ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER CIVSB 2324814
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner GALINA MEDVEDEV on behalf of her son ARTUOM IDIMECHEV REZAYEV filed with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
ARTUOM IDIMECHEV REZAYEV to ARTUOM 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: 12/5/2023
Time: 08:30 AM
Department: S17
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: 10/10/2023
Paola Iniquez, Deputy Court Clerk
Galina Medvedev, In Pro Per
Phone: (909) 374-8100
rock.nstyle@aol.com
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on October 13, 20, 27 and November 3, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER CIVSB 2321839
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner SELENA LIZABETH MORENO filed with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
SELENA LIZABETH MORENO to SELENA LIZABETH CISNEROS
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: 11/20/2023
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 9/26/2023
Priscilla Saldana, Deputy Court Clerk
Selena Lizabeth Moreno, In Pro Per
Phone: (909) 477-0189
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on October 13, 20, 27 and November 3, 2023

FBN 20230008921
The following entity is doing business, primarily in San Bernardino County, as:
KAUSA PERUVIAN RESTAURANT 8880 ARCHIBALD AVE UNIT E RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730: ADELA LUNA 7531 EXBURY PLACE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91739
This Business is Conducted By: AN INDIVIDUAL
Began Transacting Business: SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
BY SIGNING BELOW, 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 17913) I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
S/ ADELA LUNA, Owner
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 9/01/2023
I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. County Clerk, Deputy J7550
NOTICE- This fictitious business 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 name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14400 et. Seq. Business & Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on October 13, 20, 27 and November 3, 2023.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: STELLA CARDENAS MORENO
CASE NO. PROVA2300119
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of STELLA CARDENAS MORENO
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ARMIDA CABRAL in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ARMIDA CABRAL 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 15, 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 Armida Cabral:
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 October 20 & 27 and November 3, 2023.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: WILLIE C. HARRIS aka WILLIE CALVIN HARRIS
CASE NO. PROSB2201656
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of WILLIE C. HARRIS aka WILLIE CALVIN HARRIS has been filed by MARY E. TURCOTTE in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MARY E. TURCOTTE 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 NOVEMBER 27, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at
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.
Mary E. Turcott, In Pro Per
P.O. Box 3292
Landers, CA 92285
Phone (760) 886 -0852
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on October 20 & 27 and November 3, 2023.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC LIEN SALE
Notice is hereby given that personal property in the following units will be sold at public auction pursuant to Sections 21701-21716 of the California Self-Service Storage Facility Act. A public lien sale will be conducted by www.storagetreasures.com on the 10th day of November 2023, at or after 10:00 am. The property is stored by AAA All American Storage Fontana located at 14918 Foothill Blvd, Fontana, CA 92335. Purchases must be made in CASH ONLY. Items are sold AS IS WHERE IS and must be removed at the time of sale. AAA All American Storage Fontana reserves the right to refuse any bid or cancel auction. The items to be sold are generally described as follows: miscellaneous personal and household goods stored by the following persons:
Unit Name
A11 Thomas Patterson
D76 Abraham Chagolla
E97 Kenneth McCord
E107 Gerardo Gutierrez Cerrato
E112 Jesus Flores Gonzalez
F81 Dorian Sade Thompson
F104 Charlie Juarez
F106 Joe Silva
F183 Taryn Gonzales
F193 Norma Arteaga
G05 Gilbert Zuniga
G06 Gilbert Zuniga
Dated: 10/23/2023
Signed: Jonathan Gossett
storagetreasures.com
Sales subject to prior cancellation in the event of settlement between Owner and obligated party.
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on October 27 and November 3, 2023.

NOTICE OF PUBIC LIEN SALE
Notice is hereby given that personal property in the following units will be sold at public auction pursuant to Sections 21701-21716 of the California Self-Service Storage Facility Act. A public lien sale will be conducted by www.storagetreasures.com on the 10th day of November 2023, at or after 9:00 am. The property is stored by All American Storage Ontario located at 505 S. Mountain Avenue, Ontario, CA 91762. Purchases must be made in CASH ONLY. Items are sold AS IS WHERE IS and must be removed at the time of sale. All American Storage Ontario reserves the right to refuse any bid or cancel auction. The items to be sold are generally described as follows: miscellaneous personal and household goods stored by the following persons:
Unit Name
B029 Alicia Chavez
C011 Betzabeh Magana Reyes
C055 Gloria Estrada Martinez
C058 Marlene M Cadena
D028 Gary J Lopacinski
D037 Kyle Langmaack
D040 Marlene M Cadena
D046 Marlene M Cadena
D104 Caludia Drochak
E031 Jimi Reynaldo
E042 Rhiannon Dominguez
Dated: 10/26/2023
Signed: Garrett Gossett
storagetreasures.com
Sales subject to prior cancellation in the event of settlement between Owner and obligated party.
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on October 27 and November 3, 2023.

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.

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

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 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 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: 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.

