With the fuller implication of the political corruption scandal that consumed Ricardo Pacheco registering across Southern California, Robert Tafoya, who was a key player in the depredations engaged in by the former Baldwin Park Councilman, is now being drummed out of one of his last remaining public agency positions, that of general counsel to the West Valley Water District.
As the details of what was ongoing both behind the scenes and in the full light of day over the last five-and-a-half years are being revealed, questions are being raised about the integrity of governmental processes and some are clamoring for stricter oversight of public processes. Meanwhile, political operatives who had provided essential support to the corrupt political regime in which Pacheco and Tafoya flourished are seeking to use the specter of the scandal to attack two of the newly sprouted public officials who are the ones sweeping the last vestiges of the elements of what Pacheco represented in San Bernardino County from office. Continue reading →

Mike Davis, the kid from Fontana who seemed fated to a blue-collar existence until the vicissitudes of that way of life pushed him into becoming a man of letters and a social critic par excellence, died in San Diego on October 25. He was 76.
When his father was injured and could no longer work, Davis dropped out of high school and took his place driving a truck for Davis’s uncle’s meatpacking company.
For the next dozen years, he was trucker, driving all order of lorries and commercial vehicles, from panel delivery vans, stake beds, 27-foot trucks, cement mixers, 40-foot trailers and 52-foot 18-wheelers.
Fate intervened, and he was laid off, only temporarily, he thought, when the company he worked for downsized.
He found part-time employment in newspaper production, which put him in contact with some UCLA students and two professors who were putting out a Marxist publication called the Picket Line, the charter for which was to support striking workers. Continue reading →

The San Bernardino City Unified School District Board is seeking applicants for superintendent. Applications can be accessed via the district’s application link and will be accepted through November 30, 2022.
The new educational leader, one with the background, skills, and abilities essential for guiding the scholastic mission of California’s seventh-largest school district, is slated to be named by February 2023.
In October, the board hired McPherson & Jacobson, LLC, an executive search firm that specializes in education, to lead a nationwide search for the district’s next superintendent. As part of the new search, the board is seeking input from parents, employees, and the community on desired characteristics through a survey that will help shape the search process. Continue reading →

SUMMONS – (CITACION JUDICIAL)
CASE NUMBER (NUMERO DEL CASO): 21ST CV 45171
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:
(AVISO DEMANDADO):
RODRIGO FRANCISCO MANUEL, AKA RODRIGO F. MANUEL, AKA RODRIGO FRANCISCO
YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF:
(LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): DEOMARLEE LALU SY, MARIA JOSE VILLEGAS, ESTELITA SY
NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.
You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.
There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.
¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion
Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entregue esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no le protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar on formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted puede usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formulario de la corte y mas información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida si secretario de la corta que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia.
Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov), o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.
The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y la direccion de la corte es):
Spring Street Courthouse
310 North Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demendante que no tiene abogado, es):
Oscar E. Toscano State Bar #84736
625 W. Broadway, Suite B
Glendale, CA 91204
Phone: (818) 241-0806
DATE (Fecha): December 10, 2021
Clerk (Secretario), by R. Clifton, Deputy (Adjunto)
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on: 10/14, 10/21, 10/28 & 11/04, 2022.

FBN 20220006980
The following person is doing business as LAW OFFICE OF JON F. HAMILTON 700 E. REDLANDS BLVD., SUITE U #165 REDLANDS, CA 92373 principally in SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY:
JON F HAMILTON 1320 GARDEN STREET REDLANDS, CA 92373
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: JULY 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/ JON F. HAMILTON, Individual Owner
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/26/2022
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 G8420
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 8/5, 8/12, 8/19 & 8/26, 2022. Corrected on 9/9, 9/16, 9/23 & 9/30, 2022. Recorrected on 10/14, 10/21, 10/28 & 11/04, 2022.

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