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Victorville accepting applications for vacant City Council seat

By Joe Taglieri joet@beaconmedianews.com

Victorvillebegan acceptingapplications Wednesday from qualified residents living in District 2 to fill a vacancy on the City Council.

Council members will select an applicant to serve the remainder of Councilwoman Debra Jones’ term which ends in December 2026.

InAugust,Jones announced she was stepping down and her last council meeting would be Oct. 21. She said her husband suffered a medical emergency that required the couple to move into a single-story home sooner than they had planned.

“After years of dedicated service to Victorville, I will soon be stepping down from the City Council as I prepare to relocate outside the city,” Jones posted on Facebook. “Serving this community has been one of the greatest honors of my life, and I am deeply grateful for the trust you’ve placed in me.

“Together, we’ve achieved so much — from strengthening public safety to bringing new jobs and addressing homelessness with compassion and innovation,” Jones wrote. “I leave confident in Victorville’s future and in the capable hands of its leaders and residents.”

Jones told the Victorville Daily Press that she and her husband of more than 40 years, Gene, had been looking for homes in the Banning area for a possible move several years from now. The couple decided to focus on a single-story house in Sun Lakes Country Club, a gated community for active adults.

Jones was first elected in 2018 and reelected four years later. She has been recognized for her work on public safety, economic development and homelessness.

Jones helped implement

the voter-approved Measure P, which increased funding for law enforcement and fire services, and helped to bring large employers such as Amazon and CarMax to the city.

She also played a key role in the December 2023 opening of the Victorville Wellness Center. The first-of-its-kind facility in San Bernardino County provides housing, medical services and wraparound support for people experiencing homelessness.

Since the center opened, Victorville has seen a 57% decreaseinunsheltered homelessness compared with the 2024 point-in-time count.

Jones also backed projects for a new police station and civic plaza that are currently underway.

In addition to her council work, Jones served on regional boards including the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority, Victor Valley Wastewater Reclama-

tion Authority and Mojave Desert & Mountain Recycling Joint Powers Authority. She was also an alternate on the Victor Valley Transit Authority and served on the League of California Cities Revenue and Taxation Committee.

“Serving as your City Councilmember has been one of the greatest honors of my life,” Jones said in a statement. “Victorville will always be my home at heart. I’m proud of the progress we’ve made together and confident the city will continue to thrive in the capable hands of its leadership and engaged residents.

“Victorville has my deepest love and unwavering belief,” Jones said. “Thank you for trusting me, for walking beside me, and for inviting me to serve. This community’s promise remains bright — one I’ll forever carry in my heart.”

District 2 is in the city’s southwest section. A map of the District 2 boundaries is available on the city’s website.

Residents interested in being considered for council appointment must email a letter of interest and resume to City Clerk Jennifer Thompson at cityclerk@victorvilleca.gov no later than 5 p.m. on Nov. 14. Applicants must reside in the 2nd District, be registered to vote and be able to attend City Council meetings held on the first and third Tuesdays each month beginning at 5 p.m. Additional meetings will be scheduled upon request and as needs for public hearings or closed sessions arise.

Thefourremaining council members will choose the appointee at an unspecified future date, according to the city.

Questions about City Council service should go to 760-955-5029 or cityclerk@ victorvilleca.gov, officials said.

Located in Southern California’s High Desert between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, Victorville’s population totals about 136,000.

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he Riverside City Council on Tuesday voted 5-0 approving$100,000 to assist Riverside residents experiencing a lapse in food aid because of the federal government shutdown.

The city’s agreement with the Salvation Army aims to ensure food aid recipients are eligible for the program and live in Riverside.

The shutdown has resulted in the U.S. Department of Agriculture first completely halting food assistance payments to recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Then after

courts intervened, the USDA announced partial payments that Riverside officials expect to be made this month. City officials said the $100,000 reallocation is designed to stabilize households facing temporary income disruptions and make sure that essential food resources stay available.

SNAP assists 46,649 Riverside residents, including 16,100 age 17 and younger, 21,627 ages 18-59 and 8,922 age 60 and up.

“From low-income residents to members of our military, there are suddenly thousands of Riverside resi-

By City News Service

Anew set of congressional district lines is in effect Wednesday in California following the overwhelming passage of Proposition 50, but Rep. Ken Calvert said he is “determined to keep fighting for the families I represent in Congress.”

What supporters dubbed The Election Rigging Response Act leads 63.8%36.2% with all election night precincts partially reporting, according to the Secretary of State’s Office.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, who conceived of what would become Proposition 50 after Texas adopted a

mid-decade congressional redistricting plan favorable to Republicans, on Tuesday night called its passage, “not just a victory tonight for the Democratic Party, it was a victory for the United States of America, for the people of this country and the principles that our Founding Fathers lived and died for.” Proposition 50 establishes new congressional district maps for the 2026 midterm elections that will also be used for the 2028 and 2030 elections. An analysis by the election news website Ballotpedia said it would shift five Republican-held congressional districts

Debra Jones. | Photo courtesy of Debra Jones/Facebook

23% of Riverside residents able to buy $625K homes in July-September

By City News Service

Twenty-threepercent ofRiversideCounty households could afford to purchase the $625,000 median-priced home in the third quarter of 2025, up from 21% in second-quarter 2025 and 21% in third-quarter 2024, the California Association of Realtors announced Thursday.

The statewide median price of existing single-family homes in California fell 2% in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter, reflecting a cooling in market competition, CAR determined.

However, on a yearover-year basis, home prices rebounded — rising 0.8% after posting the first decline in eight quarters earlier this year — as easing mortgage rates encouraged more buyers to return to the market. With the market transitioning into the off-season, home prices are expected to moderate further as seasonal factors kick in,

CAR reported.

If lower mortgage rates materialize in the months ahead and economic uncertainties subside, housing affordability could see some slight improvement in the next couple of quarters.

More California households — 27% — could afford a typical condo/townhome in third-quarter 2025, rising from 25% both in second-quarter 2025 and in third-quarter 2024. An annual income of $163,600 was required to make the monthly payment of $4,090 on the $649,990 median-priced condo/townhome in the third quarter of 2025, according to CAR.

