A San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputy who was celebrated in his hometown of Fontana as an upstanding law enforcement type was arrested on Monday on suspicion of being under the influence of methamphetamine while on duty.
Samuel Espinoza, 35, who has been employed as a deputy with the department for five years, was taken into custody at his work site, the West Valley Detention Center located at 9500 Etiwanda Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga, at 5:28 pm on November 6.
According to a summary of the incident provided by the sheriff’s department, “Samuel Espinoza was …assigned to the transportation division. While on duty, Espinoza’s supervisor recognized him to be under the influence of a narcotic controlled substance. Additionally, Espinoza was found to be in possession of a suspected narcotic controlled substance. Espinoza did not operate department vehicles occupied by inmates during his shift.”
According to the summary, “Though this is an active and ongoing investigation, it does not appear Espinoza furnished narcotics to any inmates or other staff members. Espinoza was subsequently placed under arrest for HS11550 (E) – Possession of a Narcotic Controlled Substance While Armed and PC4573.5 – Bringing Narcotics into a Jail Facility, both felony charges.” Continue reading →

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER CIVSB 2325595
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner CYRUS ANTHONY MELCHOR filed with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
CYRUS ANTHONY MELCHOR to CYRUS ANTHONY BARRAZA
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: 11/30/2023
Time: 08:30 AM
Department: S33
The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino San Bernardino District-Civil Division 247 West 3rd Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0210
To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court’s website. To find your court’s website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm
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.
Judge Gilbert G. Ochoa
Dated: 10/19/2023
Abriana Rodriguez, Deputy Court Clerk
Cyrus Anthony Melchor, Pro Per
11620 Mount Miriah Dr
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737
Phone: (747) 256-2458
cyrusbarraza@icloud.com
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on October 20 & 27 and November 3 & 10, 2023.

AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER CIVSB 2325280
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner TROY JOHNSON filed with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
– – WILLIAMS to TROY LAMONT JOHNSON JR
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: 11/29/2023
Time: 08:30 AM
Department: S31
The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino San Bernardino District-Civil Division 247 West 3rd Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0210
To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court’s website. To find your court’s website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm
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.
Judge Gilbert G. Ochoa
Dated: 10/18/2023
Matthew Stutle, Deputy Court Clerk
Troy Johnson, In Pro Per
16605 Terrace Lane Apartment D
Fontana, CA, 92335
Phone: (909) 401-6177
msbilliewilliams76@gmail.com
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on October 20 & 27 and November 3 & 10, 2023.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER CIVSB 2325169
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner GALINA MEDVEDEV on behalf of her son  ALEKSANDR DANILOVICH REZAYEV filed with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
ALEKSANDR DANILOVICH REZAYEV to ALEKSANDR DANILOVICH IDIMECHEV
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: 12/06/2023
Time: 08:30 AM
Department: S29
The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino San Bernardino District-Civil Division 247 West 3rd Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0210
To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court’s website. To find your court’s website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm
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.
Galina Medvedev, In Pro Per
9613 Enclave Dr.
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737
fromusa777@gmail.com
Phone: (909) 374 -8100
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on October 20 & 27 and November 3 & 10, 2023.

FBN 20230010629
The following entity is doing business primarily in San Bernardino County as
BARKER SERVICES 82532 2ND STREET TRONA, CA 93562: SHAWN BARKER CONSTRUCTION INC 82532 2ND STREET TRONA, CA 93562
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 681 TRONA, CA 93592
The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION registered with the State of California under the number 5649820.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: OCTOBER 10, 2023.
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/ SHAWN BARKER, President
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 10/20/2023
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 J5842
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 October 20 & 27 and November 3 & 10, 2023.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE
NUMBER CIVSB2322236
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Gurleen Bedi filed with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
Gurleen Bedi to Gurleen Leena Bedi, 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: 11/29/2023
Time: 08:30 AM
Department: S24
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 SBCS ? Rancho Cucamonga in San Bernardino County California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing of the petition.
Dated: 10/18/2023
Judge of the Superior Court: Gilbert G. Ochoa
Published in the SBCS Rancho Cucamonga on 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023, 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023

FBN 20230010342
The following entity is doing business primarily in San Bernardino County as
P & C REAL ESTATE GROUP 8047 DAY CREEK BLVD, SUITE 100 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91739: LYNN M PERRY 8626 BUGGY WHIP ROAD ALTA LOMA, CA 91701
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/ LYNN M. PERRY, President
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 10/12/2023
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 I8090
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 October 27 and November 3, 10 & 17, 2023.

NOTICE OF AMENDED PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: PAULINE ERLINDA DUARTE
CASE NO. PROSB2200267
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of PAULINE ERLINDA DUARTE
AN AMENDED PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ERNEST JOSEPH DUARTE, JR. in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION REQUESTS the decedent’s will 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 AMENDED PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ERNEST JOSEPH DUARTE, JR. 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. F-1 at 9:00 a.m. on November 27, 2023
San Bernardino County Superior Court Fontana District
Department F1 – Fontana
17780 Arrow Boulevard
Fontana, CA 92335
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 Ernest Joseph Duarte, Jr.:
ANTONIETTE JAUREGUI (SB 192624)
1894 S. COMMERCENTER WEST, SUITE 108
SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408
Telephone No: (909) 890-2350
Fax No: (909) 890-0106
ajprobate@gmail.com
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on November 3, 10 & 17, 2023.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JERRY BEN GILBERT
CASE NO. PROVA 2300178
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of JERRY BEN GILBERT
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DAWN DENISE LUCERO in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DAWN DENISE LUCERO 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. F-1 at 9:00 a.m. on December 11, 2023
San Bernardino County Superior Court Fontana District
Department F1 – Fontana
17780 Arrow Boulevard
Fontana, CA 92335
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 Dawn Denise Lucero:
ANTONIETTE JAUREGUI (SB 192624)
1894 S. COMMERCENTER WEST, SUITE 108
SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408
Telephone No: (909) 890-2350
Fax No: (909) 890-0106
ajprobate@gmail.com
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on November 3, 10 & 17, 2023.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: KENNETH W. HOFF
CASE NO. PROSB2300699
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of KENNETH W. HOFF has been filed by DAVID NIOTTA in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION REQUESTS the decedent’s will 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 FOR PROBATE requests that DAVID NIOTTA 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 December 18, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at
San Bernardino County Superior Court Fontana District
Department F1 – Fontana
17780 Arrow Boulevard
Fontana, CA 92335
Filed: OCTOBER 21, 2023
BRENDA PEREZ-CORDERO, Deputy Court Clerk.
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 David Niotta:
R. SAM PRICE
SBN 208603
PRICE LAW FIRM, APC
454 Cajon Street
REDLANDS, CA 92373
Phone (909) 328 7000
Fax (909) 475 9500
sam@pricelawfirm.com
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on November 3, 10 & 17, 2023.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: PHILIP MARION TOSCANO
CASE NO. PROSB2300635
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of PHILIP MARION TOSCANO has been filed by LUCILLE MARIE TOSCANO in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that LUCILLE MARIE TOSCANO 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 DECEMBER 12, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at
San Bernardino County Superior Court Fontana District
Department F3 – Fontana
17780 Arrow Boulevard
Fontana, CA 92335
Filed: OCTOBER 31, 2023
AMY GAMEZ-REYES, Deputy Court Clerk.
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 Lucille Marie Toscano:
R. SAM   PRICE
SBN 208603
PRICE LAW FIRM, APC
454 Cajon Street
REDLANDS, CA 92373
Phone (909) 328 7000
Fax (909) 475 9500
sam@pricelawfirm.com
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on November 3, 10 & 17, 2023.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: KENNETH W. HOFF
CASE NO. PROSB2300699
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of KENNETH W. HOFF has been filed by DAVID NIOTTA in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION REQUESTS the decedent’s will 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 FOR PROBATE requests that DAVID NIOTTA 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 December 18, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at
San Bernardino County Superior Court Fontana District
Department F1 – Fontana
17780 Arrow Boulevard
Fontana, CA 92335
Filed: OCTOBER 21, 2023
BRENDA PEREZ-CORDERO, Deputy Court Clerk.
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 David Niotta:
R. SAM PRICE
SBN 208603
PRICE LAW FIRM, APC
454 Cajon Street
REDLANDS, CA 92373
Phone (909) 328 7000
Fax (909) 475 9500
sam@pricelawfirm.com
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on November 3, 10 & 17, 2023.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DENISE MARIE VOSS
CASE NO. PROSB2300229
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of DENISE MARIE VOSS has been filed by CARLOS VOSS in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that CARLOS VOSS 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 DECEMBER 7, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at
San Bernardino County Superior Court Fontana District
Department F1 – Fontana
17780 Arrow Boulevard
Fontana, CA 92335
Filed: MAY 5, 2023
BRITTNEY SPEARS, Deputy Court Clerk.
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 Carlos Voss:
R. SAM PRICE
SBN 208603
PRICE LAW FIRM, APC
454 Cajon Street
REDLANDS, CA 92373
Phone (909) 328 7000
Fax (909) 475 9500
sam@pricelawfirm.com
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on November 3, 10 & 17, 2023.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:
Ingeborg Edith Morales Case NO. PROSB2300894
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of Ingeborg Edith Morales A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Iris Ingeborg Benavides in the Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Iris Ingeborg Benavides be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
The petition requests the decedent’s will 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. V12 at 09:00 AM on 11/30/2023 at Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, Victorville Superior Court, 14455 Civic Drive, Victorville, CA  92392, San Bernardino District-Probate Division
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.
Iris Ingeborg Benavides Pro Per:
645 Termino Avenue Long Beach Califoria 90814
Telephone No: 602-561-3488
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel Ontario on: 11/03/2023, 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023

