Danelle D. Harrison has been tapped to lead the San Bernardino National Forest as its new forest supervisor. She reported for duty Monday, August 16, replacing Tom Hall, who temporarily led the forest over the last four months and is now returning to his position in Washington D.C. as a legislative affairs specialist.
As forest supervisor for the San Bernardino National Forest, Harrison will oversee a large staff covering all aspects of the forest, including fire and aviation management, recreation, natural resource management, partnerships and community affairs.
“I am not only excited, but am privileged to serve in this role,” Harrison said. “Community is everything, and I am delighted to roll up my sleeves with such engaged employees, partners and stakeholders.”
Harrison is continuing a long career with the U.S. Forest Service, which began in 1999 on a seasonal trail crew on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest outside Seattle.. Since then, she’s enjoyed a wide variety of experience, such as conducting entomological research at the Forest Service’s Southern Research Station in Louisiana, serving as a pre-sale forester on the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont, and leading an integrated resource restoration pilot program for the agency out of its Washington D.C. headquarters. Harrison was later the deputy forest supervisor on the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and has served as an acting forest supervisor on the Cleveland and Modoc national forests. She most recently was the post fire recovery coordinator for the Pacific Southwest Region.
Her education includes a bachelor of science degree in forest resource management from Tuskegee University and a master of science degree in urban forestry from Southern University and A&M College.
In her spare time, Harrison enjoys traveling, visiting museums and describes herself as a voracious reader and an adventurous eater. Harrison loves sunshine and the outdoors and is very interested in the watersheds and ecology of Southern California.

FBN 202100073333
The following entity is doing business as BUENOS DIAZ INSURANCE AND REGISTRATION 17914 FOOTHILL BLVD. #A FONTANA, CA 92335: BUENOS DIAZ INSURANCE AND REGISTRATION SERVICES 17914 FOOTHILL BLVD. #A FONTANA, CA  92335
This Business is Conducted By: A CORPORATION
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/ Julie Diaz
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 7/16/2021
I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Began Transacting Business: JUNE 7, 2021
County Clerk, Deputy I1327
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 7/30, 8/06, 8/13 & 8/20, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT FILE NO-20210007776
The following person(s) is(are) doing business as: New Horizon Real Estate Investments, 10730 Church Street Unit 204, San Bernardino, CA 91730, Chris Butner Mortgages LLC, 10730 Church Street Unit 204, San Bernardino, CA 91730
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/Christopher Butner
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/29/2021
I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.
Began Transacting Business: 07/01/2021
County Clerk, s/ I1327
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).
07/30/21, 08/06/21, 08/13/21, 08/20/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT FILE NO-20210007712
The following person(s) is(are) doing business as: Swirls Soft Serve, 1217 W. Foothill Blvd, Upland, CA 91786, Mailing Address: 75 Camellia Court, Upland, CA 91786, Gazar Investments LLC, 75 Camellia Court, Upland, CA 91786
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/Gerard Azar
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/28/2021
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, s/ I1327
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).
07/30/21, 08/06/21, 08/13/21, 08/20/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT FILE NO-20210007572
The following person(s) is(are) doing business as: Express Notary; Mountain Express Notary; Express Notary & Scan; Mountain Express Notary & Scan, 2562 Oak Dr, Running Springs, CA 92382, Mailing Address: PO Box 1948, Running Springs, CA 92382, Rita C. Nelson, 2562 Oak Dr, Running Springs, CA 92382
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/Rita C. Nelson
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/23/2021
I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.
Began Transacting Business: 06/02/2021
County Clerk, s/ I5199
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).
07/30/21, 08/06/21, 08/13/21, 08/20/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT FILE NO-20210007551
The following person(s) is(are) doing business as: MRC Financial Services; MRC Insurance Services, 14807 Hillstone Avenue, Fontana, CA 92336, Richa G Chand, 14807 Hillstone Avenue, Fontana, CA 92336, Ravi S Chand, 14807 Hillstone Avenue, Fontana, CA 92336
Business is Conducted By: A Married Couple
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/Ravi S. Chand
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/23/2021
I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.
Began Transacting Business: 07/01/2021
County Clerk, s/ I5199
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).
07/30/21, 08/06/21, 08/13/21, 08/20/21
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: LARRY VERNON JUDKINS
CASE NO. PROSB2100331
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of LARRY VERNON JUDKINS has been filed by BARBARA L. NEWMAN in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that BARBARA L. NEWMAN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests that the decedent’s wills 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 requests a $350,000 bond fixed. The bond will be admitted by an admitted surety insuere or as otherwise provided by law.
Decedent died on 1/08/2021 in HELENDALE, CA, a resident of San Bernardino County.
A hearing on the petition will be held SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 2021 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.
Kimberly Tilley, Deputy
MAY 6, 2021
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.
The petition requests that a bond not be required.
The character and estimated value of the property of the estate is estimated at $464,000.
Filed: JULY 26, 2021
Attorney for Barbara L. Newman
R. SAM PRICE SBN 208603
PRICE LAW FIRM, APC
300 E STATE STREET SUITE 620
REDLANDS, CA 92373
(909) 328 7000
sam@pricelawfirm.com
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel August 6, 13 & 20, 2021.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:
CESAR OSORIO
NO. PROSB 2100339
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of CESAR OSORIO
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JULIUS OSORIO in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JULIUS OSORIO 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. No. S37 at 9 a.m. on SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 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.
Filed: JULY 20, 2021
Judge Tara Reilly
Attorney for Julius Osorio:
Jennifer Daniel
220 Nordina St.
Redlands, CA 92373
Telephone No: (909) 792-9244 Fax No: (909) 235-4733
Email address: jennifer@lawofficeofjenniferdaniel.com
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel August 6, 13 & 20, 27 & September 3, 2021.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER CIVSB2119271
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: KHAREY JAMAL PERRY filed with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
KHAREY JAMAL PERRY to KHOREY JAMAL PERRY
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: 09/15/21
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Department: S16
The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, San Bernardino District – Civil Division, 247 West Third Street, Same as above, San Bernardino, CA 92415, San Bernardino
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: July 23, 2021
Lynn M. Poncin
Judge of the Superior Court.
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on 08/06/21, 08/13/21, 08/20 & 08/27/21,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER CIVSB 2120307
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner:
RUDOLPH GONZALEZ filed with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
RODOLFO CLEMENTE GONZALEZ to RUDOLPH CLEMENTE GONZALEZ
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: 09/14/21
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Department: S17
The address of the court is Superior Court of California,County of San Bernardino, San Bernardino District – Civil Division, 247 West Third Street, Same as above, San Bernardino, CA 92415, San Bernardino
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.
Lynn M. Poncin
Judge of the Superior Court.
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on 08/06/21, 08/13/21, 08/20 & 08/27/21, 09/03/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME NUMBER 20210007348
The following person(s) is(are) doing business as: DYNAMIC SPA 1955 E FOURTH ST ONTARIO, CA 91764: YUEQING, INC. 8191 BOLSA AVE MIDWAY CITY, CA 92655
Business is Conducted By: A CORPORATION
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/YAN QING DONG
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/16/2021
I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.
Began Transacting Business: 07/12/2021
County Clerk, s/ I1327
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 08/06/21, 08/13/21, 08/20/21& 08/27/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME NUMBER 20210008133
The following person is doing business as: GOT COOKIES? 6826 LUCERO DRIVE FONTANA, CA 92336:
JENNIFER L. JEEVES 6826 LUCERO DRIVE FONTANA, CA 92336
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/ JENNIFER L. JEEVES
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 08/06/2021
I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.
Began Transacting Business: 07/13/2021
County Clerk, s/ I7122
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 08/06/21, 08/13/21, 08/20/21& 08/27/21
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT FILE NO-20210007343
The following person(s) is(are) doing business as: Sky Spa, 4012 Grand Ave, STE E, Chino, CA 91710, Mailing Address: 142 E. Bonita Ave 181, San Dimas, CA 91773, AGX Group LL, 142 E. Bonita Ave 181, San Dimas, CA 91773
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/Wei Xin
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/16/21
I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.
Began Transacting Business: 07/08/21
County Clerk, s/ I5199
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).
08/06/21, 08/13/21, 08/20/21, 08/27/21
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT FILE NO-20210007868
The following person(s) is(are) doing business as: DVK Consulting & Financial Svcs, 1128 W. Mission Blvd, Suite C, Ontario, CA 91762, Deyanira Brandon, 875 S. Mountain Ave., Ontario, CA 91762
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/Deyanira Brandon
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/30/21
I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.
Began Transacting Business: 07/22/21
County Clerk, s/ I1327
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).
08/06/21, 08/13/21, 08/20/21, 08/27/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT FILE NO-20210007242
The following person(s) is(are) doing business as: On Time Home Inspections, 10123 Hampshire St., Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730, Mailing Address: 10123 Hampshire St., Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730, Juan J. Tobin, 10123 Hampshire St., 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/Juan J Tojin
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/14/21
I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.
Began Transacting Business: 07/01/21
County Clerk, s/ I5199
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).
08/06/21, 08/13/21, 08/20/21, 08/27/21