In the Los Angeles metro area, 16% of households could afford to purchase the $837,060 median-priced home in the third quarter of 2025, up from 14% in second-quarter 2025 and up from 15% in thirdquarter 2024, CAR reported.

In Orange County, 13%

percent of households could afford to purchase the $1.4 million median-priced home in the third quarter of 2025, up from 12% in second-quarter 2025 and up from 12% in thirdquarter 2024.

In San Diego County, 13% of households could afford to purchase the $1 million median-priced home in the third quarter of 2025, the same number as in secondquarter 2025 and up from 12% in third-quarter 2024, CAR determined.

The highest median price in California in the third quarter was San Mateo County’s $2.08 million. Lassen remained the most affordable county in California during the quarter, with homes selling at $257,500.

Compared with California, CAR found, more than one-third of the nation’s households could afford to purchase a $426,800 medianpriced home, which required

Cathedral City Veterans Day ceremony to feature student contest winners

By City News Service

Cathedral City Councilwoman Rita Lamb will present awards to local elementary school students who won an essay and poetry contest at next week’s Veterans Day Ceremony, officials said Tuesday.

The free ceremony, hosted by American Veterans Post 66 and the Jon Castro Chapter of Veterans For Peace, will be held at 10 a.m. on Nov. 11 at Desert Memorial Park, 31-705 Da Vall Drive.

Lamb, who has previously received the Friend of the Veteran Award, will present awards to students from Cathedral City and

Sunny Sands elementary school who won the contest, called “Thank You Letter to Veterans.” Each student will read their submissions and will also receive a $100 cash prize.

“It’s an honor to recognize both our veterans and the next generation who appreciate their service,” Lamb said. “These students’ words remind us of the importance of remembering those who served our country.”

Prince Fleet Easton and vocalist JB will perform the national anthem, and Bishop Nick Sakis will lead the benediction with Byron Wirth to

Animal Services Department: Riverside County shelters need immediate space

By Staff

TheRiversideCounty

Department of Animal Services is in urgent need of fosters and adopters at all shelter locations, the department said last week. With over 1,000 dogs across the shelter system, immediate action is needed as the San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus hit 270% capacity for dogs.

The department had set a goal of getting 30 big dogs adopted or fostered from the San Jacinto shelter by Thursday.

play Taps.

Participating speakers will include Palm Springs Councilman Jeffrey Bernstein, Palm Springs Councilman and national president of American Veterans For Equal Rights James Apedaile, and Lee Wilson of Fallen Heroes, who will introduce Gold Star Family members. Additionally, special recognition will be given to Palm Springs Police Officer and Marine Corps veteran Jorge Diaz, and Natalina Garritano, a World War II survivor who was rescued by an American army soldier, officials said.

“Operating in critical overcapacity puts animals at risk of sickness or injury and is not safe for pets or staff,” said RCDAS Director Mary Martin. “We need to be ready to continue receiving animals that have nowhere else to go, and we are hoping the community is willing to open their homes now more than ever to save lives.”

Shelter overcrowding means some animals are at-risk of euthanasia simply due to lack of space and the inability to properly care for them. All pets are available for adoption at no cost and include spay/neuter, microchips, vaccinations, and an engraved ID tag.

Foster homes that can accommodate a dog for two weeks or more are also

urgently needed, especially for large dogs. RCDAS can supply fosters with available supplies on hand.

Shelter hours:

- Tuesday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

- Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

- Closed Mondays

Shelter locations:

- Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter (6851 Van Buren Blvd., Riverside, CA 92509).

- San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus (581 S. Grand Ave., San Jacinto, CA 92582). Coachella Valley Animal Campus (72-050 Pet Land Place, Thousand Palms, CA 92276).

- Blythe Animal Shelter (245 S. Carlton, Blythe, CA 92225) open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit www.rcdas.org for more information.

minimum annual income of $107,600 to make monthly payments of $2,690. Nationwide, affordability edged up from 35% in both the second quarter of

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TOlympics closing ceremonies to be held at LA Coliseum

he Los Angeles City CouncilWednesday confirmed the relocation of the closing ceremonies for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood to solely the L.A. Memorial Coliseum.

In a unanimous vote, the council approved a motion introduced by members Curren Price and Marqueece Harris-Dawson to enact the change. The City Council’s action finalizes a decision LA28, the host committee, had previously announced earlier this year.

There was no prior discussion before the vote. As the host city, and pursuant to the Games Agreement, Los Angeles must provide written approval for any changes to the venue plan for the official Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2028 Games.

In May, LA28 announced that ceremonies would be held at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum and SoFi Stadium.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Inglewood Mayor James Butt joined LA28 CEO Reynold Hoover for the announcement.

The Coliseum will be the first venue to host three Summer Olympics Opening

Ceremonies. It previously hosted Opening Ceremonies in 1932 and 1984.

The 2028 Opening Ceremony, scheduled for July 14, will be shared between the Coliseum and SoFi Stadium, creating a dualvenue experience that will also serve as the Olympic debut for the Inglewood facility.

“The venues selected for the 2028 Opening and Closing Ceremonies will

highlight Los Angeles’ rich sporting history and cutting-edge future, showcasing the very best that L.A. has to offer on the world stage,” LA28 Chairperson and President Casey Wasserman said in a previous statement. “These two extraordinary venues will create an unforgettable experience, welcoming fans from across the globe to an Olympic and Paralympic Games like never before and concluding

what will go down as one of the most incredible Games in history.”

The Closing Ceremony is set for July 30, 2028, at the Coliseum.

The Paralympic Opening Ceremony is set at SoFi Stadium on Aug. 14, 2028, and will kick off the first Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. The Paralympic Closing Ceremony will take place at the Coliseum on Aug. 27, 2028.

5 Southland residents arrested at request of Germany

Fiveallegedinternational fugitives living in the Southland have been arrested at the request of Germany, where they are charged for their suspected roles in a fraud scheme involving the creation of recurring bogus debit or credit card charges from fictitious merchants, officials announced Wednesday.

