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By JOE NELSON | [email protected] | San Bernardino Sun
November 27, 2017 at 4:26 pm
Local nonprofits and government officials gather to speak during the fundraising campaign press conference for the annual Give Big webathonfundraiser at the San Bernardino County Government Center in San Bernardino, Calif. on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016. The Give Big webathon will takeplace on Nov. 29. (Photo by Rachel Luna/The Sun, SCNG)
San Bernardino County’s annual online 24-hour fundraiser for local nonpro ts, Give BIG, kicks off at midnight tonight and continues until
midnight Tuesday, Nov. 28.
A two-week promotional campaign began on Nov. 14.
The event is not only about raising money for county nonpro ts but also to foster a culture of philanthropy and giving. Last year, the fundraiser
brought in $271,044. To date, the event has raised more than $1 million for more than 500 local charities, according to the Riverside-based
nonpro t The Community Foundation, which hosts Give BIG.
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To register for participation or schedule or make a donation, visit www.givebigsbcounty.org.
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11/28/2017 Trapped in ravine, injured horse hoist-rescued near Bowen Ranch
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By Shea Johnson Staff Writer Posted Nov 27, 2017 at 4:47 PMUpdated Nov 27, 2017 at 5:24 PM
It was the second such horse hoist-rescue thatHauducoeur could recall in the past year.
A horse was hoist-rescued from the bottom of a steep, roughly 300-foot ravineMonday morning in the Bowen Ranch area, eight miles east of Hesperia, a fireofficial said.
The multi-agency effort was a follow-up to a Sunday incident in which a femalerider and the horse fell into the ravine at about 4:30 p.m.
The woman, uninjured, walked about 1.5 miles to a location where there wascellphone reception and called authorities, according to San Bernardino CountyFire Capt. Kyle Hauducoeur.
County Fire responded to the scene with two engines, a rescue, a battalion chiefand ambulance, and immediately requested aid from an equine rescue team withthe Rancho Cucamonga Fire Department.
“The horse was injured to the point that it wasn’t able to walk out of the ravine,”Hauducoeur said.
But at that point, with sunset approaching, officials determined they could notsafely hoist the horse from the ravine, he added.
County Fire officials, with mutual aid from the Los Angeles County FireDepartment, returned to the scene at roughly 6:30 a.m. Monday.
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With assistance from an LACoFD helicopter and veterinarian to prep the horse,officials lifted the horse to safety in a special harness in the early afternoon.
The horse, with “scrapes and bruises,” was back at a stable in the care of aveterinarian later Monday, Hauducoeur said.
Hauducoeur said the female rider was present during the rescue and that themutual aid between San Bernardino and L.A. counties “is the most effective wayto use all that for the greatest good.”
It was the second such horse hoist-rescue that Hauducoeur could recall in thepast year.
Shea Johnson can be reached at 760-955-5368 or [email protected]. Follow
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11/28/2017 UPS Returns to SBD - Highland Community News: Business
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UPS Returns to SBDPosted: Monday, November 27, 2017 3:24 pm
The San Bernardino International Airport (SBD) has entered into an agreement with UPS to supportgrowing seasonal demand for air cargo flights in the Inland Empire. In 2016, UPS operated four weeklyflights through SBD during the holiday season. This year UPS Airlines will operate up to 18 flights eachweek during the holidays.
The flight segments will include SBD-Louisville, Ky., and SBD–Rockford, Ill., using Boeing 757 and 767aircraft.
“This is our busiest time of year, and with the huge spike in holiday shipments, we need additional capacityto deliver for our customers. The flights from SBD will connect directly with Worldport, our main air hub inLouisville, and a regional air hub in Rockford, connecting the Inland Empire to UPS’s worldwide network,”UPS South California District President Tom Cuce said.
UPS expects to deliver about 750 million packages globally between Black Friday and New Year’s Eve, afive percent increase over 2016.
Mayor Carey Davis of San Bernardino and President of the San Bernardino International Airport Authority,added “We are pleased to accommodate growing demand for air cargo in the Inland Empire and are happy tosee UPS return to SBD with even more flights. UPS is already a major employer in the region, and will behiring 200 people from our community to support these new flights.”
In recent years, SBD has made key investments to support air cargo activities which include tremendousexpansion and development potential; SBD offers a competitive environment for air cargo companies andfreight forwarders looking to grow their presence in Southern California.
11/28/2017 What happened to the star above San Antonio Heights – San Bernardino Sun
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By LISET MARQUEZ | [email protected] | Inland Valley Daily BulletinNovember 27, 2017 at 4:46 pm
Ken Petschow, who has continued the 59-year Christmas ritual of lighting the 75-foot-high star, said he is behind schedule this year.
SAN ANTONIO HEIGHTS >> If you’re looking for a star to the north, you’re going to have to wait until closer to Christmas.
This Thanksgiving, many noticed the star which shines above the unincorporated community overlooking the inland valley was missing.
Ken Petschow, who has continued the 59-year Christmas ritual of lighting the 75-foot-high star is behind schedule.
Petschow — who typically lights the star from Thanksgiving to Jan. 6, the Feast of the Epiphany, also known as Three Kings Day — said the
delay is due to damage the star sustained last holiday season as well as the heights’ ongoing legal battler over a �re tax.
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“I will get it up before Christmas,” Petschow said Monday a�ernoon, but couldn’t commit to an exact date.
A star has been a holiday staple in the community since 1958.
George Hostetler built the house as well as the star, which at the time was only 35 feet high by 35 feet wide.
Petschow inherited the tradition when he purchased the property in 1996.
“It’s my gesture, out of the goodness of my heart,” he said.
But this year, Petschow is facing some unusual circumstances, and he blames the government agencies involved to disband Upland’s more
than 100 year-old �re department and annex to the San Bernardino County Fire Department.