FBN 20230010250
The following person is doing business as: A+ DELIVERIES SUPPER LOADS HIGH DAMAND SUPPLY GROWTH; 4 STAR HIGH DEMAND OUTO DELERSHIPS; APOLLO 11 SPACE UNIVERSE PRODUCTS; NON TOLERANCE POTENTIAL HARM PROTECTION; NO BILLS EXECUTIVE BRANCH; APOLLO 10 SPACE UNIVERSE PRODUCTS; INVESTING MYSELF MR AMBITOUS EXECUTIVE. 483 NORTHPARK BLVD SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407;[ MAILING ADDRESS PO BOX 90813 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92427];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
L.M.R. IDEAS UNLIMITED LLC 483 NORTHPARK BLVD 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/ LAVON MARKES ROUNTREE, CEO
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 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
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 10/13/2023, 10/20/2023, 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023 CNBB41202301MT

FBN 20230010275
The following person is doing business as: YE OLDE LAMPLIGHTER. 255 E 40TH ST SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404;[ MAILING ADDRESS 25717 MESA COURT SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
LISA A MELLOR 25717 MESA COURT SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404; DAVID A MELLOR 25717 MESA COURT SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404.
The business is conducted by: A MARRIED COUPLE.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: OCT 09, 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/ LISA A MELLOR
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 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
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 10/13/2023, 10/20/2023, 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023 CNBB41202302MT

FBN 20230010271
The following person is doing business as: FOUNTAIN BLU EXPRESS CAR WASH. 10159 CITRUS AVE FONTANA, CA 92335
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
VALLEY BLVD PROPERTY INC 3325 W 6TH STREET LOS ANGELES, CA 90020
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/ SAEED KOHANOFF, PRESIDENT
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 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
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 10/13/2023, 10/20/2023, 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023 CNBB41202303MT

FBN 20230010273
The following person is doing business as: VALLEY BLVD GAS. 16111 VALLEY BLVD FONTANA, CA 92335;[ MAILING ADDRESS 16111 VALLEY BLVD FONTANA, CA 92335];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
VALLEY BLVD PROPERTY INC 3325 W 6TH STREET LOS ANGELES, CA 90020
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/ SAEED KOHANOFF, PRESIDENT
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 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
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 10/13/2023, 10/20/2023, 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023 CNBB41202304MT

FBN 20230010173
The following person is doing business as: ROSEANN. 870 EAST 25TH STREET UPLAND, CA 91784
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
EMILY A HUNT 870 EAST 25TH STREET UPLAND, CA 91784; KATIE R HUNT 870 EAST 25TH STREET UPLAND, CA 91784.
The business is conducted by: COPARTNERS.
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/ EMILY A HUNT, GENERAL PARTNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 10/05/2023
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 10/13/2023, 10/20/2023, 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023 CNBB41202305MT

FBN 202300010168
The following person is doing business as: IFIXANDREPAIR. 1333 N MOUNTAIN AVE ONTARIO, CA 91762
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
SULEMAN AMIRZADA 1333 N MOUNTAIN AVE 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: 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/ SULEMAN AMIRZADA, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 05, 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 10/13/2023, 10/20/2023, 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023 CNBB41202306MT

FBN 20230010009
The following person is doing business as: MARISCOS PURO SINALOA. 16250 HOMECOMING DR UNIT 1088 CHINO, CA 91708
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
MARIE A LEON LEON 16250 HOMECOMING DR APT 1088 CHINO, CA 91708.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: SEP 07, 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/ MARIE A LEON-LEON, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 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 10/13/2023, 10/20/2023, 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023 CNBB41202307RC

FBN 20230009784
The following person is doing business as: PASSTHEBRUSH. 1220 W TROPICANA ST ONTARIO, CA 91762
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
VANESSA D ROMERO 1220 W TROPICANA ST 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: 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/ VANESSA D. ROMERO, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 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 10/13/2023, 10/20/2023, 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023 CNBB41202308MT

FBN 20230010016
The following person is doing business as: ALONZO-ESPANA, LLC. 1697 GENEVIEVE ST SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92405
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
ALONZO-SPANA, LLC 812 W 129TH ST GARDENA, CA 90247
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/ ELSA MIRANDA, MANAGING MEMBER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 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 10/13/2023, 10/20/2023, 10/27/2023, 11/03/2023 CNBB41202309MT

