A group of Rancho Cucamonga residents, functioning under the rubric of the Rancho Cucamonga Preservation Society, filed suit on February 23 against the City of Rancho Cucamonga, challenging the city council’s January 21, 2025 approval of a residential development project to be completed by developer Jimmy Previti in that area of the city referred to as Etiwanda Heights which will consist of 6,300 dwelling units.
The suit contends that the residential development project, which city officials in 2018 stated in an ironclad commitment would consist of 2,700-3,000 single-family homes and zero multi-family units, was radically changed during the city’s approval process and that in giving that approval the city engaged in a violation of a host of the provisions contained in the California Environmental Quality Act.
In the lawsuit, filed by attorney’s Everett DeLano and Ezgi Kuyumcu of the Escondido-based law firm of DeLano and DeLano in the form of a petition for a writ of mandate, the City of Rancho Cucamonga is named as the respondent along with Does 1 through 5, inclusive, while Previti’s company, the Previti Group, and Does 6 through 10, are named as the real parties-in-interest. According to DeLano and Kuyumcu, the Rancho Cucamonga Preservation Society has taken as its charter to “preserve, protect, and promote the historical, architectural, and cultural heritage of Rancho Cucamonga,” as well as to “advocate for the preservation of historically significant sites, structures, and landscapes.” Those participating in the Rancho Cucamonga Preservation Society “have been injured as a result of respondent’s actions.” Continue reading →

A Twentynine Palms man has been arrested and charged with murder after his common law wife was found dead inside their home.
On Friday, March 13, 2026, shortly after 8:03 a.m., deputies were summoned to the California Department of Forestry/San Bernardino County Fire Department Station 444 at 6560 Adobe Road by the report of an abandoned Toyota Tacoma blocking a gate.
The sheriff’s department, using information readily available to it from the California Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System quickly established that the vehicle was associated with someone residing at a home in the 74900 block of Aladdin Drive.
It is not clear why the Tacoma had been left where it was.
Deputies responding to that location found two unaccompanied young children inside the main residence. Upon searching the premises, the deputies came upon the body of Jessica Nicole Phillips, 34.
The department has not released information as to how Phillips was killed or how long before she was discovered she had died. Continue reading →

In a further indication that the behind-the-throne architects of the January 2023 Yucaipa City Hall Coup that drove then-City Manager Ray Casey into retirement have been discredited and separated from the reins of power in the 57,000-population city, the Yucaipa City Council voted on March 9, 2026 to rescind Resolution 2025-54 and Ordinance 448, the approvals that would have enabled large-scale development along the Interstate 10 corridor.
The action comes after a widespread grassroots uprising from throughout the community that resulted in Yucaipa residents, working under the auspices of the Yucaipa NOW and Friends of Live Oak Canyon, qualified two referendums for the upcoming June ballot subjecting Resolution 2025-54 and Ordinance 448 to a vote on whether they should be rescinded.
By voting to decertify the Freeway Corridor Specific Plan update that they voted to put into place in August, the members of the city council rendered the issues relating to Resolution 2025-54 and Ordinance 448 moot, and voided the need to hold the referendum.
Ray Casey, a Princeton graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering, worked in the private sector for nine years as a consulting engineer and as a construction company project manager, thereafter working in the public sector as the principal engineer in the City of Temecula’s land development department, as the highway engineer and road commission manager for the Isabella County Road Commission in Michigan, the development services deputy director and city engineer for the City of San Bernardino. In 2003, he was hired by Yucaipa as city engineer. After nearly five years in that capacity, he was elevated to Yucaipa city manager in 2008. During his more than 14 years as city manager, Casey had evinced, based in large measure on his expertise as a civil engineer, an understanding that any incoming development had to be matched with adequate infrastructure, the cost for which had to be defrayed either by the developer or the city’s taxpayers. Continue reading →

KBR Services LLC, a primary contractor at the Fort Irwin National Training Center in the Mojave Desert will lay off at least 59 maintenance, logistics and support personnel currently employed around the 1,200-square mile facility.
On the chopping block are 15 lead mechanics, 35 tactical vehicle mechanics and nine warehouse workers, most of whom work out of or within Building 896 on Langford Lake Road, based on a WARN Act filing with the State of California.
The WARN Act is a federal law that requires employers to provide advance notice of plant closings and mass layoff to affected employees. While it is a federal law, versions of the WARN Act, which is an acronym for Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Law, have been enacted in 18 states, including California. California’s WARN Act is intended to provide protection for workers and supplements the federal WARN Act, ensuring that employees receive sufficient notice and benefits during layoffs.
According to KBR Services LLC, which has at least $771 million in contracts with the U.S. Department of War to provide services to the Army’s Northern Command and European Command, the layoffs will commence on May 6 and involve reductions in logistics and maintenance support at the Army center.
The Fort Irwin National Training Center, located in the Mojave Desert north of Barstow, involves one of the world’s largest underground facilities, extending from Ft. Irwin northward into, within and below the Mitchel Range, the Waterman Hills and the Calico Mountains.

