Monday’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court setting aside, at least temporarily, parallel rulings by U.S. District Judge U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong and a three judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal[s] hobbling the Trump Administration and the U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in their enforcement of immigration law in seven Southern California counties has not, as of press time today, had any discernible impact on the lull in the arrests of undocumented migrants regionally since July.
Judge Frimpong on July 12 ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s practice of engaging in “roving patrols” aimed at finding suspected illegal aliens and stopping individuals based on race, language, location and occupation violated the Fourth Amendment’s protections against unreasonable searches and seizures and the Fifth Amendment’s guarantee of due process. Judge Frimpong ordered the Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
The Trump Administration, represented by the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, Bilal Essayli and Deputy Assistant Attorney General Yaakov Roth, along with Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General Sean Skedzielewski made an appeal of Judge Frimpong’s ruling to the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. A panel of three judges with the 9th Circuit – Judges Marsha S. Berzon, Jennifer Sung and Ronald M. Gould – upheld Judge Frimpong. Thereupon the Trump Administration appealed to the Supreme Court, asking for an expedited ruling on the issue. Continue reading →

The Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), and California State Parks have confirmed presence of the invasive golden mussel at Pyramid Lake in Los Angeles County and Silverwood Lake in San Bernardino County. These lakes are the southernmost State Water Project (SWP) reservoirs where golden mussels have been detected. The invasive species was recently discovered during a routine water test by DWR; in response, State Parks has updated Silverwood Lake’s boat inspection protocols, effective immediately. Pyramid Lake, which is managed by DWR, implemented exit inspections following the discovery of quagga mussels in 2016.
The golden mussel, native to China and Southeast Asia, was initially detected in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and O’Neill Forebay in October 2024 and has subsequently spread south. This small freshwater bivalve is known for its rapid reproduction and ability to clog water infrastructures, disrupt ecosystems, and outcompete native species.These invasive mussels can also cause significant damage to boats by attaching to hulls and clogging engines, leading to increased costs for boaters and other motorized vessel owners. Currently, there are no effective methods to treat or eliminate the golden mussel from infested waterways, making prevention of further spread to non-infested waterways a top priority. Continue reading →

Abject panic gave way to relief yesterday afternoon when it turned out that the disappearance of a first grader at Donald F. Bradach Elementary School was not a kidnapping but rather a case of a child mistaking a man there to pick up his grandson as his grandfather and the grandfather similarly misidentifying the 6-year-old boy as his grandson.
As students poured out from the 437-student school following the dismissal bell at 2:25 p.m. on Thursday, September 11, some headed off campus on their own or in small groups to walk homeward, while others hopped on busses. The remainder met with parents or caretakers to return home on foot.
Before 2:30 p.m., a mother who had come to the school, located at 15550 Bellflower Street, grew alarmed that her son was not at their established rendezvous point. She redoubled her efforts to find him. Unsuccessful, she informed school officials her child was gone. A 9-1-1 call was made, and was immediately patched through to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, which serves as the contract law enforcement agency/police department in the City of Adelanto. The dispatch log shows the sheriff’s department was called at 2:31 p.m.
The incoming call reported that a 6-year-old student had left the campus with an “unknown male,” according to the dispatch log. Continue reading →

Having overcome a threatened walkout of its store clerks, warehouse workers and truck drivers, and having survived the first round of layoffs in its 89-year history, San Bernardino-based Stater Bros. Markets is making a change at the top of its administrative and management echelon.
Peter Van Helden is leaving as the company’s CEO to take on the auxiliary title of executive chairman and will be replaced by Greg McNiff. The change was announced on September 10.
McNiff’s advancement is the second consecutive time that Stater Bros. has tapped a former Albertson’s executive managerial employee to over see the company’s day-to-day operations. McNiff began with Stater Bros. in 2019, coming in as the president of the board and being promoted by Van Helden to chief operating officer in 2022. Prior to that, he was the president of Albertson/Safeway’s Portland division from 2016 until 2019 and the senior vice president of marketing and merchandizing for Albertson’s/Von’s/Pavilion from March 2015 until January 2016, the vice president of marketing and merchandising for Albertson’s in Southern California from 2013 to to 2015 and the Senior vice president of operations of Albertson’s at its Fullerton office from 2010 until 2013. He began in management as a store director with Albertsons in Southern California in 1990 after having worked his way up the ladder after starting as bagger/courtesy clerk in 1981.
Van Helden has been the chief executive officer of Stater Bros. since April 2013. He was the executive vice president of SuperValu prior to that. He previously was employed by Albertson’s. Continue reading →