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.
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s/ TOMAS VAZQUEZ, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 12, 2023
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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.
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s/ EDWIN R AZURDIA, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 12, 2023
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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.
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s/ GERARDO ALMAGUER SANTILLAN, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 16, 2023
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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
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s/ BRITTANY CANDICE DAWSON, MANAGING MEMBER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTYEMBER 26, 2023
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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
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s/ VALERIA J. ESPINOLA, MANAGING MEMBER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 17, 2023
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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.
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The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
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s/ JAMES P LOPEZ, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 16, 2023
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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
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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
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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
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s/ GARRY VEGA, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: OCTOBER 16, 2023
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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
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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).
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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
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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
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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).
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By Amanda Frye and Mark Gutglueck
BlueTriton this week filed a lawsuit challenging the State Water Resources Control Board’s finalized cease and desist order handed down on September 19 curtailing the company’s diversion of water from the Strawberry Creek headwater springs located high in the San Bernardino National Forest below Strawberry Peak and Highway 18 for use in its Arrowhead Spring Water bottling operation.
The lawsuit comes after environmentalists’ seemingly interminable challenges of the water diversion by BlueTriton’s predecessors, Nestlé Waters of North America and Perrier, ones launched decades ago, resulting in the long-delayed methodical administrative hearing process carried out in 2021 and 2022 that formed the basis of State Water Resources Control Board’s action.
In its challenge, the company, which was formed some three years ago by Metropoulos & Company and One Rock Capital Partners, LLC, for the explicit purpose of acquiring the lion’s share of Nestlé’s Western Hemisphere water bottling operations, maintains that the State of California overstepped its water use regulatory and water rights adjudicative purviews, as codified in the state’s governmental and water codes. That challenge is being made despite a substantial back-and-forth and exchange of motions between attorneys representing the state water board’s enforcement team and BlueTriton’s lawyers in which the hearing officer conducting the 2021/2022 hearing made a determination during the administrative examination process that the state’s water regulatory authority extends to groundwater that manifests in surface flow.
Water originating in the San Bernardino Mountains and using the Arrowhead brand in one form or another has been marketed at least since 1909. Questions have long existed, however, as to whether the water rights originally claimed, attributed or granted to Arrowhead Puritas, the corporate predecessor to Arrowhead Spring Water, pertain to the current source of the water drawn at the 5,200-foot-to 5,600-foot altitude from Strawberry Creek in what is known as Strawberry Canyon rather than water drawn farther down the mountain at around the 2,000-foot above sea level on the grounds of the Arrowhead Springs Hotel.
In 1929, the California Consolidated Waters Company was formed to merge three Los Angeles-based companies that bottled and distributed “Arrowhead Water,” “Puritas Water” and “Liquid Steam.” The bottling operations, water distribution and administration of Arrowhead Springs Company, Puritas of California Consumers Company and the water bottling division of Merchants Ice and Storage were all administered by California Consolidated Waters Company. In August 1930, California Consolidated Waters, on the basis of a single pipeline permit that was not based on any water rights and without having obtained a diversion permit or any further valid authorization or rights, started diverting spring water from a single “bedrock crevice” spring in the San Bernardino National Forest along Strawberry Creek at an elevation of 5,600 feet. Subsequently, in 1933 and 1934, the company put in place tunnels, ultimately accompanied by holes and horizontal wells at or near the headwaters of Strawberry Creek in Strawberry Canyon. Strawberry Creek was noted in maps and springs studies prior to the diversion to be a perennial stream which was fed by abundant flowing headwaters springs.
The Arrowhead Water Bottling Company, under various names and corporate configurations, including divisions of Standard Oil of California and Rheem Manufacturing, continued to operate, drawing water from Strawberry Canyon throughout the 20th Century. In 1969, the Arrowhead Water Bottling Company was acquired by the Coca Cola Bottling Company of Los Angeles and in 1978, Chicago-based Northwest Industries acquired Arrowhead Puritas when it bought Coca Cola Bottling of Los Angeles. In 1982, Northwest Industries unloaded Coca-Cola Bottling of Los Angeles to Beatrice Foods. BCI subsequently acquired Beatrice in a leveraged buyout. While under BCI’s control, the U.S. Forest Service-issued Arrowhead Puritas water drafting permit in Strawberry Canyon expired, and the BCI-Arrowhead Drinking Water Company applied to extend the permit. In 1987, while that application was still pending, Perrier purchased the BCI-Arrowhead Drinking Water Company.
The then-pending water extraction permit renewal required a U.S. Forest Service review of the water drafting arrangement and its environmental/ecological impact, which the U.S. Forest Service then did not have the immediately available resources to carry out. In a gesture of compromise, Perrier was allowed, pending the eventual Forest Service review, to continue to operate in Strawberry Canyon by simply continuing to pay the $524-per year fee to perpetuate the water extraction under the terms of the expired permit. In 1992, when Nestlé acquired the Arrowhead brand from Perrier, it inherited the Strawberry Canyon operation and continued to pay the $524 annual fee without renewing the permit, which at that time existed under the name of the “Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water Co,” one that was never listed legally in corporate filings, but which operated under Nestlé Waters of North America, Inc. until it was acquired by BlueTriton Brands
Nestlé’s intensive water-drafting activity, which has long been decried by environmentalists, came under increasing fire as a statewide drought, which lasted for more than five years after it first manifested in 2011, advanced. In 2015, environmental groups were gearing up to file a lawsuit claiming the U.S. Forest Service had violated protocols and harmed the ecology of the mountain by allowing Nestlé Waters North America to continue its operations in Strawberry Canyon for 28 years after its permit expired. At that point, the Forest Service moved to make an environmental review. In the meantime, Nestlé continued its water extraction, pumping an average of 62.56 million gallons of water annually from the San Bernardino Mountains. Environmentalists lodged protests with the water rights division of the California Water Resources Control Board, alleging Nestlé was diverting water without rights, making unreasonable use of the water it was taking, failing to monitor the amount drawn or make an accurate accounting of the water it was taking, and wreaking environmental damage by its action.
Following a two-year investigation, state officials arrived at a tentative determination that Nestlé could continue to divert up to 26 acre-feet of water (8.47 million gallons) per year. Nestlé had gone far beyond the water drafting limit the company was entitled to, the State Water Resources Control Board said, and was actually drafting 192 acre-feet (62.56 million gallons), such that 166 acre-feet (54.09 million gallons) the company was taking on an annual basis was unauthorized, according to a report released on December 21, 2017.
In March 2021, Nestlé’s parent company, Nestlé S.A., a corporate conglomerate headquartered in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland, sold its Nestlé Waters North America division, with the exception of its bottling rights to Perrier, to One Rock Capital Partners, LLC, in partnership with Metropoulos & Company.
Nestlé Waters North America existed as Nestlé’s operations pertaining to bottling drinking water in the United States and Canada, including eight of the leading water bottling operations in the United States. Upon the sale being completed to One Rock Capital and Metropoulos, Nestlé Waters North America was redubbed BlueTriton Brands.
Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water is among the most iconic of the brands now in the possession of BlueTriton. To the chagrin of the company, the California State Water Resources Control Board’s finalized determination on September 19 to issue the cease & desist order entails a finding that “BlueTriton does not have any water rights that authorize these diversions and uses.”