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF HOLLY NICOLETTE HOLMES aka HOLLY N. HOLMES, aka HOLLY HOLMES
Case No. PROSB 2100340
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of HOLLY NICOLETTE HOLMES aka HOLLY N. HOLMES, aka HOLLY HOLMES
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JOHN HOLMES in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JOHN HOLMES 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 September 20, 2021 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:
LEAH LARKIN
LAW OFFICES OF LEAH LARKIN
873 BEAUMONT AVENUE
BEAUMONT, CALIFORNIA   92223
Telephone: 951-845-5930
Facsimile: 951-845-5407
Email: Leah@inlandlaw.com
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel August 13, 20 & 27, 2021
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DAVID JOHN DONALDSON
CASE NO. PROSB2100184
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of DAVID JOHN DONALDSON has been filed by DAWN LEA DONALDSON in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DAWN LEA DONALDSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests that the decedent’s wills 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.
A hearing on the petition will be held OCTOBER 7, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. No. S35P at Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415, San Bernardino District.
Brittney Spears, Deputy
MAY 6, 2021
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: August 5, 2021
Self-represented:
DAWN LEA DONALDSON
11560 CRAFTON AVENUE
REDLANDS, CA 92374
(951) 265 5849
ddonaldson@sbccd.cc.ca.us
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel August 13, 20 & 27, 2021.

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF
Jose Antonio DelValle, Jr.
CASE NUMBER:
FFCSB 2100004
CITATION – FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL
To JACOB ANDREW SWANSON and to all persons claiming to be the father or mother of minor person named MONIQUE ALYSSA- SWANSON SIMPSON
By order of this Court you are hereby cited and advised that you may appear before the Judge Presiding in
Department S44 of the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
CENTRAL DISTRICT
351 N. ARROWHEAD AVE.
SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415-0245
on SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
of that day, then and there to show cause, if any you have, why said person should not be declared free from the control of her parent according to the petition on file herein.
If the Court finds that the interest of the minor requires his or her protection, the Court shall appoint counsel to represent the minor. Such counsel shall be appointed whether or not the minor is able to afford counsel. If you appear without counsel and are unable to afford counsel, the Court shall appoint counsel for you if you request appointed counsel.
The purpose of this action, to free the minor from the custody of her parent, is to permit the adoption of said minor to a suitable adopting parent.
Attorney for Jose Antonio DelValle, Jr:
CHRISTINA FERRANTE SBN 80030
ATTORNEY AT LAW
10700 CIVIC CENTER DR., SUITE 200
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730
TELEPHONE NO (909) 989 – 9923 FAX NO (909) 466 – 0318.
The Court may continue these proceedings, not to exceed thirty (30) days, as necessary to appoint counsel and enable counsel to become familiar with these proceedings.
Given under my hand and seal of the Superior Court of the County of San Bernardino, State of California, this 15th day of June, 2021.
Clerk of the Court, Iris Mondragon, Deputy
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel August 13, 20, 27 & September 3, 2019.
NEW NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ARNOLD EUGENE BYRD
CASE NO. PROPS 2100088
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of ARNOLD EUGENE BYRD
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by VICTOR FELIPE ROMERO and DEBRA KAY HANES in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that VICTOR FELIPE ROMERO and DEBRA KAY HANES 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-37 at 9:00 a.m. on OCTOBER 7, 2021 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.
Attorneys for the Petitioners: MICHAEL C. MADDUX, ESQ.
1894 COMMERCENTER WEST, SUITE 108
SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408
Telephone No: (909) 890-2350
Fax No: (909) 890-0106
and
MARIVEL M. ZIALCITA
341 W. FIRST STREET
CLAREMONT, CA 91711
(909) 256 6702
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on 8/13, 8/20 &8/27, 2021.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME NUMBER 20210007493
The following person is doing business as: DSOCONCEPTS 6746 TREELINE PL RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91701: DARLENE S ORDONEZ 6746 TREELINE PL RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91701-5167
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/ DARLENE ORDONEZ
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/21/2021
I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.
Began Transacting Business: 07/13/2021
County Clerk, s/ I1327
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 08/13/21, 08/20/21, 08/27/21 & 09/03/21.
T.S. No. 19-20943-SP-CA Title No. 191126841-CA-VOI A.P.N. 1004-231-44-0-000 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 08/13/2003. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, (cashier’s check(s) must be made payable to National Default Servicing Corporation), drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state; will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Gerald W. Cook and Linda J. Cook, Co-Trustees of The Gerald W. Cook and Linda J. Cook 2001 Living Trust, UTD July 10, 2001. Duly Appointed Trustee: National Default Servicing Corporation Recorded 08/22/2003 as Instrument No. 2003-0627799 (or Book, Page) of the Official Records of San Bernardino County, CA. Date of Sale: 09/07/2021 at 1:00 PM Place of Sale: At the Main (South) Entrance to the City of Chino Civic Center, 13220 Central Avenue, Chino, CA. 91710 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $71,739.03 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1171 Deborah Street Upland, CA 91784 A.P.N.: 1004-231-44-0-000 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The requirements of California Civil Code Section 2923.5(b)/2923.55(c) were fulfilled when the Notice of Default was recorded. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call or visit this Internet Web site www.ndscorp.com/sales, using the file number assigned to this case 19-20943-SP-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 08/03/2021 National Default Servicing Corporation c/o Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., its agent, 1455 Frazee Road, Suite 820 San Diego, CA 92108 Toll Free Phone: 888-264-4010 Sales Line 855-219-8501; Sales Website: www.ndscorp.com By: Rachael Hamilton, Trustee Sales Representative 08/13/2021, 08/20/2021, 08/27/2021 CPP351228
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT FILE NO-20210007409
The following person(s) is(are) doing business as: New Look Salon, 253 No Mountain, Upland, CA 91786, Mailing Address: 577 East Montrose, Rialto, CA 92376, Tonya Johnson, 577 East Montrose, Rialto, CA 92376
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/Tonya Johnson
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/19/21
I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.
Began Transacting Business: 07/10/21
County Clerk, s/ I5199
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).
08/13/21, 08/20/21, 08/27/21, 09/03/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT FILE NO-20210007962
The following person(s) is(are) doing business as: Love Sweets, 7431 Hyssop Dr., Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739, Latunya D. Love-Banks, 7431 Hyssop Dr., Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739
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/Latunya D. Love-Banks
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 08/03/21
I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.
Began Transacting Business: 07/01/21
County Clerk, s/ I1327
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).
08/13/21, 08/20/21, 08/27/21, 09/03/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT FILE NO-20210008339
The following person(s) is(are) doing business as: Just Peached, 325 N. 2nd Ave Suite A, Upland, CA 91786, Adrian P. Alvarez, 1412 N Grand Ave O, Covina, CA 91724
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/Adrian P Alvarez
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 08/12/21
I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.
Began Transacting Business: 07/23/21
County Clerk, s/ I7122
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).
08/13/21, 08/20/21, 08/27/21, 09/03/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT FILE NO-20210007417
The following person(s) is(are) doing business as: Detumiel, 11966 Cypress Ave, Hesperia, CA 92345, Mailing Address: 11966 Cypress Ave, Hesperia, CA 92345, Yulissa Y. Lopez-Nunez, 11966 Cypress Ave, Hesperia, CA 92345
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/ Yulissa Y Lopez Nunez
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/19/21
I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.
Began Transacting Business: 06/30/21
County Clerk, s/ I5199
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).
08/13/21, 08/20/21, 08/27/21, 09/03/21

