Category: Inland Empire

Another election is in the books. Election workers in Riverside and San Bernardino counties are done counting votes from the March 5 primary election. The final results go to the California secretary of state, which has until April 12 to certify the primary. In Riverside County, election workers counted 409,269 ballots, equal to 30.84% voter turnout. Here’s a look at how Inland primary candidates did. The top two vote-getters regardless of party in races for Assembly, state Senate and Congress advance to the Nov. 5 General Election. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 1st District Includes Good Hope, Highgrove, part of Jurupa Valley, Riverside, March Air Reserve Base, Mead Valley, Meadowbrook and Perris Richard Roth: 31.69% Jose Medina: 24.81% Debbie Walsh: 22.68% Gracie Torres: 20.82% Medina and Roth will advance to a November runoff because no one got a majority of the vote. 3rd District Includes Aguanga, Anza, De Luz, East Hemet, French Valley, Green Acres, Homeland, La Cresta, Lake Riverside, Menifee, Murrieta, Sage, Temecula, part of Valle Vista, Wildomar and Winchester Chuck Washington (incumbent): 53.32% Jonathan Ingram: 26.71% Jack Guerrero: 19.97% Washington won reelection to a four-year

Five of Riverside’s eight elected offices were on the March 5 ballot. The city will see three new councilmembers, based on the County of Riverside Registrar of Voters’ official results, released Thursday evening, April 4. They include Philip Falcone in Ward 1, Steven Robillard in Ward 3 and Sean Mill — who unseated incumbent Councilmember Gaby Plascencia — in Ward 5. Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson and Ward 7 Councilmember Steve Hemenway, the latter of which ran unopposed, both won reelection in their respective races. The representatives will be sworn in during the Tuesday, April 9 council meeting. Riverside mayor Patricia Lock Dawson (incumbent): 77.62% Jessica Qattawi: 22.38% Riverside City Council Ward 1 Its neighborhoods include the Northside, Downtown, Wood Streets, Eastside and part of Hunter Industrial Park. Kayla Booker: 16.14% Philip Falcone: 51.16% Steven Lawson: 4.39% Hasaranga “Hass” Ratnayake: 18.50% David Leon Romo: 9.81% Ward 3 Its neighborhoods include Airport, Grand, Magnolia Center, Victoria and part of Ramona. Warren Avery: 46.25% Steven Robillard: 53.75% Ward 5 Its neighborhoods include Casa Blanca and parts of Ramona, Magnolia Center, Presidential Park, Arlington, Arlington South and La Sierra

It’s baby season at Cal Poly Pomona where two new foals have arrived and one more is expected to come later this month. This spring, three Arabian foals will be born at the W.K Kellogg Arabian Horse Center, continuing the 99-year legacy of breeding Arabian horses in Pomona, according to a news release from the college. Two colts “Declan” and “Julio” are two weeks old and one week old, respectively. The third foal is due within two weeks. The mother horse, named CP Metropolitan, stands over her two-week-old newborn foal, ‘Declan,’ at the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 in Pomona. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul/The Sun/SCNG)” A one-week-old foal, ‘Julio’ lays in the barn at the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 in Pomona. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul/The Sun/SCNG) The fuzzy ears of a two-week-old newborn foal, named ‘Declan,’ born and bred at the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center are seen on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 in Pomona. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul/The Sun/SCNG) Two-week-old newborn foal, ‘Declan,’ sniffs a person’s hand at the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse

Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Riverside County health inspectors from March 28 to April 4. SD Chinatown, 2748 Hamner Ave., Suite 103, Norco Closed: April 4 Reason: Sewage overflow Tutti Frutti, 79845 Highway 111, Suite 103, La Quinta Closed: April 3 Reason: Insufficient hot water Las Campanas at Mission Inn, 3649 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside Closed: April 2 Reason: Cockroach infestation Reopened: April 3 Updates since last week’s list: IHOP at 34031 Date Palm Drive, Cathedral City, which was ordered closed March 27 because of a cockroach infestation, was allowed to reopen April 1. This list is published weekly with closures since the previous week’s list. Status updates are published the following week. Source: Riverside County Department of Environmental Health — Ian Wheeler Related Articles Local News | Riverside County restaurants shut down by health inspectors, March 21-28 Local News | Riverside County restaurants shut down by health inspectors, March 14-21 Local News | In-N-Out Burger’s restaurant closure, called the chain’s first, looms this weekend Local News | Riverside County restaurants shut down by health inspectors, March