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER CIV SB 2523501
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: JORDAN HECTOR MARTINEZ filed with this court for a decree changing names as follows: JORDAN HECTOR MARTINEZ to CAMILO MARTINEZ
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: 10/10/2025, Time: 08:30 AM, Department: S 14
The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, San Bernardino District-Civil Division, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this order be published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing of the petition.
Judge of the Superior Court: Gilbert G. Ochoa
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on August 22 & 29 and September 5 & 12, 2025.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER CIV SB 2523412
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: DEBORAH HERNANDEZ ARIZAGA filed with this court for a decree changing names as follows: DEBORAH HERNANDEZ ARIZAGA to DEBORAH HERNANDEZ
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: 09/30/2025, Time: 08:30 AM, Department: S 17
The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, San Bernardino District-Civil Division, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this order be published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing of the petition.
Dated: 08/19/2025
Judge of the Superior Court: Gilbert G. Ochoa
Abrianna Rodriguez, Deputy Clerk of the Court
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on August 22 & 29 and September 5 & 12, 2025.

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In an action of significant implication, the San Bernardino County Transportation Agency’s board of directors, by a 15-to-11 ratio of those participating, on Wednesday, September 3, opted out of extending the Gold Line light rail transportation system into San Bernardino County.
The decision was one of historic proportion, as the dedicated commuter line, which links up nearly all of Los Angeles County from west to east, has established itself as among the premier light rail systems in the country alongside those in Portland, Boston and San Francisco. The efficiency of the Gold Line, which is also referred to as the A Line, with its dual tracks and frequent arrivals and departures, has substantial enough ridership levels that it has mitigated freeway clogging by reducing volume on them by thousands of cars per day on the west side of the San Bernardino County/Los Angeles County Line.
After construction of the Gold Line was initiated in 1994, its first phase was completed in 2003. Currently, service runs from Union Station in downtown Los Angeles to Azusa. An extension of the dual tracks has now been laid entirely Azusa to Pomona, which will become operative upon the completion of testing and inspection.
While conceptually, there had always been the vision of having the Gold Line eventually run from Los Angeles to Palm Springs, more than a decade ago, serious discussion with regard to arranging the extension of the Gold Line from its eventual easternmost station in Los Angeles County in Claremont eastward in gradual extensions, first to the Montclair Transit Center in Montclair and then to Ontario International Airport in Ontario. Between 2015 and 2019, the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority’s predecessor, San Bernardino Association of Governments, known by its acronym SanBAG, had committed to completing the first phase of the intercounty transportation system, obtaining a $41 million State of California Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program grant to go toward the completion of the first phase of that extension to Montclair. Continue reading →

The Yucaipa City Council’s August 25 vote to approve the long-gestating update of the city Freeway Corridor Specific Plan and a parallel proposal to construct two large warehouses within that designated area has triggered an effort by residents of the local area to seek a referendum rescinding that action.
The previously applicable development standards and blueprint for land use and its intensity in the 1,242 acres along the freeway and surrounding areas in Yucaipa was adopted in November 2008 as the Freeway Corridor Specific Plan. The planning document allowed for the construction of up to 2,447 residential units on 424.7 acres and up to 4,585,779 square feet of nonresidential uses on 242.7 acres within the 1,242-acre area.
In recent years, a handful of projects that were proposed and approved, taken together with development proposals on within the 1,241-acre expanse prompted calls for the specific plan’s adjustment. Almost one year ago, the Palmer, Robinson, and Issa families sought permission to construct warehouses along Live Oak Canyon.
Then-Mayor Justin Beaver, Councilman Chris Venable and then-Councilman Matt Garner balked at the proposal, while then-Councilman Bobby Duncan and then-Councilman Jon Thorp were willing to let the projects proceed. Continue reading →