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER  CIVSB2120235
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Jia-Yuee Chiao filed with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
Jia-Yuee Chiao to Elaine Jiayuee Chiao
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: 09/29/21
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Department: S17
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 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: July 14, 2021
Lynn M. Poncin
Judge of the Superior Court.
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 08/13/21, 08/20/21, 08/27/21, 09/03/21
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:
KEITH STEPHEN STRAUSS
NO. PROSB 2100454
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of KEITH STEPHEN STRAUSS
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DAWN R. McVAY in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DAWN R. McVAY be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests the decedent’s wills 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.
A hearing on the petition will be held in Dept. No. S36 at 9 a.m. on SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 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.
Filed: May 13, 2021
Attorney for the Petitioner: Jennifer M. Daniel, Esquire
220 Nordina St.
Redlands, CA 92373
Telephone No: (909) 792-9244 Fax No: (909) 235-4733
Email address: team@lawofficeofjenniferdaniel.com
Attorney for Dawn McVay
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel August 20, 27 and September 3 & 10, 2021.
FBN 20210007451
The following person is doing business as: AND.STUDIOS 16803 MESA OAK AVE CHINO HILLS, CA 91709 ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO); NAVA DAVID 16803 MESA OAK AVE CHINO HILLS, CA 91709; CHARLY PIZANO 16809 MESA OAK AVE CHINO HILLS, CA 91709
The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: JUN 15, 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/ DAVID NAVA, PARTNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/20/2021
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 07/30/2021, 08/06/2021, 08/13/2021, 08/20/2021 CNBB30202101RC

FBN 20210007079
The following person is doing business as: JIF ENTERPRISES 1508 BARTON RD #283 REDLANDS, CA 92373 ( COUNTY OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS ); KUSUMA R PHILIP 1508 BARTON RD #283 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: 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/ KUSUMA R. PHILIP, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/12/2021
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 07/30/2021, 08/06/2021, 08/13/2021, 08/20/2021 CNBB30202102MT

FBN 20210007224
The following person is doing business as: LG AUTO SALES, LLC 1680 SOUTH EAST STREET B-232 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 ( COUNTY OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS ); LG AUTO SALES, LLC 1680 SOUTH STREET B-232 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408
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/ LAWRENCE M. GITONGA, MANAGING MEMBER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/14/2021
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 07/30/2021, 08/06/2021, 08/13/2021, 08/20/2021 CNBB30202103MT

FBN 20210007204
The following person is doing business as: OSCAR’S CONCRETE PUMPING 18618 GROVE PL BLOOMINGTON, CA 92316 ( COUNTY OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS ); MIGUEL A GARCIA NUNO 18618 GROVE PL 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/ MIGUEL A. GARCIA NUNO, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/14/2021
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 07/30/2021, 08/06/2021, 08/13/2021, 08/20/2021 CNBB30202104MT

FBN 20210007202
The following person is doing business as: CHASQUI 8880 ARCHIBALD AVE UNIT E RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 ( COUNTY OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS ); LUQUEVAL INC 2450 S ATLANTIC BLVD COMMERCE, CA 90040
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/ MANUEL G. LUQUE, PRESIDENT
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/14/2021
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 07/30/2021, 08/06/2021, 08/13/2021, 08/20/2021 CNBB30202105MT

FBN 20210007290
The following person is doing business as: ACADEMIA DE DANZA PROFETICA ALFA Y OMEGA 18467 BELLLFLOWER ST. ADELANTO, CA 92301 ( COUNTY OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS ); DOLORES ARREDONDO 18467 BELLFLOWER ST. ADELANTO, CA 92301
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/ DOLORES ARRENDONDO, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/15/2021
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 07/30/2021, 08/06/2021, 08/13/2021, 08/20/2021 CNBB30202106MT

FBN 20210007349
The following person is doing business as: THE 3 PET-A-TEERS 1824 N. MILLSWEET DR. UPLAND, CA 91784 ( COUNTY OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS ); [MAILING ADDRESS P.O BOX 1734 GLENDORA, CA 91749]; ARIAL V LOGAN 1824 N. MILLSWEET DR. UPLAND, CA 91749
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/ ARIAL V. LOGAN, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/16/2021
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 07/30/2021, 08/06/2021, 08/13/2021, 08/20/2021 CNBB30202107IR

FBN 20210007467
The following person is doing business as: BALANCE IN MOTION 1881 COMMERCENTER E DRIVE SUITE 200 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 ( COUNTY OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS ); [ MAILING ADDRESS P.O BOX 411 EASTVAE, CA 91752]; TOO BE FREE RECOVERY INCORPORATED 1881 COMMERCENTER E DRIVE SUITE 200 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/ STACEY Y. HARVEYFULLER, CEO
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/20/2021
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 07/30/2021, 08/06/2021, 08/13/2021, 08/20/2021 CNBB30202108IR

FBN 20210007350
The following person is doing business as: NO PRGM 24577 E MONTEREY AVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410 ( COUNTY OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS ); [ MAILING ADDRESS 311 W CIVIC CENTER DR STE B SANTA ANA, CA 92701]; NATHAN MARQUEZ 24577 E MONTEREY 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: JUL 12, 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/ NATHAN MARQUEZ, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/16/2021
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 07/30/2021, 08/06/2021, 08/13/2021, 08/20/2021 CNBB30202109CV

FBN 20210007510
The following person is doing business as: NANI’S INMITABLE DESIGNS 11129 RIO SECO COURT ADELANTO, CA 92301( COUNTY OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS ); NANI’S INIMITABLE DESIGNS LLC 11129 RIO SECO COURT ADELANTO, CA 92301
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: JUN 26, 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/ LEOLA MITCHELL, MANAGER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/21/2021
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 07/30/2021, 08/06/2021, 08/13/2021, 08/20/2021 CNBB30202110EM

FBN 20210007683
The following person is doing business as: CLUB SPIN 31514 YUCAIPA BLVD #D YUCAIPA, CA 92399 ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO); CLUB SPIN LLC 31514 YUCAIPA BOULEVARD #D 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/ KARLA ALANIS, MANAGING MEMBER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/28/2021
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 08/06/2021, 08/13/2021, 08/20/2021, 08/27/2021 CNBB31202101MT

