A former City of Big Bear Lake code enforcement officer has sued the city, maintaining he was fired when he resisted what he and his lawyer say is the city’s practice of unfairly and unevenly applying the city’s codes in favor of those who were politically connected and against those who were at odds with the city’s top elected and staff officials.
Jack Greenburg had previously worked for the City of Big Bear Lake in the code compliance department from 2000-2003 and from 2020 to 2021. During the latter stint, he was serving in the capacity of a consultant rather than a municipal employee. In 2022, he was hired, effective as of July 1 of that year, as the city’s code compliance manager.
According to David Vasquez, an attorney representing Greenberg, “Although through his consulting with the city, Greenberg was familiar with some of the deficiencies with the city’s code compliance program, upon taking over management of the operations, he discovered that the dysfunction was far more extensive that he realized.” According to Vasquez, Greenberg’s “initial analysis determined that the code was being enforced in an inconsistent and sometimes unequal manner.” and Greenberg “immediately set about establishing procedures to ensure that the code compliance program was administered fairly and without favoritism.” Continue reading →

A 32-year-old Rancho Cucamonga man got exactly what he deserved when he mixed it up with deputies who had been called to an apartment complex in March 2024 in response to his erratic behavior and he ended up dead, those proud of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department say.
In contrast, the man’s family members have filed suit against the department, alleging excessive force was employed against the man and inadequate care was rendered to him after he was severely beaten.
Some 22 minutes after midnight on March 19, 2024, deputies in Rancho Cucamonga engaged in a violent encounter with Mohd Hijaz in the 10100 block of Foothill Boulevard, just east of the Foothill/Hermosa Avenue intersection, following a report by a nearby resident that an individual was acting erratically, seeking to open apartment and vehicle doors, and that he had pulled the building’s fire alarm.
After locating Hijaz “seated in a bush” and yelling incoherently, two female deputies reported that Hijaz without warning advanced toward them and refused multiple commands to stop, at which point they both employed their tasers in an effort to keep him at a distance.
A second patrol car arrived, whereupon two male deputies intervened.
“[A] use of force occurred.” according to the department, during which Hijaz struck one deputy in the face. In the ensuing struggle, Hijaz was lifted off his feet and brought with force to the ground by a deputy in an ultimately successful move to end Hijaz’s combativeness. Continue reading →

Five San Bernardino County residents are among twenty Southern California residents who have been criminally charged by federal prosecutors after they were caught in a dragnet conducted the by federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents and local police agencies.
According to court documents, Kevin Lopez, 24, of Rancho Cucamonga, Jacqueline Carolina Fonseca-Flores, 24, of Rancho Cucamonga, Brandon Ryan Osika, 22, of Ontario and Meloney Osika, 24, of Ontario, were involved in a fentanyl-distribution enterprise. At least one of their customers died after ingesting the drug Lopez, Flores and Brandon Osika had provided. That victim died in January. Meloney Osika, who was arrested with the others on May 7, has not been charged in relation to that death but the other three are named in an indictment in which they are charged with having furnished fentanyl to a person under the age of 21 resulting in death,
The Fontana Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Agency investigated the case.
A federal judge ordered all four defendants jailed without bond. The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges against them and the trial for all four is slated to begin on June 23.
Assistant United States Attorney Christopher M. Brunwin of the Riverside Branch Office is prosecuting this case.
Alexander Nihar Biswas, 42, of Loma Linda, has been charged in a single-count indictment with distribution of fentanyl resulting in death. Biswas allegedly distributed the synthetic opioid, which is on the order of 50 times more powerful than heroin, to a victim in San Bernardino County. The use of the drug resulted in the victim’s death in January 2024. Biswas has been in federal custody since March 10. He pleaded not guilty to the charge and awaits an October 20 trial date in U.S. District Court in Riverside.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department and the DEA are investigated this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Erin C. Kiss of the Riverside Branch Office is prosecuting this case.
The Drug Enforcement Administration has been working in tandem with local law enforcement agencies in operations targeting the production and/or distribution of fentanyl. That effort, law enforcement officials announced on May 15, has resulted in the filing of 20 criminal cases in which the consumption of fentanyl and fentanyl-laced pills that directly resulted in the death of at least one victim. All of those cases pertain to deaths which have occurred since January 1, 2025.
Under the OD Justice program for the DEA’s Los Angeles Field Division, DEA agents have established collaborative relationships with local law enforcement agencies across the seven counties that make up the Central District of California.
The DEA and various local agencies have established what has been dubbed the OD Justice Task Force, a project designed to investigate fatal fentanyl poisonings and identify the individuals who provided the fentanyl that directly caused the deaths.