FBN 20230011075
The following entity is doing business primarily in San Bernardino County as
SFI MANUFACTURING, INC. 8570 HICKORY AVENUE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91739: SOUTH BAY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 8570 HICKORY AVENUE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91739
The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION registered with the State of California under the number 1843599.
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/ TOBY KONETZNY, Chief Executive Officer
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 11/01/2023
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 J5842
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 November 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2023.

FBN 20230010925
The following entity is doing business primarily in San Bernardino County as
GERBERA DAISY DESIGN 1411 INNISBROOK CIR Upland, CA 91784: SHARI HOLSTEAD 1411 INNISBROOK CIR Upland, CA 91784
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/ SHARI HOLSTEAD
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 10/30/2023
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 J5842
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 November 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2023.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CHARMAINE GARCIA
CASE NO.  PROVA2300216
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of CHARMAINE GARCIA has been filed by JULIE ANNE BONDOC in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION REQUESTS the decedent’s will 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 FOR PROBATE requests that JULIE ANNE BONDOC 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 December 19, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at
San Bernardino County Superior Court Fontana District
Department F3 – Fontana
17780 Arrow Boulevard
Fontana, CA 92335
Filed: OCTOBER 24, 2023
DiAnna Verdugo, Deputy Court Clerk.
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 Julie Anne Bondoc:
R. SAM PRICE
SBN 208603
PRICE LAW FIRM, APC
454 Cajon Street
REDLANDS, CA 92373
Phone (909) 328 7000
Fax (909) 475 9500
sam@pricelawfirm.com
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on November 10, 17 & 24, 2023.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DIANNE HEPBURN ALLISON
CASE NUMBER
PROSB2300299
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of DIANNE HEPBURN ALLISON has been filed by JAMES ANDREW BARBOUR in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JAMES ANDREW BARBOUR 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 December 5, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at
San Bernardino County Superior Court Fontana District
Department F1 – Fontana
17780 Arrow Boulevard
Fontana, CA 92335
Filed: SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Briana Flores, Deputy Court Clerk.
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 James Andrew Barbour:
R. SAM PRICE
SBN 208603
PRICE LAW FIRM, APC
454 Cajon Street
REDLANDS, CA 92373
Phone (909) 328 7000
Fax (909) 475 9500
sam@pricelawfirm.com
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on November 10, 17 & 24, 2023.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: OLGA MORALES KNOBLER aka OLGA JANE MORALES
CASE NO.  PROVA2300196
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of OLGA MORALES KNOBLER aka OLGA JANE MORALES has been filed by MEREDITH KENNEDY in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MEREDITH KENNEDY 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 December 6, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at
San Bernardino County Superior Court Fontana District
Department F3 – Fontana
17780 Arrow Boulevard
Fontana, CA 92335
Filed: OCTOBER 17, 2023
Valerie Goldstein, Deputy Court Clerk.
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 Meredith Kennedy:
R. SAM PRICE
SBN 208603
PRICE LAW FIRM, APC
454 Cajon Street
REDLANDS, CA 92373
Phone (909) 328 7000
Fax (909) 475 9500
sam@pricelawfirm.com
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on November 10, 17 & 24, 2023.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF THOMAS CHINHUN CHOE
Case No. PROVA2300202
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of THOMAS CHINHUN CHOE
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Suk Ja Chei in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Suk Ja Chei 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 Dec. 14, 2023 at 9:00 AM in Dept. No. F2 located at 17780 ARROW BLVD, FONTANA CA 92335.
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:
STEPHEN CHAI ESQ
SBN 324214
LAW OFFICE OF
STEPHEN CHAI
4801 WILSHIRE BLVD
STE 308
LOS ANGELES CA 90010
CN101580 CHOE Nov 10,17,24, 2023
Published in the San Bernardino Sentinel on 11-10-23, 11-17-23, 11-24-23

SUMMONS – (CITACION JUDICIAL)
CASE NUMBER (NUMERO DEL CASO) CIVSB2221578
NOTICE TO DESIREE REYES
YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF:
(LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE):
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
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 3rd St, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0212, Branch Name: 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):
REA STELMACH, Esq. (SBN 296671)
SILVERMAN THEOLOGOU, LLP
11835 W OLYMPIC BLVD, SUITE 855E
LOS ANGELES, CA 90064
213-226-6922
DATE (Fecha): 12/17/2022
Clerk (Secretario), by Veronica Zaragoza
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on 11/10, 11/17, 11/24 & 12/01, 2023.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER CIVSB 2326038
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JESUS TORRES filed with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
JESUS TORRES to RICARDO ALVAREZ TORRES
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: 12/07/2023
Time: 08:30 AM
Department: S24
The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino San Bernardino District-Civil Division 247 West 3rd Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0210
To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court’s website. To find your court’s website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm
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: October 26, 2023
Gilbert Ochoa, Judge of the Superior Court
Attorney for Jesus Torres:
ANTONIETTE JAUREGUI (SB 192624)
1894 S. COMMERCENTER WEST, SUITE 108
SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408
Telephone No: (909) 890-2350
Fax No: (909) 890-0106
ajprobatelaw@gmail.com
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on November 10, 17, 24 & December 1, 2023.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER CIVSB 2326925
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner HUE CUU THI NGUYEN filed with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
HUE CUU THI NGUYEN to DAHLIA NGUYEN
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: 12/19/2023
Time: 08:30 AM
Department: S25
The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino San Bernardino District-Civil Division 247 West 3rd Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0210
To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court’s website. To find your court’s website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm
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: November 7, 2023
Gilbert Ochoa, Judge of the Superior Court
HUE CUU THI NGUYEN, In Pro Per
140 WEST RIALTO AVENUE, APARTMENT F
SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408
Telephone No: (909) 890-2350
Fax No: (909) 965-9512
lunanguyen421@gmail.com
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on November 10, 17, 24 & December 1, 2023.