A student at Moore Middle School in Redlands was arrested on Thursday after he was found to be in possession of a handgun on campus.
Controversy exceeding that of the incident itself ensued when district officials asserted that when the district issued a statement in the immediate aftermath of the 12-year-old’s arrest that “At no time were students or staff in danger.” In fact, district officials knew that the gun in question was loaded.”
Subsequently, it was revealed that the gun was loaded.
According to the Redlands Police Department, several of its officers “responded to Moore Middle School Thursday afternoon, March 19, to a report that a student brought a loaded firearm on campus. School officials received a report from another student that the 12-year-old male was showing off a bullet during lunch at about 1 p.m. Administrators and campus security quickly located the student and found a loaded gun in his backpack. They detained the student and called police.” Continue reading →

San Bernardino County and the San Bernardino City and County Continuum of Care (CoC) will receive $10 million in the sixth round of Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) funding from the California Department of Housing and Community Development to expand permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness and strengthen efforts to prevent homelessness.
The funding will support converting underutilized buildings and existing interim housing into permanent housing. It will also fund services such as street outreach, intensive case management, housing navigation, harm reduction services, rental assistance, security deposits and more.
“This funding is an important investment in our comprehensive approach to addressing homelessness,” said Board of Supervisors Vice Chair and Fifth District Supervisor Joe Baca, Jr., chair of the Continuum of Care Board. “It will expand permanent housing for people who need it most while also strengthening prevention efforts so fewer people fall into homelessness. Ultimately, these resources will help San Bernardino County and its partners better support individuals and families on the path to stable housing.”
San Bernardino County and the San Bernardino City and County CoC, comprised of city, county, and nonprofit representatives, submitted a joint application to secure the funds.
“We are grateful to our city and community partners for joining us in this effort,” said the county’s Office of Homeless Services Chief Marcus Dillard. “This partnership allows us to make a real difference in providing housing and support to San Bernardino County’s most vulnerable residents.” Continue reading →

Little Johnny
Has A Hero

By Phill Courtney

There was a time in this country when many adults thought that one of the qualities a president of these United States should possess was the ability to be a role model for our children. A president should be honest, forthright; courteous in word and deed; capable of showing genuine empathy for the suffering of others; and, of course, always show respect for his wife—or wives, as the case may be.
In other words, an admirable and upstanding citizen (at least in public), who could model such behavior for our children.
Presidents like Honest Abe Lincoln and Jimmy Carter, who was, at 95, still building homes for the homeless, and the way President Obama both spoke to those he disagreed with and the way he’s treated his wife, come to mind.
Parents traditionally wanted such a president so he (and, yes, up until now, always a “he,” but that may change one of these days) could inspire such worthy behavior in their children. It enabled many a parent through the years to tell their children that often-heard phrase: “Someday, you too, could grow up to be president.”
Well, apparently, those days are now long gone as many Americans (including millions who claim to have “Christian values”) flocked to a man who repeatedly lies; cheated many in business deals; has used and abused women whenever he could; and has never met someone he didn’t like that he couldn’t insult. Amazingly (and appallingly), millions of those same Americans then helped to move that man into the White House not just once, but twice! Continue reading →

Paul Ryan Coleman, 46, of Yucaipa, who was working as a school psychologist in the Nuview Union School District until last month and was a school psychologist with the Redlands Unified School District as recently as 2023, has been caught up in a multiagency task force investigation into child sexual exploitation, the Sentinel has learned.
Coleman was arrested on March 12 and formally charged in Riverside Superior Court  on March 17 with three felony counts, those being violation of Penal Code Section 664/288(a) – Attempted child molestation; violating Penal Code Section 288.4 – Arranging to meet a minor for sex; and a violation of Penal Code Section 288.3(a) – Arranging to meet with a minor for sexual gratification.
According to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, Coleman became a target in an investigation conducted by three-month investigation by detectives and other investigative personnel from multiple agencies in Southern California focusing on the abuse of children.
“Paul Ryan Coleman, DOB: 11-30-1979, of Yucaipa, reached out to and exchanged hundreds of sexually explicit messages with an undercover investigator posing as a 13-year-old child,” according a statement issued by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. “After a three-month investigation, Coleman traveled from his residence to the City of Riverside to meet with whom he believed to be a child. He was instead arrested by members of the Riverside County Child Exploitation Team on March 12.” Continue reading →

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER CIVSB2603171
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioners AMANDA McMULLEN and GAVIN McMULLEN filed with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
OLIVIA GRACE McMULLEN to JACK CHARLES McMULLEN
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: April 14, 2026 Time: 09:00 AM, Department: S31
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 in San Bernardino County California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing of the petition.
Dated: February 17, 2026
Judge of the Superior Court: Gilbert G. Ochoa
By Pricilla Saldana, Deputy Court Clerk
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on February 27 and March 6, 13 & 20, 2026.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER CIVSB2603240
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ROSALIE ADELINA PADILLA filed with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
ROSALIE ADELINA PADILLA, aka ROSALIADELINE GUITERREZ, ROSALIE ADELNE ADELINE GUITERREZ and ADELINE GUITERREZ to ROSALIE ALINA PADILLA
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: APRIL 1, 2026
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Department: S26
Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino
San Bernardino District-Civil
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.
Gilbert G. Ochoa
Judge of the Superior Court.
Rosalie Adelina Padilla
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on February 27 and March 6, 13 & 20, 2026.
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