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IEUA to appeal court ruling against Chino Basin Program

By Joe Taglieri joet@beaconmedianews.com

The Inland Empire Utilities Agency board has authorized an appeal to a recent court decision that blocked a proposed program to send water from the Chino Basin to Northern California, the organization’s general manager said Friday.

The city of Ontario sued to block the proposed Chino Basin Program, or CPB, and on Sept. 4 San Bernardino Superior Court Judge Donald Alvarez ruled that several environmental impact assessments did not comply with state law.

According to the San Bernardino Superior Court’s Sept. 4 ruling, the IEUA in May 2022 violated the California Environmental Quality Act. The court found that the agency:

-- “‘piecemealed’ the evaluation of the effects of the CBP by failing to evaluate the effects of the CBP and the Feather River Exchange outside of the Chino Basin”;

-- “Used an unstable and inconsistent project description that evaluates the effects of a project life of 25 years, but then justifies the CBP based on purported water supply benefits over 50 years”; and

-- “Adopted a biased and determinative project objective to justify a refusal to evaluate reasonable alternatives to the CBP.”

The IEUA must now set aside its certification of the Chino Basin environmental impact report and the agency’s other CPB approvals.

“This is a major victory for the City of Ontario and every community in the Chino Basin that depends on a secure, local water supply,” Ontario City Councilwoman Debra Porada said in a statement. “IEUA tried

to push through a massive water deal that sent our water elsewhere without telling the full story of the adverse environmental and water supply effects of the CBP or evaluating reasonable alternatives to sending a reliable local water supply to Northern California. The court saw through it. We fought back because our future depends on protecting the resources our residents already paid for and rely on.”

Alvarez denied several of the city’s claims — that the utility allegedly provided misleading information about the amount of water in annual Santa Ana River flows, the CBP failed to evaluate an “Ontario Alternative” project plan and the CBP provided a misleading evaluation of its effects on the water supply of Chino Basin communities, according to court documents.

“IEUA is pleased that the major technical aspects of the program were upheld

and is appreciative of the court denying several claims raised by the city of Ontario,” General Manager Shivaji Deshmukh said in a statement Friday. “The court did also require that a few areas of the CBP EIR be further examined and/or refined.

“While the matter now shifts to the Court of Appeal for review, it is noteworthy that the trial court’s ruling affirmed the report’s findings on the key technical program elements, including the CBP’s effects on local water supplies and Santa Ana River flows,” Deshmukh said. “This ruling reinforces that the CBP is a beneficial program for our community and has a positive impact on local supply reliability.”

Deshmukh addressed what he called “inaccurate statements that have been shared by the city of Ontario regarding key aspects of the

program. The city’s press commentary claiming that the CBP poses a risk to local water supplies is a misrepresentation unsupported by the court’s ruling. In fact, the trial court’s ruling states the opposite and affirms the CBP’s analysis on local water supply,” the IEUA chief said.

“First, the CBP develops a new local water supply by maximizing recycled water,” he continued. “Currently, our region has recycled water supplies that are sent down the Santa Ana River because they are unable to be treated and used due to existing infrastructure and regulatory limitations. The CBP is a series of critical infrastructure projects designed to maximize water supply reliability while ensuring full compliance with recycled water and wastewater permit requirements.”

Deshmukh also said the

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Elon Musk has criticized environmental regulations. His companies have been accused of sidestepping them.

By Taylor Kate Brown for ProPublica

Before and after the 2024 election,ElonMusk made it clear he disliked environmental regulations and considered them a barrier to innovation, especially given the quick timelines his companies prefer to operate on.

The billionaire spent more than $250 million to help elect President Donald Trump and, in the first months of Trump’s second term, Musk led the Department of Government Efficiency, making cuts to the federal bureaucracy and regulatory staff, including environmental agencies, before a dramatic falling out with the president.

Musk-controlled companies have also developed influence in Texas, a state already known for a lighter touch on environmental regulation. In addition to his lobbyists’ successful track record in the Texas Legislature, Gov. Greg Abbott cited Musk as inspiration for the state creating its own DOGE-style office.

A new investigation from ProPublica, the Texas Newsroom, the Houston Chronicle and the Texas Tribune has found Musk and a Houston-area member of Congress have pushed Texas and local officials to hire Musk’s Boring Co. for a $760 million flood control project in the city.

ReportersLauren McGaughy and Yilun Cheng found that Rep. Wesley Hunt helped pitch Boring’s involvement even though the company builds tunnels narrower than the ones

extensively studied by flood control experts for the project. An engineering expert warned that the volume of the tunnels the company is proposing may not be sufficient during a flood emergency. Another said that the proposed tunnels, which would be built at shallow depths, could interfere with existing utility lines and bridge foundations.

Boring has described its project in pitches to lawmakers as an “innovative and cost-effective solution.” But experts and some local officials question whether Boring should be awarded the contract. One Democratic county commissioner told the newsrooms that Musk shouldn’t be involved in the Houston project, arguing he has shown “blatant disregard for democratic institutions and environmental protections.”

Hunt, Musk and representatives from Boring did not respond to the newsrooms’ request for comment before publication of the Aug. 28 story. After publication, Hunt and Musk defended the project on X, the social media platform that Musk owns. Musk claimed that the tunnels would cost less than alternatives and that additional tunnels could increase flow, but he provided no further details.

Officials in Houston haven’t decided on a contractor for the tunneling project yet, and it remains to be seen which environmen-

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Chinook salmon could benefit from water sourced from the Chino Basin under a proposed plan by the Inland Empire Utilities Agency. | Photo courtesy of the Chino Basin Program

Public meeting set for proposed sports complex, entertainment district

By Joe Taglieri joet@beaconmedianews.com

Riverside officials from severalmunicipal departmentshave scheduled a public forum next month to share information and solicit feedback about a proposed residentialcommercial project near the 60/91/215 interchange that would feature athletic fields, park-centered housing, trails and other amenities.

The meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 at the Springbrook Clubhouse, 1011 Orange St. In addition to officials, representatives of the developer are expected to attend and interface with the local community.

As of Aug. 19, the city currently is negotiating with GCS Development to redevelop the 56-acre former Ab Brown Sports Complex site, which has been vacant since 2018, city officials said. The sports complex site is south of Placentia Lane, north of Garner Road and west of Orange Street. Designed to revitalize the Northside area and serve as a regional destination, the project aims to combine sports, entertainment, housing, retail and community spaces.

“This meeting will provide ample opportunity for community members to better understand the proposal, ask questions and engage with the City and the developers,” Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson said in a statement.

The City Council unanimously gave the go-ahead Aug. 19 to enter into an exclusive negotiating agreement with Riverside-based GCS Development, which has a plan for a professional,

multi-use stadium and surface parking lot as part of the first phase, officials said. The complex’s future phase includes plans for two fullsized soccer fields or four youth-sized soccer fields, an indoor sports and game complex, housing, retail and community spaces such as a centralized park with “family-friendly” features, walking and jogging trails, bike paths, playgrounds and a dog park.

“The proposed Riverside Sports Complex & Entertainment District would inject life into the property, create economic opportunity for the Northside and meet the vision and goals of the Northside Specific Plan and the City’s General Plan,”

according to the city statement.

