SACRAMENTO—Pressed by Governor Gavin Newsom and other state and national Democratic leaders, the California Legislature on Thursday, August 21 agreed to schedule a special election in November at which they anticipate California voters will approve the redrafting of the state’s electoral lines.
The Democratic members of both legislative houses in the state’s capital, who comprise a supermajority in both bodies, willingly went along with Newsom’s intention to present the voters with a map of Congressional districts calculated to result in five of the nine California Congressional seats now held by Republicans falling into the hands of Democrats during the 2026 mid-term election.
The special election will cost California taxpayers at least $235 million to hold and could run to as much as $260 million. San Bernardino County’s share of that burden will be at least $22 million, according to estimates, and could reach $25 million.
At present, Democrats lopsidedly outnumber Republicans in California’s 52-member Congressional delegation 43-to-9. That is a reflection of the degree to which California leans leftward politically.
Of California’s total 23,206,519 registered voters, 10,396,792 or 44.8 percent are Democrats, while 5,896,203 or 25.41 percent are Republicans. Those who have no party affiliation number 5,336,441 or 23 percent, a number not terribly far off from that of the Republicans. The remaining 1,577,083 voters or 6.8 percent are members of the American Independent, Green, Libertarian, Peace & Freedom or other more obscure parties. Despite comprising more than one-quarter of the state’s voters, the Republicans hold nine of the total 52 House seats in California’s congressional delegation, while the Democrats claim 43. In this way, California’s electoral map has already been set so that the Republicans are represented at a rate in the House of Representatives – 17.31 percent – well below the 25.41 percent of the voters they constitute. Continue reading →

The Twentynine Palms City Council’s decision last month to utilize a far less exacting environmental certification process than it could have when it gave approval to the Ofland resort in the community’s Indian Cove District has triggered a lawsuit challenging the project altogether.
Houston, Texas-based Ofland, headed by Charles Tate and Luke Searcy, on July 22 obtained the city council’s approval to build 100 guest cabins and 25 units of employee housing along with two lodges, a swimming pool and spas, recreational areas, playgrounds, restaurants and a bar on 42 acres at the center of a152-acre site. The council’s action came after the planning commission on June 25 made a non-binding recommendation that the city council give go-ahead to the project. At both the planning commission and city council hearings for the undertaking, there were significantly more residents voicing opposition to Ofland’s plan, which required a zone change from residential to tourist commercial, a general plan amendment and a conditional use permit to be allowed to proceed, than there were residents speaking in favor of it. Continue reading →

The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 gave unanimous approval to an industrial-scale solar project to be constructed in the virtually abandoned community of Hinkley in the western portion of the county’s Moajave Desert.
The project applicant, Overnight Solar LLC., which operates an existing solar generating facility on an adjoining property, had sought a conditional use permit to construct and operate a 150-megawatt photovoltaic solar facility, and 150-megawatt battery energy storage system on approximately 596 acres within an 822-acre parcel located at 41650 Lockhart Ranch Road in Hinckley and construct a 1.1-mile-long gen-tie line on a 456-acre parcel to connect the project to the Alpha substation.
According to Miguel Figueroa, the director of the county’s land use services department, told the board of supervisors in a staff report relating to the project that the project approval, if granted, would involve a policy plan amendment, a zoning amendment and and the conditional use permit for both the erection of the facility and its eventual operation.
The solar field will consist of photovoltaic solar cells and will include a battery energy storage system on approximately 596 acres of an 822-acre parcel, including a 1.1-mile-long gen-tie line located on an 456-acre parcel.
The battery energy storage system is to consist of individual lithium-ion cells contained in ten-foot-high steel battery cabinets confined within a 300-foot by-300 foot/90,000 square foot (2.06612-acre) area. Continue reading →

In the 51st year of his career in higher education, and his 13th year as president of California State University, San Bernardino President Tomás D. Morales has informed students and faculty that he will step down from the post at the end of the 2025-26 academic year. Morales’ retirement decision comes in the 51st year of his career in higher education and his 13th year as president of CSUSB.
The announcement was made at the university’s annual Convocation of faculty, staff and administrators on Thursday, August 21.
Having given a synopsis of recent accomplishments at the university and the challenges of the new academic year, Morales said, “It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve as your president. And I look forward to moving into this next year with you.”
He said he took genuine pride in the institution, adding “these are not just words. They are what I truly feel and believe — and I have a great deal of confidence in you and the future of our campus.”
Morales began his role as CSUSB’s fourth president in August 2012. He undertook various innovative summer bridge and other student and academic support services, including strengthening relationships with public K-12 school districts and community colleges in the Inland Empire during his tenure. He said these were elements of his commitment to student success. Continue reading →

SUMMONS – (CITACION JUDICIAL)
CASE NUMBER (NUMERO DEL CASO) CIVSB2415991
NOTICE TO: P TRAIN BBQ and DOES 1 TO 50
(AVISO DEMANDADO): P TRAIN BBQ and DOES 1 TO 50
YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF:
(LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE):
MHILL ENTERPRISES, LLC, a California corporation
NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.
You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons is served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.
There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.
¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion
Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una repuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entreque una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no le protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar on formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulano que usted puede usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida si secretario de la corta que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corta le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia.
Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conace a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de referencia a abogados. Si no peude pagar a un a un abogado, es posible que cumpia con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratu de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov), o poniendoso en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación da $10,000 o mas de vaior recibida mediante un aceurdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corta antes de que la corta pueda desechar el caso.
The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y la direccion de la corte es):
Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino
247 West Third Street, San Bernardino California 92415
San Bernardino Justice Center
The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demendante que no tiene abogado, es):
FRANK J. LIZARRAGA, JR State Bar Number 128689
3401 CENTRE LAKE DR., SUITE 600
ONTARIO, CA 91761;
(909) 989-9393
Frank@lizarragalaw.com
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
DATE (Fecha):

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
SAN BERNARDINO DISTRICT
Clerk (Secretario)
By: Rena Aguayo-Betancourt, DEPUTY
/s/ Rena Aguayo-Betancourt
CIVSB2415991
5/20/2024
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on and August 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2025.

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A seven-month-old child is believed to be in the custody of a kidnapper and potentially in grave danger after a vicious attack on his mother in Yucaipa on Thursday.
According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, the child’s mother had just changed him when an individual, described as a heavyset man, attacked her, rendering her nearly or fully unconscious before snatching the child and leaving the scene in a white four-runner.
The Sentinel is informed that the kidnapping occurred proximate to the Big 5 Sports outlet at 34579 Yucaipa Boulevard in the shared parking lot for the now-shuttered Big Lots and Big 5 retail stores.
According to Rebecca Haro, she had traveled with her husband and four of her children and stepchildren from their home in Cabazon in Riverside County to the athletic field on 7th Street so her stepson could compete in a summer football scrimmage in Yucaipa. She had driven a few blocks to the Big 5 to purchase her stepson a mouth guard. She was parked in the parking lot there when she took her son, seven-month old Emmanuel, out of his car seat to change his diaper. She set him down on the backseat on the passenger side of the vehicle to change his diaper when she was attacked from behind.
“I fell on the floor, and when I got up, I couldn’t find my son,” she said. Continue reading →