Numerous complainants, including Story of Stuff Project Executive Director Michael O’Heaney and local residents and whistleblowers Steve Loe and Hugh Bialecki among others, offered testimony before the state water board on September 19, urging its approval of the order. O’Heaney also submitted a petition signed by 25,000 global citizens gathered by his organization and corporate accountability campaigner Eko, formerly known as Sum of Us, calling upon the board to act. The petition stated that “one cannot sell what it does not own. And BlueTriton does not own, nor does it hold a right to, the water in Strawberry Creek.”
The cease & desist order the board approved was drafted by the board’s administrative hearings office, including Administrative Hearing Office Allen Lilly, who presided over a nearly year-long hearing that took place after BlueTriton appealed a 2021 tentative cease and desist order based on the findings of the State Water Board’s enforcement staff following an extensive investigation. In addition to prosecutors from the State Water Board and attorneys for BlueTriton, the Story of Stuff Project and multiple other complainants were able to introduce evidence and call witnesses during the hearings and to participate in a site visit to the springs in February 2022.
The order concluded that the water in question, because it originates from springs, even if it is intercepted prior to expressing at the surface, falls under the jurisdiction of the State Water Board, which by law regulates surface water and not groundwater. Further, according to the order, BlueTriton did not perfect an appropriative right to the water it removes and in particular, did not perfect a pre-1914 right, considered to be California’s inviolable gold standard in terms of water rights, as it has long claimed.
The order is silent on the removal of water from three of the spring sources BlueTriton taps at a lower elevation in Strawberry Canyon and allows the company to divert water from those springs to the owners of the Arrowhead Hotel property for riparian uses as the collection of environmentalists had made no challenge of those three diversions. Nevertheless, environmentalists have indicated they will importune the Forest Service to deny BlueTriton’s application for a new special use permit for its operation on public lands without proof of a valid water right.
On October 24, Blue Triton, represented by John Kinsey and Nicholas Cardella of the Fresno-based law firm Wanger Jones Helsley and Robert Donlan, Christopher Sanders and Shawnda Grady of the Sacramento-based law firm Ellison Schneider Harris & Donlan, filed suit in Fresno Superior Court, alleging “The State Water Resources Control Board’s September 19, 2023 Order WR 2023-0042 is the culmination of a calculated eight-year effort to expand improperly the State Water Resources Control Board’s authority over subterranean waters far beyond what California law allows. The final order ignores the undisputed facts in the record, as confirmed in the final order itself, and inexplicably asserts that rather than applying applicable and binding law, the State Water Resources Control Board ‘should treat’ BlueTriton Brand’s collections of groundwater, collected from deep underground, as surface water subject to the State Water Resources Control Board’s permitting authority. The final order invents an entirely new jurisdictional standard articulated for the first time in the final order, ignores the clear jurisdictional limits that the state legislature and the courts imposed on the State Water Resources Control Board’s permitting authority, ignores the unwavering pattern and practice of State Water Resources Control Board staff for decades, and essentially creates a new, ad hoc rule for the State Water Resources Control Board to determine how and when it will require a permit for diversion and collection of subterranean waters in California.”
The legal theory BlueTriton is pursuing in the case holds that there is a distinction in California water law between surface water and subsurface water and that the State Water Resources Control Board’s authority extends only over surface water and not to water drafted out of the water table or aquifer. Since the Arrowhead Water operation consists of borings, tunnels and adits which tap into subsurface water, according to BlueTriton’s legal team, the State Water Resources Control Board’s undertaking to apply a cease-and-desist order was illegitimate from the inception and the ultimate conclusion that BlueTriton had not established water rights to the water it is drafting in Strawberry Canyon within the San Bernardino National Forest is moot and therefore inapplicable, as only the U.S. Forest Service has authority with regard to underground water within its jurisdiction. Thus, the U.S. Forest Service special use permit bought for a $524-per year fee issued to Nestlé and subsequently to its corporate successor, BlueTriton, provides a fully proper, appropriate and both administratively and legally defensible basis to have allowed the drafting of that water in the past, at present and into the future, Kinsey, Cardella, Donlan, Sanders and Grady maintain.
An adit is a horizontal passage leading into an underground chamber for the purposes of access or drainage.
In the suit, Kinsey, Cardella, Donlan, Sanders and Grady seem to blur the distinction between the water drafted by BlueTriton and its corporate predecessors at the 5,600-foot level in the mountains from the water that was historically drawn much further down the mountain on the grounds of the Arrowhead Springs Hotel.
“The final order directs BlueTrion Brands to cease and desist from collecting the water that BlueTriton Brands and its predecessors have collected for more than a century. BlueTriton Brand’s water is sourced from horizontal boreholes and tunnels developed from 37 to 495 feet below the ground surface in Strawberry Canyon located within the San Bernardino National Forest,” the lawsuit states, “To be clear, the groundwater collected at the boreholes and tunnels is hydraulically connected to the surface of the earth, and thus classified as ‘spring water’ under Food and Drug Administration regulations. But under the Water Code and California common law, the legal classification of water for water rights and State Water Resources Control Board jurisdictional purposes is determined where the water is diverted and taken under control. The [California] Water Code expressly limits the State Water Resources Control Board’s permitting authority to ‘surface water… flowing in [a] natural channel,’ and ‘to subterranean streams flowing through known and definite channels.’ The final order ignores these express statutory standards and every other legal authority on the topic, and instead creates a vague new standard that would essentially render any groundwater that the State Water Resources Control Board deems to be ‘associated with’ the ground surface subject to its permitting authority.”
The suit makes no reference to that portion of the administrative hearing referencing Strawberry Creek within Strawberry Canyon existing as a flowing body of surface water before the addition of BlueTriton’s corporate predecessor’s horizontal boreholes, tunnels and adits.
According to Kenneth Petruzelli, an attorney with the California Water Resources Control Board, “A spring supplying a stream is part of the stream.”
The lawsuit further states, “Just as troubling, it appears this unprecedented new jurisdictional standard was developed in the course of prohibited ex parte communications by and among the State Water Resources Control Board members, its chief counsel, the hearing officers from its administrative hearings office, and certain of their respective staff members during multiple closed session meetings, which were reportedly conducted to ‘deliberate’ on the proposed order before and after the administrative hearing office issued it.”
The administrative hearing process under which the final cease and desist order was issued, according to Kinsey, Cardella, Donlan, Sanders and Grady, was inherently unfair because “the hearing officer then became an advocate for its proposed order expanding the State Water Resources Control Board’s jurisdiction over subterranean waters, materially revising the proposed order and responding to the comments on its proposed order with a 33-page document. This collaboration between the administrative hearing office and the State Water Resources Control Board violated the principles contained in the Administrative Procedures Act by having the entire process working toward a preconceived conclusion, Kinsey, Cardella, Donlan, Sanders and Grady maintain.
The U.S. Forest Service special use permits issued to Nestlé and subsequently to its corporate successor, BlueTriton, is only for a pipeline, while the removal of water requires a valid water right. The State Water Resources Control Board’s enforcement branch conducted a multi-year investigation and presented its findings at the multi-month hearing conducted in 2021 and 2022 that BlueTriton had no legitimate water rights in the San Bernardino National Forest Strawberry Creek headwater springs area at the approximate 5,600-foot elevation.
Despite hearing documents, legal filings and BlueTriton’s corporate predecessors’ documents confirming the 1930 date of encroachment in the National Forest within Strawberry Canyon, BlueTriton’s website states that “BlueTriton and our predecessors have collected water from Arrowhead Springs in Strawberry Canyon in an environmentally responsible and sustainable way for more than 125 years. BlueTriton will vigorously defend our water rights through the available legal process. BlueTriton continues to comply with all state and federal laws as they apply to our water rights in California. We look forward to continuing to work closely with the local communities near our operations.”
As to any continuing drafting of water from Strawberry Canyon, the company stated, “BlueTriton will comply with the order unless otherwise authorized by the courts.”
Steve Loe, a retired U.S. Forest Service biologist who testified during the hearings in 2022, told the Sentinel, “This is just more delay, delay, delay tactics. We have been watching this over and over for the 10 years we have been working to get water back in the stream.”