FBN 2021007549
The following person is doing business as: CALIFORNIA LANDSCAPE DESIGNS 18349 EUCALYPTUS ST HESPERIA, CA 92345 ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO); SAUL TREJO 18349 EUCALYPTUS ST 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: JAN 04, 2015
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/ SAUL TREJO, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/22/2021
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 08/06/2021, 08/13/2021, 08/20/2021, 08/27/2021 CNBB31202102IR

FBN 20210007633
The following person is doing business as: RED’S HOLY SMOKES 2751 RECHE CANYON RD. SP 102 COLTON, CA 92324 ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO); CHRISTOPHER L HINE 2751 RECHE CANYON RD. SP 102 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/ CHRISTOPHER L. HINE, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/26/2021
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 08/06/2021, 08/13/2021, 08/20/2021, 08/27/2021 CNBB31202103IR

FBN 20210007630
The following person is doing business as: PATRIOT PAINTING 1595 W HOLY ST RIALTO, CA 92376 ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO); JAMES L KEMPLE 1595 W HOLY 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: 07/26/2021
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 08/06/2021, 08/13/2021, 08/20/2021, 08/27/2021 CNBB31202104IR

FBN 20210007545 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTICIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
The following person is doing business as: THE ZUMBA ROOM 638 W. BASELINE RD RIALTO, CA 92376 ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO); BELEN DIAZ 638 W. BASELINE RD RIALTO, CA 92376
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino County on 06/12/2017. Original File# 20170006873
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/ BELEN DIAZ, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/22/2021
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 08/06/2021, 08/13/2021, 08/20/2021, 08/27/2021 CNBB31202105MT

FBN 20210007602
The following person is doing business as: EST AUTO REGISTRATION 582 W FOOTHILL BLVD RIALTO, CA 92376 ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO); MICHAEL A DE LA ROSA 582 W FOOTHILL BLVD 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/ MICHAEL A. DE LA ROSA, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/26/2021
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 08/06/2021, 08/13/2021, 08/20/2021, 08/27/2021 CNBB31202106MT

FBN 20210007687
The following person is doing business as: THE MOBILE HOT HOSE 1666 W 11TH ST SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92411 ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO); DEVIN L HUMPHREYS 1666 W 11TH ST SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92411
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/ DEVIN L. HUMPHREYS, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/28/2021
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 08/06/2021, 08/13/2021, 08/20/2021, 08/27/2021 CNBB31202107MT

FBN 20210007656
The following person is doing business as: THE REAL ESTATE GUYS 3350 SHELBY ST SUITE #100 ONTARIO, CA 91764 ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO); LEONARD CALDERA 3350 SHELBY ST SUITE #100 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/ LEONARD CALDERA, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/27/2021
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 08/06/2021, 08/13/2021, 08/20/2021, 08/27/2021 CNBB31202108MT

FBN 20210007681
The following person is doing business as: ALIGN HOMES 10535 FOOTHILL BLVD. SUITE #460 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO); ALIGN HOMES, INC. 10535 FOOTHILL BLVD. SUITE # 460 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730
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/ JOEL R. VALMONTE, C.F.O
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/28/2021
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 08/06/2021, 08/13/2021, 08/20/2021, 08/27/2021 CNBB31202109MT

FBN 20210007669
The following person is doing business as: ALIGN HOMES, INC. 10535 FOOTHILL BLVD. SUITE # 460 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO); ALIGN HOMES, INC. 10535 FOOTHILL BLVD. SUITE # 460 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730
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/ JOHN DOUGLAS GOTOYCO FONTAMILLAS, SECRETARY
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/27/2021
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 08/06/2021, 08/13/2021, 08/20/2021, 08/27/2021 CNBB31202110MT

FBN 20210007679
The following person is doing business as: CSG LIVING GROUP 10535 FOOTHILL BLVD. SUITE # 460 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO); ALIGN HOMES, INC. 10535 FOOTHILL BLVD. SUITE #460 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730
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/ JOEL R. VALMONTE, C.F.O
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/28/2021
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 08/06/2021, 08/13/2021, 08/20/2021, 08/27/2021 CNBB31202111MT

FBN 20210007607
The following person is doing business as: OPTIMUM REALTY GROUP 10535 FOOTHILL BLVD. SUITE #460 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 ( PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS SAN BERNARDINO); ALIGN HOMES, INC. 10535 FOOTHILL BLVD. SUITE #460 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730
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/ JOEL R. VALMONTE, C.F.O
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 07/20/2021
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 08/06/2021, 08/13/2021, 08/20/2021, 08/27/2021 CNBB31202112MT