FBN 20230010277
The following entity is doing business primarily in San Bernardino County as
CARING WHEELS LLC 1241 E HOLT BLVD ONTARIO, CA 91761: CARING WHEELS LLC 1241 E HOLT BLVD ONTARIO, CA 91761
Mailing Address: 5414 TENDERFOOT DR FONTANA, CA 92336
The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY registered with the State of California under the number 202358610792.
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/ RAJ B PRAJAPATI, Manager
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 10/10/2023
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 J2526
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 November 10, 17, 24 & December 1, 2023.

FBN 20230011113
The following entity is doing business primarily in San Bernardino County as
ON FIRE MINISTRIES FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH 1112 WEST RIALTO AVENUE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410: MARTIN S CASTILLO 1055 WEST RIALTO AVENUE 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: May 1, 1997.
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/ MARTIN S CASTILLO, Owner
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 11/03/2023
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 I8806
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 November 10, 17, 24 & December 1, 2023.

FBN 20230011232
The following entity is doing business primarily in San Bernardino County as
PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING CARE 8350 ARCHIBALD AVENUE SUITE 204 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 ROSIE GONZALEZ 29100 GARDEN CRESCENT CIR HIGHLAND, CA 92346
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/ ROSIE GONZALEZ, Owner
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 11/08/2023
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 J7550
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 November 10, 17, 24 & December 1, 2023.

FBN 20230010323
The following person is doing business as: JD LUMPER SERVICES. 18158 MCCAULEY STREET FONTANA, CA 92335
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
JACQUELINE PEDROZA MORONES 18158 MCCAULEY STREET FONTANA, CA 92335.
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/ JACQUELINE PEDROZA MORONES, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 12, 2023
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 10/20/2023, 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023, 11/10/2023 CNBB42202301MT

FBN 20230010324
The following person is doing business as: TRAVEL TEAM CALIFORNIA. 11838 RAMONA AVE CHINO, CA 91710
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
TOMAS VAZQUEZ 11838 RAMONA AVE CHINO, CA 91710.
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/ TOMAS VAZQUEZ, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 12, 2023
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 10/20/2023, 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023, 11/10/2023 CNBB42202302LD

FBN 20230010329
The following person is doing business as: AZ ENTERPRISE. 7396 KAISER AVE FONTANA, CA 92336
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
EDWIN R AZURDIA 7396 KAISER AVE FONTANA, CA 92336.
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/ EDWIN R AZURDIA, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 12, 2023
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 10/20/2023, 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023, 11/10/2023 CNBB42202303MT

FBN 20230001423
The following person is doing business as: UPLAND COMPLETE AUTO SERVICE. 530 E. 9TH ST. UPLAND, CA 91786
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
GERARDO ALMAGUER SANTILLAN 530 E. 9TH ST. UPLAND, CA 91786.
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/ GERARDO ALMAGUER SANTILLAN, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 16, 2023
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 10/20/2023, 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023, 11/10/2023 CNBB42202304MT

FBN 20230009767
The following person is doing business as: GOOD HAIR BEAUTY BAR; SMILEY HAIR EXTENSIONS. 25051 REDLANDS BLVD STE B LOMA LINDA, CA 92354
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
GOOD HAIR BEAUTY BAR LLC 25051 REDLANDS BLVD LOMA LINDA, CA 92354
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/ BRITTANY CANDICE DAWSON, MANAGING MEMBER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTYEMBER 26, 2023
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 10/20/2023, 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023, 11/10/2023 CNBB42202305MT

FBN 20230010449
The following person is doing business as: TOMATEROS SMOG CHECK. 24564 REDLANDS BLVD LOMA LINDA, CA 92354
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
YEYO’S LLC. 24564 REDLANDS BLVD LOMA LINDA, CA 92354
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/ VALERIA J. ESPINOLA, MANAGING MEMBER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 17, 2023
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 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023, 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023 CNBB43202301MT

FBN 20230010424
The following person is doing business as: J & J COLLECTABLES. 1650 S CAMPUS AVE ONTARIO, CA 91761
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
JAMES P LOPEZ 1650 S CAMPUS AVE ONTARIO, CA 91761.
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 P LOPEZ, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 16, 2023
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 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023, 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023 CNBB43202302MT

FBN 20230010481
The following person is doing business as: ALLIANCE AUTO GROUP, INC. 4923 MISSION BLVD SUITE C MONTCLAIR, CA 91763
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
ALLIANCE AUTO GROUP, INC. 502 SOUTH HARBOR BOULEVARD FULLERTON, CA 92832
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/ FADY YOUSSEF, CFO
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 18, 2023
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 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023, 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023 CNBB43202303MT

FBN 20230010425
The following person is doing business as: SAN PEDRO RECYCLING. 1349 NORTH MOUNT VERNON AVE COLTON, CA 92324
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
GARRY VEGAN HOUSE THAI BRISTO 1349 NORTH MOUNT VERNON AVE 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/ GARRY VEGA, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 16, 2023
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 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023, 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023 CNBB43202304MT

FBN 20230010391
The following person is doing business as: NEW CHINA EXPRESS. 1211 N WATERMAN AVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404;[ MAILING ADDRESS 1211 N WATERMAN AVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
WAHJIE EXPRESS INC 1211 N WATERMAN AVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404
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/ KANGJIE CHEN, PRESIDENT
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 16, 2023
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 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023, 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023 CNBB43202305MT

FBN 20230010428
The following person is doing business as: ON TAP BARBERSHOP. 1520 N MOUNTAIN AVE. STE 124 ONTARIO, CA 91762
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
ANTHONY J SANTOSCOY 1520 N MOUNTAIN AVE STE 124 ONTARIO, CA 91762.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: AUG 29, 2023
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/ ANTHONY J SANTOSCOY, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 16, 2023
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 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023, 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023 CNBB43202306MT

FBN 20230010648
The following person is doing business as: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VIPASSANA CENTER; SCVC 68561 29 PALMS HIGHWAY TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA 92277;[ MAILING ADDRESS PO BOX 486 JOSHUA TREE, CA 92252];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
SAYAJI BA KHIN VIPASSANA ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 68561 29 PALMS HIGHWAY TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA 92277
The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: JUL 15, 2005
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/ RATI SINGH, SECRETARY
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 20, 2023
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 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023, 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023 CNBB43202307MT

FBN 20230010770
The following person is doing business as: CARPET CLEANING BY JESUS. 436 PINE VIEW BIG BEAR CITY, CA 92314;[ MAILING ADDRESS PO BOX 126 BIG BEAR LAKE, CA 92315];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
JOSE J PACHECO ROJAS 436 PINE VIEW BIG BEAR CITY, CA 92314.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: JAN 01, 2005
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/ JOSE J PACHECO ROJAS, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 24, 2023
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 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023, 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023 CNBB43202308MT

FBN 20230010802
The following person is doing business as: TEDDY’S LAUNDRY. 16980 FOOTHILL BLVD #CD FONTANA, CA 92335
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
BIG GORILLA LLC 18907 CROP ROAD RIVERSIDE, CA 92504
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/ DANIEL KONG, MANAGING MEMBER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 24, 2023
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 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023, 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023 CNBB43202309MT

FBN 20230010813
The following person is doing business as: ALL KIDS DENTAL CARE; ALL KIDS DENTAL; ALL KIDS DENTAL CARE & BRACES; HOPES FAMILY DENTIST. 17185 ARROW BLVD FONTANA, CA 9233513340 HAWTHORNE BLVD FONTANA, CA 90250
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
SOROUS DENTAL OFFICE CORPORATION 6633 ATLANTIC AVE BELL, CA 90201
The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: OCT 23, 2023
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/ HANY SUROOR, VICE PRESIDENT
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 25, 2023
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 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023, 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023 CNBB43202310MT

FBN 2023001844
The following person is doing business as: MINT CONDITION PIERCING. 560 N MOUNTAIN AVE STE E UPLAND, CA 91786
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
UPLAND PIERCING INC 257 N LAUREL AVE UPLAND, CA 91786
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/ MICHAEL J RAMOS, PRESIDENT
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 26, 2023
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 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023, 11/24/2023 12/01/2023 CNBB44202301MT