The move impacted him a�er LAFCO, which oversees annexations in San Bernardino County, decided to amend the plan to include the
unincorporated community of San Antonio Heights. Property owners in San Antonio Heights — along with Upland landowners — would
have to pay an annual $150 parcel tax, which may increase 3 percent annually, without taking it to a general election vote.
“The legal �ght with (San Bernardino) County, Upland and the Local Formation Commission used up all of my time I would have spent on
it,” Petschow said.
Petschow said he typically needs three to four weeks to prepare the star but a wind storm last Christmas means it needs more repairs than
in previous years. He’s already spent $600 on new steel for the structure.
On top of that, he detected a leak in the hydraulic crane which means he’ll need to �x it �rst to be able to erect the star.
In the past, Petschow said he would have relied on donations the San Antonio Heights Association raises during an annual steak fry
bene�t, but this year those funds were directed to the legal battle on the taxation issue.
Petschow estimates by the time the star is up and lit, he’ll have spent $1,000. That also includes the electricity.
But many residents in the region have posted the Facebook page “San Antonio Heights Star” offering to set up fundraising pages or
donations to help.
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11/28/2017 Upland spends $23,000 to make Memorial Park rose garden more gracious – Daily Bulletin
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Upland spends $23,000 to make Memorial Park rose garden more gracious
UPLAND >> Memorial Park has been undergoing a slow transformation, and in recent weeks, of cials have set their attention on the once
neglected rose garden.
The story goes the rose garden, located near the upper center portion of the park, was founded by the Upland Woman’s Club in the 1940s.
“It hadn’t been replanted since the 40s,” Councilwoman Carol Timm recently recounted. “That rose garden was downright ugly.”
On a recent Saturday morning, residents who were able to lend a green thumb or two did more than just prune, they planted 120 new rose
bushes.
Tolle Nursery in Upland donated the bushes, everything from bright yellow Sun Flare roses and red proud land roses, among the other varieties,
said Interim City Manager Martin Thouvenell.
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About three months ago, the city’s landscaping began the process of removing all the old plants. In that time, the city has also installed new
shrubbery that surrounds the garden – including two lemon plants on the south end – and redid the concrete borders that separate the four
sections.
The work is not done, Thouvenell said, decomposed granite will soon be added in the walkways around the sections.
In all, the city will spend $23,000 to make the rose garden a little more gracious.
“I love this kind because we work together as a community. I love all of us getting together to solve a problem,” Timm said.
A year ago, nothing like this would have been found at the park. When Thouvenell was brought on by the council in late July 2016, the
landscaping was unkempt and there was a homeless and narcotic element that lingered.
But then things started to change.
Police of cers began enforcing illegal activity, most were for narcotics, Thouvenell said. In the meantime, the city hired someone to help those
who were homeless nd temporary or permanent housing.
A total of 40 dead trees were removed and the on-site skate park temporary closed to handle vagrant activity and safety issues.
Thouvenell said the city’s landscaping company will oversee maintenance of the rose garden but he may consider asking a group of volunteers
to handle the task.
“The roses are dormant now but wait until summer, it’s going to look great,” he said.
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11/28/2017 Deputies searching for owner of gun safe dumped in Apple Valley – San Bernardino Sun
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By GAIL WESSON | [email protected] | The Press-EnterprisePUBLISHED: November 27, 2017 at 4:36 pm | UPDATED: November 27, 2017 at 4:38 pm
San Bernardino County sheriff’s investigators trying to find the owner of a Winchester gun safe found in the middle of an Apple Valley road onFriday, Nov. 24, 2017. (Photo courtesy of San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department)
San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies are trying to �nd the rightful owner of a large Winchester gun safe that was pried open and
dumped on Apple Valley road Friday morning, Nov. 24, according to a news release.
No such safe has been reported stolen in the town of Apple Valley and investigators wonder if it may have come from another community.
The safe was found — empty — about 7:20 a.m. in the 13600 block of Tonikan Road, south of Highway 18 and west of Central Road.
Sheriff’s of�cials asked anyone with additional information to contact Deputy Jasen Malocco or Sgt. James Evans at 760-240-7400, or submit
an anonymous tip to the WeTip hotline at 800-782-7463 or www.wetip.com.
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11/28/2017 Authorities seek more victims in alleged Grand Terrace kidnap, rape case involving San Bernardino, Mentone men – Press Enterprise
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Ubler Garcia (left) and Briam Lasaro Quintanillagarcia (right) pleaded not guilty that hekidnapped and raped two juvenile victims. (Courtesy photo)
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Authorities are seeking the public’s help in �nding potential victims of two men
who are alleged to have used social media to lure, kidnap and rape two juvenile
victims in Grand Terrace earlier this year, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s
Department said.
Briam Lasaro Quintanillagarcia, 20, of San Bernardino pleaded not guilty Nov. 6 to
rape by force, oral copulation with a minor under age 16 and contact with a minor
for sexual offense, according to court records. Ubler Garcia, 28, of Mentone
pleaded not guilty Nov. 13 to charges of attempted forcible rape, oral copulation
with a minor under age 16 and contact with a minor for sexual offense, records
show.
The suspects were arrested Nov. 2 and 7, respectively, a Sheriff’s Department
news release said. Bail was set at $800,000 each.
Authorities believe there may be other victims and are asking anyone who
believes the two suspects have committed a crime against them to contact the
department.
Deputies were alerted to the case May 23 a�er responding to a complaint of a sex
crime with a child, the release said. The two victims said they were kidnapped
and raped.
Quintanillagarcia and Garcia were identi�ed as the suspects during the
investigation, the release said. The suspects allegedly used social media to lure
the victims, using the nickname “Webs.”
The victims met the suspects, who then allegedly kidnapped them and took the
victims to a secluded area and raped them, the release said. Arrest warrants were
ordered and both were taken into custody.
