The Mojave Water Agency Board of Directors has selected Jesse Ramirez to fill the vacancy created within its ranks by Jeanette Hayhurst’s resignation as the agency’s Division 6 representative.

The directors made the appointment on October 9.

“Mr. Ramirez’s 44 years of experience in the water industry, combined with his longevity in the Barstow community, gives him valuable insight and perspective on the water needs in this region,” said Board President Mike Page.

Ramirez is a water industry professional, having extensive experience as a water distribution specialist. Since 2005, he was a water operations superintendent with Golden State Water Company. Golden State Water Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American States Water Company and provides water service to approximately 263,400 customer connections throughout 10 counties in Northern, Coastal and Southern California. In San Bernardino County, Golden State Water has been a primary water service provider in Barstow since 1929 and delivers water to approximately 8,800 customers there, utilizing groundwater pumped from the Mojave River Basin-Centro Subbasin, which lies, roughly, in the center of the Mojave Basin extending northwesterly and southeasterly from the Mojave River. Golden State provides water as well to roughly 2,900 customers in both Apple Valley Desert View, Lucerne, North Apple Valley and South Apple Valley, using groundwater pumped from the Mojave River Basin-Alto Subbasin, which lies in the upper portion of the Mojave River. Golden State Water provides water to approximately 11,000 customers in the Claremont customer service area, which includes portions of Montclair and Upland in San Bernardino County, deriving 60 percent of that water from local groundwater supplies which Golden State Water maintains, and imports around 40 percent from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California via Three Valleys Municipal Water District.

Ramirez currently holds Grade-5 water distribution operation certification as well as Grade-3 water treatment operator certification.

“Jesse brings with him an accomplished career in water utility operations and will undoubtedly provide the agency with important perspectives as we tackle the coming water management challenges,” said General Manager Adnan Anabtawi.
“I’m looking forward to tapping into my many years in the water industry to help the agency navigate challenges now, and in the future,” said Ramirez, who cited more stringent water quality standards and availability of water in general among the upcoming issues.

A Barstow native, Ramirez graduated from Barstow High School. He has served as a Barstow College Foundation Board member since 2019 and on the Barstow Cemetery Committee since 2020. He is a member of the Barstow Kiwanis Club and was that group’s past president in 2018-2019 year.

Ramirez will attend his first board meeting on October 26.

A second San Bernardino Superior Court judge has entered a ruling blocking the Chino Valley Unified School District’s policy, put into place this summer, requiring the notification of parents whose children are assuming an identify that deviates from the gender on their birth certificates.
On October 19, San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Michael Sachs granted the California Attorney General’s Office’s request for a preliminary injunction that prevents the Chino Valley Unified School District from implementing the essential elements of the parental notification policy the school board passed by a 4-to-1 vote on July 20.
The policy, which was strongly endorsed by parents in the district and passionately opposed by advocates of the lesbian-gay-bisexual-transsexual-queer community, mandated that the district’s faculty notify the parents of a child in writing within three days if he or she reidentifies his or her gender, which is defined by the student changing pronouns, names or seeking to use a gender-based changing room, locker room or restrooms for a gender different than the one assigned that child at birth. The policy further requires parental notification when a student tells faculty or a counselor about any violence he or she has experienced or of any contemplation of suicide. Continue reading →

FBN 20230009740
The following entity is doing business, primarily in San Bernardino County, as:
JOSEPH W. BRADY, INC., 12402 INDUSTRIAL BLVD., SUITE B-6 VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 [and] BARSTOW PROFESSIONAL REAL ESTATE GROUP [and] BARSTOW REAL ESTATE GROUP [and] BARSTOW REAL ESTATE SERVICES [and] BRADCO COMMERCIAL LEASING GROUP [and] THE BRADCO COMPANIES [and] BRADCO DEVELOPMENT [and] BRADCO DIVERSIFIED [and] BRADCO HIGH DESERT REPORT [and] BRADCO REAL ESTATE GROUP [and] HIGH DESERT COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE GROUP [and] MOJAVE RIVER VALLEY COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE GROUP:
JOSEPH W. BRADY, INC., 12402 INDUSTRIAL BLVD., SUITE B-6 VICTORVILLE, CA 92395
Mailing Address: PO BOX 2710 VICTORVILLE, CA 92393-2710 This Business is Conducted By: A CORPORATION registered with the State of California as number 1564782
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/ JOSEPH W. BRADY, President
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 9/25/2023
I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Began Transacting Business: DECEMBER 4, 1989 County Clerk, Deputy J2523
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 September 29 and October 6, 13 & 20, 2023.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE
NUMBER CIVSB 2323256
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: ANTHONY JASON VAZQUEZ filed with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
ANTHONY JASON VAZQUEZ to JASON ANTHONY VAZQUEZ
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: 11/14/2023
Time: 08:30 AM
Department: S27
The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this order be published in the SBC Sentinel in San Bernardino County California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing of the petition.
Dated: 09/26/2023
Judge of the Superior Court: Brian S. McCarville
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on September 29, and October 6, 13 & 20, 2023.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE
NUMBER CIVSB 2323256
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: ANTHONY JASON VAZQUEZ filed with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
ANTHONY JASON VAZQUEZ to JASON ANTHONY VAZQUEZ
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: 11/14/2023
Time: 08:30 AM
Department: S27
The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this order be published in the SBC Sentinel in San Bernardino County California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing of the petition.
Dated: 09/26/2023
Judge of the Superior Court: Brian S. McCarville
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on September 29, and October 6, 13 & 20, 2023.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:
Alicia Gamboa Case NO. PROVA2300006