FBN 20230010847
The following person is doing business as: INTEGRATED CARE COUNCELING AND CONSULTATION. 1150 BROOKSIDE AVE #J-3 REDLANDS, CA 92373
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
JANEE B BOTH GRAGG 1150 BROOKSIDE AVE #J-3 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/ JANEE B BOTH GRAGG, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 26, 2023
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 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023, 11/24/2023 12/01/2023 CNBB44202302MT

FBN 20230010848
The following person is doing business as: M.I.G. DETAIL. 6601 VICTORIA AVE APT B210 HIGHLAND, CA 92346
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
JULIO C ALAS QUEVEDO 6601 VICTORIA AVE APT B210 HIGHLAND, CA 92346.
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/ JULIO C ALAS QUEVEDO,
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 26, 2023
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 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023, 11/24/2023 12/01/2023 CNBB44202303MT

FBN 20230010997
The following person is doing business as: TRANQUILITY LIFE. 1565 GOLD CUP CT REDLANDS, CA 92374
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
TRANQUILITY LIFE L.L.C. 1565 GOLD CUP CT REDLANDS, CA 92374
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/ ALEJANDRO IZQUIERDO, CEO
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 31, 2023
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 Sentinel11/10/2023, 11/17/2023, 11/24/2023 12/01/2023 CNBB44202304MT

FBN 20230010995
The following person is doing business as: LOVELY BROWS. 6724 CATAWBA AVE FONTANA, CA 92336;[ MAILING ADDRESS PO BOX 3511 FONTANA, CA 92334];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
LUISA J SALCIDO 6724 CATAWBA AVE FONTANA, CA 92336.
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/ LUISA J SALCIDO, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 31, 2023
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 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023, 11/24/2023 12/01/2023 CNBB44202305MT

FBN 20230011070
The following person is doing business as: HAUS OF ESCROW. 14980 SUMMIT AVE STE 220 FONTANA, CA 92336
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
HAUS OF REAL ESTATE INC 14980 SUMMIT AVE #220 FONTANA, CA 92336
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/ SHPEND QERIMI, PRESIDENT
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: NOVEMBER 01, 2023
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 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023, 11/24/2023 12/01/2023 CNBB44202306MT

FBN 20230011061
The following person is doing business as: TOOS CONSTRUCTION. 1246 FRIAR LN REDLANDS, CA 92373
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AMIR KAZEMI 1246 FRIAR LN 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: JUN 01, 2006
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/ AMIR KAZE, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: NOVEMBER 01, 2023
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 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023, 11/24/2023 12/01/2023 CNBB44202307MT

FBN 20230011027
The following person is doing business as: HILLSIDE INN. 12151 14TH ST YUCAIPA, CA 92399
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
HILLSIDE INN, LLC. 12151 14TH ST. 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: AUG 01, 2017
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/ NITIN, MANAGER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 31, 2023
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 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023, 11/24/2023 12/01/2023 CNBB44202308MT

FBN 20230011102
The following person is doing business as: AB SOLAR INC.. 4833 ORANGE BLOSSOM LN UNIT 1 CHINO, CA 91710
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AB SOLAR INC. 17557 CALLE DE AMIGOS MORENO VALLLEY, CA 92551
The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: NOV 01, 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/ ANTONIO BURGOS, CEO
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: NOVEMBER 02, 2023
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 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023, 11/24/2023 12/01/2023 CNBB44202309MT

FBN 20230011103
The following person is doing business as: PETER LE- DBA SKYNET FINANCIAL CO.. 3563 N. ALAMEDA AVENUE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
PETER LE 3563 N. ALAMEDA AVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: JAN 07, 2017
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/ PETER LE, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: NOVEMBER 02, 2023
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 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023, 11/24/2023 12/01/2023 CNBB44202310MT

FBN 20230011101
The following person is doing business as: AIRPORT MARKET. 24988 3RD ST HIGHLAND, CA 92410
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
SHANAYA ENTERPRISES INC. 8751 METTA CIRCLE RIVERSIDE, CA 92503
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/ GURSEWAK S CHEEMA, PRESIDENT
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: NOVEMBER 02, 2023
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 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023, 11/24/2023 12/01/2023 CNBB44202311MT

FBN 20230010615
The following person is doing business as: GOMEZ TRANSPORTS. 1991 W MESA ST SAN BERNARD, CA 92407;[ MAILING ADDRESS 311 W CIVIC CENTER DR STE B SANTA ANA, CA 92701];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
JOSE ANTONIO GOMEZ 1991 W MESA ST SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: OCT 16, 2023
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/ JOSE ANTONIO GOMEZ, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 20, 2023
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 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023, 11/24/2023 12/01/2023 CNBB44202312FA

FBN 20230010998
The following person is doing business as: BOB’S LESSONS. 4908 EDMONTON ST FONTANA, CA 92336
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
ROBERT L ANDERSON JR 4908 EDMONTON ST FONTANA, CA 92336.
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/ ROBERT L ANDERSON JR, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 31, 2023
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 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023, 11/24/2023, 12/01/2023 CNBB45202301MT

FBN 20230011195
The following person is doing business as: TACOS K.O.. 1231 VALENCIA AVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
DEIBI K CABANILLA ORONIA 1231 VALENCIA AVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404.
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/ DEIBI K CABANILLA ORONIA, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: NOVEMBER 06, 2023
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 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023, 11/24/2023, 12/01/2023 CNBB45202302MT

FBN 20230011193
The following person is doing business as: ROYALTY FADEZ. 2163 N SIERRA WAY SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92405;[ MAILING ADDRESS 494 S MACY ST SPC 72 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
ROYALTY FADEZ BARBERSHOP LLC 494 SOUTH MACY ST SPC 72 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410
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/ GUSTAVO ORANTES, CEO
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: NOVEMBER 06, 2023
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 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023, 11/24/2023, 12/01/2023 CNBB45202303MT

FBN 20230011123
The following person is doing business as: ESTEEM POWER WASHING. 220 ASHVALE DR SAN DIMAS, CA 91773;[ MAILING ADDRESS PO BOX 531 SAN DIMAS, CA 91773];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
RUBEN A JUAREZ PO BOX 531 SAN DIMAS, CA 91773.
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/ RUBEN A JUAREZ, AN INDIVIDUAL
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: NOVEMBER 11, 2023
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 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023, 11/24/2023, 12/01/2023 CNBB45202304MT

FBN 20230011143
The following person is doing business as: KNIGHTLY MEDICAL TRAINING. 2999 KENDALL DRIVE 204 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
KNIGHTLY MEDICAL TRAINING LLC 2999 KENDALL DRIVE 204 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407
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/ JACQUELINE KNIGHT, PRESIDENT
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: NOVEMBER 03, 2023
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 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023, 11/24/2023, 12/01/2023 CNBB45202305MT

FBN 20230011243
The following person is doing business as: GLOBAL DIPLOMATIC HUMAN RIGHTS RELIEEF. 10554 HEMLOCK AVE FONTANA, CA 92337
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
GLOBAL DIPLOMATIC HUMAN RIGHTS RELIEF 10554 HEMLOCK AVE FONTANA, CA 92337
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/ ROBERTO AGUIRRE, PRESIDENT
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: NOVEMEBER 09, 2023
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 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023, 11/24/2023, 12/01/2023 CNBB45202306MT

FBN 20230011200
The following person is doing business as: IMPROV SCHOOL REDLANDS. 1810 BARTON RD REDLANDS, CA 92337;[ MAILING ADDRESS PO BOX 444 REDLANDS, CA 92373];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
NICHOLAS M NIEBLAS 16850 MERION LN FONTANA, CA 92336.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: OCT 01, 2023
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/ NICHOLAS M NIEBLAS, OWNER AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR IMPROV SCHOOL REDLANDS
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: NOVEMBER 07, 2023
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 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023, 11/24/2023, 12/01/2023 CNBB45202307MT

