that Supervisor Baca said. I talked with staff about this individually. We’re getting to the point with so many of these projects that we know we’re going to end up in litigation. That’s frustrating as an elected official. That’s frustrating for the taxpayers’ dollars. It’s not how the system is supposed to work, but it’s how it works in California these days. I think one of the things the county should start doing to help prepare us for that kind of land use decision-making is require more environmental impact reports up front. I think that would give this board additional information to make the decision, give the community additional input and provide an extra layer of protection as we go into litigation processes.”
Rutherford seemed to be on the brink of suggesting that the Wiener/Beard project be reconsidered under the standards not of a mitigated negative declaration but rather a full-blown environmental impact report. With her vote on that grounds, Cook’s vote based on inadequate truck traffic safety data and Baca’s opposition, it appeared that the project might be rejected outright or at least might be postponed pending a more thorough environmental analysis.
Rutherford then dashed that possibility
“That said, I disagree with Supervisor Baca’s position on this,” she said.
Curiously, however, Rutherford hinted that an appeal of the board’s approval of the Wiener/Beard project will be forthcoming.
“I know it is going to end up before a judge and a judge will make the ultimate decision,” Rutherford said.
Rowe motioned to accept staff’s recommendation that the project be approved. Rutherford seconded that motion.
The vote was taken. Cook stonily sat silent, refusing to vote. Baca cast his vote against the project. The motion passed, 3-to-1-to-1, with Hagman, Rowe and Rutherford prevailing, Baca in opposition and Cook abstaining.
-Mark Gutglueck

In Needles A New Form Of Recreation Takes Up The Slack For An Older One

The City of Needles, which for decades was on a downward financial spiral, now has its head above water enough to transfer $2.8 million out of its general fund reserve account to cover arrearages that have been accumulating as a consequence of its municipal golf course running in the red over the last five years.
The Rivers Edge Golf Course is owned and operated by the City of Needles and offers a championship par 71, 18-hole golf course, running 6,515 yards, or 3.7 miles. It is the only golf course in the Tri-State Region at the confluence of the California, Nevada and Arizona borders located on the Colorado River and where golfers are permitted to walk the course. The site consists of a driving range, short game practice field and putting green, cart barn, golf pro shop, and a clubhouse concession that occupies a leased area of the pro shop.
Rivers Edge Golf Course is located on the Colorado River off interstate 40 and Historic Route 66. The course was built in 1960 and has maintained a rich history as a golfing venue. It has hosted the Flip Mendez Youth Fund Golf Tournament in May for the past 23 years. The course is next door to the Needles Marina Resort, a popular recreational vehicle oasis that overlooks the Colorado River. It is described by golfers as a relatively flat and well-kempt course with nice character, wide fairways and gentle angles, where rounds are more than reasonably priced at $13 for 9 holes on a walking weekday morning. It fills the niche of a course for snowbirds coming to the region in winter months as well as rivergoers in the spring, summer and fall. The course is open year-round.
Despite those advantages, the facility has not been able to function at a profit for some time.
In 2020, the city solicited proposals for an experienced individual or firm providing golf course management services to operate the links, ranges, pro shop/country club and other amenities. According to the document the city put out in conjunction with that solicitation, in fiscal year 2018 the course generated $492,657 in revenue; another $706,957 in fiscal year 2019; was on course to stir up $696,515 in revenue in 2020; and the city was budgeting for fiscal year 2021 with the expectation that the course would bring in $834,309. The city indicated in that document that it anticipated increasing use of the course, such that it would be host to over 20,000 rounds of golf on an annual basis with a two-year average of 21,084 rounds. The ideal candidate for the new course management would, the document stated, “brand [the] course to attract golfers to create more golf tournament opportunities in the Tri-State Region” and “Reduce costs to improve the bottom line by efficiency and maintenance of the course.” The document noted that the course’s “water costs are fixed due to the city’s present perfected water rights.”
With the advent of the coronavirus crisis in 2020, however, Needles went into serious isolation. Remarkably, that sequestering worked. There were no reported COVID-19 cases in Needles in March, in April and into May of 2020, even as the contagion raged in all 23 of San Bernardino County’s other municipalities and in many of its unincorporated communities. That privileged status of unblemished health came to an end when two Needles residents, whose occupation required that they travel regularly between Needles and Barstow, became infected, apparently, toward the end of April. They did not report their illness, though they self-quarantined. Needles’ fortune held, and it remained one of the more COVID-free spots in America as Spring 2020 gave way to Summer 2020.
That positive distinction came at a price, however. The city’s golf course, already on a trajectory to lose money that year, fared even worse.
At the end of fiscal year 2019-2020 on June 30, 2020, the golf course for those 12 months had expenses of $938,724, while simultaneously having charged its golfers/customers $357,568, a loss of $581,156. Rivers Edge did even more poorly in 2020-21, although the city has not released precise figures. It remained in the red until earlier this month, with 2021-2022 having progressed into its eighth month.
At its February 8 meeting, upon hearing that the city’s golf fund deficit will reach $2,800,000 as of February 28, 2022, the Needles City Council voted to transfer $2.8 million from its reserves to clear that debt.
The city was able to take that action because its coffers have been swelled with revenue from municipal levies upon commercial marijuana enterprises within its city limits. In 2012, Needles became the first of the cities in San Bernardino County to allow medical marijuana dispensaries to operate within its jurisdiction. At that time, like the county’s 21 other cities and two incorporated towns, the county did not allow marijuana to be dispensed in its unincorporated areas. In this way, Needles got in on the ground floor of the marijuana boom not only in San Bernardino County but California, as well.
At that point, marijuana was legally available in California for medicinal use in locations where local government was amenable to its sale. In 2016, California’s voters passed Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, allowing marijuana and its derivatives to be sold for their intoxicative effect. Needles did not miss a stroke, and now marijuana shops selling both medical and highly potent psychoactive marijuana proliferate in Needles as do marijuana cultivation operations. The city imposes a duty on those sales. At this point, the cities of San Bernardino, Adelanto and Barstow have consented to allowing the commercial availability of marijuana and Hesperia permits marijuana delivery services to function there.
Needles, like San Bernardino and Adelanto, has not been forthcoming with regard to how much revenue it is capturing by the tax/fees imposed on marijuana and cannabis-related product sales, and Barstow has not advanced far enough in allowing sales for revenue information to be available. Whatever Needles’ take of the lucrative marijuana enterprises it has permitted, it apparently has exceeded $2.8 million.
It was observed that there was some level of poetic justice in what had occurred in Needles on February 8, in that the recreational use of marijuana in the city is now paying for the drop-off in recreational activity at the golf course.
-Mark Gutglueck