- Officials highlighted these aspects of the proposed

development:

- A 5,005-seat — possibly expandable to a 15,000-seat — stadium for soccer, rugby,

football and lacrosse;

- A 108-room stadium hotel;

- Riverside Live, an

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indoor/outdoor venue for festivals and concerts that officials hope will make the area “a year-round cultural destination”;

- A 130,000-square-foot complex for pickleball, padel games and other court sports;

- Two full-sized multisport fields or four youthsized soccer fields;

- 1,148 residential units, including 25% of which will be affordable units;

- 193,000 square feet of retail shopping and dining spaces;

- A central park and dedicated dog park; and

- 3,498 parking stalls, along with approximately 100 electric-vehicle charging stations.

Officials said the proposed project aligns with the goals of the city’s Northside Specific Plan, “aiming to stimulate economic growth, attract visitors, and

provide diverse recreation, entertainment, and housing opportunities.”

Funding allocations for the development are not yet decided. The council will consider financial aspects as the project shifts from conceptual planning to construction work, officials said. No time estimate on that was available.

Officials noted that this proposed development is separate from the Riverside Adventure Center. That proposed project is under review through an exclusive negotiating agreement approved in February. The sports and entertainment development will connect to the Adventure Center via “pedestrian connectivity” with the goal of providing “synergy to the community.”

Mayor Pro Tem and Ward 4 Councilman Chuck Conder said in a statement, “The Northside is attracting real attention from developers interested in investing in the area. Community meetings like this give everyone a chance to learn about the project and make their feelings known.”

In a statement following the council’s approval, Lock Dawson said, “This project provides recreational opportunities that Riverside and our greater region have never had. It will create a dynamic destination that will energize our local economy and make Riverside the premiere hub for sports and entertainment.”

More information about the proposed development is on the city’s website via tinyurl.com/wsemueut.

CBP does not export water to Northern California, and no decrease in overall regional water supplies will occur.

“In fact, the CBP creates opportunities to continue to increase local supply development and storage in the long-term which will benefit all residents and businesses in our community,” he said.

According to city officials, the Chino Basin Program would have transferred reliable, locally developed water paid in part by Ontario residents and surrounding communities to the state, “leaving Ontario and neighboring

communities more dependent on imported water.”

The IEUA described the program as “the first of its kind to deliver benefits to both Northern and Southern California “through an innovative water exchange, new recycled water supply and valuable new infrastructure and upgrades.”

The CPB calls for sending groundwater via “a state contractor to facilitate a water exchange over 25 years,” according to the IEUA. “During this time, the state could request pulse flows of water from Oroville Reservoir in Butte County to the Feather River,

benefitting ecosystems and Chinook salmon.”

The court ruling noted that the utility violated the California Environmental Quality Act when it failed to analyze the impacts of transferring 375,000 acrefeet of water to Northern California.

The court also found that “the agency adopted biased objectives for the CBP to support IEUA’s refusal to evaluate a reasonable range of alternatives,” officials said.

Attorneys for the city argued that the CEQA violation resulted in the utility’s “failure to evaluate reasonable and feasible alterna-

tives to the CBP that would retain locally generated water for use by the residents of Ontario and other communities in the Chino Basin.”

Culminating with the lawsuit, the city had repeatedly raised concerns via letters, public meetings and direct outreach with the IEUA about what officials called the “the lack of transparency and analysis” surrounding the program.

“By defining the controversial Feather River Exchange as the cornerstone of the project while avoiding legal scrutiny of its impacts, IEUA undermined both environmental

integrity and public trust,” according to the city. “The court’s ruling validates those concerns and underscores that IEUA committed multiple prejudicial CEQA violations.”

Ontario officials said they would continue to advocate for transparent and responsible regional water planning that prioritizes the needs of the communities who live here.

“We remain committed to work in partnership with IEUA and surrounding agencies to develop regional water resource programs that meet our collective objectives,” Porada said.

The IEUA serves 935,000

residents over 242 square miles and is situated on the Chino Basin, the largest groundwater storage basin in Southern California, according to the utility.

In 2018, the Chino Basin Program received a $215 million conditional funding grant from the state’s Proposition 1 Water Supply Investment Program. More information on the local water supply is available on the Ontario Municipal Utility Company’s website via ontarioca.gov. Additional information on the Chino Basin Program is available at chinobasinprogram.org.

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tal regulations will come into play.

In the past, Boring has found ways to navigate around environmental rules.

A Boring tunnel project in Las Vegas has skirted environmental, building and labor regulations, a previous ProPublica and City Cast Las Vegas investigation found.

Other Musk-owned companies have faced similar criticism. Over the past year, environmental groups have also raised concerns about an xAI supercomputing facility in Memphis, Tennessee. Musk did not respond to ProPublica’s request for comment.

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Adam Kron, a senior attorney at the environmental advocacy group Earthjustice, said any company ignoring or avoiding regulations entirely reminds him of the fracking boom in the early 2010s, when companies moved quickly to drill, poisoning some local communities’ groundwater in the process. “There is a gold rush mentality of getting out there [first] and paying the fine later, once you can prove it,” Kron said. “When you have that kind of culture, you do see more of the notorious attempts to not seek the correct permits or not comply with the standards.”

Here’s what to know about Boring and other Muskaffiliated companies’ history of bumping up against environmental regulations.

Boring Co.

In Las Vegas, a previous ProPublica investigation found Boring was able to skirt building, environmental and labor regulations by structuring a transportation project as a completely private venture and leaning on its local connections.

Safety and Health Administration about “ankle-deep” water in the tunnels, muck spills and severe chemical burns. Nevada OSHA fined the company more than $112,000, after an investigation in 2023, but Boring has disputed the regulator’s allegations and contested the violations.

online. The facility primarily powers the company’s chatbot and generative image maker, Grok, which is integrated into X.

Boring is constructing a planned 68-mile tunnel system beneath Las Vegas where Teslas ferry passengers underneath the city’s urban core. The project avoided lengthy reviews by building its first section near the convention center under the auspices of the tourism authority. Since then, Boring has received county approval for dozens of more miles of tunnels under obscure holding company names.

Since Boring’s Las Vegas project began, it has been cited or fined for wastewater violations. It also paid retroactive fees for permits after being caught tunneling without them, reporters Daniel Rothberg and Dayvid Figler found. Workers for the company have filed complaints with the state Occupational

Boring had already been hit with multiple violations over its management of industrial wastewater at its headquarters in Bastrop, Texas, by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The company, while generally denying the allegations, was eventually fined more than $9,000 and required to make changes at the site, according to a TCEQ spokesperson. In 2023, the company applied for a permit to dump more than 100,000 gallons per day of industrial wastewater from Boring and SpaceX into a nearby river, but it was met with local resistance. A year later, Boring agreed to transfer wastewater to a new city treatment plant, expected to open in early 2026.

Boring did not respond to ProPublica’s request for comment.

xAI

In June 2024, the Memphis Chamber of Commerce announced xAI, Musk’s artificial intelligence company, was setting up a data center at a former manufacturing site in the southern part of the city. That came as a surprise to some members of the City Council, one of whom told NPR she first heard about it on the local evening news.

Within a few months, Musk said the data center, dubbed Colossus, was

The electricity needed for the computing power was double what the local utility could immediately provide, so xAI used methane gas generators to bring the data center online, burning fossil fuels without a permit or pollution control technologies for nearly a year.

“It’s an actual gas plant in the middle of a neighborhood, and you don’t need any permitting?” Democratic state Rep. Justin Pearson, who lives 3 miles from the data center, told CNN in May. “Something has failed drastically and significantly with our system of checks and balances.”