Redlands detectives arrested Quintanillagarcia at his San Bernardino home Nov. 2
in connection with a botched robbery Oct. 1 in which the victim refused to give up
his property and was slashed by Quintanillagarcia, according to Carl Baker,
spokesman for Redlands police. The attack took place in the 300 block of N. Sixth
Street in Redlands, of�cials said.
Both Quintanillagarcia and Garcia are expected to be back in court Dec. 8 in San
Bernardino.
Anyone who has further information on this case is asked to call San Bernardino
County sheriff’s Central Station at 909-387-3545.
11/28/2017 Fontana man suspected of running over, killing San Bernardino bicyclist – Daily Bulletin
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By BRIAN ROKOS | [email protected] | The Press-Enterprise
PUBLISHED: November 27, 2017 at 10:35 am | UPDATED: November 27, 2017 at 12:33 pm
Elroy Preston (left), 52, of San Bernardino was struck and killed while riding a bicycle Nov. 25 in the 1400 block of E. Date Street in SanBernardino, according to officials. Fontana resident Dominic Simmons (right), 34, was taken into custody the following day in connection to the fatalhit-and-run. (Courtesy photos)
A Fontana man was arrested on suspicion of murder Saturday, Nov. 25, after San Bernardino police said he ran over a bicyclist with whom he
had some sort of connection.
Dominic Deshaun Simmons, 34, was booked into West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga, where he is being held without bail.
About 6:30 p.m. Saturday, police received reports of a motorist running over a bicyclist in the 1400 block of E. Date Street and then
eeing. Elroy Preston, 52, of San Bernardino, died from his injuries at a hospital hours later, according to a San Bernardino Police Department
news release.
Detectives learned that the two men, who had known each other in the past, were at the same residence just before witnesses said a black
Dodge Magnum driven by Simmons allegedly ran over Preston, the release said.
On Sunday, an off-duty San Bernardino police of cer spotted a vehicle matching the description parked near a gas station in Rialto. The
Magnum had front-end and windshield damage, and the of cer recognized Simmons. Rialto police then arrested Simmons, according to the
release.
Simmons is also facing a misdemeanor theft charge and failed to appear for hearings on being drunk in public, trespassing, and violating parole,
according to San Bernardino County Superior Court records. He has convictions for battery on a former spouse, petty theft, burglary and,
when he was 21, having unlawful sexual intercourse with a person more than three years younger, records show.
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Detectives declined to elaborate on the men’s relationship Monday as they continued to question witnesses. Preston had a criminal record as
well.
Police ask that anyone with information on the case call Detective Oldendorf at 909-384-5619 or Sgt. Kokesh at 909-384-5613.
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11/28/2017 Man shot to death while walking along San Bernardino street after argument – Press Enterprise
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(Courtesy of San Bernardino Police Department)Marquice Redden, 22, was shot to death on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 23, 2017, inSan Bernardino. (Courtesy of San Bernardino Police Department)
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A 22-year-old San Bernardino man was gunned down early Thanksgiving morning
when a passenger in a vehicle got out a�er an argument with the man and �red
several times, San Bernardino police said.
Marquice Redden later died at a hospital. The shooter was still at large Monday,
according to a San Bernardino Police Department news release said.
The incident happened about 1:20 a.m., the release said. San Bernardino police
of�cers heard gunshots coming from the area of 5th Street and G Street and found
Redden on the ground. Investigators learned that Redden was walking north on G
when a vehicle pulled up and a passenger exchanged words with Redden. The
passenger then got out and shot Redden, the release said.
Police ask that anyone with information on the case call Detective Thompson at
909-384-5665 or Sgt. Kokesh at 909-384-5613.
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11/28/2017 How to support the Redlands Block Party and get discounted tattoos at the same time – Press Enterprise
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Brian Seghers, owner of Rendition Tattoo in Redlands, tattoos long time client EdMakowski, of Glendora, during the annual holiday toy and food drive on December 5,2015. (File Photo by Frank Perez/Correspondent)
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In the �ve years Rendition Tattoo has hosted its annual toy drive, hundreds of
families have been able to experience a Christmas to remember.
For this year’s effort, Brian Seghers, owner of the downtown Redlands shop, is
looking to continue that tradition by bringing in more toys, clothing and sporting
equipment than ever before.
“This is a cool thing,” he said Tuesday, Nov. 21, about the annual event planned for
Saturday, Dec. 2. “Nobody’s is forcing us to do anything. The best part is that it
keeps going.”
Shop patrons and advocates for the cause are welcome to drop toys off at
Rendition starting at noon.
Donors are encouraged to stay and mingle with one another or pick up some new
ink.
With every toy or canned food donation, Rendition artists will tattoo some new
ink on a patron for a discounted rate of $20. Designs have been pre-selected and
specially designed for the drive.
Toys and food collected will support the Redlands Police Department’s annual
Christmas Block Party, which supports families in need by connecting them with
brand new toys and learning tools to gi� to loved ones at no charge and the
trimmings for a traditional holiday dinner. This year’s block party is planned for
10 a.m. Dec. 16 at the Redlands Community Center, 111 W. Lugonia Ave.
“Last year we did about 200 tattoos and were tattooing people until 7:30 a.m. the
next day,” Seghers said with a grin, “and we were able to �ll up a whole room at
the community center for the block party.”
He is hoping for the same results for this year’s effort.
“People want to get involved and this is giving them an outlet,” Seghers said. “And
it’s just a good, fun-�lled day.”
To learn more, stop by the shop at 611 W. Redlands Blvd. or call 909-793-0900.
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11/28/2017 Colder temperatures, strong winds arrive after warm holiday weekend
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By Rene Ray De La Cruz Staff Writer Posted Nov 27, 2017 at 5:26 PMUpdated Nov 27, 2017 at 5:42 PM
VICTORVILLE — Colder temperatures and strong winds introduced themselvesto the High Desert on Monday, along with news that frost is on the way.