Five San Bernardino County residents are among twenty Southern California residents who have been criminally charged by federal prosecutors after they were caught in a dragnet conducted the by federa Drug Enforcement Administration agents and local police agencies.

A coalition of Joshua Tree residents has sued San Bernardino County over the approval of a 64-home project in the midst of that 6,767-population rustic community, asserting the board of supervisors merely rubberstamped the development without doing an adequate environmental analysis.

A former City of Big Bear Lake code enforcement officer has sued the city, maintaining he was fired when he resisted what he and his lawyer say is the city’s practice of unfairly and unevenly applying the city’s codes in favor of those who were politically connected and against those who were at odds with the city’s top elected and staff officials.

A 32-year-old Rancho Cucamonga man got exactly what he deserved when he mixed it up with deputies who had been called to an apartment complex in March 2024 in response to his erratic behavior and he ended up dead, those proud of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department say.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE
NUMBER CIV SB 2432345
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: DYLAN NATHANIEL SANCHEZ filed with this court for a decree changing names as follows: DYLAN NATHANIEL SANCHEZ to DYLAN LUCIFER-SENAI SANCHEZ.
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: 06/09/2025, Time: 08:30 AM, Department: S 28
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: 11/08/2024
Judge of the Superior Court: Gilbert G. Ochoa
Nuvia Rivera, Deputy Clerk of the Court
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on May 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2025.

FBN 20250003700
The following entity is doing business primarily in San Bernardino County as
ANNA MED SPA, RANCHO CUCAMONGA 10601 CHURCH STREET #123 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730: ANNA REQUENA
Business Mailing Address: 10601 CHURCH STREET #123 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: APRIL 17, 2025
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/ ANNA REQUENA, Owner
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 04/18/2025
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy K4616
Notice-This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on May 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2025.

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Antoinette Jensen, Whistleblower, Filed Safety Reports and Was Constructively Terminated

Rancho Cucamonga, CA — Submitted public documents confirm that Etiwanda School District (ESD) operated a preschool program where Transitional Kindergarten (TK) students were placed into preschool classrooms staffed by individuals without the required credentials. During this time, the district collected monthly tuition from families while also receiving public funding through LCFF, Special Education, ELO-P grants, and Medi-Cal billing.

Between 2022 and 2023, Antoinette Jensen, a former early childhood educator and mandatory reporter, submitted internal safety and credentialing complaints. She was later constructively terminated.

Financial Summary (2008–2023)

• Parent Tuition Revenue: $4.5 – $9 million
  
• Public Funding Received: Approx. $15 million
   (Includes LCFF, SPED, ELO-P, and Medi-Cal billing)
  
• Total Estimated Program Funding: $19.5 – $24 million
   (Combined private tuition and public funding in the same program)
  

Key Findings from Public Documents

• TK students were enrolled in the CLOUDS preschool program under a dual-enrollment model as described in the district’s 2022 UPK Plan.
  
• Classrooms were staffed by Child Development Permit holders, not credentialed TK teachers.
  
• The Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) confirmed that TK assignments require a multiple-subject credential.
  
• The district’s 2021 LCAP reported “zero teacher mis assignments” during the same time period.
  
• The district declined participation in the California State Preschool Program (CSPP), avoiding standard state oversight.
  
• ELO-P grant funds were applied to instructional hours, contrary to program intent.
  

Alta Loma USD Comparison

Alta Loma School District’s CHAMPS preschool program also charges tuition to general education students enrolled in special education inclusion classrooms. On May 7, 2025, the district approved a tuition increase to $360/month, with a $50 registration fee, per its public board agenda. The CHAMPS program operates on public campuses and uses public staff while collecting fees from families.

This model mirrors practices documented in Etiwanda USD, where families were also charged tuition while the district received multiple public funding streams.