FBN 20230011196
The following person is doing business as: HOPEVIEWS. 245 W VIA PRESIDO UNIT 95 ONTARIO, CA 91762
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
MICHAEL M ZHOU 245 W VIA PRESIDO UNIT 95 ONTARIO, CA 91762.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: NOV 06, 2023
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 M ZHOU, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: NOVEMBER 07, 2023
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 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023, 11/24/2023, 12/01/2023 CNBB45202308MT

FBN 20230011205
The following person is doing business as: ARTESANO BAKED HARVEST. 8952 MANGO AVE FONTANA, CA 92335
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
NAYHARA GARRIDO 8952 MANGO AVE FONTANA, CA 92335.
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/
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: NOVEMBER 07, 2023
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 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023, 11/24/2023, 12/01/2023 CNBB45202309MT

FBN 20230011208
The following person is doing business as: CHATOS TACOS. 1566 ARROWHEAD AVE RIALTO, CA 92376;[ MAILING ADDRESS 1566 ARROWHEAD AVE RIALTO, CA 92376];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
NANCY J PINEDA 1566 ARROWHEAD AVE 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: OCT 15, 2023
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/ NANCY J PINEDA
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: NOVEMBER 07, 2023
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 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023, 11/24/2023, 12/01/2023 CNBB45202310MT

FBN 20230010214
The following person is doing business as: MTZ RENTALS LLC. 5005 N. CRESCENT ST SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
MTZ RENTALS LLC 5005 N CRESCENT ST SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407 STATE OF ORGANIZATION CA ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 202359211927
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/ LUIS MARTINEZ, LEDESMA, CEO
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 06, 2023
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 11/10/2023, 11/17/2023, 11/24/2023, 12/01/2023 CNBB45202301MT

FBN 20230011204
The following person is doing business as: SAYON’S TRANSPORTATIONS. 902 LOMBARD DR REDLANDS, CA 92374
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
SERGIO GARCIA SAYON 902 LOMBARD DR REDLANDS, CA 92374.
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/ SERGIO GARCIA SAYON
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: NOVEMBER 07, 2023
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 11/09/2023, 11/16/2023, 11/23/2023, 11/30/2023 CNBB45202311MT