Monday saw a daytime high of nearly 57 degrees, with a local wind advisoryremaining in effect through the afternoon. Westerly winds around 15 mphswept across the area with gusts reaching speeds as high as 30 mph, according tothe National Weather Service.
A frost advisory was scheduled for Monday night, with clear skies, lows in the30s and winds around 5 mph overnight. Tuesday night should see a repeatperformance.
Precautions should be taken for outdoor pets and sensitive plants during thefrost advisory and colder weather.
Tuesday and Wednesday should see mostly sunny skies, with highs near 66degrees. Light and variable winds are also expected to hit from 5 to 10 mph inthe morning, with gusts up to 20 mph during the afternoon.
Thursday and Friday are expected to see mostly sunny skies, with temperaturesranging from the low 40s to the low 70s. Some clouds are expected to roll intothe area Friday night.
Saturday should be mostly sunny, with a daytime high near 69 degrees. There is aslight chance of showers in the evening stretching into the early hours onSunday.
Colder temperatures, strong winds arrive afterwarm holiday weekend
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By Rene Ray De La Cruz Staff Writer Posted at 12:01 AM
VICTORVILLE — Those seeking shelter from the cold will have a place to staythanks to a collaborative effort between the County of San Bernardino and theFt. Irwin National Training Center.
Jimmy Waldron, executive director of High Desert Home Services, said threemilitary-style tents soon will be erected at the San Bernardino CountyFairgrounds in Victorville to shelter 75 individuals nightly when temperaturesdrop below 40 degrees.
Waldron, whose organization is taking the financial and managing lead inoperating this year’s Victor Valley Community Warming Shelter, said that 1stDistrict Supervisor Robert Lovingood’s office and Ft. Irwin were instrumental inproviding the tents.
“The tents should arrive sometime Monday or Tuesday, and hopefully the windwon’t hinder them going up,” Waldron said. “The fairgrounds are allowing us touse a couple of buildings over the next two nights if the tents aren’t ready intime.”
The three 400-square-foot tents will be situated on the east end of thefairgrounds near Loves Lane, with a temporary power pole installed to supplyelectricity for lights and heaters. Temporary fencing will surround the site,which also will include portable bathroom facilities.
Volunteers will be needed to set up the tent site, along with “volunteer teams”who will oversee the warming shelters for several hours between sunset andsunrise, Waldron said.
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The shelter is also in need of several items, such as jackets, backpacks, socks,coffee, powder creamer, sugar, hot cocoa, single-serve/microwavable oatmealand heat-and-serve soups.
The opening of the warming shelter comes as strong winds and lows rangingfrom 30 to 35 degrees began making their way into the High Desert on Monday.
Victor Valley Rescue Mission Director Bill Edwards told the Daily Press thatWaldron and his group asked Edwards if they could “bear the burden” ofrunning this year’s warming shelter.
“We’ve been running the warming shelter for years, and it’s a blessing thatJimmy and his team asked to spearhead the project that will help the needy fromNovember to mid-March,” Edwards said. “Running the warming shelter takes alot of work and we appreciate their help.”
Before news of the tents, the VVRM was scrambling to raise $7,900 to transportmodular buildings from down the hill to the fairgrounds. The group also wastrying to raise $25,000 for the rental of the buildings and another $4,000 to havethem returned in the spring.
Last summer, a fire at the fairgrounds destroyed the Choice Medical GroupBuilding, which had been used for various fair-related activities and to shelterthose from the cold.
Waldron said the Rescue Mission is still attempting to raise funds to obtainmodular buildings that will be utilized as a warming shelter and cooling centerduring hot weather.
“We want to thank Supervisor Lovingood and Ft. Irwin for their generosity andinterest in helping the needy in the High Desert,” Waldron said. “Because of theirwork, these tents are going to help a lot of people.”
For more information on volunteer opportunities, donations or the shelter, call760-420-6980 or visitwww.facebook.com/vvcommunitywarmingshelter/.
11/28/2017 Community remembers Jack Hill, a San Bernardino leader, as activist, ‘true icon’ – Press Enterprise
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Jack Hill, right, a former San Bernardino community leader, died Thanksgiving morningof complications from a heart attack. He was 92. (Photo courtesy of Carolyn Tillman)
Donna Howard met Jack Hill in 2010, eight years a�er moving to San Bernardino
from the San Fernando Valley. She said she learned more about the city in an
a�ernoon with the longtime community leader than she had since relocating.
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Monday, Howard called her friend “the greatest person you’d ever want to know.”
Hill, the �rst African American president of the San Bernardino Area Chamber of
Commerce, died Thanksgiving morning of complications from a heart attack.
He was 92.
“Everybody knew him,” Howard said. “I’d go someplace with him and he’d talk
with everybody. I wish I had what he had, to talk to people like that, make them
feel so comfortable. He might not have seen the person for 40 years and could talk
to them like he knew exactly where they were in life.
“That was a gi�.”
Howard and Hill grew close in recent years, the two members of a traveling senior
group from New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. The friends sat together during
Sunday service and shared breakfast a�er mass.
Howard o�en drove Hill to City Council meetings, rotary get-togethers and
monthly Coffee with a Cop gatherings. Though ribbed by others for driving too
fast, Howard said Hill always enjoyed riding shotgun: “He loved my music.”
“He was the nicest, kindest person you ever wanted to meet,” Howard said. “I wish
I would’ve known him longer.”
Hill, a father of four, was a war veteran and a successful caterer. He is credited
with starting the �rst African American Boy Scout Troop in San Bernardino.
A learning center at the public library for those wishing to burnish basic life skills
is named in his honor.