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Sentinel 08-13-21

By Mark Gutglueck
Former Adelanto Mayor Rich Kerr was arrested today by the FBI on a federal grand jury indictment alleging he accepted more than $57,000 in bribes and kickbacks in exchange for approving ordinances authorizing various types of commercial marijuana activity within the city where he was mayor until December 2018, and ensuring his co-schemers obtained city licenses or permits authorizing certain commercial marijuana activities.
Kerr, 64 of Adelanto, whose full name is Richard Allen Kerr, was taken into federal custody at his home without incident around 7:30 this morning. He is charged with seven counts of honest services wire fraud and two counts of bribery.
Kerr made his initial appearance this afternoon in United States District Court in Riverside, where he was arraigned. He pleaded not guilty and was released upon the posting of a $30,000 bond. He did not waive his right to a speedy trial, which is set to begin on October 4.
According to the indictment returned on August 11, as part of his official duties, Kerr, who served as Adelanto’s mayor from 2014 to 2018, voted on ordinances governing zoning regulations in the city and served on the Adelanto Cannabis Dispensary Permit Committee, which determined the number of dispensary permits that would be issued and which applicants would receive them.
“Beginning on an unknown date, but no later than on or about November 23, 2015, and continuing until an unknown date but no earlier than on or about June 18, 2018, in San Bernardino County, within the Central District of California, and elsewhere, defendant Richard Allen Kerr, together with others known and unknown to the grand jury, knowingly and with the intent to defraud, devised, participated in, and executed a scheme to defraud the City of Adelanto as to material matters, including by depriving the City of Adelanto of its right to the intangible right of honest services of defendant Kerr, namely, the honest performance of defendant Kerr’s duties as mayor,” the indictment states. “Specifically, defendant Kerr secretly used his official position to enrich himself and his co-schemers by: (1) passing ordinances authorizing various types of commercial marijuana activities, including marijuana cultivation, marijuana distribution and transportation, and retail sales of marijuana via a dispensary; (2) drafting zones for commercial marijuana activities to include locations used by his supporters; and (3) ensuring his supporters obtained the licenses or permits they sought; all in contravention of conflict of interest prohibitions applying to defendant Kerr, and in exchange for bribes, kickbacks, gifts, payments, and other things of value.”
As mayor, Kerr supported marijuana legalization, voted in favor of an ordinance authorizing marijuana cultivation in the city, voted in favor of an ordinance authorizing the operation of medical marijuana dispensaries, and voted to authorize the distribution, transportation and testing of medical marijuana, among other commercial marijuana activities. At the same time, Kerr secretly used his official position to enrich himself and his co-schemers by passing those ordinances, the indictment alleges.
Kerr allegedly also drafted zones for commercial marijuana activities to include locations used by his co-conspirators, and he ensured they obtained the licenses and permits they sought in exchange for bribes, kickbacks and gifts, according to the indictment.
That Adelanto was on the FBI’s, the DEA’s, the IRS’s and the U.S. Attorney’s radar has long been known. Shortly after the 2014 election, in which Kerr, John Woodard and Charlie Glasper were elected in a clean sweep that displaced, respectively, former Mayor Cari Thomas and councilmen Charles Valvo and Steve Baisden, after the trio was installed on the council, Kerr and Woodard joined with Councilman Jermaine Wright, who had originally been elected to the council in 2012 and was reelected in 2016, to reinvent the financially challenged city of 34,000 as one embracing the social change afoot in California and elsewhere calling for the decriminalization, and availability, of marijuana. Initially, Kerr, Woodard and Wright said they were interested only in taking advantage of the potential that had been created with the 1996 passage of Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use of Marijuana Act, which allowed the growing and sale of medical marijuana to create a revenue stream for the city. They would do that by allowing indoor cultivation of marijuana to be sold in dispensaries outside the city, they said, while continuing to prohibit the retail sale of marijuana within city limits. Suspicions were raised, however, when dozens of applicants filed into City Hall in 2015, many of them bearing briefcases full of cash, to apply for what was represented as a strictly limited number of operational permits. That frenzy intensified in 2016, even before the passage of Proposition 64 on that year’s November ballot. That measure ratified California’s Adult Use of Marijuana Act, which made, for those having achieved the age of 21, the use of marijuana for the plant’s intoxicative effect legal.
There were unmistakable signs that graft was afoot in the city. In November 2017, Wright was arrested by the FBI after he accepted $10,000 from an undercover FBI agent posing as an applicant for a marijuana distribution business, money which he took in exchange for an assurance that he would assist in keeping the city’s code enforcement division from interfering with that business operation once it was up and running. In May 2018, the FBI served search warrants at City Hall, Kerr’s home, at the Jet Room Marijuana Dispensary in Adelanto and at the San Bernardino office of the Professional Lawyers Group. Items seized included Kerr’s cell phone and computers. The warrants obtained for those searches extended to Kerr’s banking accounts, including his personal account with US Bank and the Navy Federal Credit Union account Kerr, as a former Marine, retained as a veteran.
According to the indictment, Kerr was being paid money by entities who were purchasing property in Adelanto with the intent of establishing marijuana-related and cannabis-related businesses thereon. Those providing the mayor with that money had a financial interest in the city widening its acceptance of such businesses, and ultimately, in exchange for the money he was receiving, Kerr used his elected position to do just that.
“On or about November 23, 2015, defendant Kerr voted in favor of Ordinance 539, authorizing medical marijuana cultivation in the city,” the indictment states. “On or about October 12, 2016, defendant Kerr voted in favor of Ordinance 548, authorizing the distribution, transportation, and testing of medical marijuana. On or about October 26, 2016, defendant Kerr voted in favor of Ordinance 553, an ordinance allowing medical marijuana dispensaries to operate in the city.”
The indictment does not identify by name those individuals and entities involved with Kerr in the graft described in the the indictment, using instead Person A, Person B, Person C, Person D and Person E, as well as Law Firm A and Business A in its narrative. The Sentinel has been able to identify Person A, Person B, Person E, Law Firm A and Business A.
Kerr’s alleged co-conspirators were David Serrano, a lawyer who specialized in plaintiffs’ tort litigation – identified in the indictment as “Person A” – and two individuals – labeled “Person C” and “Person D” – who had business interests in the city, including those involving marijuana cultivation. The Sentinel has identified Person B as Manny Serrano, David Serrano’s brother. Manny Serrano’s activity, while tangential to that of David Serrano, according to what is described in the indictment, did not appear to have risen to the level of a criminal conspiracy. Person E has been identified by the Sentinel as Bill Rinker, a mechanic who worked in the motor pool with the City of Adelanto’s public works department. Law Firm A is Professional Lawyers Group, San Bernardino, which is a law firm owned and controlled by David Serrano. Business, A, the Sentinel has documented, is a marijuana dispensary operated out of a former restaurant/bar known as the “Jet Room, located at 17499 Adelanto Road, at the northeast corner of Adelanto Road and Joshua Avenue in Adelanto.
The bribes and kickbacks were disguised by Kerr and his co-schemers as gifts, donations to a charitable fund, donations to Kerr’s election campaign, or advance payments for the proceeds of planned litigation associated with a motorcycle accident.
In exchange for the bribes and kickbacks, Kerr provided favorable official action on behalf of the city to David Serrano, Person C and other co-conspirators with business interests in the city by authorizing various types of commercial marijuana activities, ensuring his supporters obtained the licenses or permits they sought, and interfering with enforcement activities by city officials.