By Mark Gutglueck
After a substantial buildup, the Colton City Council this week took no action with regard to the city’s ongoing 30-year commitment to CR&R and whether to transform the company’s three decade hold on the city into a four decade one. The non-action gives CR&R another shot at trying to convince the council to simply roll the trash hauling franchise CR&R and its two corporate predecessor’s have had since 1996 over for a third time, meaning the exclusive franchise will be extended to 2036, a duration of four decades without any opportunity for a competitor to offer Colton’s residents or businesses enhanced service, lower rates or both.
CR&R and its two corporate predecessors, Taormina and Republic, have held the city’s exclusive trash hauling franchise since 1996, when the city council as it was then composed phased out the city’s sanitation division and privatized entirely refuse handling in the largely blue collar city.
Controversy attended the privatization transition and the means by which it was implemented, including a graft-tainted selection process for the service provider that ultimately settled upon Taormina, which in large measure prompted the recall of the city’s mayor at that time and resulted in an FBI investigation into under-the-table payments to city officials that ultimately sent three other council members and the succeeding mayor to prison.
A formal city investigative effort, jointly requested by then-Colton Police Chief and then-Colton City Attorney Julie Biggs and guided by the prosecutor who manned the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office’s white collar and political corruption unit, Mark McDonald, documented that after a relatively straightforward competition between multiple applicants for the franchise adjudicated by the city’s trash industry evaluating consultant, the R.W. Beck Company, Fontana-base Burrtec had prevailed. Rather than awarding the franchise to Burrtec as R.W. Beck had recommended, however, the trash hauling franchise had been steered to Taormina in exchange for inducements “tantamount to bribes,” according to McDonald. Contained in McDonald’s report was a statement by Taormina’s chairman of the board, Dave Ault that his company did not intend to fulfill the performance criteria it had committed to under its service contract with the city, spelling out that the company had engaged in gamesmanship to “get to the table” so it could outmaneuver the other companies competing for the franchise.
In the face of all of those revelations and Taormina/Republic’s failure to live up to the service levels it had promised, there was serious contemplation at City Hall with regard to rescinding the approval of the contract with Taormina.
The city did not do so, however. Rather, in a move to deflect the growing perception that the city had entered into a pact with a corporation with “mob ties,” brothers William and Vincent Taormina, the sons of Taormina founder Cosmo Taormina, agreed to a buyout of their company in which they received 6.5 million shares of Republic Industry stock then valued at $250 million and were each given a seat as corporate officers on Republic’s four-member executive board, from which perch they continued to oversee waste handling operations in the western United States. What had been Taormina’s operation – providing trash and recycling service to the cities of Anaheim, Brea, Colton, Garden Grove, Placentia, Villa Park and Yorba Linda coordinated from the company’s Anaheim separation facility where the refuse was run through human monitored machinery vectoring garbage, recyclable materials, and greenwaste into separate streams before being sent along to landfills, recyclers or composting operations, continued as before, including continuing to use David Ault, who had been the Chairman of Taormina Industries and Thomas Vogt, who was Taormina’s president and CEO in their managerial and administrative capacities, but under a different corporate name.
In 2005, at which point the mayor and five of the six members of the council who had been in office when the original Taormina contract had been approved and the follow-on mayor and three council members, including two who had voted to approve the Taormina contract, had gone to prison over issues unearthed by the FBI after it initiated an investigation of the city as a consequence of the findings in McDonald’s report, the city council as it was then composed was faced with a decision of whether to extend Republic’s franchise or carry out an open public bid process, referred to in government parlance as a request for proposals from competitors. With most of the members of the council at that point unfamiliar with the particulars of the shuttering of the city’s sanitation division, the original bidding process that had been tainted by graft or the conclusions of McDonald’s report, members of the council who were being courted by Republic’s representatives and provided with generous campaign donations by the company and its employees, elected to forego a competitive bid process and merely roll the franchise contract over for another ten years.
In 2014, during the run-up to that year’s election, then-acting City Manager Amer Jakher prevailed upon the city council to accept a $40,000 endowment from Republic which committed the city to negotiations with the company before it could undertake discussions with rival trash hauling companies. City management and the city council entered into those discussions despite indications that Republic was at that point looking to sell its rights to the Colton trash hauling franchise to another entity. Curiously, Colton officials pressed forward with those negotiations and neither sought from Republic a clause in the contract that would obviate the franchise arrangement if the franchise were to be sold nor sought to layer into the terms of the contract extension transfer fee from Republic if the franchise were to be sold. Just as curiously, the city in those negotiations refused to use as a bargaining chip the consideration that if the city did not extend Republic’s franchise the company would have nothing to sell to any potential purchaser. Ultimately, in July 2015, eight months after the 2014 election, the sharply split city council in a 4-to-3 vote elected not to engage in a public bidding process and extended Republic’s franchise from 2016 until 2026. One of the rationalizations given for staying with Republic was that it was a known entity to the city and the city was a known entity to the company, such that by simply extending the contract the city would avoid for any residential, commercial or industrial customers any disruptions or diminutions in service that might result if the franchise were to be handed over to a company unfamiliar with the community.
In a very compressed time after the new franchise contract went into effect, Republic finalized its agreement with CR&R, which purchased Republic’s trash hauling operations in Colton and Loma Linda, such that CR&R by March 2017 had fully taken over refuse handling in Colton.
In short order, a wide cross section of Colton residents noted what they believed to be a diminution in the quality of their trash service. Residents, commercial business and industrial operations in the city were making repeated note and complaints to both CR&R and the city about inadequate service, including skipping pick-up of trash on normally-scheduled days, weekly disposal of bins and dumpsters running to two weeks, mischanneling both recyclable material and greenwaste into garbage trucks, failure to maintain the cleanliness of receptacles and dumpsters, including twice-yearly steam cleaning. More recently, with the advent of the state’s Senate Bill 1383, which mandates organic/food waste recycling, customers would complain of pickup delays that resulted in rotting, bacteria-laden and maggot-infested dreck and detritus accumulating in their recycling bins and the health hazard that represented. Further complaints mounted that the city’s businesses, both merchants and industrial operations, were being gouged on the rates they are paying. Substantial numbers of residents and businesses, who had previously been blissfully unaware or apathetic about the city’s trash franchise and its terms became conscious of the circumstance that had led to the city allowing the franchise contract to be perpetuated for three decades without a competitive bid process, leading many to believe it was incumbent on the council to cure the matter by putting the matter out to bid through what in governmental parlance is known as a request for proposals, also known as an RFP.
With 2026 approaching, among many residents there is concern that just as it had in 2015 when it bypassed the opportunity to carry out a bid process in in a very competitive market, the city council is on track to repeat that mistake.
In an effort to induce the council to allow it to retain the contract without any competition from other waste haulers, CR&R has been offering some one-time bonuses to the city and its customers designed to have the council simply roll the contract over.
One of those consisted of an offer to waive for one year in 2024, the annual rate increase for trash service tied to the consumer price index. After CR&R’s corporate representatives approached city officials about the franchise extension, they postponed the addition of this year’s 8.69 percent increase that was to take place as of July 1. Colton residents since July have continued to pay $32.44 per months for their trash service, as CR&R has for those four months foregone the $2.82 per month the company is entitled to tack onto those bills to bring them to $35.26 per month. They continued to hold off on that increase as the discussions about the franchise rollover have proceeded.
For those familiar with the situation, the city appears misfocused on the unilateral offerings from CR&R, when the opportunity presented to the city consists of the city’s ability, should it elect to do so, of playing two other entities off against one another in a way that would represent substantial savings to the city’s residents and businesses while enhancing not only service but the amount of money to be realized by the city in franchise fees.
Despite the setback that Burrtec had sustained when the franchise contract it had seemingly won fair-and-square in 1996 was corruptly diverted to Taormina, over time Burrtec had built itself into San Bernardino County’s refuse handling powerhouse. At present, it has grown to the point where it hauls more trash and recyclables by the ton than all other trash companies in San Bernardino County combined. Burrtec at present has plum franchises in the six largest of San Bernardino County’s 24 cities – San Bernardino, Fontana, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Victorville and Rialto. The company also has franchises in ten of the county’s other municipalities – Apple Valley, Twentynine Palms, Yucca Valley, Yucaipa, Adelanto, Upland, Grand Terrace, Redlands, Montclair and Barstow. Additionally, it is the franchised garbage handler in the unincorporated San Bernardino County communities of Amboy, Angeles Oaks, Yermo, Victorville, Valley of Enchantment, Twin Peaks, Arrowbear, Baker, Barton Flats, Bloomington, Blue Jay, Skyforest, Silver Lakes, Cedar Glen, Cedarpines Park, Cima, Crestline, Daggett, Del Rosa, Devore, Dumont Dunes, El Rancho Verde, Forest Falls, Fort Irwin, San Antonio Heights, Running Springs, Nipton, Oak Glen, Newberry Springs, Mount Baldy, Mountain Pass, Halloran, Helendale, Hinkley, Kelso, Lake Arrowhead, Lenwood, Landers, Lucerne Valley, Ludlow and Mentone. In 2001, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approved an eleven-year contract with Burrtec for it to manage the county’s landfills. Prior to the June 30, 2012 expiration of that contract, the board of supervisors extended it for one year to allow a bidding process for a ten-year contract for the landfill management assignment to take place. Burrtec applied to be considered for that contract as did Waste Management, Inc. and Athens Services, also known as Arakelian Enterprises, Inc. Based upon the evaluation of the three proposals by the county public works division and the recommendation of then-Public Works Director Gerry Newcome, the county board of supervisors in April 2013 voted to enter into a contract with Athens Services running from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2023, at an initial base annual cost of $16,686,700 to be adjusted pursuant to the contract for additional services. In February 2020, the board of supervisors voted to extend the landfill management contract with Athens until 2031.