San Bernardino’s one-time top choice for city manager is pursuing legal action against the city, claiming officials interfered with his former employer and cost him his job. In a claim seeking financial compensation for damages, Steve Carrigan alleges the city of Salinas, where he worked as city manager, fired him after San Bernardino intentionally interfered with his employment there. Carrigan also claims San Bernardino officials discriminated against him due to his race and violated California’s open meetings law, the Brown Act. He seeks $2.2 million in damages, including $731,250 that he would have earned during the remainder of his contract in Salinas, $500,000 for damages to his reputation and $1 million from loss of future employment opportunities. The claim, filed about a month after the San Bernardino City Council hired Charles Montoya as city manager, is typical of those filed as a first step in a legal process that may lead to a lawsuit. The council discussed the claim behind closed doors at its meeting Wednesday, April 3. “The City Council met in closed session to discuss a claim filed by Steve Carrigan against the city

Restaurants and other food establishments ordered to close and allowed to reopen by San Bernardino County health inspectors from March 28 to April 4. Tacos Lucas, 18681 Valley Blvd., Bloomington Closed: March 28 Reason: Plumbing in disrepair This list is published weekly with closures since the previous week’s list. Status updates are published the following week. Source: San Bernardino County Department of Public Health — Ian Wheeler Related Articles Local News | San Bernardino County restaurants shut down by health inspectors, March 20-28 Local News | San Bernardino County restaurants shut down by health inspectors, March 14-21 Local News | In-N-Out Burger’s restaurant closure, called the chain’s first, looms this weekend Local News | San Bernardino County restaurants shut down by health inspectors, March 7-14 Local News | San Bernardino County restaurants shut down by health inspectors, Feb. 28-March 7

Tanya Morgan of Temecula is the runner on team Dia-Bet-U-Can’t-Beat-Us, competing April 6, 2024, at Ironman Oceanside 70.3. (Photo by Susan Powell) Two women from Temecula who have type 1 diabetes are part of a three-person team that will compete Saturday, April 6, at Ironman Oceanside 70.3. They are Susan Powell, the team’s cyclist, and Tanya Morgan, the runner. The third member of team, swimmer Brad Williams from Arizona, also has type 1 diabetes. They call their team Dia-Bet-U-Can’t-Beat-Us, and the event poses an extra challenge because of their diabetes. Before, during and after our race, each of the three will need to calculate how to keep their blood sugar high enough so they don’t have a hypoglycemic incident but not so high that they are in danger of diabetic ketoacidosis, Powell wrote in an email. They will also need to monitor fluid intake, because they are prone to dehydration, and monitor their blood sugar along the way. Powell, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes a little more than a year ago, wrote that she “wanted the challenge of all of those hills to

By Anthony Victoria and Christopher Salazar For years Angela McClain says she was frustrated with the lack of improvement and investment in the unincorporated San Bernardino County town of Bloomington. McClain is a member of the Bloomington Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) and founder of local nonprofit organization Olive Branch Development and Empowerment Services. She shared that residents in the area have desired more revenue to help fund paved sidewalks, more Sheriff’s deputies and other essential public infrastructure. In the last decade, developers have convinced elected officials—specifically members of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors—to adopt large warehouse projects to help address this frustration and to bring jobs to the region. McClain says one developer in particular has helped give back to the Bloomington community.  She says Tim Howard of Howard Industrial Partners, an Orange County based real estate company who has developed over 9 million square feet of warehouses in the Inland Empire, has a “big heart, regardless of what people think.” Howard and his company in the past have helped Olive Branch with community toy drives. The Bloomington Little League also received at