GridStor and Upland Reliability Project Holdings, LLC this week abruptly abandoned their long-in-the-making plan to establish the 120-megawatt standalone battery energy storage Upland Reliability Project in the Sycamore Hills district in North Upland.
Unclear is what factors, precisely, led to the two interrelated companies deciding to scrap the effort to establish the facility, which was intended to augment the state power grid with electricity collected from the local area’s rooftop solar panels and assist in the State of California in making a conversion from its dependence on fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. It does appear, however, that Upland Mayor Bill Velto’s testy relationship with California Governor Gavin Newsom may have given GridStor corporate officials pause, resulting in their decision to seek to place the project in some other location outside Upland.
While the project’s proponents, city officials, local residents and state officials all seem to agree that the project and the technology it embodies would represent a valuable addition to the community and is worth pursuing, there is concern that it would be ill-placed in its intended location proximate to an upscale residential neighborhood and that a bruising battle on that issue might trigger unwanted scrutiny of similar land use incompatibility issues in the city’s less affluent residential districts where for generations Upland officials had no qualms about locating hazardous, polluting and sometimes life-threatening industrial operations next to homes occupied by the city’s impoverished families and less well-off individual residents. Moreover, corporate officials with GridStor and Upland Reliability Project Holdings, LLC, who have consistently sought to cultivate positive relationships with the state’s institutional employees within those divisions such as the California Energy Commission and the California Public Utilities Commission and the state’s elected officials, only recently learned about the bad blood between Upland’s mayor and California’s governor that has rendered the City of Gracious Living into a municipium non grata with Sacramento.
For any one, or perhaps a combination, of those reasons, Gridstor is not going ahead with the project.
Without any fanfare, GridStor, a Portland, Oregon-based company focusing exclusively on large-scale, standalone battery energy storage projects, last year began on its end preparations to construct what was initially to be a 120-megawatt capacity facility in Upland. A few of its corporate officers had one of its agents establish a Delaware Corporation, Upland Reliability Project Holdings, LLC, on September 15, 2022, based in an office in La Jolla, which then moved to tie up some property in Upland. It settled on available acreage in the Sycamore Hills district in northwest Upland, at a location relatively proximate to an existing power line corridor.
Somewhat stealthily, GridStor began the application process with the City of Upland, which accommodated the secretiveness of the project sponsor, as the company’s executives were hoping to eventually unveil the project and run it through the official approval process involving the Upland Planning Commission and ultimate approval by the city council in a compressed timeframe. Upland, for the most part, was able to accommodate this because the city’s community development director, Robert Dahlquest, and Upland Mayor Bill Velto go way back, more than 45 years, to when they attended Upland High together and were members of the Highlanders football team.
The project proposal was kept on the down low for close to a year. Last month, however, somewhat prior to when GridStor officials had hoped the planned project might become public knowledge, residents of the Sycamore Hills district, many of whom had paid in excess of $800,000 for their homes, learned that an electricity storage facility was being contemplated in their neck of the woods. This followed by some four months the revelation that the Upland Tesla dealership, which is located in the city’s northeast quadrant at 1018 East 20th Street, just west of the confluence of the 210 Freeway and Campus Avenue along the northern periphery of the Colonies Crossroads commercial subdivision, was contemplating and indeed had already begun grading 2.07 acres of city-owned property in the Sycamore Hills District, where it began constructing an open-air parking storage facility for its vehicles. This was done with the collusion of city officials and without any public disclosure, involving a lease agreement with the city that had not been ratified by the city council. Involving the city council in approving the lease, which should have taken place but did not, would have made the leasing documents available for inspection, cluing residents into what was about to occur. The land in question, comprising a 300-foot by 300-foot square approximately 80 feet east of Park View Promenade and set back from the residential dwellings to the south by approximately 145 feet and within the vicinity of other residential dwellings to the west, was zoned as open space. Sycamore Hills residents, concerned that the unannounced project which had not yet been given formal official approval by the city but nevertheless involved city officials in what appeared to be a bootleg operation presaged the transformation of the open area around their homes into a semi-industrialized/semi-commercialized zone, considered Tesla’s parking facility to be incompatible with their neighborhood. The contretemps that ensued resulted in the city canceling the lease with Tesla and making arrangements with the company to lease acreage at its corporate yard to store the cars there.
Late last month and early this month, as Sycamore Hills residents learned of the Upland Reliability Project and began inquiries into exactly what it was to entail, they again grew concerned that the city on the sly was seeking to infuse into their neighborhood industrial level uses that were incompatible, dangerous and potential sources of pollution. In short order, they learned of two incidents relating to high-density electrical energy standalone battery systems, one in Surprise, Arizona on April 19, 2019 involving a facility storing energy for Arizona Public Service Company and another in Chandler, Arizona on April 21, 2022 where electricity was being held in reserve for the Arizona Power Grid. Those incidents involved explosions and fires which narrowly avoided turning into catastrophic events.
The facilities in Surprise and Chandlers, ones with the approximate capacity to store four hours of electricity with an output of 10 megawatts of power, enough to power 2,500 homes, were less than one-tenth the size of the facility to be constructed in the Sycamore Hills.
Safety issues with the current design of standalone battery energy storage facilities are manifold. The three primary concerns are explosiveness, excessive heat resulting in fire and consequent soil and groundwater contamination that can occur when the ingredients of the lithium-ion batteries pour out and onto the concrete floors and either migrate through the concrete or wash out of facilities and onto bare land or ground when they are propelled by massive amounts of water used to douse fires.
Residents in the north of Upland were already having difficulties obtaining, or otherwise having to go to great expense to secure, fire insurance for their homes. An incipient movement to at least question the wisdom of allowing the Upland Reliability Project to be built that close to homes if not outright prevent it from proceeding until issues with the design of such facilities were redressed to eliminate potential hazards was under way earlier this month.
Intense scrutiny of the decision-making process at City Hall and the tendency of officials there toward keeping under wraps undertakings that will have an impact on those living within their shadow resulted in an informational campaign that did not end at the periphery of the Sycamore Hills neighborhoods or the Upland City Limits. GridStor corporate officials and state officials were included in the loop, which shattered the culture of concealment that was previously the watchword when it comes to development in the City of Gracious Living.
Last year, in exchange for some hefty political contributions or promises thereof, Upland Mayor Velto had signed on to be a primary sponsor of the effort to have San Bernardino County withdraw itself and its 20,105-square miles from the State of California. Many considered that move to be a deft political ploy, which would not only provide Velto with the financial wherewithal for his upcoming 2024 mayoral reelection campaign but appeal to local Republican voters who take a rather dim view of the Democrat-dominated state government.
That, however, involved a political trade-off Velto may or may not have completely thought through. While he doubtless will benefit in some fashion from his goading of state officials and Democrat state officials in particular, his effort to push his city and county into seceding from the state entails a steep downside. One of those downsides is that Velto is regarded by Governor Gavin Newsom in roughly the same esteem that Abraham Lincoln reserved in 1861 for then-Tennessee Governor Isham Green Harris. Similarly, virtually every Democrat in both the upper and lower houses of the California Legislature – the State Senate and the Assembly – not to mention the holders of statewide office such as lieutenant governor, state attorney general, controller, insurance commissioner, secretary of state and superintendent of schools found personally offensive and outright insulting the proposal to have the county’s largest geographical county comprising more than 5 percent of the state’s population disengage from their oversight. A substantial number of people – ones fond of muttering the phrase, “California: Love it or leave it!” – consider Velto an out-and-out insurrectionist whose state citizenship should be revoked. It is unknown, exactly, what price Upland and its residents are being forced to pay during the 2023-24 budgetary cycle in terms of state funding that would have otherwise come the city’s way had it not been for the mayor’s show of disrespect and disdain for the Golden State.
Within the last two weeks, the prime movers with GridStor – its CEO, Chris Taylor; its vice president of finance, Anna Astretsova; its project development manager, Corey Barnes; its executive assistant and office manager, Maylin Brennan; its vice president for policy and strategy, Jason Burwen; its senior manager for procurement and contracts, Nicole Carrigan; it controller, Steve Caspell; its manager of finance Joshua Chandy; its project finance associate Michaela Copenhaver; its engineering, procurement, construction and technical operations manager, Daniel Dedrick; its vice president for business operations, Anne Emig; its program development manager, Matrell Everett; its transmission and interconnections manager, Ayesha Fareedi; its senior financial planning and analysis manager, Nathan Fjeldahl; it director of development, Matthew Gilliland; its engineering, procurement and construction project manager, Adam Horvath; its director of analytics, Will Jolley; its solutions architect, Alex Krall; its general counsel and chief compliance officer, Ben Lackey; its project development manager, Jarred McGhee, its vice president of development, Kathryn Meyer, its vice president of mergers and acquisitions, Jack Murray; its senior manager of market analytics, Brett Rudder; its vice president of transmission and interconnection, Esteban Santos; its project engineering manager, Kaushik Seshadri; its vice president of marketing, Jacob Steubing; its vice president for human resources, Patricia Wortham; its senior associate for commercial and business operations, Tony Ye; its vice president for asset management, Paul Zovesoff; and its director of market operations Zhechong Zhao – have come to learn that Velto, with whom their company had been coordinating to make its next major stride in facilitating California’s goal to meet 50 percent of its energy needs with clean power by 2025 and 60 percent by 2030 before reaching the goal of 100 percent of the state’s energy coming from renewable, non-fossil fuel sources by 2045, is on the outs with the state’s major political figures. In the same timeframe, they learned that their company was about to be associated with the City of Upland’s reputation for repeatedly saddling unsuspecting residents living within residentially zoned areas with incompatible nearby industrial uses effectuated by variances, zone changes and general plan amendments. Sensing a public relations Donnybrook it could not likely sustain, GridStor withdrew from the project.
Upland City Councilwoman Shannan Maust, in whose 1^st District the Sycamore Hills District is located, on the Upland Nextdoor application posted on Wednesday, “On October 25, 2023, GridStor submitted a written request to withdraw their application for a battery storage system project in the City of Upland. The request to close their project application was received and approved by city officials.”