Medhat Mourid, of Woodland Hills; Andrew Garroni, of Los Angeles; Guy Mizrachi, of Agoura Hills; Ardeshir Akhavan, of Irvine; and Tunde Benak, of Irvine, were arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service and made their initial appearances in federal court in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Authorities said they would act to extradite the defendants to Germany.

deliberately kept monthly charges on credit cards to below around $57 to avoid suspicion among victims about the nature of the charges. The charges were linked to fictitious companies using fake websites that were only accessible via direct links or URLs, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors contend that the operators of the network colluded with German payment service processors -- including their executives and compliance officers -- to process the payments. Former employees and executives of German payment processors were among those arrested Tuesday, officials said.

Germanauthorities allege the complex scheme resulted in the creation of a “shadow financial system” in Germany.

By City News Service

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Post-wildfires, toxic smoke a lasting health concern in California

By Amy McDermott

for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Pulitzer Center-Public News Service Collaboration

ThispastFebruary, chemist Pawel Misztal pulled his white Ford van onto the I-10 freeway, headed west from Austin, Texas, to southern California. The last embers of the massive Eaton and Palisades fires cooled as Misztal drove toward a devastated Los Angeles County. The Ford, an electric vehicle dubbed “the Sniffer Van,” was loaded with mass spectrometry instruments, made to measure even tiny amounts of air pollution released by the fires. Because it’s electric, the Sniffer Van doesn’t belch exhaust that contaminates samples (the signature from other traffic is clear and distinct). Its range is only 120 miles, so “we had to stop like 15 times,” Misztal says. He drove the 1,400 miles from Austin, sometimes cruising in the slow lane, just under the speed limit with the air conditioning off, to stretch the van’s charge. On the fourth afternoon, he pulled into Altadena, where the Eaton Fire had crawled down

the ridge of the San Gabriel Mountains and gobbled up much of the suburb. His first impression: “shock,” Misztal says. “It looks like a war zone.”

As Misztal cruised through the burned-out streets of Altadena, his instruments sucked in outdoor air through narrow polymer tubing to identify compounds. When Misztal drove by charred debris, or downwind of blackened houses, he saw spikes in various airborne chemicals on his laptop, whirring beside him on the passenger seat. That’s “the beauty of real-time data,” he says. The instruments draw air through an inlet on the back of the van, detecting short-lived spikes in some pollutants and overall background changes in others.

Over the next few weeks, in both Altadena and the Palisades, Misztal collected 300 gigabytes of data, capturing more than 1,000 different airborne compounds. Some were toxins, such as benzene,

acetone, and carbonates released from burned cars and plastics. Just how dangerous might those compounds be? It depends on the dosage of exposure, Misztal says. He’s still processing the data, but says that the bottom line is “we don’t fully understand exposure and toxicity for a majority of compounds.”

Misztal’s research is part of a larger collaboration between multiple universities, including the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the Universities of California Los Angeles and Davis, and Misztal’s home institution of the University of Texas at Austin. Called the Los Angeles Fire Human Exposure and LongTerm Health Study (LA Fire HEALTH Study), the goal is to evaluate the pollutants released by the January fires and the health impacts of those emissions. The project highlights a growing perspective on wildfires—that they’re not only natural disasters, but potentially major health

disasters as well.

Toxic Brew

As devastating wildfires happen more often, the public breathes extreme levels of air pollution more frequently, says Mary Berlik Rice, a pulmonologist studying air pollution and climate at Harvard’s School of Public Health. Because of the stew of materials being burned, the toxins released in urban wildfires are potentially more carcinogenic and potentially deadlier than smoke from other wildfires, she says.

While few if any studies have quantified the relationship between long-term smoke exposure and cancer risk in humans, work in mice finds that wildfire smoke damages the lungs and increases inflammation (1). And a summary of workplace health risks for firefight-

ers, published in The Lancet Oncology, finds that they have a significantly elevated risk of several cancers (2). Smoke also contains volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that have been linked to cancer at high levels. The health consequences of repeat exposure to low levels of VOCs—for instance, in neighboring Los Angeles (LA) suburbs or in faraway towns breathing smoke on the wind—isn’t yet clear.

What is clear is that fire makes air quality much worse. Even on a quiet weather and wildfire day, LA has some of the worst air quality in the country. Exhaust from cars, factories, and ports all contribute, even without a wildfire in the mix.

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Typical particulate matter levels in LA are under 20 micrograms per cubic meter, less than what you’d breathe from smoking one cigarette. But during the Eaton Fire, fine particulate matter shot into the atmosphere exceeding 480 micrograms per cubic meter. Breathing that air for one day was equivalent to smoking about 22 cigarettes, according to OpenAQ, a Washington, DC-based environmental tech company (3). The estimate comes from the mobile app, “Sh**t I Smoke!” It plugs real-time air pollution data from OpenAQ into a formula developed by the nonprofit Berkeley Earth, which calculates that breathing small particulate matter at a concentration

The sniffer van’s two mass spectrometers have identified smoke-associated toxins in Altadena and the Palisades, though the health impacts of many toxins appear to be dose-dependent. | Photo by Daniel Sung/ U.T. Austin

of 22 micrograms per cubic meter is roughly equivalent to smoking a cigarette a day. Populations are repeatedly exposed to wildfires, yet, “we’re lacking these longterm health studies,” Rice says—studies crucial for estimating risks for the general population.

A Storm in the Lungs Smoke plumes can include fine particles, polycyclic hydrocarbons, VOCs, and other gases. The exact cocktail depends on what’s burning. Doctors have known for decades that smoke irritates the lungs and causes asthma attacks. “What’s been emerging in the last 5 to 10 years is increasing evidence of a link [of smoke] with mortality,” Rice says. Urban wildfire smoke, especially from burning plastic, seems to be the most toxic.

Some of the strongest evidence comes from the US Environmental Protection Agency, where senior toxicologist Ian Gilmour has led several studies asking, “is all smoke equal?” He embarked on this line of research in 2008, after smoke from a massive peat fire in eastern North Carolina drifted about 100 miles to Gilmour’s Raleigh-Durham area office. Gilmour collected smoky air samples during and after the fire. He used a high-volume air sampler at a campsite in the path of the smoke, about 20 miles downwind of the fire. Samples collected during the fire had 70% more endotoxin from peat than samples after the blaze (4). But he needed more data.