“For as long as I can remember, (Hill) has been a truly passionate advocate for our
community,” Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said in an email. “Jack was always
willing to offer his opinions and guidance on the serious issues affecting our city,
but he always did it with true professionalism and grace.
“We have lost a true icon.”
Margaret Hill, San Bernardino City Uni�ed board president and not related to Jack
Hill, also called him an “icon.”
The two �rst made acquaintances when Jack Hill’s son, Jimmie, was a student at
the middle school at which Margaret Hill served as vice principal. They o�en
crossed paths at community functions and shared “good, wholesome
conversation,” Margaret Hill said.
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A few years ago, Margaret Hill nominated Jack Hill for the Whitney M. Young Jr.
Service Award for his work with the Boy Scouts of America.
“When you heard Jack’s name mentioned,” Margaret Hill said, “you knew
something good was coming behind.”
Travis Walker, a former lieutenant in San Bernardino who recently was promoted
to chief in Cathedral City, remembered Hill as a father �gure, “one of the kindest
men I’ve known.”
“Jack always found a way to make me smile,” Walker said.
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Brian WhiteheadBrian Whitehead covers San Bernardino for The Sun. Bred inGrand Terrace, he graduated from Riverside Notre Dame Highand Cal State Fullerton. For seven years, he covered high schooland college sports for The Orange County Register. Beforelanding at The Sun, he was the city beat reporter for Buena Park,Fullerton and La Palma.
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Lt. Anthony (Tony) Coronado recently assumed command of the Arrowhead Area CHP Officein Running Springs. (Photo by Douglas W. Motley)
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By Douglas W. Motley
With 15 years of law enforcement background under his belt, California Highway Patrol (CHP) Lt.Tony Coronado recently assumed command of the CHP’s Arrowhead Area office in Running Springs.
Coronado, who has enforced California’s motor vehicle laws on roadways throughout the CHP’ssprawling Inland Division since 2002, previously headed the division’s Specialized Unit (ISU) atInland Division Headquarters in San Bernardino. As the division’s ISU coordinator, he wasresponsible for air operations, commercial vehicle enforcement and the K-9 unit. Before that he hadserved as commander of the CHP’s desert outpost station in Needles, where he was promoted to therank of lieutenant in 2015.
Coronado began his law enforcement career in 2002, following completion of intensive training at theCHP Academy in West Sacramento. His first assignment was as public affairs officer in RanchoCucamonga, where he also served as training coordinator. In 2011, he was promoted to the rank ofsergeant at the Riverside office, where he was assigned as an undercover officer in the RiversideAuto Theft Taskforce.
After graduating from Moreno Valley High School, Coronado enlisted in the Marine Corps, where hespent eight years in a non-combat position. Recently, he received a BS (Bachelor of Science) degreein criminal justice from California Coast University.
Asked what he considers his proudest moment as a CHP officer, Coronado told The AlpenhornNews, “It was the day I received my badge from the CHP commissioner.” When asked if he wasinspired to pursue a career in law enforcement by television shows like CHiPs, he responded, “Whatkid wasn’t a fan of CHiPs? After serving eight years in the Marine Corps, I wanted to continue beinga public servant, and the CHP was the best agency to work for.”
As for his most harrowing moment as a peace officer, Coronado cited the high-speed pursuit of anauto theft suspect, where his patrol unit became airborne as it passed over a set of double railroadtracks in the Claremont area and then crashed. Noting that the air bags had deployed, he said hecame out unscathed. “It was just like Dukes of Hazard,” he recalled, adding that the suspect’s vehiclesubsequently crashed. “He flipped over and bailed on foot, but I was able to catch up with him andplace him under arrest.”
Noting that the Arrowhead Area CHP Office recently received a federal grant to enforce primarycollision factors, Coronado said, “This grant will help keep the momentum from past education andenforcement campaigns and save lives.”
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By Matthew Cabe Staff Writer
By Shea Johnson Staff Writer Posted Nov 27, 2017 at 5:35 PMUpdated Nov 27, 2017 at 5:37 PM
APPLE VALLEY — After a nationwide search that lasted five months, the townhas seemingly found its next manager fewer than nine miles away in aneighboring city.
On Tuesday, the Town Council will consider hiring Victorville City ManagerDoug Robertson and will likely approve a 5-year contract worth more than $1.2million before taxes and not including bonuses, allowances or benefits,according to town documents.
If approved, Robertson would start in his new role Jan. 2. The $20,545 per-month salary would equal that of his predecessor, Frank Robinson, who retired
in July after nine years as the town’s top employee, but not surpass his
current monthly take of $22,858.
Robertson, on Monday, said he couldn’t speak to his pending departure untilafter the Town Council meeting. But in an internal email sent to city employeesMonday morning, he shared some thoughts behind his thinking in chasing thenew gig.
“It has been a difficult couple of months for me as I have kept something fromyou. You know I have always been very open and transparent in good times andbad,” Robertson wrote in the email obtained by the Daily Press. “A couple ofmonths ago, I decided to apply for the open Town Manager job in Apple Valley.There are probably a dozen or more reasons why, both personal and workrelated.”
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Robertson wrote about an encounter that came after he was named city managerin 2011 when he attended a countywide managers’ meeting. A departing citymanager, when Robertson asked about his thought process in leaving,responded: “When you know ... you know.”
Robertson admitted to believing, at the time, the sentiment to be a “copout.”
“As it turns out he was absolutely right,” Robertson wrote to employees, “and Iknow.”
He said he would share more later with employees, likely following the town’sbroach of his proposed contract Tuesday evening.
“Assuming approval, I would transition over the holidays and start there inJanuary,” he wrote. “I want to thank each and every one of you for the joy I havehad in leading this organization over the last six years. I will miss you all.”