In one instance described in the indictment, on November 29, 2016, the Adelanto City Council held a public hearing related to an ordinance, including discussion of “overlay zones” within which medical marijuana dispensaries would be located. The initial proposal applied to two zones, neither of which included the Jet Room, which was located on a 2.23 acre lot, the entirety of which was purchased for $450,000 from Dmitri Manucharyan by Serrano and his wife, Julia Orama-Serrano, in a deal in which escrow was entered into on October 3, 2016 and finalized on October 11, 2016.
During the discussion, Kerr requested a change in the boundaries of the second overlay zone, which expanded the zone to include the Jet Room property. The plans for the business initially called for the building to be an attorney’s office, although they ultimately included features that were inconsistent with a legal operation and more consistent with a dispensary, according to the indictment.
On December 5, 2016, Kerr deposited a $5,000 check – dated November 29, 2016 – from David Serrano’s real estate trust account into his bank account. The check’s memorandum line read, “Adv Xmas Fund.”
In May 2017, Kerr voted twice in favor of a city ordinance that included Serrano’s business in the marijuana dispensary overlay zone. In February, June and August of 2017, Kerr deposited three $10,000 checks from Serrano’s law firm, with the memorandum lines of each check stating, “Advance.”
Initially, representations were made that the Jet Room, which was vacant at the time David Serrano purchased it and had not been operational for more than a decade, was going to be converted into a law office.
With the dawn of 2017, however, that pretense was dropped. Manny Serrano, David Serrano’s brother and the spokesman for the High Desert Cannabis Association, became actively involved in the plans for the Jet Room.
According to the indictment, “On or about February 15, 2017, Person A and Person B, a family member of Person A, submitted plans to the city’s planning department to remodel the building. The plans called for the building to be an attorney’s office, but they included items such as ‘elongated sales counters,’ a ‘dispensing room,’ ‘cashier,’ and ‘security room.’ On or about February 28, 2017, defendant Kerr deposited a $10,000 check from Law Firm A into his US Bank account. The memorandum line of the check stated, ‘Plaintiff Advance.’ On or about May 17, 2017, the city council heard the first reading of a revised Ordinance 553 and Ordinance 557, with General Plan Amendment 17-03, which included Business A in a dispensary overlay zone, as discussed on November 29, 2016. Defendant Kerr voted in favor of both revised Ordinance 553 and Ordinance 557, with General Plan Amendment 17-03. On or about May 24, 2017, the city council heard the second reading of revised Ordinance 553 and Ordinance 557, with General Plan Amendment 17-03. Again, defendant Kerr voted in favor of both revised Ordinance 553 and Ordinance 557, with General Plan Amendment 17-03.”
Kerr and David Serrano used a lawsuit that Serrano’s firm had filed on behalf of Kerr in January 2019 naming the Adelanto Grand Prix, Malcolm Smith Racing, the American Motorcycle Association, the Big 6 Grand Prix Series and SoCal MC as a means of laundering kickbacks provided to Kerr by Serrano. That suit grew out of a motorcycle accident Kerr was involved in on January 14, 2017, in which he sustained a broken collarbone, several crushed, bruised or broken ribs and a partially collapsed lung during the first day of the two-day Adelanto Grand Prix racing event at Stater Bros. Stadium held over the January14/15, 2017 weekend. The basis for the suit fell under question almost immediately, as the accident did not occur within the stadium, owned by the city, where the event was being held, but rather in the desert area outside it. For Kerr and Serrano, the legitimacy of the suit and prospect for its success were not at issue, as the lawsuit’s purpose was to provide a cover for Serrano providing payments to Kerr, which were disguised as advances on the future settlement of the lawsuit.
According to the indictment, “’Person C’ and ‘Person D’ had business interests in and out of the city, including business interests involving marijuana cultivation.” The indictment further states, “On or about December 22, 2016, defendant Kerr deposited $4,000 of a $5,000 check from Person C into defendant Kerr’s Navy Federal Credit Union account. On or about June 5, 2017, defendant Kerr deposited a $2,500 check from Person C into defendant Kerr’s US Bank account. On or about April 12, 2018, defendant Kerr deposited a $5,000 check from Person C into his US Bank account. On or about April 27, 2018, Person C gave defendant Kerr $10,000 in cash. On or about April 28, 2018, defendant Kerr sent a series of text messages to Person C, thanking Person C for the $10,000 and saying, in part, ‘I owe you big time, you name it.’ Person C responded by text message, saying, in part, ‘Just returning the favor for all your help.’”
A remarkable element of the criminal scheme outlined in the indictment is the seeming nonchalance with which most of those involved in exchanging money for political favors did so, casually and in a way that could be traced, using checks and accounts with no effort to hide what they were doing other than the somewhat puerile ruse by which David Serrano sought to represent his payments to Kerr as advances on a future lawsuit settlement, and one other exception involving Person C when on April 27, 2018 he provided Kerr with $10,000 cash.
There was some creativity shown, however, in the way in which a payment to Kerr was made in 2018 from an applicant for a marijuana cultivation business, identified in the indictment as Person D. The money did not go directly to Kerr, but rather came through Bill Rinker, the lead mechanic in the City of Adelanto motor pool/public works division. A ruse was cooked up by which an award, ostensibly for hard work and dedication to the city was to be given to a deserving city employee. That employee was to then split the money with Kerr. Rinker was ultimately selected as the recipient of the prize money, and he was cut a check by Person D. Rinker was then obliged to turn over half of that money to Kerr.
According to the indictment, “In or around November 2017, defendant Kerr told ‘Person E,’ an employee of the city, that defendant Kerr had recommended Person E for a $25,000 award, and that defendant Kerr wanted half of that award in exchange for the recommendation. Unbeknownst to Person E at the time, the award was to be paid by Person D.”
In total, according to the indictment, Kerr accepted at least $57,500 in bribes and kickbacks from Serrano, Person C and other co-conspirators.
According to the indictment, “Richard Allen Kerr corruptly solicited and demanded for the benefit of himself and others, accepted, and agreed to accept, a thing of value, namely, money from bank accounts associated with Person A, intending… to be influenced and rewarded in connection with the passage of an ordinance authorizing the creation of medical marijuana dispensaries in the city, the expansion of a medical marijuana dispensary business zone to include the location of Business A, and the approval of Business A as a medical marijuana dispensary.”
The indictment uses similar language in pointing out that “Kerr solicited, demanded, accepted, and agreed to accept money from Person C, intending to be influenced and rewarded in connection with the passage of ordinances (1) authorizing medical marijuana cultivation, and (2) authorizing the distribution, transportation and testing of medical marijuana.” The indictment said Kerr engaged in those acts of political corruption through his votes as a member of the city council and the city’s cannabis dispensary permit committee.
The Sentinel inquired of Ciaran McEvoy, a public information officer with the U.S. Attorney’s Office about the status of the others whose acts are mentioned in the indictment – David Serrano, Manny Serrano, Bill Rinker, Person C and Person D.”
McEvoy said he could not speak to what was in store for them or whether they have already been charged separately or if they are cooperating with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
“We’re not prepared to go beyond what is contained in the indictment,” McEvoy said.
Assistant United States Attorney Sean D. Peterson of the Riverside Branch Office is prosecuting the case under the supervision of Assistant U.S. Attorney Jerry C. Yang, the chief of the Riverside Branch Office of the U.S. Attorney’s Office and Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott M. Garringer, the chief of the criminal division within the U.S. Attorney’s Central District of California operations.
If convicted of all charges, Kerr would face a statutory maximum sentence of 160 years in federal prison.