In January, amid wider community push back, xAI applied for a permit for 15 generators on site. Opponents have aerial imagery they say shows more than 30 generators appearing to be operational on site as late as April. Company officials have said they wouldn’t install pollution controls on any of the turbines until the permit was approved, which happened in early July.

The company maintained permits weren’t necessary to start because of an exemption for generators on site for less than a year, a rationale Shelby County’s Health Department agreed with. Wendi C. Thomas recently reported for ProPublica and MLK50: Justice Through Journalism on how the city’s Chamber of Commerce went to

unusual lengths to promote xAI. Memphis’ mayor has backed and defended the project, saying the city will address pollution concerns with “independent environmental consultants” and “community benefit policies.” Tennessee’s governor has touted the opportunities the facility will bring to the city. The EPA was beginning to look into whether the exemption applied to xAI in October of last year; new EPA head Lee Zeldin recently met with the company.

Community members packed an April hearing on the permits, and state representatives for the area have questioned the mayor’s trust in xAI, especially as the company plans to set up a second data center in Memphis.

Environmental advocates have said that xAI needed permits because of the size of the generators and the scope of the pollution. In early April, the Southern Environmental Law Center estimated the turbines could produce, in a year, between 1,200 and 2,000 tons of nitrogen oxides, a smog-forming pollution associated with poor respiratory health in nearby areas, as well as the carcinogen formaldehyde. The company’s generators are only a few miles from a historically Black neighborhood already considered a toxic air pollution hot spot because of more than a dozen polluting facilities nearby, including a steel plant, a refinery and power plant. The county has seen consistently low air

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quality and the highest rate of ER admission for asthma attacks in Tennessee. ProPublica’s air toxics map showed a cancer risk hot spot four times the national average nearby before xAI moved in.

Regulations and permitting are in place because unchecked pollution can have wide-ranging impacts on a nearby community, regardless of industry, said Jennifer Duggan, executive director at the Environmental Integrity Project, a watchdog nonprofit. “The environmental laws on the books are designed to protect public health and our natural resources. If there is no enforcement, when there are violations of those laws, then there is no protection from industrial pollution for those communities.”

While the impact to a community depends on the industry in question, as well as length and seriousness of the pollution, Duggan said, it can mean increased risk of premature mortality, higher health care costs, lost school days, lost productivity for workers, birth defects and even psychological trauma.

Permits generally require facilities to operate safely and install pollution controls, Duggan said. If those controls are not installed — or turned off — “then you’ve got more pollution in the air than the law allows,” which puts people at risk.

The company did not respond to ProPublica’s request for comment.

SpaceX

While SpaceX regularly launches its Falcon rockets to deliver satellites and astronauts into orbit, Musk’s ultimate goal for the company is much further afield. Starship, SpaceX’s giant combined reusable rocket and launch vehicle, is supposed to eventually help deliver humans and cargo to Mars, and it’s currently part of NASA’s effort to return astronauts to the moon.

But the program has already run into issues here on Earth, including violations of clean water regulations during launch tests and a cross-border investigation into falling debris.

Starship’s launch pad is along the Texas coastline, less than 5 miles from the Mexico border, surrounded by a state park and a national wildlife refuge established to protect the biodiversity of the lower Rio Grande River. Among the animals in this refuge

are fragile shorebird populations. When asked about Starship tests in 2018, Musk said at the Texas site “we’ve got a lot of land with nobody around, and so if it blows up, it’s cool,” a comment that angered the residents of a nearby village.

The first Starship launch vaporized part of the launch site and threw debris as far as 6 miles. Then the EPA and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality said Starship launches in 2023 and 2024 violated the Clean Water Act for discharging untreated industrial wastewater. SpaceX applied for a wastewater permit in July 2024 and later said it “fundamentally” disagreed with the allegations from regulators but settled for about $150,000 to “focus our energy on completing the missions.” In February of this year, state regulators granted SpaceX a permit.

Starship’s fast-moving schedule has suffered setbacks this year, with explosions during three launches or tests so far. Mexico has threatened to sue over debris and potential environmental contamination crossing over the border. SpaceX said in response there were “no hazards to the surrounding area.”

But the Federal Aviation Administration recently approved SpaceX for up to 25 Starship launches a year, and the Trump administration has signed an executive order announcing attempts to “eliminate or expedite” environmental review of rocket launches by the FAA, ProPublica’s Heather Vogell and Topher Sanders reported.

SpaceX did not respond to ProPublica’s request for comment.

Tesla

While the popularity of electric vehicles like Tesla in California has led to a notable decline in carbon pollution from cars there, the company’s factory in the state has been repeatedly admonished for releasing toxic air pollution and other toxic chemicals into the surrounding community.

Tesla’s Bay Area facility has received more air quality warnings in the past five years than all other companies in California, save one: a Chevron refinery, according to reporting by The Wall Street Journal.

By 2022, the company had been fined by both the local air quality district over health concerns and the EPA for breaking federal air quality laws. In June 2024, the district ordered Tesla

to correct ongoing violations of toxic air pollution coming from the factory’s paint shops, allegations the company denied. The company is currently in the process of implementing an abatement plan, according to a spokesperson for the Bay Area Air District.

Separately, dozens of California counties sued Tesla in 2024 over claims of illegally dumping hazardous waste produced at its facility and local service centers. The company settled the lawsuit for $1.5 million, not admitting to wrongdoing but agreeing to five years of mandatory training and independent waste audits.

Musk had already moved Tesla’s headquarters to Texas in 2021, in part over complaints about California regulatory culture. But, as the Journal reported in November 2024, Texas regulators have also cited the company for actions at Tesla’s giant Gigafactory just outside of Austin, including for dumping untreated wastewater, releasing pollution in excess of its permit and then not reporting it.

A former Texas employee sent a whistleblower memo to the EPA in 2024 accusing the company of asking staff to lie to government regulators, the Journal reported, including creating an “elaborate ruse” during an inspection to make sure a troubled furnace passed an emissions test. Both the EPA and Texas environmental regulators opened a “preliminary inquiry” related to the memo in November 2024, according to the Journal. The EPA did not respond to ProPublica’s question about the status of the inquiry and pointed us to the TCEQ. A TCEQ spokesperson said it could not comment “to support the integrity of all criminal investigations conducted by TCEQ.”

Tesla did not respond to the Journal’s request for comment. But a day after the story was published, Musk reposted an X user who mentioned the Journal story, adding the message: “Legacy media is a sewage pipe of lies.”

Tesla did not respond to ProPublica’s request for comment.

The people affected by environmental violations are not just the nearby community, Duggan said, but the workers at polluting facilities as well. “They are really on the front line in certain industries,” she said. Republished with Creative Commons License (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0).

ABC suspends production of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ over Charlie Kirk remarks

By City News Service

Disney-ownedABC announced Wednesday that it was indefinitely suspending production of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in response to comments the late-night talk show host made in reference to the killing of fiery conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

A network spokesman confirmed the move to multiple trade publications. The action came shortly Nexstar Media Group issued a statement saying television stations it owns would not air the show in response to Kimmel’s remarks.

“Mr. Kimmel’s comments about the death of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse, and we do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located,” Andrew Alford, president of Nexstar’s broadcasting division, said in a statement. “Continuing to give Mr. Kimmel a broadcast platform in the communities we serve is simply not in the public interest at the current time, and we have made the

difficult decision to preempt his show in an effort to let cooler heads prevail as we move toward the resumption of respectful, constructive dialogue.”