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Demonstrations in support of the Palestinian people have taken root at Pomona College in Claremont as violence in Gaza continues. The student-led group Pomona Divestment from Apartheid has taken several actions, including occupying space and disrupting campus tours for prospective students to deliver their message. For about a week, students have occupied the lawn in Marston Quad, camping out next to a mock apartheid wall created by PDFA. The group has outlined some of its demands to the administration, which include having Pomona College publicly condemn the actions of the Israeli government and call for a cease-fire in Gaza. A student protester at Pomona College studies in front of the mock Israeli apartheid wall on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, in opposition to the violence in Gaza. The student-led Pomona Divest from Apartheid Campaign organized this protest, demanding divestment of the college’s relations with the state of Israel. The protest also included an occupation of the campus center lawn with a campout. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG) A mock Israeli apartheid wall put up by the student-led Pomona Divest from Apartheid Campaign at Pomona College

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If you were unaware that Martians had ever invaded Corona, perhaps that’s how the Martians would prefer it. They did lose, after all. “The War of the Worlds,” the 1953 film version, is set in contemporary Southern California rather than Victorian England, as in the H.G. Wells novel. And the movie’s opening scene, as a UFO passes overhead through the night sky, was shot in downtown Corona. That’s according to the Corona Historic Preservation Society, which says shooting — the film kind, not the military-response kind — took place in January 1952. The two shots are only seconds long and show structures along Main Street. One has First Baptist Church in the foreground. The other has a stretch of commercial buildings that include Henson’s Shoe Store and the O.K. Market. Oddly, there doesn’t seem to have been a fuss locally. Perhaps the invaders wiped everyone’s minds clean. The film shoot, in fact, was largely unknown until six years ago, admitted Wes Speake, the society’s president and a member of the City Council. Two intrepid men who were researching all things “War of the Worlds,” Bill

The Inland Empire’s three Minor League Baseball teams are preparing for the 2024 season, which kicks off Friday, April 5. This year, fans can expect to see changes including new team owners, a new Hall of Fame and stadium upgrades. Local teams are also continuing the tradition of entertaining promotions, which will range from jersey giveaways and wrestling to an “Awful Nite.” “Minor League Baseball is all about affordable family entertainment,” Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Vice President Grant Riddle said Wednesday, April 3. Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players warm up during a Wednesday, April 3, 2024, practice at LoanMart Field in Rancho Cucamonga. The team begins its 2024 season Friday, April 5, 2024, in Lake Elsinore. Its home opener is scheduled for Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Bernie, the Inland Empire 66ers mascot, gives 11-year-old Claire Votaw a high-five during the Fan Fest at San Manuel Stadium in San Bernardino on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG) An Inland Empire 66ers player returns a signed baseball to Dylan Pinon, 12, during the Fan Fest at San

The Moreno Valley Master Chorale, directed by Viorel Gheorghe, will present “An Eastertide Celebration,” a concert of music for the Easter season, 4 p.m. Sunday, April 7, at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 11650 Perris Blvd., Moreno Valley. The concert, with orchestra, will feature Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Ave Verum Corpus,” Franz Schubert’s “German Mass,” Gabriel Faure’s “Cantique de Jean Racine,” Stephen Adams’ “The Holy City” and “Lamb of God” by Twila Paris. The program also includes music from the Easter portion of George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah,” according to a news release. Soloists will be lyric soprano Camelia Voin, who will sing “Let the Bright Seraphim” from Handel’s oratorio “Samson,” and mezzo-soprano Stephanie Steele, who will sing “Via Dolorosa” by Billy Sprague and Niles Borop and “Whole Again” by Sally DeFord. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for seniors, available at the door. Only cash is accepted for payment. Admission is free for students with ID. For information, call 951-485-8414 or 951-242-4963 or go to morenovalleymasterchorale.org.