The inroad that Athens, which has a substantial presence in Los Angeles County, made into San Bernardino County in 2013 registered as a threat to the primacy that Burrtec has in San Bernardino County. Since that time, Athens has endeavored to make further advances into San Bernardino County. Other than the 2020 extension of its landfill management assignment, however, it has been thwarted in that effort. Ideally, Athens would like to build upon the basis of running the county’s five landfills, nine transfer stations and a single composting facility within the county’s confines. So far, it has been unable to obtain a trash hauling franchise contract with any of San Bernardino County’s municipalities, although that has not been for lack of trying. Athens was in the thick of the competitive public bidding process for the Chino Hills franchise in late 2021 and early 2022 and the competition to obtain the trash franchise for the City of San Bernardino when the county seat dissolved its sanitation department in 2015. In the case of Chino Hills, Republic, which at that time held the Chino Hills franchise, lost it as the result of a highly competitive effort by six other companies to take it away. Athens Services, Waste Management, Burrtec, Valley Vista Services, Ware Disposal, and a joint venture involving Urbaser and American Reclamation made service and rate proposals, which were analyzed by the city’s trash hauling advising consultant, HF&H. In the initial round of competition, Urbaser/American Reclamation proved to be the low bidder in terms of costs, i.e., rates to residential and business customers, as it promised to deliver comprehensive trash service to the city’s customer base for $8.075 million annually, followed by Ware at $10.084 million and Valley Vista, which bid at $10.257 million.
HF&H, in looking at promised service levels, existing resources of the varying companies and their sustainability, made the determination that Urbaser/American Reclamation, Valley Vista and Ware simply were not big enough to belly up to the bar. The consideration that Urbaser/American Reclamation, Valley Vista and Ware were going to charge less than the other four companies indicated, HF&H somewhat paradoxically concluded, that they were not as suited and less qualified for the franchise. HF&H and Chino Hills city staff, focusing on the consideration that the Chino Hills franchise would represent a far larger percentage of Urbaser/American’s, Valley Vista’s and Ware’s revenue in Southern California than it would for Waste Management, Athens, Republic and Burrtec, implied that the Urbaser/American Reclamation, Valley Vista and Ware bids were unrealistic ones in that if any challenges to one of those companies or the waste handling industry in general occurred during the life of the franchise, the city might be left in the lurch with uncollected trash piling up and overflowing garbage in bins, dumpsters, garages, driveways, backyards, out onto streets and alleyways, upon which rats would forage while bubonic plague-infested fleas would be feasting upon the rats.
Consequently, Urbaser/American, Valley Vista and Ware were out and Waste Management, which had bid the annual job at $10.582 million in total cost to the city’s residential and business customers; Athens, which offered to maintain the city’s sanitation for $11.242 million per year; Republic, which offered to continue as it was already doing for $12.885 million the first 12 months of the upcoming contract period; and Burrtec, which was the high bidder at $13.483 million, were granted entrée into the second round of competition.
This was because, HF&H said, Waste Management, Athens, Republic and Burrtec had proven track records in the Southern California Market.
In the second round, Athens Services said it was prepared to offer the city’s residents and businesses trash hauling services in the first year for a total rate revenue of $10,508,000. Waste Management projected a total rate revenue higher than what it had previously at $10,676,000. Burrtec’s bid came in at $12,452,000.
In some cases, timing can mean everything. At that point, disaster struck for Republic. Its workforce was threatening to strike, creating a possibility that domestic and commercial trash bins in Chino Hills would not be picked up for a week or two. Republic’s sanitation workers had its corporate officers over a trash barrel. The company had no choice but to increase its drivers’ salaries. In the end, Republic Services’ bid came in at $12,725,000.
In parsing out what the total rate revenue offers meant, it was shown that Athens Services was proposing to collect each household’s trash for $25.80 per month, the lowest per-customer cost. Waste Management came in at $26.25. Republic Services, which was at that time charging Chino Hills residents $25.02 per month for the service being provided, proposed increasing the monthly rate to $26.45. Burrtec’s proposed monthly charge to residents was nearly off the chart, at $31.44 per month, though its commercial rates were lower.
As had already been demonstrated and would again be illustrated, customer cost was not the only consideration in conferring the franchise on one of the competitors. There were tangibles and intangibles in the calculation. Republic was in place in Chino Hills and had been functioning adequately for years. Transitioning to another hauler, no matter which one, would involve some bumps and hiccups here and there. Despite the 65 cents domestic household rate difference between Republic and low bidder Athens, the city council might have been able to countenance keeping Republic in place. But one of the intangibles was the fear factor that had been created with Republic’s drivers threatening to go out on strike.
Noteworthy is that the franchise in the end did not go to the lowest of the remaining bidders, Athens. Like Republic, Athens, too, was felled by one of the intangibles in the calculation. Controversy had been created when the three lowest bids, the ones from Urbaser/American, Valley Vista and Ware had been bypassed in the first round. Thereafter, in January, Athens had emerged as the low bidder among the remaining competitors, the ones which had not been eliminated because their rates were too low. After having discarded the lowest bid and low rates as the primary distinguishing characteristic in the competition, the council was on the brink of now using the lowest bid as the deciding criterion. But as it turned out, that lowest bidder among the four original highest bidders was the company that employed one the four deciding council members’ colleague, Brian Johsz. Councilman Johsz was employed by Athens as its director of government affairs. Consequently, he had recused himself from the discussion with regard to the trash franchise and any vote upon it. Still, the largest looming intangible was that a member of the council was about to see the fortunes of his employer boosted by the city’s rebidding of one of its major franchises. A decision was made at that point to bypass Athens as the low bidder, just as Urbaser/American, Valley Vista and Ware had been bypassed previously, if for nothing other than the sake of appearances.
By a vote of 3-to-1, with Councilman Peter Rogers dissenting, Waste Management, which held the franchise for trash pick-up in neighboring Chino, was given the franchise.
In 2015, San Bernardino, the county’s oldest city and one in the middle of bankruptcy, swallowed its municipal pride and gave up on being a full service city, resolving to and then stripping itself of both its fire department and its sanitation department. The latter move mirrored what Colton had done 20 years previously. Three main competitors emerged in the effort to capture the city’s trash franchise: Waste Management, Burrtec and Athens. Relatively early in the going, Waste Management came to recognized that Burrtec, which two years previously had lost out to Athens in its bid to retain the county landfill managing contract, was in a grudge match against its rival, and was not set to go to tremendous lengths to obtain the trash hauling franchise in the City of San Bernardino, which is the county’s most populous city and at 62.45 square miles, the fourth largest city land-wise in the county. Athens, which is pining to obtain trash hauling contracts in San Bernardino County to match its landfill managing contract and fulfill its corporate goal of further expansion in Southern California, was equally determined to obtain the contract. Accordingly, Waste Management realized that whosoever managed to underbid the competition in such a fiercely fought contest for contract, would need to function on a painfully thin profit margin. It dropped out of the bidding war, leaving the filed to Burrtec and Athens. That competition came down to the wire, with Burrtec ultimately prevailing.
The upshot, to those paying attention, is that Athens is intent on capturing, if at all possible, a trash hauling franchise in San Bernardino County if and when one comes available. Burrtec, which is top dog in San Bernardino County when it comes to the trash industry, but which is still smarting from Athens undercutting it by taking away the county landfill management assignment, is bound and determined to prevent Athens from gaining any further toehold within the county by which it might further eroded Burrtec’s [primacy.] Any San Bernardino County city which can harness the opportunity that presents could use it to lower – and lower substantially – the amount of money its residents and businesses are paying for trash service and wring from the eventual franchise holder an agreement to enhance the level of service it provides and return to the city itself, in terms of a franchise and operational permitting and licensing fees, an infusion of cash.
Industry executives the Sentinel has conferred with say that based on the size of Colton – 16.06 square miles – along with its population of 54,911, location and the concentration of both industry and commercial businesses within its confines, measured against the terms of its current trash franchise, the city, its residents and business owners stand to see a combined annual savings on rates/annual infusion of fees to City Hall of $2 million at the low end to $3 million at the top end in 2023 dollars, equal to anywhere from $20 million to $30 million over the life of the franchise from 2026 until 2036 by putting the contract out to bid.
The City of Colton in 2014 and 2015, led by then-mayors Sarah Zamora and Richard DeLaRosa, failed to seize that advantage. Colton’s current mayor, Frank Navarro, is seeking to seize that opportunity as 2026 approaches, at which point the current franchise with CR&R will expire. As of the 2022 election, the Colton City Council dropped from the six council members elected by district and one mayor elected at large previously to four council members, each representing a district that is roughly one-third larger than the previous districts, and a mayor elected at large. In the council’s current configuration, Navarro has the solid support of a single council member, that of Luis González, in his resolve to go out for a bid on the 2026-to-2023 trash franchise. The remaining members of the council – David Toro, Kelly Chastain and John Echevarria – appear purposed to simply roll the franchise agreement over as was done in 2005 and 2015.
The council majority this week stopped short of doing that at a specially-held council workshop to go over the city’s options with regard to the trash franchise. Though Echevarria at one point seemed, if not outright disposed then grudgingly accommodating of seeking a request for proposals on the upcoming ten-year term of the trash franchise contract, the council nevertheless put itself on track to engage in further discussions with CR&R and move toward perpetuating that company’s continuing status as the trash franchise holder.
During the city council’s discussion with regard to how the city trash hauling franchise contract should be handled, Mayor Frank Navarro refrained from advocating his position on the issue. Rather, he allowed his council colleagues to express their views and sound out their ideas.
Chastain and Toro came across as those most adamantly in favor of keeping CR&R in place.
She said she wanted the council to make a decision that night, which hinted toward her belief that a council majority would likely decide in favor of keeping CR&R as the city’s refuse handler.