By Mark Gutglueck
It appears that in relatively short order Colton Councilmen David Toro and John Echevarria along with Councilwoman Kelly Chastain are going to politically outmuscle Mayor Frank Navarro and Councilman Luis Gonzalez to allow CR&R to perpetuate the trash hauling franchise in the 16-square mile city of 54,911 population it and its corporate predecessors have had sewn up for thirty years ending in 2026. That extension will run the hold the succession of companies has had on the city another decade, until 2036.
Toro, Echevarria and Chastain have given indication they are purposed to roll the franchise contract over to CR&R once more despite widespread discontent with the level of service among the company’s residential and business customers in Colton, regardless of cost comparisons showing the company’s trash hauling industry competitors offer their customer’s lower across-the-board rates and contrary to the advice of Colton City Manager Bill Smith, who has recommended that the franchise contract be put out to bid.
Colton Mayor Frank Navarro and Councilman Luis Gonzalez are advocating that the city carry out a competitive bid process, which independent industry analysts have indicated would save Colton’s residents and businesses anywhere from $20 million to $25 million in 2023 dollars over the ten-year course of the 2026-to-2036 life of the upcoming franchise contract. That savings would be realized through either lower service rates to be charged by whichever of the competing trash haulers that manages to obtain the contract through the bidding process or by reductions in the service charges that CR&R would be obliged to make in order to maintain the franchise. Continue reading →