City spokesperson Sue Jones said it was too early to address who would becomeinterim city manager in the wake of Robertson’s departure — although AssistantCity Manager Keith Metzler would appear to be planted firmly in thatconversation — or to discuss the city’s planned recruitment process for apermanent hire.
“I would be happy to answer your questions after the Town Council has takenaction and the decision is final,” she added.
The nationwide search for Robinson’s replacement began in earnest followingthe Town Council’s June 27 approval of a $26,200 contract with Ralph Andersen& Associates for headhunting services. Special meetings held Oct. 17 and Nov.
2 brought the Town Council’s full involvement in the interview process.
Among those interviewees, one applicant was from out of state, according totown spokesperson Gina Whiteside, who said Monday she could not say moreon the matter because she had “not been given any authority to discuss theindividual candidates or where they were from.”
Robertson, who lives in Apple Valley, is a 15-year employee of Victorville,according to town documents that list some of his accomplishments, includingconsolidating “two independent water districts in what was described as a
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‘hostile’ takeover.”
Those opposed to the town’s eminent-domain action against Liberty Utilities,the largest private water provider in Apple Valley, have described that situationin similar terms, so it’s likely Robertson’s experience in such matters made him amore appealing candidate during the search.
Robertson was also the “leading force” in resolving a $13.4 million structuralbudget deficit in the city’s General Fund without cuts to public safety, thedocuments show.
Victorville bounced $12 million off its books between 2009 and 2012 byshedding more than 200 jobs through early retirement or resignation, 24voluntary layoffs and 90 hard layoffs, according to a previous Daily Press
report. Additionally, 38 city employees were demoted; department heads were
reduced from 16 to three; benefits, training and travel were cut or eliminated;and employee salaries were reduced by 10 percent during the effort to trimspending.
“Doug served as our Deputy City Manager before becoming City Manager,”Jones said Monday. “While the Deputy City Manager, one of his responsibilitieswas oversight of Finance. Because we had no Finance Director, Doug coveredthe responsibilities of the Finance Director, and he served as the City Treasurer.As such, he was the lead on the strategic decisions to trim costs during (that)timeframe.”
Apple Valley, meanwhile, also has resorted to staff cuts of late, albeit to a lesserextent. In February, Robinson told the Daily Press eight positions had
either been eliminated or reduced since July 2016 to meet the demands of
an increase to its public safety contract with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’sDepartment.
More recently, both Marketing and Quality of Life Director Kathie Martin
and Recreation Supervisor Lena Quinonez announced their resignations — after16 and 12 years with the town, respectively — effective in December. It should benoted, however, that both resignations were employee decisions and not relatedto budget cuts.
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The Town Council’s discussion of and vote on Robertson’s employmentagreement is the only item on Tuesday’s agenda. The staff recommendation is toapprove and authorize the signature of the agreement.
The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. inside Council chambers. Town Hall islocated at 14955 Dale Evans Parkway. The meeting’s agenda, as well as
archived meetings, can be found online at http://www.applevalley.org.
Matthew Cabe can be reached at [email protected] or at 760-951-6254. Follow
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Shea Johnson can be reached at 760-955-5368 or [email protected]. Follow
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By JONATHAN LANSNER |
November 27, 2017 at 11:39 am
The cash registers lines were full of customers buying groceries at the new Stater Bros. market at the Riverside’s Mission Grove Shopping Centeron Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. (Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
The Inland Empire will get its own Consumer Price Index beginning in January.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is doing its rst overhaul of the metro areas tracked by the widely watched cost-of-living benchmark in 20 years.
The retooling is based on concentrating the bureau’s work on larger metro areas.
Among the changes, starting in 2018:
Los Angeles and Orange counties: One monthly index will track consumer pricing for this pair. A Southern California index previously included
L.A. and O.C. plus Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
Riverside and San Bernardino counties: The new Inland Empire in ation index will be published bimonthly in even-numbered months.
San Diego County: Its semi-annual index will be produced bimonthly in even-numbered months.
Elsewhere, the combined Washington-Baltimore also will be split into separate indexes.
Indexes for Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Portland and Kansas City will be eliminated.
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Reaching inside the jails to break the cycle of homeless arrests
By Doug Smith
NOVEMBER 28, 2017, 3:00 AM
door opened, and three men walked out of captivity into a sun-drenched waiting area. It’s a scene repeated hundreds of times a day at Los
Angeles County Men’s Central Jail.
But instead of being greeted by family members and friends, these men were met by Victor Key, a case manager for Project 180, a downtown
agency that is on the front line of a homeless strategy called jail in-reach.
The three men had been arrested for felonies. A psychiatrist had diagnosed them with mental illnesses that contributed to their crimes.
All agreed to take a step that could end years of homelessness and incarceration. As a condition of probation they would enter an interim housing program
designed to lead to permanent housing. It’s part of a new effort by Los Angeles County aimed at breaking the cycle of incarceration among the mentally ill
and substance abusers. By providing a small percentage of homeless being released from jail a path other than back on the streets, officials hope to reduce
the chronic recidivism that has long plagued this portion of the homeless population.
In a region where homelessness is on rise and solutions remain vexing, the program is being closely watched and has received an infusions of both public
and private money.
After a quick briefing, Key led them across the street to a van. Thirty minutes later, they walked into a freshly painted gray and orange building on West
Vernon Avenue, a recently opened crisis housing center run by First to Serve Outreach Ministries.
The men were assigned bunks in one of the shelter’s mini-dorms, each holding four to eight men or women. That would be their home for three to six
months while case managers worked with them to acquire permanent apartments with medical and mental health support.
Victor Key, case manager for Project 180, left with Ellis Pickering, right and Aaron Float, center who are being released at Los Angeles County Jail, as a condition of probation they are enteringan interim housing program designed to lead to permanent housing. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
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Their choreographed release from jail was arranged by the Office of Diversion and Reentry, an agency within the Los Angeles County Department of
Health Services Although it does not directly target homelessness, the inmate housing program contributes to the county homeless initiative because its
clients are generally also homeless.