She noted that in 2020, CR&R had appeared amenable to providing the city with a host fee for the presence of the company’s sorting facility within Colton’s city limits. The city had not closed that deal and Chastain estimated that putting the host fee in place then would have brought in “over $800,000 in the intervening years. She said the city should sign on the dotted line with CR&R now to get that money rolling in.
Chastain, who was on the city council at the time McDonald generated his report about Taormina’s bribing of city officials, indicated she did not want to consider that history in considering whether to perpetuate the hold Taormina’s corporate successor still has on the city.
With regard to the McDonald Report or accounts relating to it, Chastain said, “I know that there’s been things out there. I didn’t even want to read them because they bring up the past. The past is the past.”
She advocated that the city council give go-ahead to the contract extension to put CR&R in a position to expand its Colton operation.
“Giving them the contract continuation would help them get loans I take that into consideration.”
Chastain said continuity was important.
“There’s consistency,” she said in promoting giving the company the contract extension so that there will be a 40-year continuum of the Taormina/Republic/CR&R service relationship with the city. “If we go out to bid all the time… you sometimes can end up with, every five years, if we’re going to five-year contract, have a new facility. I think there can be things with consistency. So, I’m looking at how are they performing now, what can we do better and if they can, do we continue on. I think a lot can be said that there’s consistency. I would prefer to move forward.”
Councilman Luis González offered a countervailing perspective.
“The more information the better,” González said. “We need to take a really broad look and make sure we are making the best decision possible in order to protect ourselves. We need to look for the best deal. We can do better. It’s hard to choose better without something to compare it to.
“My position on the matter of trash service remains the same,” González went on. “Going out to a bid in my opinion is the best business decision. This is an important business decision. It is a major business decision. We need to shop for the best deal. The contract is worth multi-millions of dollars. That should raise a flag immediately. This decision involves a multi-year commitment. Last time we went to ten [years]. That was a rough ride. This decision affects every resident, every business and every industry in this city. We need to really vet it out and there’s only one way I know to vet it out and that is to have a comparative analysis of that. The only way to do that is to go out for bid.”
González continued. “There’s a lot of items that can be negotiated,” he said. “We can’t just rubberstamp them. We have to take a look at them. Many of these items don’t exist if we don’t go out for a bid. I’d like to highlight the word negotiate. I think that’s the key. Because if we have only one proposal, there’s nothing to negotiate. There’s nothing to compare because we don’t know if it’s the best deal or not. You have nothing to compare it to.”
González said there were a number of elements to the franchise agreement that needed to be considered, and the city should not merely reinstitute what already exists without an evaluation of their value. Among those issues, González said, were the length of the contract, the franchise fee, a host fee, street sweeping service, tree trimming service, pot hole repairs, tire collection service, bulk item pickup, electronic waste pickup, utilizing the franchise holder to clean the entrances to the city, conducting customer satisfaction surveys, hazardous waste service, having the city’s trash company participate in additional community clean up days, how to improve service to the company’s business accounts and industrial accounts, mitigation fees for damage the company’s operations and equipment might do to city infrastructure, single person and senior household rates, paper shredding service, Christmas tree disposal, financial compensation the city should be provided for handling the trash company’s billing, the charging of a fee to those companies seeking to compete for the trash franchise, having the winner in any franchise bid competition pay for the consultant hired by the city to carry out the analysis of those bids, determining what the city’s policy should be if the trash company fails to pick up binds or leaves trash on the ground and looking at what services the other trash haulers in the region provide their customers.
González responded to those on the council and in the community who suggested the city maintain the franchise contract with CR&R because of the relationship that has developed between the city and the company.
“Good relations could be built with other companies,” González said. “Any other company would want to build a good relationship with our city,” and that would extend to making donations to community organizations and charities, he said. He said some people were crediting CR&R with good will toward the community for merely complying with state regulations, which he said all companies in the trash hauling business have to do.
González noted the discussion with regard to the franchise was taking place three years before the franchise contract is to expire and that the discussion was taking place, essentially, at CR&R’s behest.
“I have no problem talking about the service,” González said. At the same time that CR&R is looking after itself, the city, too, should prioritize what is in its and its residents’ and businesses’ best interest. “They are a business and trying to make a business decision for themselves by jumping on this early,” González observed. “We are a business too and we need to do a business decision for ourselves. We need to do the same thing and that’s to make the best decision for our residents and our businesses. I support going out to bid so that we can negotiate competitively, so we can compare the best deal. Without it, how do we know we have the best deal? We don’t. So, I’m in favor of going out to bid.”
Toro, while acknowledging that the issues with regard to service levels to be provided by the city’s franchised trash hauler brought up by González were valid, nevertheless pushed toward having CR&R being the provider of those services, and he expressed an aversion to having the city engaging in a competitive bid process.
“When I made the motion to have this workshop, it wasn’t to discuss going out to an RFP,” Toro said. “It was, because staff doesn’t want to negotiate this, for this council to sit back and say, ‘This is what we want to tell CR&R is what we want’ and for them to come back to us and say, ‘Yes we can.’ or ‘No, we can’t.’ At that point, then we can decide which way we want to go.”
Toro provided a selective comparison of rates charged by CR&R in Colton and rates charged by other haulers in other cities. The rate he quoted appeared to be related to domestic or residential customers rather than commercial and/or industrial ones.
He said that customers in Barstow, Adelanto, Victorville, Chino Hills, San Bernardino and Grand Terrace have lower rates than those in Colton, but that in Highland, Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana, Montclair, Ontario, Chino and Redlands, customers, or at least residential customers, are currently paying higher trash rates than in Colton.
Toro said he had considered the service and rates offered by CR&R, Burrtec, Republic, Valley Vista, Athens and Waste Management in comparison with those offered by CR&R. He suggested, without saying so definitively, that CR&R was holding its own.
While sidestepping the consideration that Taormina/Republic/CR&R have already secured a 30-year franchise without again undertaking a competitive bidding process and that if the CR&R franchise contract is rolled over, Colton will go at least 40 years without competitively bidding the contract, Toro dismissed suggestions that the 10-year duration of the contract extension now being discussed is too long. He referenced multiple franchise contract durations locally that equal or exceed the ten-year period, including San Bernardino with 10 years, Bloomington with a 15-year franchise, Highland with a 20-year plus arrangment; Fullerton with 18 years and Cypress with a 10-year contract.
In expressing his rationale against putting the contract out to bid, he raised the specter of Burrtec, which already has an overwhelming number of trash hauling franchises among county cities, prevailing in the competition.
“For our surrounding cities, Burrtec has all the cities except Colton and Loma Linda,” Toro said. “In a sense, my opinion is Burrtec has a monopoly on this area. If they get Colton and maybe Loma Linda, they own this. And what happens when a company has a monopoly? They can do whatever they want.”
Toro explicated what is for him a pointedly idiosyncratic objection to the practice of carrying out open public competitive bidding.
“I personally do not have confidence in the RFP process,” Toro said. “Why? Because I’ve been through an RFP process in my personal life and what happened.”
He explained further.
“I don’t know who said it – These guys [CR&R] are the home town people,” Toro said. “They know the city. They know what they’re getting into. Shouldn’t they be the lowest bidder? Well, the business that I was in, there were four or five bidders. We were the in-house vendor and we came in third place. I don’t know how that happened. Obviously, somebody underbid it, and, come long story short, it was underbidded, underbid by $6 million. That first year – and I was fortunately to get absorbed into this company that won the contract because they needed that experience – what happened? What I was doing, the workload became four or five times more. I had to take less pay. Within a year, it was scare tactics. ‘All hands on deck! We’re going to lose the contract.’ Why? Because they couldn’t meet the expectations of what was happening. So, they had to basically burn the bridges at both ends, trying to make things work. Seven years later, now that the contract is ready for renewal, they’re finally at the place they should have been seven years ago. But within that seven years, so many people lost their jobs, customer services really tanked during the first two or three years. That’s my expectations of what’s going to happen if we go out to RFP. That’s my personal opinion on RFPs.”
Councilman Echevarria decried that Mayor Navarro had constrained the format of the meeting to prevent CR&R from making a comprehensive presentation of its proposal for being permitted to retain the contract to provide Colton with sanitation service.
“We wanted some information,” Echevarria said. “Instead we got a staff report. Penultimately, Echevarria signaled his willingness to put off the decision relating to the trash hauling franchise until much further down the road, closer to the time the franchise is nearing its expiration. He endorsed an option put onto the agenda by city staff to table the matter until later.
Mayor Navarro made clear that the motion to accept the staff’s option was that the “council provide staff with no direction, allow the current contract to continue until subsequent action or direction until the contract’s expiration on June 30, 2026.” At that point, City Manager Bill Smith made clear that the option Echevarria was promoting with his motion meant that the city would not entertain any of CR&R’s options at this point, while allowing the current the contract to continue.
“When we get close to the expiration of the contract, obviously, we would initiate an RFP process,” Smith said. With that made clear, Navarro seconded Echevarria’s motion.
In a brief discussion that ensued, Chastain emphasized her preference to vote on extending CR&R’s franchise contract that night.
Toro then broke in to offer a substitute motion, which under Robert’s Rules of Order takes precedence over a previously offered motion.
“I would like to see what CR&R out of all those things we asked for can deliver on,” Toro said.
Toro then enunciated that his motion was to have CR&R “take all our information and come back at a date to be determined to [let the city council] know what they can do and can’t do. If at that point they can’t give us an offer we can’t confuse, then we continue with option 2 [i.e., Echevarria’s proposed endorsement of staff’s option to eventually take the matter out to bid].”
Toro’s motion passed by a margin of 3-to-2, with Toro, Chastain and Echevarria prevailing and Navarro and González dissenting.