Marc Puckett, the well-traveled and controversial public official who has a demonstrated pattern of winning the confidence of elected officials, parlaying that confidence into a lucrative governmental position and then being forced out amidst scandal, has resurfaced once more in a municipal role in San Bernardino County.
Puckett is now serving as Barstow’s finance director.
What was previously thought to be the end of Puckett’s public career came more than three years ago, on December 28, 2017, when the Town of Apple Valley and Puckett signed a severance and departure agreement. Puckett and the town parted ways five months and eight days after Puckett infamously, on July 20, 2017, rear-ended a vehicle on Interstate 15 in Rancho Cucamonga and then left the scene of the accident such that the severely injured victim had to fend for herself. On December 5, 2017, the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office had charged Puckett with involving himself in a felony hit-and-run. As Apple Valley’s assistant town manager, he placed himself on voluntary paid administrative leave two days later. From his position as the town’s assistant city manager and finance director, Puckett wangled himself a $109,252 severance package, equal to six months salary.
Ultimately, in March 2018, Puckett’s lawyer worked out a plea deal for him in which he accepted a misdemeanor conviction, which imposed a 30-day stint in county jail, being placed on probation until 2022, paying $25,000 restitution to the victim and sustaining a fine of $4,339. The way it worked out, Puckett served just 15 days of that 30-day sentence.
The hit-and-run was not the last nor even worst legacy of Puckett’s seven-year tenure in Apple Valley.
Puckett had been hired by Apple Valley as the town’s finance director in 2011, and from shortly thereafter, then-City Manager Frank Robinson increased Puckett’s span of responsibility to the point that before 2012 dawned, Puckett was serving as the town’s de facto assistant municipal manager. Some time later, Puckett was given the assistant town manager title to augment that of finance director.
Given his command of the town’s financial affairs, Puckett was considered indispensable to Apple Valley’s operations.
The Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company, which was previously owned by the Wheeler Family Trust/Park Water Company, had been the primary purveyor of water to the Town of Apple since 1945. In 2010, Park Water made $2.4 million in upgrades to Apple Valley’s water system. The Carlyle Group, an American/multinational private equity and asset management corporation, acquired Park Water Company, thereby taking possession of the  Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company, in 2011. In 2011 the Carlyle Group undertook and completed $3.4 million in capital improvements to the Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company; and another $5.7 million in work on the system in 2012. In 2012, Park Water, at the direction of the Carlyle Group, obtained from the California Public Utilities Commission permission to institute 19 percent rate increases on Apple Valley Ranchos’s customers to carry out what was said to be necessary upgrades to the aging equipment and facilities that delivered water to the 74.99-square mile town’s then-70,000 residents. Park Water Company/the Carlyle Group made another $7.5 million in upgrades to the Apple Valley water system in 2013; $8.1 million in improvements in 2014; and $7.8 million in maintenance and additions in 2015. Thereupon, the Carlyle Group obtained from the California Public Utilities Commission clearance to institute another 30 percent rate hike on Apple Valley Ranchos customers to be implemented from 2015 until 2017. As town residents began to chaff under the 19 percent water rate hike followed by the 30 percent increase, town officials, including Puckett, grew concerned.
Collectively, town management and the town council hit upon purchasing the Apple Valley Rancho Water Company outright from the Carlyle Group. Having convinced themselves, in part based upon Puckett’s calculations and in part on what Puckett said was the outcome of a survey by “an independent appraisal firm” that a “fair purchase price” for Apple Valley Ranchos was $45.54 million, town officials began a serious discussion of raising the necessary capital to effectuate a buyout of the water company. The town subsequently indicated to the Carlyle Group it would be willing to pay Park Water the somewhat unrealistic figure of $50.3 million for the Apple Valley Ranchos water system lock, stock and barrel.
The Carlyle Group, certain that its Apple Valley assets were worth far more than what the town was prepared to offer, spurned the town’s efforts to engage them in a dialogue relating to a sale. Meanwhile, the Carlyle Group was entertaining buyout offers with regard to its water holdings from other private investors. The Carlyle Group ultimately packaged a sale of the entirety of the water utilities it owned in California, consisting of Apple Valley Ranchos, the water system in Yermo and the water system serving Compton, Downey and Bellflower in Los Angeles County, along with the water assets it owned in Montana, consisting of the Mountain Water Company, the municipal water system serving Missoula. Labeling the entirety of the water works in California and Montana as Western Water Holdings, the Carlyle Group moved toward the final stage of selling them to a Canadian company, Algonquin Power/Liberty Utilities, for $327 million.
The town, led by Robinson and Puckett and advised by its legal team at Best Best & Krieger, challenged the sale before the California Public Utilities Commission, insisting that the town was interested in purchasing the water system in Apple Valley and would utilize the eminent domain process, if need be, to do so. The town implored the state to consider the public benefit of allowing Apple Valley to purchase the town’s water system.
Ultimately, the California Public Utilities Commission in December 2015 voted to allow Liberty to proceed with the acquisition of Park Water Company.
After Liberty/Algonquin took possession of the town’s water assets, Apple Valley officials moved forward with an eminent domain action aimed at seizing the water company, filing its takeover suit in San Bernardino Superior Court on January 7, 2016.
For all of 2016 and most of 2017, Puckett served as the point man on the town’s efforts to engage in what was essentially an attempt at a hostile takeover of Liberty Utilities, which is the name the town’s water purveyor functions under. Robertson, Puckett, Best Best & Krieger and the town council intended that effort to be an administrative tour-de-force, with legal and financial components.
Because of the hit-and-run debacle, Puckett absented himself from Apple Valley at the end of 2017. The town’s attempted takeover of the Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company, which Puckett had choreographed, lived on for another nearly three-and-a-half years, as a tribute to his unique brand of high-priced incompetence.
After more than three years and nine months of legal sparring, the matter came to trial before Judge Donald Alvarez on October 23, 2019. After the 67-day trial which involved several suspensions and delays which were ultimately exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis, the parties engaged in an extensive post trial briefing schedule followed by closing oral arguments. The matter was taken under submission, and on Friday, May 7, 2021, 18 months and 15 days after the trial began, Judge Alvarez entered his tentative decision, which was locked in on May 22, 2021.
Alvarez’s findings were devastating to Apple Valley.
Alvarez rejected the town’s effort to seize the water company, holding that, “The town cannot justify its right to take the system based on the possibility of a future plan to modify the system or its operations. Liberty has rebutted the presumptions that the public interest and necessity require the project and that the project is a more necessary public use of Liberty’s property. The preponderant evidence at trial shows that the public interest and necessity do not ‘require’ the town’s acquisition and operation of the Apple Valley Water System.”
Alvarez found, “Liberty has operated a safe and reliable water system; allowing the town to acquire it would create substantial risks to continued effective operations. Liberty has a highly skilled work force that has operated the system with a perfect water quality record. The town’s plan for operating the water system presents potential risks to public health and safety.”
The town engaged in a disingenuous/intellectually dishonest effort to discredit Liberty, Judge Alvarez indicated. The town asserted that Liberty had put homes located below two heavy capacity water tanks at great risk, such that lives might be lost were the tanks to fail. More accurately, Judge Alvarez said, it was the town that had put its residents at risk.
“The town argues that the two Desert Knolls tanks overlook numerous homes and ‘the results would be catastrophic’ if the tanks were to rupture,” Judge Alvarez wrote. “But the evidence showed that the tanks were there first: the Desert Knolls tanks were constructed in 1949 and 1988, and most of the homes below the tanks were built after 1994.The town was incorporated in 1988, meaning it was the town that approved the construction of most of the homes built below the tanks after 1994.”
The town was angling to bite off way more than it could chew with the water company takeover, Judge Alvarez said.
“The Apple Valley water system has 470 miles of underground distribution and transmission mains, which are in constant need of maintenance and replacement” and the “majority of the capital assets in a water system consists of buried pipe, out of sight to customers but constantly degrading,” Judge Alvarez stated, “There is a substantial risk that the town would fail to commit the needed level of capital improvements and maintenance to the system. While the town does not plan to change the level of investment, there is a substantial risk that it will not be able to match the capital expenditure level made under private ownership. The evidence demonstrated that owners of nearby municipally-owned water systems have invested far less than Liberty in their systems. From 2012 to 2018, capital investment in the Apple Valley system was twice (202 percent) the system’s deprecation. In contrast, the nearby municipally-owned systems (Victorville, Hesperia, Adelanto, and Helendale Community Service District) made capital investments of just 20 percent to 48 percent of the systems’ depreciation. Again, the town itself has no track record of capital expenditure levels on a water system. But the town’s record with its own sewer system shows the same pattern of investment below the rate at which the assets are depreciating, like the water systems in neighboring communities. From 2011 through 2018, the value of the town’s sewer capital assets, net of depreciation, dropped from $32.6 million to $22.5 million.”
Judge Alvarez said concern with regard to “insufficient investment under town ownership is well-founded. If the town were to acquire the water system, there is a risk that its capital investments will not keep up with the system’s depreciation, similar to the performance of the other nearby municipally-owned systems and the town’s own performance with its sewer system. Such under-investment would cause the system to degrade, to the detriment of the system and, ultimately, the detriment of its customers.”