During Monday night’s show, Kimmel addressed the assassination of Kirk and the reaction to it, saying, “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.”

FederalCommunications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr lashed out at Kimmel on Wednesday, suggesting the agency would consider taking action against ABC affiliates that continued to air Kimmel’s show. Carr, appearing on a podcast, said affiliates should refuse to air Kimmel due to “the possibility of license revocation from the FCC.”

There was no immediate response from Kimmel, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump. Gov. Gavin Newsom, another vocal Trump and

Republican party critic, took to X to react to the news, writing, “Buying and controlling media platforms. Firing commentators. Canceling shows. These aren’t coincidences. It’s coordinated. And it’s dangerous. The @ GOP does not believe in free speech. They are censoring you in real time.”

Trump hailed ABC’s move on his Truth Social site, writing “Great news for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is cancelled. Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done. Kimmel has zero talent and worse ratings than even (Stephen) Colbert, if that’s possible. That leaves Jimmy (Fallon) and Seth (Meyers), two total losers, on fake news NBC. Their ratings are also horrible. Do it NBC!!” Kirk, 31, was fatally shot while speaking to students at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. The accused gunman, Tyler Robinson, 22, was charged Tuesday with murder, and prosecutors said they would seek the death penalty if he is convicted.

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Employers have exploited and abused H-2A farmworkers for years. It doesn’t have to be that way.

By Max Blau, ProPublica

The H-2A visa program has long been touted as a way to ensure that farmers can access enough workers without hiring people who are undocumented. But for some migrant farmworkers seeking betterpaying jobs in America, their seasonal gigs have morphed into a nightmare.

As a recent ProPublica story revealed, the promises of the H-2A visa program can be undermined by extreme abuses the workers suffer, mostly by labor contractors. Some workers have had their wages stolen and been threatened with deportation if they complain about unsafe work conditions, a federal investigation found. In the worst instances, others have been assaulted or raped or have even died. It’s gotten so bad that, in one of the largest H-2A criminal cases ever, a federal judge described the abuse of these workers as a form of modern-day slavery. And without further changes to the H-2A program, experts told ProPublica, foreign farmworkers may continue to be harmed.

With the U.S. facing a drastic shortage of domestic farmworkers and as the Trump administration deports more undocumented immigrants, experts told ProPublica that H-2A visas are certain to remain in high demand. One agricultural economist forecasts that, by 2030, there could be a need for up to 500,000 H-2A workers — roughly triple the number requested in 2016, the year that President Donald Trump was first elected.

Experts, lawyers and advocates told ProPublica that, unless more is done to protect workers, the instances of abuse and exploitation are likely to increase as well. They suggested a variety of ways to make the H-2A

program safer and more humane.

1. Enforce the current rules better

The H-2A program is supposed to provide fair wages, safe working conditions and free housing and transportation to workers. But experts said insufficient oversight has undermined the protections promised to visa holders.

“The expectations are very clear,” said Cesar Escalante, a University of Georgia professor of agricultural and applied economics. “Even if we’re very clear on the regulations, the government has failed on the enforcement.”

The U.S. Department of Labor each year investigates only a tiny fraction of farm employers. The number of investigations is scarce not because of a lack of potential violations. A report from the Government Accountability Office showed that 84% of the investigations conducted by federal regulators found at least one violation of rules designed to protect H-2A workers. Advocates see that high violation rate as an indication that regulators are missing even more abuses in the fields.

Labor experts believe that the limited enforcement is largely due to limited resources. One of the main enforcers of H-2A rules, the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division, last year had one of the lowest levels of investigators since the H-2A program was launched in the 1980s, Rutgers University researchers found. Daniel Costa, an attorney and director of immigration with the think tank the Economic Policy Institute, has called on Congress to boost the division’s funding to allow its regulators to conduct more proactive

investigations. Short of that, Costa warned, the H-2A program will continue to be a “breeding ground for abuses.”

If the Trump administration’s proposed budget gets approved, it will make even further cuts to the Wage and Hour Division. That could mean fewer H-2A investigations moving forward.

A Labor Department spokesperson did not respond to ProPublica’s request for comment about its enforcement practices and the implications of the budget proposal.

2. Raise the stakes for farmers

There have been calls not just to hold farmers more accountable for H-2A violations, but also to reward the ones who comply with labor laws.

Advocacy groups like Centro de los Derechos del Migrante and United Farm Workers have called on

farmers to be held liable for the illegal practices of the third-party recruiters they hire. Right now, there’s a bill proposed by a bipartisan group of lawmakers that would require farmers to stop working with recruiters who charged laborers an illegal fee to obtain an H-2A visa. And it would give regulators the ability to fine farmers for failing to do so.

Since only a tiny fraction of employers who hire H-2A workers face severe consequences, human rights organizations also have urged regulators to suspend or ban more employers from the H-2A program. They say that’s particularly important for employers with a track record of violating workers’ rights.

Philip Martin, a professor of agricultural and resource economics at the University of California, Davis, believes that farmers should be rewarded for

following the rules. He said the largest employers of H-2A workers generally are not the ones responsible for the worst violations. He thinks that regulators should create a TSA PreCheck-style program that would let law-abiding employers move through the process of getting approved for H-2A workers more quickly with fewer bureaucratic hurdles. And it could allow overworked regulators to focus on the most pressing problems.

3. Get corporations on board with stopping abuse

There’s a growing movement centered on the idea that the power of consumers can be leveraged to end agricultural abuses.

After years of demanding better pay and protections from individual farmers and buyers, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers — the anti-trafficking organization that uncovered the first examples of abuse in the massive federal case — launched the Fair Food Program in 2010. Under the program, corporate buyers such as supermarkets and fast-food chains sign legally binding agreements to buy ethically sourced crops.

Participating buyers agree to purchase produce from farms that adhere to the program’s stringent set of protections for workers, let workers be informed about their rights by the CIW and allow independent auditors to investigate complaints from their fields. The buyers also agree to pay those growers a small premium that is passed down to their workers. If extreme abuses like forced labor are found on those farms, the buyers commit to suspending produce orders until the issues are addressed.

Some of America’s

largest supermarkets (Walmart, Whole Foods) and fast-food chains (McDonald’s, Burger King) participate in the Fair Food Program. The corporations’ participation was originally limited to a select set of crops, such as tomatoes. Some of their commitments since have grown to include more crops. Other big buyers, like Kroger, Publix and Wendy’s, have not participated in the program.

Spokespeople for the companies did not respond to ProPublica’s request for comment. Buyers who have not participated in the program have stated that it is the responsibility of their suppliers to ensure that workers are treated fairly.

The Fair Food Program has protected the rights of thousands of H-2A workers each year, according to the independent auditors, but that’s still less than a tenth of the more than 300,000 H-2A workers in the U.S. According to the CIW, the more buyers and growers embrace the program, the more likely it is that abuses of H-2A workers can be prevented.

Susan Marquis, a professor with Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs, said the other ideas proposed by experts can help reduce the harms faced in the fields. But they don’t go as far as the Fair Food Program in stopping the kinds of violations that routinely happen in the H-2A program.

“It’s very clear, supported by the data, that nothing works to end forced labor except the Fair Food Program or some other variation of workerdriven social responsibility,” Marquis said.