So Gilmour and his team designed a follow-up study in mice, testing the health impact of smoke from various fuels on the lungs (1). They burned several types of wood and a combination of plastic, plywood, cardboard, and diesel fuel to simulate house fires or military burn pits, each in a long quartz tube furnace. “We lay the fuel along the tube, and then a ceramic heater moves along the tube and burns the fuel,” Gilmour explains. The smoke emptied into a small chamber, where mice inhaled it for 1 hour.

Gilmour’s team measured mouse breathing rate in the chamber as a proxy for lung function. And 4 to 24 hours later, they assessed acute lung injury through assays of inflammatory cells and signaling molecules of cell injury. They also gauged relative cancer risk from different fuels by exposing salmonella bacteria to concentrated smoke from the various fuels. The bacteria grow quickly, and their bacterial DNA mutates if exposed to carcinogens.

Across all metrics, flaming plastic was the worst, Gilmour says. It was the most damaging to lung function.

Hotter burning conditions were associated with more inflammatory lung neutrophils, likely because hotter combustion releases more of the known mutagens called polyaromatic hydrocarbons, Gilmour says. Neutrophils “are your defense in the lungs. They come in and try to clean up damage,” he explains.

The results show that different smoke has different health effects. “Depending on the fuel you burn, there could be differences in toxicology,” he says. Among the implications: The health risks from fires in rural woodland North Carolina or Oregon may require a different approach and regulations than suburban wildfires in the hills above LA.

The Afterburn Concerns about what the LA fires might release prompted “an immediate call across the country to top scientists,” says Joseph Allen, a professor of exposure assessment science at Harvard’s School of Public Health. He and others quickly coalesced around the idea for the LA Fire HEALTH Study. “Many of us study pollution, water quality, and knew we could be of service,” Allen says. On the ground in LA, Misztal’s van recorded 3,600 unique data points every hour. Two mass spectrometers whirred away in the back of the Ford. One of them detected trace gases using a technique called soft ionization. The instrument fired hydronium ions at air toxin molecules to collide and attach a proton. The proton charged the toxin, so the instrument could detect it in an electric field. Heavier charged molecules take longer to move through the chambers; lighter toxins fly faster. Based on the time of flight, the instrument could detect the exact mass of the compound. It worked back from there to calculate the chemical formula and concentration of whatever compound it had sucked up. “We can get chemical formula very quickly,” Misztal says, because “we have real-time mass spec.”

The other Sniffer sampled for aerosols (like a mist of tiny pollution droplets) using a technique called hard ionization. It fired electrons at aerosols to break them apart. Then, by looking at the pattern of fragments, Misztal and his team could ID the crude groups of compounds in the sample. The Sniffers immediately picked up smoke-associated toxins such as ketones, aldehydes,

Toxic smoke

benzene, acetone, and lead, among others, in Altadena and the Palisades.

The LA Fire HEALTH Study was widely advertised, and part of the work involved sampling affected homes. Misztal, with other LA Fire HEALTH teams, collected simultaneous measurements of indoor and outdoor air quality. “That was the most mind-blowing,” he says. Organic chemical pollutants were surprisingly higher indoors, likely from a combination of smoke damage and off-gassing from indoor materials (see also https:// www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/ pnas.2016161117). “I could smell it on my clothing,” Misztal says. “There’s a lot of sticky compounds.” Despite the poor air quality, people picked through their properties without respirators or gloves, he says.

Misztal’s lab is still analyzing all the data. He and his team meet with other members of LA Fire HEALTH weekly to share new results and plan how to communicate their findings with residents. They drove back out from Austin to collect more data this May and are now working on the papers. So far, they’ve generally found evidence of elevated VOCs and particulate pollution in homes with visible soot and ash.

But Misztal and Allen are careful not to frighten people unnecessarily. Despite the many scary-sounding pollutants, Misztal says, the danger is really in the dose. Until he has comprehensive results about what concentrations people are exposed to, he treads carefully. Ultimately, one huge goal is to get information to the public about the safety of the air, water, soil, and ash—in hopes of determining how and when to clean, and whether it’s safe to move back in. Ongoing monitoring, if funded, should reveal what compounds are detected, at what levels, and where.

Tongues of Flame

Misztal’s results may be preliminary, but there are already plenty of data on the dangers of prolonged smoke and ash exposure, to firefighters in particular. The story of the LA fire and its aftermath is still unfolding. But what’s already emerged echoes data from other sources highlighting some dangers.

In 2022, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialized subunit of the World Health Organization, classified occupational exposure from firefighting as carcinogenic (5). Firefighters’ health came into broad public focus after the September 11th attacks,

says Paul Demers, an epidemiologist and industrial hygienist, who chaired the IARC group. The magnitude of the disaster—with so many first responders and bystanders covered in dust from the towers—worried experts over the building materials they’d inhaled. Research since has observed an uptick in cancer cases in firefighters over time, including bladder cancer, mesothelioma (associated with breathing asbestos fibers during structural fires), prostate cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, colon cancer, testicular cancer, and malignant melanoma (2). Urban smoke, from house fires or suburban wildfires, is particularly dangerous, Demers says, because it contains burning synthetic materials. But most any smoke has some known carcinogens, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and aromatic amines, both in the air and in soot, that can pass through the skin.

Demers cautions that the public in Altadena or the Palisades isn’t getting the decades-long dose that firefighters do. Even in places like British Columbia, where wildland firefighters can breathe weeks of smoke with nothing but bandanas over their mouths for protection,

there are clearly respiratory effects, but whether that translates to a higher risk of cancer is “hard to show.”

Cancer takes decades to develop, and without longterm data on air quality and exposure after wildfire, it’s hard to say.

Cancer isn’t the only potential health risk. Air pollution may also damage bone in the long term. In a recent study of postmenopausal women, exposure to sulfur dioxide, a gas that billows from wildfire smoke plumes in both urban and rural areas, was associated with reduced bone mineral density, a biomarker of bone health and predictor of fractures (6). The study assessed about 500 metabolites of bone health and found that some were affected by air pollution. For example, exposure to sulfur dioxide led to decreased levels of the metabolite C-38:4 phosphatidylethanolamine, offering “the first evidence for mechanism of damage,” says coauthor Diddier Prada, an environmental and molecular epidemiologist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York.