The Apple Valley Town Council has put off until November 14 a decision on whether it will accede to Mark Maida’s proposal to convert 120 acres of property currently zoned under the town’s residential agriculture designation by which the property cannot be subdivided into anything smaller than two-and-a-half acre lots to estate residential zoning to allow him to construct 99 homes on the property.
Because Councilman Curt Emick was not present at its Tuesday, October 24 meeting, his colleagues opted to wait until he can participate in the land use decision, which will require, if Maida’s proposal is to fly, the granting of not only a zone change but a general plan amendment and another amendment to the town’s development code.
Apple Valley is famously known for insisting on half-acre minimum lots for its single-family residences, a policy which has prevented it from being caught up in the development frenzy that has beset many other county cities in the 35 years since Apple Valley incorporated in 1988.
At present, Apple Valley stands at 73.5 square miles, making it San Bernardino County’s second largest municipality geographically, two-tenths of a square mile smaller than Victorville, at 73.7 square miles the county’s largest city, and three-tenths of a square mile larger than Hesperia, at 73.2 square miles the county’s third largest city. Population-wise, however, Victorville with its 138,399 residents and Hesperia with 102,531 living within its confines, are significantly more densely packed with people than Apple Valley, which has a head count of 76,817. Continue reading →

Mayor Acquanetta Warren and her colleagues on the the Fontana City Council on Tuesday, October 24 were met with a firestorm of protest over their consideration and eventual vote to confirm an ordinance initially approved at the October 10 city council meeting imposing regulations on street vendors. That demonstration of discontent and disdain spilled over from the council chamber and the grounds of the Fontana Civic Center to the street upon which Mayor Acquanetta Warren lives, resulting in the arrest of the protest’s organizer and his bodyguard by the Fontana Police.
On October 10, relying upon the sidewalk vending authority municipalities are granted under them by Senate Bill 946, including Government Code section 51038, the Fontana City Council gave first reading of an ordinance which augmented the city’s previously-adopted Fontana Municipal Code chapter 15, article XVII, entitled “Sidewalk Vending,” to regulate sidewalk vending within the city by adding sections 1-14, relating to obstruction enforcement consequences and 15-829, pertaining to impoundment. The new ordinance gave code compliance officers or inspectors, police officers, firefighters, fire prevention specialists or examiners authority to impound a sidewalk vendor’s vending cart, equipment, food and/or merchandise if a vendor selling food does not have or display a valid health permit or if a seller of merchandise does not possess a valid applicable sidewalk vending permit and a city business license. Food or merchandise can also, under the ordinance, be confiscated if the vendor, the vendor’s cart, goods or equipment obstruct private or public property, if the goods or merchandise are left unattended for more than 30 minutes, if the merchandise and cart prevent there from being a minimum of forty-eight inches of accessible path of travel on the sidewalk or if the items being sold create an imminent and substantial danger to the public. The ordinance confers upon the city “disposal authorization,” allowing officials to immediately dispose of impounded items that are perishable and/or cannot be safely stored. The ordinance authorizes the city to “dispose of any seized items held by the city for not less than 30 days from the date of impoundment.” Continue reading →