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CITY OF SAN GABRIEL DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

“VIDEO DETECTION/CCTV CAMERAS INSTALLATION PROJECT FOR TRAFFIC SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS” CONTRACT NO. 25-12

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS - INVITATION FOR BIDS

Date of Bid Opening: Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for the “VIDEO DETECTION/CCTV CAMERAS INSTALLATION PROJECT FOR TRAFFIC SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS” will be received at the office of the City Clerk of the City of San Gabriel, 425 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91776, California, until 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. At 3:05 p.m., bids will be opened and read aloud in the Council Chamber of San Gabriel City Hall.

There is no pre-bid meeting for the project.

Description of Work: The work to be done consists of furnishing all necessary labor, materials, tools, equipment, and other incidental and appurtenant work necessary for the installation of CCTV cameras at fifteen traffic signalized intersections. The work shall also include but not necessarily limited to the installation of the wireless radio systems at two signalized intersections and City-provided Iteris video detection camera systems at various traffic signalized intersection locations within the City. All required installation shall be performed by the Contractor as specified in the Specifications and Special Provisions, per manufacturer’s recommendations, and as directed by the Engineer. The Contractor shall coordinate with the equipment manufacturer(s) for turn on support as necessary for complete installation.

The contract is to be executed within 14 calendar days after the award of contract by City Council. Time for completion of the work is sixty (60) working days for all work from the date of the Notice to Proceed.

Contract Documents: To obtain the project documents please contact San Gabriel Public Works Project Manager, Alan Mai, at (626) 308-2825 or email: amai@sgch.org

Bid Security: Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified or cashier’s check, cash, or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price payable to City of San Gabriel as a guarantee that the awarded bidder will execute the Contract and provide the required bonds, certificates of insurance, and endorsements within seven calendars days of the of the award of contract by City Council.

Award of Contract: The City reserves the right after opening bids to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality (non-responsiveness) in a bid, or to make award to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, and reject all other bids, as it may best serve the interest of the City. The bidder shall guarantee the Total Bid Price for a period of 90 calendar days from the date of bid opening.

Prevailing Rate of Wage: Pursuant to Section 1770, et seq., of the California Labor Code, the Contractor shall pay the general prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations of the State of California for the locality where the work is to be performed. A copy of said wage rates is available on-line at: www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/DPreWageDetermination.htm. The Contractor and any subcontractors shall pay not less than said specified rates and shall post a copy of said wage rates at the project site.

Labor Code Compliance: Attention is directed to the provisions of Labor Code § 1725.5: Per SB 854, no contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a Public Works Project (submitted on or after March 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (with limited exceptions for this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code Section 1771.1a). No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). All contractors and subcontractors must furnish electronic certified payroll records to the Labor Commissioner for all new projects awarded on or after April 1, 2015. The Labor Commissioner may excuse contractors and subcontractors on a project that is under the jurisdiction of one of the four legacy DIR-approved labor compliance programs (Caltrans, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District and County of Sacramento) or that is covered by a qualified project labor agreement. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

Any contract entered into pursuant to this Notice will incorporate the

provisions of the State Labor. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1773.2 of the Labor Code of the State of California, the minimum prevailing rate of per diem wages for each craft, classification, or type of workman needed to execute the contract shall be those determined by the Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California, which are on file in the Office of the City Clerk, City of San Gabriel and are available to any interested party on request.

Attention is directed to the provisions of Sections 1777.5 and 1777.6 of the Labor Code concerning the employment of apprentices by the Contractor or any subcontractor under them. The Contractor or any subcontractor shall comply with the requirements of said sections in the employment of apprentices. Information relative to apprenticeship standards and administration of the apprenticeship program may be obtained from the Director of Industrial Relations, San Francisco, CA, or the Division of Apprenticeship Standards and its branch offices.

All bidders shall be licensed in accordance with provisions of the Business and Professions Code and shall possess a Class A and/ or C10 State Contractor’s License at the time this contract is awarded. The Successful Contractor and his/her subcontractors will be required to possess business licenses from the City of San Gabriel and maintain current until completion of the project. Business licenses can be purchased or renewed at the Finance Department in City Hall, 425 S Mission Drive, San Gabriel, CA.

Questions: All questions relative to this project prior to the opening of bids shall be in writing or email and received no later than 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, and shall be directed to: Public Works Project Manager, Alan Mai, at email: amai@sgch.org

Publish September 22 & 29, 2025 SAN GABRIEL SUN

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION

The Planning Commission is holding a public hearing on the project described below. You are receiving this notice because your property is located near the project, the project may directly, or indirectly affect you, or because you have requested to be notified.

Project Location:Citywide, City of Temple City, County of Los Angeles

Project: PL 25-4908: Annual Code Amendments (Series D). As part of the City’s annual code update process, this proposed ordinance would amend various chapters of the Municipal Code related to administrative procedures, zoning definitions, and development standards. The purpose of these updates is to ensure compliance with current state law, formalize existing policies or practices, improve consistency, and correct errors.

Applicant: City of Temple City, 9701 Las Tunas Drive, Temple City, CA 91780

Environmental This Ordinance is not subject to environmental Review: review under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Section 15305 (minor alterations to land uses limitations) and Section 15061(B)(3) of the California Public Resources Code, also known as the “Common Sense Exemption.” This is because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the project will have a significant effect on the environment.

The Planning Commission Public Hearing will be held:

Meeting Date & Time: Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 7:00 P.M.

Meeting Location: City Council Chambers, 5938 Kauffman Avenue, Temple City, CA 91780

If you have a request for reasonable modification or accommodation due to a disability covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act please contact staff (planning@templecity.us or (626) 6567316) 48 hours in advance of the meeting.

For questions or concerns regarding this project, or if you wish to review the project file, please contact: Project Planner: Tony Bu, Community Development Supervisor (626) 285-2171 tbu@templecity.us or visit the Community Development Department offices at City Hall located at: 9701 Las Tunas Drive, Temple City, CA 91780

Monday – Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The decision of the Planning Commission is a recommendation to the City Council. A separate public hearing for the project will be held before the City Council. When scheduled, the hearing will be separately noticed. If you challenge any of the foregoing actions in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing or in written correspondence

delivered to the hearing body at, or prior to, the public hearing.

Date: September 24, 2025 Signature:

Tony Bu, Community Development Supervisor

Publish September 22, 2025

TEMPLE CITY TRIBUNE

Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: HELEN FRANCIS ZAMBRANO

CASE NO. 25STPB10151

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of HELEN FRANCIS ZAMBRANO.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ROBERT M. ZAMBRANO in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ROBERT M. ZAMBRANO 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 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 this court as follows: 10/24/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 11 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA

90012

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner

GREGORY M. AJALAT, ESQ.SBN 150878

AJALAT & AJALAT LLP

330 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, SUITE 1250 GLENDALE CA 91203

Telephone (818) 506-1500 9/15, 9/18, 9/22/25 CNS-3966722# ROSEMEAD READER

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ALICE MARIE VON MOOS CASE NO. 25STPB10085

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ALICE MARIE VON MOOS.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by THERESA S. MOORE in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that THERESA S. MOORE 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 with limited authority. (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 this court as follows: 10/09/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 62 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner

TONY J. TYRE - SBN 269506; ALLYSON S. HELLER - SBN 315086, WILLIAM C. MASON III - SBN 319441 LAW OFFICES OF TONY J. TYRE, ESQ., APC. 100 S. CITRUS AVENUE, SUITE 101 COVINA CA 91723

Telephone (626) 858-9378 BSC 227414 9/15, 9/18, 9/22/25 CNS-3966829# TEMPLE CITY TRIBUNE

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ANGELINA C. TOLEDO AKA ANGELINA COTA TOLEDO CASE NO. 25STPB10091

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ANGELINA C. TOLEDO AKA ANGELINA COTA TOLEDO. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MICHAEL DERRICK TOLEDO in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MICHAEL DERRICK TOLEDO 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

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Pasadena City Notices

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

Notice is hereby given that a public meeting on an Amendment to the Schedule of Taxes, Fees and Charges for fiscal year 2026 will be held by the Pasadena City Council at the time and place listed below:

DATE: October 20, 2025

TIME: 6:00 P.M.