The Office of Diversion and Reentry grew out of L.A. County Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey’s 2015 report “Blueprint for Change,” addressing the treatment of the
mentally ill by law enforcement and the justice system.
“Our jail should not be used to house people whose behavior arose out of an acute mental health crisis merely because it is believed — whether correctly or
otherwise — that there is no place else to take that person to receive treatment instead,” the report said.
The county Board of Supervisors created the office in November 2015 and funded it with $100 million to start and $30 million annually. Besides jail in-
reach, the office also operates sobering centers and recuperative centers for homeless people leaving hospitals.
The office contracts for interim beds across the city and can draw on the county’s flexible housing subsidy pool to place 150 former inmates into
permanent housing each year.
The program’s capacity will soon more than double. In October it received a $10-million commitment from organizations including the Conrad N. Hilton
Foundation and UnitedHealthcare to subsidize housing for 250 more a year for four years.
Under a funding model called Pay for Success, the sponsors are lending the money to the county and will be reimbursed if the program meets its
recidivism and housing retention goals. At the end of the contract the county will be responsible for maintaining the subsidies.
Since last fall, when jail intake officers began recording housing status, about 190 inmates entering the jail each week have declared themselves homeless.
Until recently, they would cycle through the jail like other inmates and ultimately be released to the streets.
Currently, the Office of Diversion and Reentry deals with a small portion of that population: inmates who have been diagnosed in jail with a mental illness
or substance abuse disorder.
The program’s medical director, Kristen Ochoa, a psychiatrist, identifies candidates for community treatment and then petitions the court for their release
with a requirement that they stay in treatment.
Ochoa started out small in 2015 focusing on misdemeanor offenders found to be mentally incompetent to stand trial.
Unlike other defendants, they do not get speedy trials, do their time and get out. They receive treatment from the jail’s psychiatric staff and remain locked
up until they are found to have regained their competence. Those who don’t are held for the maximum sentence for their alleged crime, usually six months
to a year.
Ochoa has now obtained conditional releases for more than 500 such inmates. They remain under court jurisdiction until their maximum sentences
expire, returning regularly to mental health court for progress reports.
There, Superior Court Judge James Bianco addresses each in a fatherly way.
“Wow, you’re doing great! I’m so proud of you,” he told one during a court hearing earlier this year, then quickly changed tone for the next.
“I want to remind you about how badly you were doing,” he told a woman who was balking at taking medication. “The last thing I would want to happen to
you is to find you in the same condition as when you were in jail.”
Last summer, the Office of Diversion and Reentry launched a supportive-housing program for a larger population of inmates, including alleged felons who
were competent to stand trial but still diagnosed with a mental illness.
After receiving referrals from jail mental health staff, judges, attorneys or custody assistants, Ochoa diagnoses each and recommends those she thinks
would do well in treatment.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys review the recommendation. If they agree, they reach a plea deal with treatment as a condition of probation. Case
managers then pick up the inmate for the “warm handoff” to the residential facility.
More than 700 inmates were referred for diversion from August through September, said Corrin Buchanan, the program’s interim deputy director. About
200 were in interim housing and 98 had obtained permanent homes.
Not all of the cases end well. Of the three inmates released to First to Serve that spring day, one remains in interim housing and one is now living in his
own apartment, said Emily Bell, Project 180’s director. The third left the program and has not stayed in contact with a case manager.
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It is too soon to judge the program’s overall success because recidivism rates are measured on two years of data, Buchanan said. A formal evaluation will
be done by the Rand Corp., examining changes in substance abuse, recidivism and use of public services.
So far, the two diversion programs have reached only a small percentage of homeless inmates. That is changing.
In July, the Board of Supervisors committed about $3.3 million over three years from Measure H to contract with four agencies, including Project 180, to
do case management in the jail. It will pay for 12 case managers, four social workers and four sheriff’s custody assistants
For now their goal is modest — making sure that every homeless inmate is entered in the database used by social agencies across the county to prioritize
people for housing. Despite past encounters with case workers, few of them are in the database, outreach workers with Project 180 say.
Homeless people in encampments are often reluctant to answer questions on the street but have an incentive when they’re in jail.
“For the most part it’s hope,” said case manager Larry Gray. “I remind them of the history of their homelessness. I had a guy last week who broke down in
tears. Just the thought of having the opportunity to have housing, really made him more engaging and more willing to participate in the survey.”
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California should be able to reduce public employees’ pension benefits, JerryBrown argues
BY ADAM [email protected]
NOVEMBER 22, 2017 09:48 AM
UPDATED 1 MINUTE AGO
Gov. Jerry Brown got most of what he wanted when he carried a proposal to shore up the state’s underfunded public employee pension plans bytrimming benefits for new workers.
Five years later, he’s in court making an expansive case that government agencies should be able to adjust pension benefits for current workers, too.
A new brief his office filed in a union-backed challenge to Brown’s 2012 pension reform law argues that faith in government hinges in part onresponsible management of retirement plans for public workers.
“At stake was the public’s trust in the government’s prudent use of limited taxpayer funds,” the brief reads, referring to the period when he advocatedfor pension changes during the recession.
While the brief targets a specific provision of the pension overhaul he championed, its arguments suggest he favors broader pension changes thataffect current employees.
“It was as good as anything the lawyers we use could have written,” said Dan Pellissier, president of an advocacy group that that wants to reduceCalifornia pension obligations for public employees and retirees.
The filing embraces a cluster of recent court decisions that hold public employees are entitled to reasonable pensions, but not necessarily ones that arecalculated on the most favorable formulas for them.