The sentencing of former Assistant Fontana Police Chief Alan Hostetter has been postponed, pending the outcome of the rescheduled trial of four of his co-defendants.
Following a bench trial by Federal Judge Royce Lamberth, Hostetter was convicted on July 13 of conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding; obstruction of, and aiding and abetting in the obstruction of, an official proceeding; entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon; and disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon, all of which related to his actions during the January 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol.
According to evidence presented by the U.S. Attorney’s Office at trial, in the weeks leading up to the January 6th Insurrection, Hostetter coordinated with Russell Taylor, Erik Scott Warner, Ronald Mele, Felipe Antonio Martinez and Derek Kinnison to arrange travel from California to Washington, D.C. and attend the Stop the Steal rally and protest as part of a conspiracy to prevent Congress’ certification of the Electoral College outcome in the 2022 presidential election.
Taylor pleaded guilty in April to a conspiracy charge and then testified as a government witness against Hostetter at his trial before Judge Lamberth. Continue reading →

The Needles City Council has elevated Patrick Martinez to the position of city manager, making him, at the age of 39, the youngest top municipal administrator in San Bernardino County currently.
Martinez was sworn in to replace his predecessor, Rick Daniels, earlier this month.
Martinez initially went to work with the City of Needles in 2017 as the director of development services. He advanced to the post of assistant city manager in 2021.
Martinez gravitated toward becoming a government employee at the age 25 in 2010, when he took a position as an intern analyst with the office of management consulting and training at the National Governors Association in Washington. D.C.
He attended Mt. San Antonio College and subsequently enrolled at the University of Southern California. Upon his graduation with a Bachelor of Science degree in public policy and real estate development in 2013, he found a paying position as an executive board member for the University of Southern California Trojan Real Estate Association, involving himself primarily in real estate development and urban planning. In 2014 he became a senior housing development consultant for the China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, and held a similar post with the Perkins Design Corporation in 2015 to 2016. He was also the acquisitions manager for Mojoco Real Estate from August 2014 until June 2015. In 2016, he co-founded SP Global Realty. In 2017, just as he went to work in Needles, he was installed into an executive board position with the University of Southern California Alumni Real Estate Network and in 2019 accepted election to a one-year term as the chairman of that board. He remained on the board until he took on the assignment of assistant city manager in Needles.
Martinez has a California real estate broker license and boasts memberships with the Urban Land Institute, the California City Management Foundation and the California Association for Local Economic Development.
In addition to his public policy and real estate degrees, Martinez earned a master’s degree in urban planning from USC in 2015.
A registered Republican, Martinez is married.