Hikers, map readers, and passers-by in the Idyllwild area have undoubtedly come across the name of Ernie Maxwell, most likely in the Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail. Like so many things named for a person, that person’s notoriety may fade over time as new people come to an area. So, let’s take a look at the trail’s namesake. According to obituaries and online information, Ernest John Henry Maxwell was born July 7, 1911, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to parents who were missionaries. He shuttled between Malaysia and California in his early years, but by 1918, the family was in the U.S. to stay. He studied art in school, and became a cartoonist/illustrator for the Los Angeles Times, Esquire magazine, and many other outlets. He married Betty Beemer in 1939, spent three years in the service during World War II and was discharged at the end of 1945. In 1946, the Maxwells moved to Idyllwild, where Ernie started the Idyllwild Town Crier newspaper. He also began a job working at Mt. San Jacinto State Park, where he patrolled, built trails, chopped wood and was a firefighter when

By Greg Archer | Contributing Columnist Honoring ancestral heritage, strengthening family ties, and embracing a right to birthwork all coalesce at Sankofa Birthworkers Collective of the Inland Empire. The organization is made up of birthworkers from many professional backgrounds, all of whom offer unique skillsets. “We are a group of more than 100 providers” across Riverside and San Bernardino counties, said Chantel Runnels, the organization’s Doula of Operations. “When we say birthworkers, we denote anyone who serves pregnant families, such as midwives. We specifically try to first connect these Black providers across to the largest counties right in the state. Secondly, we try to connect the community with these providers in the hopes of people receiving more culturally congruent care.” Sankofa’s collective includes midwives, certified doulas, lactation consultants, community advocates and other supporters. In addition to offering high-level service, Sankofa strives to place birthing families in “a position of agency” throughout the perinatal and postpartum experiences. “We just started in 2018,” Runnels said. “We’ve worked with a couple fiscal sponsors and we’re just finalizing our own paperwork as a nonprofit this year. Our hope is

By Rebecca K. O’Connor | Contributing Columnist Inland Southern California Climate Collaborative, a regional collaboration serving San Bernardino, Riverside and Imperial counties, aims to support local environmental organizations and leaders. The collaborative was launched in 2019 through CivicWell, which designated the Los Angeles-based organization Climate Resolve as the fiscal sponsor. Climate Resolve took on the groundwork of recruitment and building a collaborative with a goal of transferring leadership to an in-region agency. In 2022, the ISC3 Steering Committee was formed and the collaborative joined the Alliance of Regional Collaborative for Climate Adaptation. UC Riverside’s School of Public Policy and Office of Sustainability became the new coordinators for the collaborative in fall 2023. The collaborative sees its role as mobilizing members around a shared vision and policy agenda that will catalyze action to address climate change and adaptation across the region. It also plans to be a resource hub with information on funding, assistance and research. The collaborative partnered with Climate Resolve to produce its first research report in 2022. It noted that the region is expected to see daily maximum temperatures increase by 8 to 14

In a unanimous decision on March 26, the Rialto City Council awarded a construction contract to Leonida Builders Inc. for the Baseline Road Median Fence Improvement Project, aimed at bolstering safety near Eisenhower High School. The $427,760 project will feature a steel post fence, similar to the one near Colton High School on Valley Boulevard, according to Tim Sullivan, Director of Maintenance and Facilities. “The fence will be steel and powder coated, extending approximately 337 feet to complete installation between Willow Avenue and Lilac Avenue,” Sullivan detailed. Mayor Deborah Robertson expressed her support for the project, emphasizing its importance for student safety. “This fence is a critical safety measure to protect our students from the dangers of jaywalking and oncoming traffic,” Robertson stated. Councilmember Rafael Trujillo raised concerns about the fence’s height and its ability to withstand car accidents, a common occurrence in the area. “We are extending the raised median towards the corner of Baseline Road and Willow Avenue, and the fence will be placed on this raised median. While we can’t predict every incident, but the aim is to reduce the likelihood of