And the filing paints unions as unreasonable in insisting that any reduction in pension benefits must be offset by additional compensation. That’s theso-called “California rule,” the legal precedent that has barred state and local governments from modifying pension benefits for existing workersthey’ve offered over the past 60 years.
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11/28/2017 Jerry Brown defends pension reform law | The Sacramento Bee
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“Many legal experts have criticized the rigid inflexibility of the union’s position, pointing out that it is contrary to contract clause principles,inconsistent with general contract and economic theory, and effectively depresses the salaries and benefits of new generations of public employees,”Brown’s attorneys wrote in a footnote.
Brown’s office this month supplanted the attorney general in defending Brown’s pension reform law in a long-running lawsuit filed by the union thatrepresents Cal Fire firefighters. The union wants to restore the ability of public employees to buy “air time,” a perquisite that lets workers purchaseextra years of service that are credited to their pensions.
Before Brown’s pension reform law took effect, California public employees could buy up to five years of service credit through the air time offerings.Participating in the program cost workers tens of thousands of dollars up front, but gave them a higher pension when they reached retirement age.
Cal Fire Local 2881 President Mike Lopez said air time gave firefighters some assurance that they could count on a full pension if an illness or injuryforced them to retire early.
“It’s an option for the sacrifice the firefighters are making for the citizens we protect,” he said.
Neither Brown’s office nor the Attorney’s General’s Office would say why the governor took over the case, but unions and lobbyists noticed thechange.
“The governor has one year left and he like others sees the future and wants to try to make some meaningful reforms,” said Dane Hutchings, thechief lobbyist for the League of California Cities. Members of his organization have been asking lawmakers and pension leaders for more flexibility innegotiating to lower their pension costs.
Advocates who say California can’t afford the benefits it has promised to 1.8 million public workers and pensioners in the California PublicEmployees’ Retirement System in particular cheered the governor’s arguments.
Despite the pension changes Brown championed, the state’s two largest public pension systems are still severely underfunded. CalPERS, with $343billion in assets, and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, with $220 billion, each have a little more than two-thirds of the assets they’dneed to pay the benefits they owe.
Both systems also are asking local governments and schools to pay more money to fund the pensions of their employees, a trend that some localgovernment advocates say is “crowding out” their ability to fund services.
“There comes a point where you can’t become any leaner than you are,” Tulare City Manager Joe Carlini told the CalPERS Board of Administrationlast week.
The Cal Fire Local 2881 case is one several lawsuits that public employee unions filed shortly after Brown signed the Public Employees’ PensionReform Act, which restricted benefits for public employees hired after Jan. 1, 2013, and required them to contribute more money toward theirretirement plans. It did not change the base pension formulas that were available to employees who were hired before that date.
The law took aim at “spiking” by restricting the types of pay that public employees could use to calculate their pensions, and it prevented CalPERSfrom selling “air time” credits after Jan. 1, 2013. Both of those changes applied to workers who started their jobs before the law took effect, whichthe unions considered to be an infringement on the “California rule” because they cut incentives for current employees.
“You have to twist yourself up pretty good” to believe the air time and spiking changes will hold up in court despite the “California rule,” said TerryBrennand, pension director for SEIU California. “You’re taking away a benefit that is part of my program without offering me anything. I get removingit for future employees, but going backwards was a political move.”
The other lawsuits, one from Alameda County and from Marin County, challenge parts of the pension reform law that restrict “spiking,” or thepractice of inflating public employees’ salaries late in their careers to swell the pensions they receive in retirement.
All three cases are headed to the California Supreme Court. They gained attention in lower courts when judges handed down opinions that seemed tochallenge the “California rule.”
“While plaintiffs may believe they have been disadvantaged by these amendments, the law is quite clear that they are entitled only to a ‘reasonable’pension, not one providing fixed or definite benefits immune from modification,” justices at the state’s 1st District Court of Appeal wrote in the CalFire case.
11/28/2017 Should state really rebuild, post-fires? – San Bernardino Sun
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By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | [email protected] |November 27, 2017 at 6:30 pm
Photo by Watchara Phomicinda/Press-Enterprise-SCNGFirefighters work to mop up the Extension fire burning along Lambs Canyon Roadnorth of Gilman Springs Road.
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Should state really rebuild, post-fires?
11/28/2017 Should state really rebuild, post-fires? – San Bernardino Sun
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When we get past the shock and sadness of the human toll, we have to look
toward the future, and answering some hard questions. We all know that, given
drought, global warming and new human populations in California regions that
have always been �reprone down through time, there is no doubt that there will
be more �res.
All Californians are aware of the devastation wild�res have wrought this fall
throughout our state, particularly in Northern California, but hitting our
neighbors hard in the two Canyon �res as well.
And all of us are hoping that the current transition into our traditional cooler,
rainier and less Santa Ana-prone wet season of December through April will ease
the threat and that we are indeed through the worst of it, for this year, at least.
The damage to both our wildlands and to the booming and economically
important agriculture of our Wine Country north of the Bay Area has been bad
enough. But the other impacts on residents of the �re areas are incalculable.
Forty-two Californians were killed by the widespread �res, the deadliest in the
state’s history, and estimates — still tentative and likely to go up — are of over $1
billion in property damage, with about 8,400 structures burned, many of them
homes.
Is the human and �scal toll likely to come worth it? Californians have long felt
they should be able to live wherever in our geographically diverse state they wish
to, from the canyons of Bel Air to former rural hamlets in distant mountains now
booming with newcomers.
While insurance companies raise rates for those taking the most risk, most rural
properties are still underinsured, and huge amounts of disaster-relief funds are
being requested from the federal government: we taxpayers. Almost the entire
budget of the Forest Service now goes to �ghting �res.
Instead of rebuilding right where the devastation occurred, should county and
local governments modify zoning, dramatically or otherwise, to disallow housing
in dangerously remote �re-prone neighborhoods?
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