In his conclusion, Judge Alvarez ruled “The court finds that Liberty, through evidence introduced during the court’s bench trial, has rebutted the presumptions established by eminent domain law for the taking of its property for use as a municipal water utility. In particular, Liberty has disproved that 1) the public interest and necessity require the town’s project; 2) the town’s project is planned in the manner that will be most compatible with the greatest public good and the least private injury; and 3) the use for which the town seeks to take Liberty’s property is a more necessary public use than the use to which Liberty’s property is presently devoted. Therefore, Liberty’s objections to the town’s right to take the Apple Valley water system are sustained. Finally, the court shall find for Liberty and shall dismiss this action.”
Puckett quarterbacked the town’s move to place Measure F before Apple Valley’s voters in a specially-called election held on June 8, 2017. Measure F asked for authorization to issue $150 million in bonds to finance the purchase of the water system in conjunction with the eminent domain complaint against Liberty Utilities. Over the life of the bonds, to retire the indebtedness in full was to run to $558 million. Apple Valley officials, with Puckett in the lead, carried out an intensive sales job on Apple Valley residents, convincing them that issuing the bonds was their wisest course of action to secure the town’s water future. Measure F passed with 7,200 votes or 57.89 percent to 5,238 votes or 42.11 percent. As it turned out, the failure of the eminent domain process to effectuate the water company takeover rendered the bonds inapplicable. The town sustained costs exceeding a million dollars with regard to their issuance and pre-sale.
By the time the eminent domain case concluded, Puckett was long gone from Apple Valley. But it had been his leadership when he was in place that led Apple Valley down the primrose path. Based in no small part on his number crunching and financial pronouncements, town officials generated among themselves the delusional confidence that a case for the takeover of the Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company could not only be accomplished but effectuated at a financial cost the town could bear. As it turned out, Apple Valley did not obtain the water system, and it expended $8,355,556.45 in legal fees and costs since the commencement of the eminent domain action in 2015, consisting of $5,677,843.90 in attorney’s fees and $2,677,712.55 in legal costs other than payments to attorneys.
Before his arrival in Apple Valley, there were multiple indications of Puckett’s volatility, lack of reliability and potential for generating liability.
With a bachelor of science degree in accountancy from Ferris State University, Puckett gravitated to work as a financial officer in government. Once in government, he obtained a master of business administration in public finance from the University of Michigan-Flint.
By his late twenties, he was the director of finance with Eastpointe, Michigan, which was previously known as East Detroit. He was fired from that post for a reason never made publicly clear. He landed on his feet by obtaining a similar position with Flint, Michigan.
In Flint, he was relatively well thought of and recognized outside of the city by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada with a certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting. He was appointed to the Michigan Municipal Finance Officers Association Board of Directors. Having gained the trust of then-Flint Mayor Woodrow Stanley, Puckett was given significant latitude in his oversight of Flint’s financial affairs.
In late 1998, things began to misfire for Puckett. The Flint Retirement Board learned that Puckett had neglected to transfer pension funds into a money market retirement system account for what was originally thought to be roughly six months. Initially the amount of dormant money that was inactive and not accruing interest was pegged at $8 million. A little later it was disclosed the nonproductive money under Puckett’s watch was closer to $17 million. Puckett downplayed the seriousness of what had occurred, pointing out that the retirement system had overall assets totaling roughly $800 million. It was subsequently disclosed that the money not properly deposited or invested totaled more than $20 million, and had remained inactive for more than a year, meaning the retirement system had failed to gain approaching $1 million in interest over that period. In January 1999, Puckett acknowledged that his department had not had an independent audit of the retirement funds carried out over a more than a three-year period.
With tension and negative publicity hanging over the city because of the mishandling of the city’s pension fund, Mayor Stanley lost faith in Puckett, who resigned in February 1999 as Flint’s finance director. The following month, after Puckett had been replaced as finance director by Matthew Grady, a close examination of the city’s books showed misrouting of certain tax money. First it was learned that the city had diverted over $1 million in property tax payments it should have kept to other local governmental entities such as the Flint School District and a local airport. Then it was discovered that Flint had withheld from the State of Michigan approaching $4 million in industrial facility taxes over a three-year period while Puckett was in charge. In Michigan, industrial facility fees are substitutions for property taxes paid by companies.
In February 1999 Puckett departed the Wolverine State and moved to California, quickly landing a job as the finance director in Costa Mesa.
For a decade, Puckett did well in the Orange County city. He was active in professional organizations for those employed in the financial world and in the arena of public agency finance, such as the California Municipal Treasurers Association. In the summer of 2009, he had been elected to assume the presidency of that organization later that year when precipitously, in August 2009, he was placed on leave by the City of Costa Mesa over some unspecified irregularity. City officials would not disclose what the issue was, but said it had “nothing” to do with any “financial improprieties.” Puckett resigned his position in September 2009 and also resigned as a member of the California Municipal Treasurers Association. As Puckett was the president-elect of the association, its executive director had to scramble to find his replacement.
Puckett wandered in the desert for some time thereafter, but ultimately was able to market his skill set, landing the position of finance director with the City of Petaluma in the San Francisco Bay Area in November 2010. But after being there less than two months, Puckett precipitously resigned in late December 2010, effective January 7, 2011, citing “family reasons.”
Once back in Southern California, Puckett went to work almost immediately with Apple Valley, revealing why he had left Petaluma in the lurch.
At the end of 2017 when he left Apple Valley, Puckett, having achieved the age of 55, retired. At the time of his retirement, Apple Valley was paying him $217,486 in yearly salary, $22,282 in other pay, and benefits of $92,948.95 for a total annual compensation of $332,716.95.
Under the terms of his participation in the California Public Retirement System, Puckett was eligible to begin drawing a rather substantial pension.
In 2020 he receive an annual pension of $136,731.36 through the California Public Employees Retirement System, based on his 20 years as a public employee in California. The Sentinel was unable to find the pension Puckett is receiving as a former employee with the Michigan cities of Flint and Eastpointe.
As a California Public Employees Retirement System pensioner, Puckett can, if he chooses, work up to 960 hours – equal to 24 40-hour weeks – per year with a public agency. Previously, Puckett, Puckett augmented his retirement stipend by working as the interim finance manager with the City of West Covina.
In April, interim Barstow City Manager Jim Hart submitted to the city council a “resolution of appointment and employment contract for Marc Puckett to serve as interim finance director.”
In the executive summary for that resolution, Hart wrote, “The city is in need of an interim finance director. The interim city manager recommends the city council approve the attached resolution and employment agreement to appoint Marc Puckett as interim finance director. Mr. Puckett has approximately 33 years of public finance experience and has served as a finance director for more than 20 of those. Additionally, Mr. Puckett has been a leader in the local chapter of the Municipal Finance Officers Association. He most recently completed an interim assignment with the City of West Covina. If approved, Mr. Puckett will serve as interim finance director, until September 30, 2021 or the recruitment for a permanent finance director is concluded.”
Puckett is being paid a monthly salary of $14,159.57, which translates to $81.69 per hour, based on his working 173.333 hours per month.
Of note is that starting in 2011, when Puckett was 48 years old, he began a spree of traffic law violations that might best be described as typical of an adolescent one-third his age.
In February 2011, he was ticketed and subsequently found guilty for speeding in excess of 65 miles per hour in San Bernardino County. In March 2011, he was ticketed and eventually found guilty of running a red light in San Bernardino County. In August of 2011, he was ticketed and fined $25 for driving without a license plate in San Bernardino County. In April of 2012 he was ticketed and ultimately convicted of speeding in excess of 70 miles per hour in San Bernardino County. In June of 2012, he was ticketed and ultimately convicted of speeding in excess of 65 miles per hour in San Bernardino County. In September of 2013, he was ticketed for speeding in excess of 70 miles per hour. The matter was resolved with his paying a $426 fine and attending traffic school. In July 2014, Puckett was ticketed for speeding in excess of 65 miles per hour. With the loss of his license on the line if he were convicted, he retained attorney James Edward Perron to represent him. Perron engaged in a bit of judge shopping, continuing the case and filing an affidavit of prejudice against one of the judges. He continued the case more than once and on the trial date, the officer who ticketed Puckett failed to show up and the matter was dismissed. In November 2014, Puckett was once again ticketed for speeding in San Bernardino County. He again retained Perron, who, working his magic, had the charge changed to coasting out of gear going down the Cajon Pass. Perron entered a no contest plea on Puckett’s behalf. Puckett was fined $534. In December 2014, Puckett was ticketed for speeding. In April 2015, after the timeframe within which an accumulation of speeding convictions would trigger Puckett’s loss of driving privileges had elapsed, Perron entered a no contest fee on Puckett’s behalf. Puckett was fined $559 and attended traffic school.
-Mark Gutglueck