Even after the smoke clears, toxins remain in the ash. Not even air quality

indices are reliable in such cases, Rice says, because they report particulate matter near a monitoring station. The burn zone “can be a very different story,” she explains, with persistent VOCs and other toxins kicked up by the cleanup effort. The field needs longer-term data on the consequences of prolonged or repeat exposure, Rice says, especially to whatever lurks in the charred debris left behind. The LA Fire HEALTH Study is a start to that work. It’s some of the first research to measure detailed air chemistry at fine temporal and spatial scales for individual houses, according to Misztal. “There’s a lot of fundamentals we’re learning,” he says. One recent data brief, from late August, made headlines after reports of elevated levels of toxic chromium6 were detected in the air around the debris cleanup zones (7).

“Just being able to see a smoke plume,” Rice says “isn’t necessarily a good indicator” of whether the air is toxic, or for how long. “What are the health effects in the long term for kids and adults? We’re lacking these long-term health studies for the general population.”

Glendale City Notices

NOTICE INVITING PROPOSALS

NOTICE is hereby given that the City of Glendale (“City”) will receive Proposals until the deadline established below for the following project:

Jail Medical Services Request for Proposals

Proposal Submittal Deadline: Submit before 3:00 p.m. on December 19, 2025

Proposal Submittal Location: 131 N. Isabel St. Glendale, CA. 91206 or by email (address below)

A prospective Proposer may receive this RFP by mail, e-mail, in person or online at: https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/finance/purchasing/rfp-rfq-bid-page

Distribution of the RFP in no way represents the City’s acceptance of a Proposer’s qualifications, reputation, or ability to perform the Services.

NO LATE PROPOSALS WILL BE ACCEPTED. City of Glendale Contact Person for RFP Process:

Lt. Ernesto Gaxiola Interim Jail Administrator Email: EGaxiola@glendaleca.gov. No phone calls please

Project Description:

The City of Glendale/Glendale Police Department is accepting proposals from qualified bidders to provide contractual medical services to arrestees in the city jail and other situations (DUI checkpoints etc.) including blood draws, pre-booking and medical screening examinations (in person and/or via telehealth), and treatment of minor injuries. Qualified bidders must be able to respond to the city jail in 30 minutes or less when dispatched.

A potential Proposer should read this document in its entirety before preparing and submitting a Proposal.

Dated this ______ day of _____________, 2025, City of Glendale, California. Suzie Abajian, Ph.D., City Clerk of the City of Glendale.

Publish November 10 & 13, 2025

GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PLANNING HEARING OFFICER PUBLIC HEARING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. PCUP-005411-2025 ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT NO. PAUP-005433-2025

LOCATION: 820 & 822 EAST COLORADO STREET

APPLICANT: Ara Hayrapetyan for Domus Design

ZONE: “C3” - (Commercial Service) Zone

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Portion of Lot 24 of Tract No. 1164 as per Map Book 17 Pages 198-199, and portion of Lot 14 of Childs Tract as per Miscellaneous Records Book 5 Page 157, in the City of Glendale, in the County of Los Angeles.

APN: 5674-024-022

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The applicant is requesting approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow operation of a banquet hall within two existing tenant spaces, with seating and viewing areas totaling 2,565 square feet (SF), and an Administrative Use Permit (AUP) to allow on-site service and consumption of alcoholic beverages within the banquet hall. The project includes a 180-SF addition connecting the tenant spaces. The 25,538-SF project site is in the Commercial Service (C3) zone.

CODE REQUIRES

1) A banquet hall requires a CUP in the C3 Zone (Table 30.12-A, GMC Section 30.12.020).

2) The service and consumption of alcoholic beverages require an AUP in the C3 Zone (Table 30-12.A, GMC Section 30.12.020).

APPLICANT’S PROPOSAL

1) A CUP to allow continued operation of a banquet hall in the establishment addressed as 820 and 822 E. Colorado St. in the C3 Zone (Table 30-12.A, GMC Section 30.12.020).

2) An AUP to allow service and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the C3 Zone (Table 30-12.A, GMC Section 30.12.020).

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION

The project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as a Class 1 “Existing Facilities,” per Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines, because the project involves the operation of a banquet hall, including alcoholic beverage sales and service, in existing commercial tenant spaces. The project involves a 180-SF building addition that will not increase the structure’s floor area by more than 2,500 square feet.

HEARING INFORMATION

The Planning Hearing Officer will conduct a public hearing regarding the above project in Room 105 of the Municipal Services Building, located at 633 East Broadway, Glendale, CA 91206 on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2025, AT 9:30 AM or as soon thereafter as possible. The purpose of the hearing is to hear comments from the public with respect to zoning concerns for the project. The hearing will be held in accordance with Glendale Municipal Code, Title 30, Chapter 30.42.

The meeting can be viewed on Charter Cable Channel 6 or streamed online at GlendaleCA.gov/live. For public comments and questions during the meeting call 818-937-8100. City staff will be submitting these questions and comments in real time to the appropriate person during the Planning Hearing Officer Hearing. You may also testify in person at the hearing if you wish to do so. If the final decision is challenged in court, testimony may be limited to issues raised before or at the public hearing. The staff report and case materials will be available prior to the hearing date at GlendaleCA.gov/agendas.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS

If you desire more information on the proposal, please contact the case planner, Alan Lamberg, at alamberg@glendaleca.gov or (818) 548-2115 or (818) 937-8158.

PROCEDURES

Any person having an interest in the subject project may participate in the hearing, by phone as outlined above and may be heard in support of his/her opinion. Any person protesting may file a duly signed and acknowledged written protest with the Director of Community Development not later than the hour set for public hearing before the Hearing Officer. “Acknowledged” shall mean a declaration of property ownership (or occupant if not owner) under penalty of perjury. If you challenge the decision of this project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Glendale, at or prior to the public hearing. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, please notify the Community Development Department at least 48 hours (or two business days) for requests regarding sign language translation and Braille transcription services.