PLACE: City Hall, Council Chambers

100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S-249 Pasadena, CA 91101

Please refer to the City Council agenda for instructions on how to view a live stream of the meeting. The meeting agenda will be posted at: http://ww2.cityofpasadena.net/councilagendas/council_agenda.asp

Public Information: All interested persons may submit correspondence to correspondence@cityofpasadena.net prior to the start of the meeting. During the meeting and prior to the close of the public hearing, members of the public may provide live public comment. Please refer to the agenda when posted for instructions on how to provide live public comment.

This Amendment revises the Traffic Reduction and Transportation Improvement Fee (TR/TIF) and establishes new land use categories with fees that are better aligned with the estimated impact of these land use projects to the transportation network. These fees will fund transportation capital improvement projects. The Schedule of Taxes, Fees, and Charges was last adopted by the City Council on July 14, 2025. The existing amount or rate and the proposed amount or rate and the associated activity are listed below, after the related notice of public hearing.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing on an Amendment to Schedule of Taxes, Fees, and Charges for fiscal year 2026 will be held by the Pasadena City Council at the time and place listed below:

DATE: October 27, 2025

TIME: 6:00 P.M.

PLACE: City Hall, Council Chambers 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S-249 Pasadena, CA 91101

ADA: To request a disability-related modification or accommodation necessary to facilitate meeting participation, please contact the City Clerk’s Office as soon as possible at (626) 744-4124 or cityclerk@ cityofpasadena.net. Providing at least 72 hours advance notice will help ensure availability

Financial Institutions (banks)100

Service

Laundromat

Nurseries/Greeneries25

Warehousing,

Indoor

Schools:

Elementary or Jr. High10/

High Schools

Universities or Colleges20/ gal/student College Dormitories 85/ gal/student

The City Council took action to increase the rates for Grandstand Permit Application, Rose Bowl Admission Tax, and New Year's Day Related Business Grandstand Seat Surcharge on November 25, 2024. Revised rates became effective February 1, 2025.

Rate ($.55 per $500) established by State code. No CPI increase.

Maximum Rate ($16.00) established by State code. No CPI increase.

Per Council action, the fees receive a 60% abatement credit. Staff is still reviewing fees and recommends continuing the 60% abatement credit until the analysis is complete.

Reduced Business License Tax ($1.00) only for first year businesses in Pasadena that meet the following eligibility criteria:

- Be in a Commercial or Industrial zoned area as defined in Chapter 17 of the Pasadena Municipal Code.

- Have five or fewer employees.

- Have a 2012 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code in Construction (23), Manufacturing (31-33), Information (51), and Scientific, Technical, and Professional Services (54).

On the renewal anniversary following the first year tax reduction, renewing businesses are required to pay the fully required business license tax established for that fiscal year of tax reinstatement.

Per City Council action on July 14, 2014, Dog License Fee for not spayed and not neutered dogs is $60 more than the fee for spayed and neutered dogs.

The City Council took action to round down the fees for dog licensing on June 22, 2020. Revised rates became effective August 1, 2020.

In June 2018, Pasadena voters approved an ordinance adding a new Chapter 5.28 to the Pasadena Municipal Code entitled "Cannabis Business Tax," to impose a tax on commercial cannabis business activities operating in the City of Pasadena. Pasadena Municipal Code Section 5.28.060(C) allows the City Council to adjust cannabis business taxes by resolution or ordinance. Section 5.28.060(D) provides the maximum dollar figure (adjusted for Consumer Price Index increases) or percentages that the Council could impose. No adjustment is proposed for the cannabis business taxes reflected in this Schedule.

The proposed fee for the accessible dwelling unit (ADU) is noted as “Variable” because, for ADU's that are greater than 900 sq ft., the fee needs to be proportional to the size of the main dwelling on the parcel. (Fee for unit based on size of unit) x (ADU size / main dwelling size). ADUs that are 900 square feet or less are exempt from paying the fee.

Publish September 15, 22, 29, 2025

Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

RODERICK MYRON CHILDS CASE NO. PROVA2500700

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of RODERICK MYRON CHILDS.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by RODERICK CHILDS, JR. in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that RODERICK CHILDS, JR. 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.

Volumetric rates are based on water consumption. Single Family Residential water usage will be capped at 26 hundred cubic feet (hcf) of water on a bi-monthly basis. Commerical water usage will be billed at 90% of use. Page 12 of 12

as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner

TATIANNA Y. METTERS - SBN 243998

LAW OFFICES OF TATIANNA Y. METTERS, APC 1631 BEVERLY BLVD. LOS ANGELES CA 90026

Telephone (213) 250-9315

9/15, 9/18, 9/22/25 CNS-3965874# ONTARIO NEWS PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

JOSEPH KAUSER

CASE NO. 25STPB09958

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JOSEPH KAUSER.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by LEOR KAUSER in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that LEOR KAUSER be appointed as Special Administrator with general powers to administer the estate of the decedent.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 10/20/25 at 9:00AM in Dept. F1 located at 17780 ARROW BLVD., FONTANA, CA 92335

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 10/09/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 44 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

tion 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner LLOYD KIRSCHBAUM, ESQ.SBN 113612 LAW OFFICES OF LLOYD KIRSCHBAUM

222 N. PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, SUITE 2000 EL SEGUNDO CA 90245

Telephone (310) 441-5200 9/15, 9/18, 9/22/25 CNS-3966877 BURBANK INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF PAULINE PUGLIA Case No. 25STPB10150

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of PAULINE PUGLIA A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Awilda Hernandez Ortiz (Named in the Will as Awilda Hernandez) in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Awilda Hernandez Ortiz 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.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on Oct. 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 11 located at 111

PASADENA PRESS

N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. 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.

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.

Attorney for petitioner: GEORGE D LEE ESQ SBN 188736 LAW OFFICES OF GEORGE D LEE

707 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 4000 LOS ANGELES CA 90017 CN120351 PUGLIA

Sep 18,22,25, 2025 GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

JOHN COWLES, III AKA JOHN VANCE COWLES III CASE NO. 25STPB10214

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JOHN COWLES, III AKA JOHN VANCE COWLES III.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by CONNIE R. WARREN-COWLES in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that CONNIE R. WARRENCOWLES 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 this court as follows: 10/13/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 9 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

(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.

Attorney for Petitioner SUSAN B. GEFFEN, ESQ. - SBN 146793

LAW OFFICES OF SUSAN B. GEFFEN

1732 AVIATION BLVD., #228 REDONDO BEACH CA 90278

Telephone (310) 406-0608

9/18, 9/22, 9/25/25

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CAROL LEE LAMOUR

CASE NO. 25STPB08923

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: CAROL LEE LAMOUR

A Petition for Probate has been filed by ASHLEY AGRON in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

The Petition for Probate requests that ASHLEY AGRON 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 this court on 10/15/2025 at 8:30 AM in Dept. 9 located at 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, Stanley Mosk Courthouse.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: CHRISTOPHER A. FORTUNATI, ESQ., WEINER LAW, 12626 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 440, SAN DIEGO, CA 92130, Telephone: (858) 356-9070 9/18, 9/22, 9/25/25 CNS-3967995# PASADENA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JUAN JOSE DELGADILLO CASE NO. 25STPB10316

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons

LEGALS

who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JUAN JOSE DELGADILLO.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by RICARDO DELGADILLO in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that RICARDO DELGADILLO 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 in this court as follows: 10/13/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 67 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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.