Lack of Transparency in Local Control and Accountability Plans

Neither Etiwanda USD nor Alta Loma USD disclosed tuition revenue from general education students in their Local Control and Accountability Plans. Both districts accepted public education funds while running preschool programs that required monthly tuition payments from families. These practices do not appear in budget sections, funding goal narratives, or compliance reporting tables in the most recently available LCAPs.

Requested Oversight Actions

• California Department of Education (CDE) – program compliance audit
  
• Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) – credential review
  
• State Controller and Medicaid Fraud Control Unit – financial review
  
• San Bernardino County Grand Jury – governance and retaliation investigation(etiwanda.k12.ca.us, Cloudinary, alsd.k12.ca.us)
  

Supporting Public Documents

• 2021 ESD LCAP: https://www.etiwanda.org/page/lcap-documents
  
• 2022 UPK Plan: UPK Planning Template – Elementary (CA Dept of Education)
  
• Alta Loma Board Agenda (CHAMPS Tuition Increase):5.7.25_Agenda.pdf
  

Contact:
 Antoinette Jensen, Whistleblower
 📧 tonijensen333@gmail.com
 📧 CJPAM512@gmail.com

Submitted Public Documents Confirm Credentialing and Funding Violations in Etiwanda USD Preschool Program

Antoinette Jensen, Whistleblower, Filed Safety Reports and Was Constructively Terminated

Rancho Cucamonga, CA — Submitted public documents confirm that Etiwanda School District (ESD) operated a preschool program where Transitional Kindergarten (TK) students were placed into preschool classrooms staffed by individuals without the required credentials. During this time, the district collected monthly tuition from families while also receiving public funding through LCFF, Special Education, ELO-P grants, and Medi-Cal billing.

Between 2022 and 2023, Antoinette Jensen, a former early childhood educator and mandatory reporter, submitted internal safety and credentialing complaints. She was later constructively terminated.

Financial Summary (2008–2023)

• Parent Tuition Revenue: $4.5 – $9 million
  
  
• Public Funding Received: Approx. $15 million
   (Includes LCFF, SPED, ELO-P, and Medi-Cal billing)
  
  
• Total Estimated Program Funding: $19.5 – $24 million
   (Combined private tuition and public funding in the same program)
  
  

Key Findings from Public Documents

• TK students were enrolled in the CLOUDS preschool program under a dual-enrollment model as described in the district’s 2022 UPK Plan.
  
  
• Classrooms were staffed by Child Development Permit holders, not credentialed TK teachers.
  
  
• The Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) confirmed that TK assignments require a multiple-subject credential.
  
  
• The district’s 2021 LCAP reported “zero teacher mis assignments” during the same time period.
  
  
• The district declined participation in the California State Preschool Program (CSPP), avoiding standard state oversight.
  
  
• ELO-P grant funds were applied to instructional hours, contrary to program intent.
  
  

Alta Loma USD Comparison

Alta Loma School District’s CHAMPS preschool program also charges tuition to general education students enrolled in special education inclusion classrooms. On May 7, 2025, the district approved a tuition increase to $360/month, with a $50 registration fee, per its public board agenda. The CHAMPS program operates on public campuses and uses public staff while collecting fees from families.

This model mirrors practices documented in Etiwanda USD, where families were also charged tuition while the district received multiple public funding streams.

Lack of Transparency in LCAPs

Neither Etiwanda USD nor Alta Loma USD disclosed tuition revenue from general education students in their LCAPs. Both districts accepted public education funds while running preschool programs that required monthly tuition payments from families. These practices do not appear in budget sections, funding goal narratives, or compliance reporting tables in the most recently available LCAPs.

Requested Oversight Actions

• California Department of Education (CDE) – program compliance audit
  
  
• Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) – credential review
  
  
• State Controller and Medicaid Fraud Control Unit – financial review
  
  
• San Bernardino County Grand Jury – governance and retaliation investigation(etiwanda.k12.ca.us, Cloudinary, alsd.k12.ca.us)
  
  

Supporting Public Documents

• 2021 ESD LCAP: https://www.etiwanda.org/page/lcap-documents
  
  
• 2022 UPK Plan: UPK Planning Template – Elementary (CA Dept of Education)
  
  
• Alta Loma Board Agenda (CHAMPS Tuition Increase):5.7.25_Agenda.pdf
  
  

Contact:
 Antoinette Jensen, Whistleblower
 📧 tonijensen333@gmail.com
 📧 CJPAM512@gmail.com