When a final decision is rendered, a decision letter will be posted online at GlendaleCA. gov/planning/decisions. An appeal may be filed within 15 days of the final decision date appearing on the decision letter. All appeals must be filed using the City’s online permit portal: GlendaleCA.gov/permits

Dr. Suzie Abajian, The City Clerk of the City of Glendale Publish November 10, 2025 GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO

ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: BARBARA ANN ALVAREZ AKA BARBARA ANN JIORAS

CASE NO. PROVA2500728

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of BARBARA ANN ALVAREZ AKA BARBARA ANN JIORAS.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MICHELLE WAITE in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MICHELLE WAITE 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: 01/22/26 at 9:00AM in Dept. F1 located at 17780 ARROW BLVD., FONTANA, CA 92335

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

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

MARY E. DOERGES FREY - SBN 263264

RYAN R. WONG - SBN 320324

BOHM WILDISH & MATSEN, LLP

600 ANTON BLVD., SUITE 640 COSTA MESA CA 92626

Telephone (714) 384-6500

BSC 227603 11/6, 11/10, 11/13/25 CNS-3982887# ONTARIO NEWS PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

WILLIAM L. JOHNSTON

AKA WILLIAM LINDLEY JOHNSTON

CASE NO. 25STPB12166

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of WILLIAM L. JOHNSTON AKA WILLIAM LINDLEY JOHNSTON.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JIAN B. PANG in the

Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JIAN B. PANG 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: 12/05/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 79 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 DANIEL FONG, ESQ. - SBN 248397 FONG LAW GROUP 407 W. VALLEY BLVD., UNIT 3 ALHAMBRA CA 91803

Telephone (626) 289-8299 11/6, 11/10, 11/13/25 CNS-3983106# WEST COVINA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MICHAEL QUEEN

CASE NO. PROVA2500205

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by TRAVIS BRIAN GIRARDO, JOY GOLDEN in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that TRAVIS BRIAN GIRARDO AND JOY GOLDEN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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:

12/11/25 at 9:00AM in Dept. F3 located at 17780 ARROW BLVD., FONTANA, CA 92335

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

BRYAN ANDRADE - SBN 358294

THE LEGACY LAWYERS, PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 18872 MACARTHUR BLVD., SUITE 300 IRVINE CA 92612

Telephone (714) 963-7543 BSC 227610

11/6, 11/10, 11/13/25 CNS-3983520# ONTARIO NEWS PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF James Steven Kraai Case No. 25STPB12227

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of James Steven Kraai

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by David Ronald Kraai in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that David Ronald Kraai 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 December 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM in Dept. 44. 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. 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.

Petitioner:

DAVID RONALD KRAAI 36612 92ND ST. E LITTLEROCK, CA 93543 NOVEMBER 6, 10, 13, 2025 BURBANK INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CRISTINE J. SCETTRINI Case No. 25STPB11658 To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of CRISTINE J. SCETTRINI A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Shirlee L. Bliss in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Shirlee L. Bliss 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 administra-tion authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objec-tion to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on Dec. 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 5 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 ap-pearance 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 issu-ance 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.

Petitioner:

Shirlee L. Bliss

law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., business and professions code).

I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Peter Aldana, County, Clerk

File# R-202509482

Pub. 09/01/2025, 09/08/2025, 09/15/2025, 09/22/2025 Riverside Independent

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Arise Pharmacy

10364 Arlington Ave Riverside, CA 92505

Riverside County Arise Pharmaceutical Corp (CA, 2857 Camellia Ct, Corona, CA 92882

Riverside County

This business is conducted by: a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct.

(A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).)

s. Peter Wasif, CEO Statement filed with the County of Riverside on October 22, 2025

NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., business and professions code).

I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Peter Aldana, County, Clerk File# R202512910

Pub. 10/27/2025, 11/03/2025, 11/10/2025, 11/17/2025 Riverside Independent

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as 909VAULT 3760 Hilgard St Corona, CA 92882 Riverside County

JUAN JOSE CHAVEZ, 3760 Hilgard St, Corona, CA 92882 Riverside County

This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on September 1, 2025. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).)

s. JUAN JOSE CHAVEZ

Statement filed with the County of Riverside on September 30, 2025 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., business and professions code).

I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Peter Aldana, County, Clerk File# R-202512077 Pub. 10/27/2025, 11/03/2025, 11/10/2025, 11/17/2025 Riverside Independent

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. fbn20250010286

The following persons are doing business as: BY THE SLICE PIZZA CO., 10748 Dove Ct, Adelanto, CA 92301. Mailing Address, 10748 Dove Ct, Adelanto, CA 92301. # of Employees 2. (1). Enrique Velasquez (2). Pamela J Myers. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a general partnership. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information

on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 62506277). /s/ Enrique Velasquez, General Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on October 29, 2025 Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20250010286 Pub: 11/03/2025, 11/10/2025, 11/17/2025, 11/24/2025

San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20256728079. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Applewhaite & Associates Insurance Agency, 407 W Imperial Hwy H765, Brea, CA 92821. Full Name of Registrant(s) N&R Enterprises LLC (CA, 407 W Imperial Hwy H765, Brea, CA 92821. This business is conducted by a limited liability company (llc). Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Applewhaite & Associates Insurance Agency. /S/ Rosalind Applewhaite, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on October 29, 2025. Publish: Anaheim Press 11/03/2025, 11/10/2025, 11/17/2025, 11/24/2025

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as (1). CATALYST – BLYTHE (2). CATALYST BLYTHE (3). CATALYST CANNABIS BLYTHE (4). CATALYST CANNABIS –BLYTHE (5). CATALYST CANNABIS CO – BLYTHE (6). CATALYST CANNABIS DISPENSARY –BLYTHE 1894 E Hobsonway Blythe, CA 92225 Riverside County Mailing Address, 401 Pine Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802. Riverside County CATALYST – BLYTHE LLC (CA 401 Pine Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802 Riverside County

This business is conducted by: a limited liability company (llc). Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).)

s. ELLIOT LEWIS, MANAGING MEMBER

Statement filed with the County of Riverside on October 29, 2025 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., business and professions code).

