In what is to be the most extensive use of drones in a law enforcement context yet in San Bernardino County, the Rialto Police Department will be incorporating an unspecified number of the pilotless aerial vehicles into its operations over the next few months.
On November 25, the Rialto City Council approved having the city enter into a nine-year, $14.3 million augmentation contract with Axon Enterprise Inc., which is also known as TASER International, to increase an existing contract it had for supplying the police department with surveillance, video, information processing and storage, software, and artificial intelligence technology. The package the city purchased, Axon’s Officer Safety Plan 10 (OSP 10), includes making upgrades to the body-worn and in-car camera system that has long been deployed by the department, the company’s next generation of digital information storage and retrieval system, automated video analysis, license-plate readers and the Rialto Police Department’s first Drone-as-First-Responder program.
While the Drone-as-First-Responder fleet is to consist of unmanned surveillance craft provided through the company’s Axon Air division, the department already had in place three drones as part of the department’s unmanned aircraft system, which has been referred to by using the nomenclature “UAS/Drone.”
According to the department, it has in its inventory a single DJI Mavic 2 PRO remote-controlled aircraft, purchased at a cost of $1,500, and two EVO 11 PRO remote-controlled aircraft, purchased for a total cost of $3,750, which are “utilized to enhance the safety of the community and officers.” Each of those drones, equipped with video cameras, have come into use, according to the department, “when its view would assist officers or incident commanders with the following situations, which include but are not limited to 1) major collision investigations; 2) search for missing persons; 3) natural disaster management; 4) crime scene photography; 5) SWAT [special weapons and tactics] tactical or other public safety and life preservation missions; 6) in response to specific requests from local, state or federal fire authorities for fire response and/or prevention.” Continue reading →

The Redlands City Council is venturing another $16.1 million in taxpayer money toward converting the former Citibank building into a new City Hall.
The $16.1 million in construction and professional service agreements it signed off on are $100,000 more than the $16 million it appropriated in June 2021 to purchase the six story structure, which was formerly known as Citrus Center, located at 300 East State Street.
Since acquiring the building at what city officials said was below-market price, city officials in the community development and public works departments and the building and safety and planning divisions have focused on the internal improvements to the building that will need to take place before the lion’s share of city departments migrate from their current offices at 35 Cajon Street onto the various floors of the 92,000 square foot structure, which was erected in 1982.
The city began renovations to the sixth floor in 2023 and was set to begin moving some offices into it that fall, but it has taken longer than expected to clear the existing tenants out than was anticipated. At that time, the city tentatively awarded a design contract on the conversion work to Miller Architectural Corporation and retained Tilden-Coil Constructors in 2024 to provide construction management services on the comprehensive conversion project.
In January 2024, the city council unanimously supported a termination agreement with Citibank to allow the company to leave the 300 East State Street address and relocate to 333 Orange Street. The city is reimbursing Property One, LLC $1,100,000 to facilitate tenant improvements for Citybank’s move, clearing the way to do the City Hall conversion. Continue reading →

“Imagine no countries. It isn’t hard to do. Nothing to kill and die for. And no religion, too.” –from John Lennon’s song, “Imagine”

By Phill Courtney
Like many people, I’ve always appreciated the messages contained in John Lennon’s seminal 1971 song, which was released just after I’d graduated from high school. In fact, it perfectly captured some of the feelings I’d had for some time, as it did for many other people as well.
Of course, we now know that this wasn’t and still isn’t a feeling shared by everyone, and, even today, the song—which some said insulted people of faith because of that line about “no religion”—remains controversial, with perhaps the most recent example of that being the ironic push-back it received after it was played at President Jimmy Carter’s memorial in January of 2025.
Yes, ironic is the word because it was one of the favorite songs of a man, it could be argued, who was perhaps one of the most—if not the most, religious of our U. S. presidents, and certainly more so than the man who currently occupies the White House.
But, sadly, despite this song being played endlessly on the way to its status as one of the most iconic of the 20th century—heard at countless memorials and services for those who have died or were killed in various tragedies, including his own—I suspect that John Lennon would trade all the tributes to its “greatness” in exchange for far more people embracing Imagine’s messages in a world still badly beset by blind allegiance to numerous and divisive fundamentalist religions, and to the malignancies of nationalism.
So, too, I suspect, would Martin Luther King, Jr., who would undoubtedly also trade all the speeches; the streets; the statues; as well as the holiday dedicated to his memory, in exchange for a world which actually listened to his words, and both remembered and then followed them. Continue reading →

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER CIVSB 2534462
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner COCO LI filed with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
COCO LI to XIU MIN LI
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: January 22, 2026 Time: 8:30 AM Department: S 30
The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, San Bernardino District-Civil Division, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this order be published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing of the petition.
Dated: 12/11/2025
Judge of the Superior Court: Gilbert G. Ochoa
Eilene Ramos, Deputy Clerk of the Court
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on December 12, 19 & 26, 2025 and January 2, 2026.

FBN 20250011396
The following entity is doing business primarily in San Bernardino County as
GLOBAL INVESTMENTS [and] GLOBAL WEALTH BUILDERS [and] COREWISE ACADEMY [and] CORNERSTONE GROUP [and] ASPIRVISION [and] AFFLUENTOPIA 4195 CHINO HILLS PARKWAY, SUITE E-420 CHINO HILLS, CA 91709: GLOBAL TRANSFORMATION INVESTMENTS, INC. 4195 CHINO HILLS PARKWAY, SUITE E-420 CHINO HILLS, CA 91709
Business Mailing Address: 4195 CHINO HILLS PARKWAY, SUITE E-420 CHINO HILLS, CA 91709
The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION registered with the State of California
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/ ALISHA CHEN, CEO
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 12/08/2025
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 K4616
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 December 12, 19 & 26, 2025 and January 2, 2026.

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