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of Alicia Gamboa A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Alexis Gamboa in the Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Alexis Gamboa 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. F3 at 09:00 AM on 11/01/2023 at Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, 17780 Arrowhead Blvd, San Bernardino District-Probate Division
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.
Alexis Gamboa:
11433 Mountain View Dr. #45 Rancho Cucamonga CA 91730
Telephone No: 909.346.8934
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel Rancho Cucamonga on:
10/06/2023, 10/13/2023, 10/20/2023

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Charles Montoya, who has formerly served as the city manager of Watsonville in California and was the town manager of Florence, Arizona and the city manager of Avondale, Arizona, will become San Bernardino city manager on October 30, according to a statement put out today by the City of San Bernardino on behalf of Mayor Helen Tran.
“Charles Montoya will be joining the council and me to accomplish the strategic goals and revitalization of San Bernardino that we are currently embarking on,” Tran was quoted as saying in the press release, which was mounted on the city’s website. “He shares our vision, shares our commitment, and has the skills to help us get there.”
“After thirty years of working with elected officials at all levels of government, I have found a final home in the City of San Bernardino,” said Montoya. “I truly look forward to working with the mayor and city council, and alongside the community, in continuing to make this city a place where people seek to live, work, and call home.”
Montoya’s municipal, state, and federal government experience, includes city manager stops in both California and Arizona. Most recently, he served for three and a half years as the city manager for the City of Avondale, Arizona in Maricopa County near Phoenix. Avondale, a city of approximately 90,000 residents, has seen tremendous residential growth in recent years. Continue reading →

Big Bear Fire Chief Jeff Willis will remain in his assignment heading San Bernardino County’s 13th largest fire department, likely until the expiration of his contract on June 30, 2025, despite the widespread expression of dissatisfaction with his leadership by those he commands.
Last spring, the Big Bear Professional Firefighters Association approached then-Big Bear Community Services District Board of Directors Chairman John Green with a request that he agendize a board meeting in which Willis’s performance would be a topic for open discussion. When Green turned that request down, the association responded with a vote of no confidence against Willis in June, making a report to that effect by letter to the full board.
In that letter, the association said it had accumulated “examples of fiscal irresponsibility and conduct unbecoming of a fire chief” relating to Willis. While crediting Willis with having “successfully navigated a difficult merger” between what had been at that time the separate Big Bear City Fire Department and the Big Bear Lake Fire Protection District in 2012, the association charged that Willis had engaged in “political posturing, leveraging, and extreme operational neglect… over the past eight years.” Willis, according to the firefighters, had “repeatedly misrepresented the labor force’s wishes and has degraded our reputation to the board to fulfill his own contractual negotiations. Since the merger in 2012, we have not replaced a piece of firefighting apparatus. The Big Bear Fire Department does not have a working budget for apparatus replacement. Chief Willis prioritizes a bloated administration while running a budget deficit without regard to public safety. Our budget shortfalls are the clearest example of incompetent leadership.” Continue reading →

Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of Assemblyman James Ramos’s AB 349 into law has earned plaudits while sparking expressions of concern that the marriage of multiple social solutions into a single facility designed for the specific purpose of incarcerating the criminally mentally ill will result in untoward outcomes.
Beginning operation in 1893 as the Southern California State Asylum for the Insane and Inebriates, Patton State Hospital was renamed in 1927 in honor of Harry Patton, a member of the facility’s first board of managers.
The state hospital was designed in keeping with the Kirkbride Plan, which called for a central administration building flanked by long wards to separately house male and female “inmates.”
Throughout its existence, the hospital has served as a treatment center for alcoholics, drug addicts, violent delusional criminals, sexually violent predators, those found not guilty by reason of insanity and epileptics, along with those suffering from mental and genetic disorders such as Down-syndrome, autism, schizophrenia, and dementia. Over the years, thousands of those deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial have been remanded to custody there.
It has held some very violent criminals, including Edward Charles Allaway, a custodian at Fullerton State University who killed seven students and professors on a shooting spree at his workplace in 1976; David Attias, who purposefully ran down five pedestrians, killing four and critically injuring the other, in Isla Vista in 2001; Serial killer Nathan Nicholas Trupp, who murdered five known victims; Richard Turley, a Boy Scout leader who had molested youths in the troops he led; Chris Clarke, who in 1985 killed his fiancee after becoming convinced “she was trying to lead me into the devil’s brigade.” Continue reading →