I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Peter Aldana, County, Clerk

File# R-202513207

Pub. 11/03/2025, 11/10/2025, 11/17/2025, 11/24/2025 Riverside Independent

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN20250010467

The following persons are doing business as: CMM Advantage, 14427 Huntridge Drive, Victorville, CA 92394. Mailing Address, 14427 Huntridge Drive, Victorville, CA 92394. # of Employees 1. Thrill The Tastebuds LLC (CA, 14427 Huntridge Drive, Victorville, CA 92394; Monique Jennings, CEO. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a limited liability company (llc). Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor

punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 62506277). /s/ Monique Jennings, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on November 6, 2025 Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20250010467 Pub: 11/10/2025, 11/17/2025, 11/24/2025, 12/01/2025 San Bernardino Press

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as (1). Slim Weight Loss (2). Slim Coaching Group (3). Slim Wellness Group 284 Dupont Street #115 Corona, CA 92879

Riverside County Mailing Address, 5406 Fulmer Ct, Jurupa Valley, CA 91752. Riverside County Better Life Coaching Group (CA, 5406 Fulmer Ct, Jurupa Valley, CA 91752

Riverside County This business is conducted by: a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).) s. Samuel Abraham, CEO Statement filed with the County of Riverside on November 6, 2025 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to

section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., business and professions code). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Peter Aldana, County, Clerk File# R-202513466 Pub. 11/10/2025, 11/17/2025, 11/24/2025, 12/01/2025 Riverside Independent

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ALOHA CONSTRUCTION 4395 LEONARD WAY CORONA, CA 92883 Riverside County ALOHA REMODELING & LANDSCAPING (CA, 4395 LEONARD WAY, CORONA, CA 92883 Riverside County

s. BETSABE IRIGOYEN MUNOZ, MANAGING MEMBER Statement filed with the County of Riverside on November 5, 2025 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., business and professions code). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Peter Aldana, County, Clerk File# R-202513420 Pub. 11/10/2025, 11/17/2025, 11/24/2025, 12/01/2025 Riverside Independent

Riverside Fire, ABC7 team up for Spark of Love Toy Drive

By Staff

The City of Riverside Fire Department will join ABC7 and firefighters throughout Southern California in the Spark of Love Toy Drive from Monday to Dec. 12. The campaign collects new, unwrapped toys, sports equipment, blankets and gift cards for underserved children and teens (0 to 17 years old) in the Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Ventura and Riverside counties. Over the past three decades the Spark of Love Toy Drive has collected more than 9 million toys.

Donations can be dropped off at any City of Riverside fire station from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. If firefighters are away, do not leave donations outside, take directly to the city main collection point at Cesar Chavez Community Center (located at 2060 University Ave.) or any of the city’s community centers. For locations, visit riversideca.gov/park_rec/

community-centers.

Local businesses within city limits can also place a collection box at their establishment.

Individuals can also donate to “Shop with a Firefighter” to help families and children with needed items or toys. Donate at https:// givebutter.com/QOOpZX. Donations can be made payable to RCFF (Riverside City Firefighters Foundation) a 501c3 Organization. (Fed. Tax ID #46-1442468.)

To become a sponsor or donate, contact Gina Perez, public education coordinator, at gperez@riversideca. gov or (951) 826-5334.

Donations will be distributed locally by the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department. Register by visiting your local City of Riverside Community Center from Nov. 17 to Dec. 12. All parents must complete the Spark

of Love application and provide valid and current identification. All parents must show proof of residency (92501 to 92508 zip codes) and birth certificates. Toys will be distributed on Thursday, Dec. 18. Each child will receive one toy. No exchanges can be made as supply is limited.

Participating locations include: Arlanza Community Center (7950 Philbin Ave.), Bobby Bonds Park (2060 University Ave.), Joyce Jackson Community Center (5505 Dewey Ave.), La Sierra Community Center (5215 La Sierra Ave., Bldg. A), Orange Terrace Community Center (20010 Orange Terrace Parkway), Hunt Park (4015 Jackson St.), Ruth H. Lewis Community Center (701 N. Orange St.), Stratton Community Center (2008 Martin Luther King Blvd.), and Ysmael Villegas Community Center (3091 Esperanza St.).

Palm Springs International Airport faces ‘no impact’ during federal shutdown

By City News Service

Withnumerous airportsexpected to reduce flights or delays starting Friday as a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown, the Palm Springs International Airport announced Thursday that it has not experienced any impacts.

The Federal Aviation Administration has asked 40 major airports to reduce

flights on Friday if the government shutdown continues.

However, PSP officials said that the airport “is not on that list and no flight reductions have been issued here.”

They advise travelers to check the airline’s website before heading to the airport and to check the airport’s flight status page for real-time updates.

The airport may face what

Food insecurity

dents who now are in danger of going hungry,” Mayor Pro Tem Chuck Conder said in a statement. “This program is designed to supplement their nutritional needs until a broader solution can be worked out at the federal level.”

The $100,000 will be reallocated from the Senior SupplementalRental Assistance Program, which currently has a balance over $525,000, officials said.

“The funding shift is not expected to affect seniors who need rental assistance because necessary funds are available in similar programs” including the city’s HOME InvestmentPartnerships -Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program, officials said.

officials refer to as “ripple effects” due to the connections with airports that may be on the list.

“We’re in close contact with our federal and airline partners and will keep travelers informed of any changes,” airport officials said in a statement.

Any delays or cancellations at PSP can be found at flypsp.com/flight-status/.

City personnel will work with the Salvation Army Emergency Food Access Program to help Riverside residents enrolled in SNAP and to federal employees experiencingfinancial shortfalls as a result of by the government shutdown.

City officials estimated 500 to 700 households will receive food assistance.

The emergency program was put together quickly by the city’s Department of Housing and Human Services, with assistance from several other departments, officials said.

“Because of the emerging need, the City

Council first had to vote to waive the city’s Sunshine Ordinance to allow the item to be discussed (Tuesday),” according to the statement.

The Salvation Army is tasked with verifying that food aid only goes to Riverside residents and will require proof of residency, such as a driver’s license, housing lease or utility bill, according to the city. SNAP participants must show a current beneficiary letter. Shutdown-affected government workers must show a federal or military identification card.

Riverside Public Utilities has established assistance

programs to help people struggling with utility bills. The Sharing Households Assist Riverside Energy Program provides monthly bill credits and emergency assistance to people at risk of having their water, electricity or natural gas shut off.

Customers also may be able to establish a repayment plan to pay outstanding balances over 12 months or receive a one-time shortterm payment extension, officials said.