Attorney for Petitioner

NATHAN K. WATANABE - SBN 233897

WATANABE & SUEMORI, LLP 17592 IRVINE BLVD., #202 TUSTIN CA 92780

Telephone (714) 838-8755 9/18, 9/22, 9/25/25 CNS-3968103# WEST COVINA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: BRIAN TERRANCE GAUGHAN AKA BRIAN T. GAUGHAN CASE NO. 25STPB10235

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of BRIAN TERRANCE GAUGHAN AKA BRIAN T. GAUGHAN.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by LIANA A. GAUGHAN in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that LIANA A. GAUGHAN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

10/14/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 79 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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.

Attorney for Petitioner

WILLIAM J. DAVIDSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW - SBN 251365

WILLIAM J. DAVIDSON, A LAW CORPORATION

35 N. LAKE AVE., STE. 710 PASADENA CA 91101

Telephone (626) 796-9166 9/18, 9/22, 9/25/25 CNS-3968104# PASADENA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF GEORGE BERNARD

MARVIN FETEN, aka GEORGE BM FETEN, aka GEORGE FETEN

CASE NO. 25STPB10271

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of GEORGE BERNARD MARVIN FETEN, aka GEORGE BM FETEN, aka GEORGE FETEN

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ERIK FETEN in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ERIK FETEN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on OCTOBER 13, 2025 at 8:30 A.M. in Dept.: “62” located at: 111 N. Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, Stanley Mosk Courthouse

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 formal 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.

DENAE L. OATEY, ESQ., SB# 215276

Attorney For Petitioner MADDEN, JONES, COLE & JOHNSON

3010 Old Ranch Parkway, Suite 450 Seal Beach, CA 90740 PNSB# 107477

Published in: Belmont Beacon Pub Dates: September 18, 22, 25, 2025

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Kevin Matthews, Decedent CASE NO. 25STPB09988

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Kevin Matthews, Decedent

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Brian Matthews in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Brian Matthews 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 with full authority . (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on 10/06/2025 at 8:30 A.M. in Dept. 9 located at 111 N. HILL ST. LOS ANGELES CA 90012 STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSE.

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 (DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Robert K. Smith, Attorney at Law (SBN 128726), 1150 Foothill Blvd., Suite J, La Canada, CA 91011(818) 949-0100 9/18, 9/22, 9/25/25 CNS-3968446# PASADENA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JUAN JOSE DELGADILLO CASE NO. 25STPB10316

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JUAN

JOSE DELGADILLO.

Attorney for Petitioner NATHAN K. WATANABE - SBN 233897 WATANABE & SUEMORI, LLP 17592 IRVINE BLVD., #202 TUSTIN CA 92780 Telephone (714) 838-8755 9/18, 9/22, 9/25/25 CNS-3968103# WEST COVINA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ERNEST ESPINOSA TERRAZAS CASE NO. 25STPB10386 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: ERNEST ESPINOSA TERRAZAS A Petition for Probate has been filed by LISA TERRAZAS JARRARD, CYNTHIA TERRAZASHASSIEN, ROWENA E. GARCIA in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. The Petition for Probate requests that LISA TERRAZAS JARRARD, CYNTHIA TERRAZAS-HASSIEN, ROWENA E. GARCIA 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 peti-

Riverside County resident returns from overseas with mpox infection

By City News Service

ARiversideCounty resident who recently traveledoverseas returned with a monkey pox infection but has since recovered, health officials said Thursday.

The patient, whose identity was not disclosed and whose area of residency in the county wasn’t specified, went to an unnamed country apparently in the Middle East, according to the Riverside University Health System. There was no word on the duration of the party’s travels, or what specific itinerary was included.

“Travel is often a time of connection, exploration and community,” county Public Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Chevinsky said in a statement. “If you may engage in intimate contact while traveling, getting vaccinated against mpox is a simple and effective way to protect yourself and others.

If you develop a rash or get sick after international travel, it’s important that you talk to your health care provider.”

The patient is at home and no longer infectious, according to RUHS.

To date in 2025, the county has documented only nine clade I and II mpox infections. The aggregate in 2024 was 41, according to RUHS data. The clades define virus variants. The recent mpox case was a clade I virus, which rates a higher degree of severity.

According to the California Department of Public Health, through August, the state recorded an average 13 clade II cases per week.

“While this increase has mostly occurred in the San Francisco Bay Area, travel between counties and sexual exposure associated with attending clubs, venues, parties or other events is common,” according to a

An ex-Riverside County sheriff’s deputy who tried to arrest, but then killed, a man over conflicts stemming from their attachments to the same woman is slated to be sentenced next week.

An Indio jury in June convicted Oscar Rodriguez, 44, of voluntary manslaughter and a sentence-enhancing gun use allegation for the 2014 slaying of 39-year-old Luis Carlos Morin of Coachella. Jurors acquitted Rodriguez of first-degree murder.

The sentencing hearing is set for Tuesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. Superior Court Judge Otis Sterling may hand down a sentence of up to 21 years in state prison. The defendant is being held without bail at the Smith Correctional Facility.

“Mr. Rodriguez is a liar and a deceitful person,” Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Garcia told jurors in her closing argument in June. “He employed cowboy tactics.”

At the time of the shooting, the defendant was romantically involved with Diana Perez, the mother of Morin’s two children. She and the then-deputy originally met

CDPH statement. “Most cases have been among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men and their social networks.”

RUHS Public Health spokesman Dr. Carlos Calderon said sexual partners should be open with one another about illnesses following travel.

“It is important to speak candidly ... and use strategies that reduce the risk of disease,” he said.

Symptoms associated with both clades are generally the same -- fever, rash, swollen lymph nodes, headaches and overall malaise, which surfaces anywhere from five days to three weeks after initial exposure.

“It is primarily spread through close, prolonged contact with a person infected by the virus, or contaminated materials such as bedding or clothing,” RUHS stated.

According to the World Health Organization, the virus has a 99.9% survival rate.

Deputy

who killed

in the winter of 2013, when he responded to 911 calls from her complaining about Morin, whom she didn’t want around her home because he had a criminal past and active warrants connected to alleged auto theft and narcotics sales.

“Diana had the motive, and Rodriguez had the ability,” Garcia said.

She recalled how the defendant and Perez were regularly together from early March to early December 2013, reflected in the numerous credit card receipts for one-night stays at a Motel 6.

“He was taking advantage of her for sex,” the prosecutor said.

Rodriguez became emotionally involved in the woman’s ongoing conflicts with Morin, developing animosity toward the victim, Garcia said, adding it culminated in “reckless” behavior that caused him to ignore all of his training and protocols.

Rodriguez decided to act independently in apprehending Morin. On the night of Jan. 27, 2014, the defendant learned the suspect had joined family members for a birthday celebration in Palm

Vaccination options and regimens can be researched at the CDPH website via tinyurl.com/3s3827c3.

particularly

The highest concentration of mpox infections,

suspect using ‘cowboy tactics’ due for sentencing

By City News Service

Desert and would be returning to his mother’s home in the 48-800 block of Camino Real in Coachella.