Burum’s Housing Nonprofit Issues $100 Million In Taxable Social Benefit Bonds

National Community Renaissance of California, which was co-founded in 1991 by Jeff Burum and Andrew Wright in response to the need for affordable housing in San Bernardino County, has used its authority as an established nonprofit development corporation to issue $100 million in bonds.
The proceeds from the sale of the taxable bonds will be utilized to construct affordable housing, according to the company’s publicist, Jill Van Balen.
“National Community Renaissance of California will use the proceeds of the bonds to finance the acquisition, development, and preservation of high-quality affordable multifamily housing, in alignment with our mission of breaking the cycle of poverty by providing affordable housing options and industry-leading social services to the underserved communities that need them most,” Van Balen said.
On February 9, the company, which goes by the acronym National CORE, finalized the issuance, which consisted of $100 million in taxable Series 2022 Social Bonds. Underwritten by Morgan Stanley, the bonds are expected to mature in 2032. Last year, National CORE became the only affordable housing developer in Southern California and only the second in the nation to receive an A+ rating from Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings. That achievement provided National CORE with access to new, non-traditional financial resources, reinforcing and accelerating the nonprofit’s effort to address the chronic housing affordability crisis facing cities across the country.
National CORE took a leaf out of Bridge Housing’s book in pursuing bond financing.
In 2020, BRIDGE Housing issued $100 million in Series 2020 Sustainability Bonds, marking the first-ever taxable bond offering by a nonprofit affordable housing developer in the United States.
“This is a game-changer for the affordable housing industry and, more importantly, those who struggle with housing instability,” said National CORE CEO/President Steve PonTell. “By accessing capital markets, we can dramatically accelerate the development and preservation of critically-needed affordable housing across the country. Stable housing strengthens community health, educational attainment, economic mobility, and quality of life. Our hope is that other affordable housing developers will follow National CORE’s lead by embracing this ground-breaking financing model.”
According to Van Balen, National CORE’s goals mirror the Social Bond Principles as promulgated by the International Capital Market Association of supporting affordable housing, socioeconomic advancement and empowerment, and access to essential services as a means of ending poverty, reducing inequalities and promoting sustainable cities and communities.
According to a 2021 report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, the United States persists in struggling with an affordable housing shortage, lacking 6.8 million rental homes for households with incomes at or below the poverty guideline, which is defined as 30 percent or below of an area’s median income. That shortage nearly doubled from a 3.6-million-unit shortfall in 2019.
National CORE owns and manages more than 7,500 affordable, senior, market rate, and special needs units in California, serving nearly 30,000 residents.
“Importantly, National CORE’s innovative and holistic model provides families and seniors with safe, stable and high-quality affordable housing communities that offer industry-leading wraparound social services including preschool and afterschool programs, family financial training, and senior wellness resources,” Van Belen said.
“In the 30 years since we launched our operations, our mission has always been about serving others, and yesterday’s bond closing will allow us to serve so many more,” said National CORE Founder and Board Chairman Jeffrey Burum. “This is a seminal moment for our industry and our organization in advancing that mission by helping to end the affordable housing crisis in our country.”