The city’s website has information on food resources via tinyurl.com/ meup2wd6.

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Big Bear Alpine Zoo debuts holiday light experience

By Staff

This holiday season, the Big Bear Alpine Zoo is lighting up the mountains with a brand-new event. Alpine Zoo Wild Lights — the zoo’s first immersive, naturebased holiday light walk — is happening now through Jan. 4.

Produced by Visit Big Bear and hosted at the Big Bear Alpine Zoo, Alpine Zoo Wild Lights transforms the zoo’s pathways into a winter wonderland of color and wildlife. Nearly 2 million LED and solar-powered lights will illuminate the alpine night sky during this after-hours experience.

Visitors will journey through four themed light zones. Highlights include a 100-foot illuminated pine tree, a two-story golden teddy bear, a walk-through

20-foot ornament, and Santa’s sleigh centerpiece, with family photo opportunities.

Guests can also enjoy seasonal treats like cocoa and cider from the Moonridge Coffee Co. Zoo Café as they explore the glowing “Village of Light.”

The experience concludes in the Care for Big Bear – Dark Sky Grove, a tranquil, solar-powered installation that celebrates Big Bear’s ongoing efforts to reduce light pollution and preserve its night skies.

“Big Bear has wildlife in our DNA, and the Alpine Zoo is at the heart of it,” said Travis Scott, CEO of Visit Big Bear. “With Alpine Zoo Wild Lights, we’re celebrating the animals that call this mountain home while

Aman shot in an attack allegedly perpetrated by a parolee and his friend in downtown Riverside remained under intensive care Thursday, still recovering from his wounds.

The victim, identified only as a man in his 20s, suffered life-threatening injuries in the shooting on Oct. 5 near the intersection of Main and 10th streets, according to the Riverside Police Department.

toward Democrats.

Democrats hold a 43-9 advantage in the state’s House delegation. The measure came in response to an effort in Texas for a mid-decade congressional redistricting that analysts said would give Republicans five additional seats.

OtherRepublicancontrolled states such as Florida,Ohio,Indiana, Missouri, New Hampshire, Nebraska and South Carolina are also considering efforts to approve mid-decade redistricting.

Backers of the measure say it “draws fair maps that represent California’s diverse communities and

supporting the zoo’s rehabilitation work and our Care for Big Bear stewardship mission. Just as important, this is for our community — a place for neighbors to gather after dark, celebrate the season, and help our small businesses shine.”

As the governing body of the Big Bear Valley Recreation and Park District, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approved a revenue-sharing partnership with Visit Big Bear to launch the inaugural Alpine Zoo Wild Lights event in support of the zoo’s mission. Through this agreement, the district is providing venue access and staffing, while Visit Big Bear manages the event marketing, décor and ticketing operations. The event

is expected to generate approximately $340,000 in ticket revenue, with Visit Big Bear covering staffing

costs and donating 20% of net proceeds to benefit the zoo. For more informa-

Man shot last month in Riverside still hospitalized; defendants arraigned

He is undergoing treatment at Riverside Community Hospital. A prognosis on his condition was not provided Thursday.

Benjamin Gennadievich Boshae and Uriel Morales, both 19 and of Fontana, were arrested last month following a dayslong investigation into the attack. Both men are charged with attempted murder and robbery, while Boshae alone is charged with

ensure our voices aren’t silenced by Republican gerrymandering in other states.”

Opponents say Proposition 50 “creates one of the most extreme partisan gerrymanders in modern American history” and is a “threat to democracy and fair elections in California,” according to the campaign against the measure.

“With the passage of Prop. 50, Californians were sold a bill of goods, allowing Gavin Newsom and his radical allies in Sacramento an unprecedented power grab to redraw the congressional map and silence those who disagree with his extreme policies,” Calvert,

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assault with a deadly weapon and being an accessory to a felony. Morales is additionally charged with sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations.

They were jointly arraigned on Oct. 13, pleading not guilty, after which Riverside County Superior Court Judge Gary Polk scheduled a felony settlement conference for the pair on Feb. 9 at the Riverside Hall of Justice.

Each man is being held in lieu of $1 million bail — Boshae at the Robert Presley Jail, and Morales at the Byrd Detention Center.

According to Riverside police Officer Ryan Railsback, shortly after midnight on Oct. 5, there was an unspecified confrontation between the defendants and victim on Main Street close to Riverside City Hall.

The encounter culminated in gunfire, leaving the

Calvert

R-Corona, said in a statement.

“Gerrymandering districts because you don’t like the results of an election is politics at its absolute worst. Governor Newsom pouring millions into this ballot initiative while crime goes unchecked, housing costs skyrocket, and taxes as well as gas prices remain among the highest in the nation shows he’s more interested in protecting his party’s stranglehold on the state than delivering on the issues families face. “ Proposition 50 would increase Democratic registration in the 41st Congressional District Calvert represents by adding Downey,

Norwalk, Whittier and Lakewood in Los Angeles County.

Calvert is “strongly considering” running in the redrawn 40th Congressional District, where he would face fellow Republican Rep. Young Kim, Blake Jones of Politico reported Monday night, citing information from “a person close to” Calvert he did not name.

There was no immediate response to an email sent to Calvert’s press contact before the customary start of business hours Wednesday.

Supporters called Proposition 50 a way to check President Donald Trump and increase Democrats’

victim lying wounded in a parking lot, Railsback said.

He alleged the two assailants immediately fled.

Patrol officers and paramedics reached the location within minutes and found the victim in critical condition. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, and detectives initiated an investigation that, four days later, led to arrest warrants being obtained and served on the defendants, though

tion about the event or to purchase tickets, visit bigbearzoo.org or www. bigbear.com.

no specific details were provided regarding how they were identified.

Boshae was taken into custody without incident on Jaggery Street in Fontana, while Morales was arrested uneventfully on Cypress Avenue in the same city.

Boshae has no documented prior felony convictions in adult court. However, records indicated that Morales has a prior felony, which wasn’t listed.

chances of regaining control of the House of Representa-

tives in the 2026 midterm elections.

Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona. | Photo courtesy of Congressman Ken Calvert/Facebook

Alpine Zoo Wild Lights. | Photo courtesy of San Bernardino County