The prosecution said Rodriguez went to the neighborhood alone in a patrol unit, without informing his super-

visors, parking out of sight and placing Maria Gomez’s house under surveillance.

At 9:40 p.m., Morin and his mother arrived, and the suspect got out to direct Gomez as she backed her vehicle into a tight parking

space. The prosecution said Rodriguez sneaked up behind Morin, but the suspect tried to bolt, at which point the deputy swept his legs to stop him, causing both of them to fall down, Rodriguez landing on his back.

Gomez was heard shouting, “Don’t do it!” Rodriguez then pulled his sidearm and opened fire, fatally wounding Morin in the chest. The defendant wasn’t hurt.

“Mr. Rodriguez had no right to self-defense,” Garcia told jurors. “He created this situation.”

She said he fabricated a story, engaging in “lies and cover-ups” that included deleting evidence from electronic devices.

Defense attorney Mark Frederick asked jurors to remember his client’s own testimony, in which he asserted, “I feared he was going to use a weapon,” prompting him to shoot to protect himself.

“(Pepper) spray and a baton were not feasible at an arm’s-length struggle,” Frederick said.

He reminded jurors Rodriguez was an experienced peace officer “known to make felony arrests.”

Morin was notorious for fleeing from law enforcement, so Rodriguez didn’t want to take any chances by giving the man an opportunity to run, Frederick said.

He questioned the reliability of Morin’s mother’s testimony, saying she was unclear about the position of her son’s hands during the botched arrest.

The attorney referred to Morin as a “career criminal,” angry about the relationship between his ex-girlfriend and Rodriguez. At the start of the trial, he noted that several months before the deadly shooting, Perez received a message from Morin, stating, “Cop lover ... Tell him to bring his A-game, because no matter what he does, he’s going to lose.”

The ensuing investigation culminated in a grand jury indictment in 2017.

Morin’s family sued the sheriff’s department and county for wrongful death, netting a $7 million payout.

Perez was indicted along with Rodriguez, charged as being an accessory to a felony. However, the charge against her was dismissed in April.

tied to clade I, over the last year has been in central and eastern Africa, health officials said.

A depiction of the mpox virus. | Image courtesy of the World Health Organization

Oscar Rodriguez. | Photo courtesy of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department

T-storms trigger mud, debris flows on roads in mountain communities

By City News Service and Staff

Downpours triggered by thunderstorms rolling through the San Bernardino National Forest Thursday triggered flash floods, mudslides and other hazards around Idyllwild and surrounding mountain communities.

The inclement weather gained momentum early Thursday afternoon, originating from the Santa Rosa Mountains and farther south and east in San Diego and Imperial counties, according to the National Weather Service.

According to the California Highway Patrol, at about 2:30 p.m., a storm cell drenched the area around Ponderosa and Walters drives east of Highway 243, on the north end of Idyllwild, causing roadway flooding.

At least two vehicles became stuck due to muck on Ponderosa, the CHP stated.

The streets were shut down at 3 p.m., and Caltrans crews were requested to clear

the mud and debris.

A similar hazard developed on Highway 243 at Foster Lake Road, about a half-mile south of Ponderosa, just after 3 p.m. The CHP stated rocks and debris flowed onto the highway amid rain bursts, disrupting traffic.

The highway remained open, with traffic moving through cautiously, but Caltrans was again summoned to clean up the mess.

Caltrans reported Friday that State Route 247 between Barstow and Lucerne Valley remains closed due to significant damage caused by the previous night’s flooding.

Construction crews were working to remove debris and begin repairs that were expected to continue throughout the weekend, with the goal of reopening the roadway by early this week.

A flood advisory was in effect Thursday afternoon for the entire San Gorgonio Pass, as well as the Anza Valley.

The NWS issued a broader flood watch for the mountain communities and the Coachella Valley until 2 a.m. Friday.

Thursday evening, forecasters said a “strong thunderstorm” would impact San Bernardino and Riverside counties through 6 p.m., with wind gusts up to 50 mph and half-inch hail.

An airport weather warning was in effect for Palm Springs International Airport for cloud to ground lightning from 5:25 to 6 p.m. Those thunderstorms were expected to move out of the area after 6 p.m.

Farther east, rain bursts from thunderstorms rolling through the Palo Verde Valley near Blythe caused major traffic flooding and prompted a Sigalert. The alert was issued around 3:30 p.m. Thursday for U.S. Highway 95 and Second Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP Lt. Steven Rusk said the alert was issued instead

The Who to perform last show in North America at Acrisure Arena

By City News Service

The Who, a legendary UK rock band, will end their North American tour with a farewell show at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert next month, venue representatives announced.

“The Song is Over — The North American Farewell Tour” will take place at 7 p.m. Oct. 1 at 75702 Varner Road.

Pre-sale tickets became available for Citi card members from 10 a.m. through 10 p.m. Tuesday. A general ticket sale was available at 10 a.m. Wednesday via Ticketmaster.

The two original members who remain in The Who consists of guitarist Pete Townshend and lead singer Roger Daltrey.

The Who has played for more than 50 years, and was inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.

“’The Song is Over’ tour marks the final face-to-face celebration of this timeless connection with North American Who fans, forever appreciative of the band’s ability to dispense with nostalgia and deliver authentic rock moments time and time again,” officials said.

San Bernardino County offers property tax exemption for disabled veterans

By Staff

San Bernardino County, in partnership with Assessor-RecorderCounty Clerk Josie Gonzales and the Department of Veterans Affairs, reminds veterans with a 100% serviceconnected disability rating from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that they may be eligible for a significant property tax exemption. This exemption is also available to veterans who are totally blind or have lost two or more limbs due to service-related injuries.

“This is an important benefit that will lead to housing stability and affordability for veterans experiencing skyrocketing costs associated with home ownership,” said San Bernardino County Veteran Affairs Director Matt Knox. “I encourage every eligible veteran to take advantage of this earned benefit.”

Qualifying veterans with a household income of $78,718 or less can receive a $262,950 exemption, while those with an annual income above that amount are eligible to receive a $175,298 exemption. In 2025, a total of 6,596 disabled veterans countywide qualified for the

Disabled Veterans’ Property Tax Exemption, resulting in $10.9 million in property tax savings.

“As your San Bernardino County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk, I am deeply honored to support our disabled veterans— individuals whose courage and sacrifices have helped safeguard the freedoms we cherish. This property tax exemption delivers meaningful relief that our veterans deserve. I encourage all eligible veterans and their families to take full advantage of this well-

earned benefit,” said San Bernardino County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk Josie Gonzales.

To take advantage of this benefit, contact the office of Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk Josie Gonzales at 877-885-7654 or 909-3878307, by email at propinfo@ arc.sbcounty.gov or visit arc. sbcounty.gov.

For more information on additional Veterans Affairs benefits and services available to San Bernardino County veterans and their families, visit va.sbcounty. gov or call 866-472-8387.

of a highway closure, calling it a precaution for motorists to drive safely in the area. It was unclear how long the Sigalert would remain in effect.

Mud and debris cover State Route 247 in San Bernardino County. | Photo courtesy of Caltrans District 8/Facebook

Roger Daltrey, left, and Pete Townshend of The Who. | Photos courtesy of Acrisure Arena/Facebook

San Bernardino County veterans save money on property taxes. | Photo courtesy of County of San Bernardino