Overcrowded IE animal shelters waive fees to encourage adoptions
By Joe Taglieri joet@beaconmedianews.com
As Inland Empire animal sheltersexperience severe overcrowding, counties are offering incentives to encourage adoptions and expanding foster programs.
Fee waivers are continuing with no end date to encourage adoptions of dogs and cats at Riverside County animal shelters, where short- and long-term foster programs have expanded to remove impounded pets from cramped conditions for a little bit of freedom, officials said Wednesday.
“Pets deserve our best efforts, and we are moving to meet every opportunity to save more lives,” Board of Supervisors Chairman Manuel Perez said in a statement.
Most Department of Animal Services fees will continue to be waived without a specific end date, allowing prospective adopters to choose a pet without having to consider the cost of vaccination, microchipping, spay/ neuter and impoundment.
Only dog licensing fees, which for altered canines are usually not more than $25, are required based on the location of an adopter’s residence.
The county started waiving fees waiver in April, and while the county has partnered with Progressive Animal Welfare Society and other nonprofits to move nearly 500 impounded pets out of local shelters to rescue centers nationwide since June, severe overcrowding persists.
As of Tuesday, roughly 1,100 cats and mostly dogs were caged, according to Animal Services.
“Shelter overcrowding means three to five dogs may share a space designed for only two,” the agency reported.
Fostering programs, which enable residents to take a dog or cat home for temporary periods without being obligated to formally adopt, have been adjusted and broadened. Among the newest programs is Ticket to Ride, through which shelter-dwelling dogs and cats only need a temporary home for two to four weeks while Animal Services arranges their transfer to rescue groups or permanent homes.
The Dog Day Out program enables volunteers to give a furry friend out a morning or afternoon out of shelter confines to walk, play and take a much-needed break from institutional life.
“Studies show that just one day out of the shelter makes a dog five times more likely to be adopted,” according to the department.
The county provides all foster pets with free veterinary services.
Photos of animals facing
imminent euthanasia are available at rcdas.org/listanimals-need-rescue.
Addresses and operating hours for the Blythe Animal Shelter, Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms, San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus and Western Riverside County Animal Shelter in Jurupa Valley are on Animal Services’ website.
SB County’s Clear the Shelters
San Bernardino County’s 10th annual Clear the Shelters event that takes place through August at the Big Bear and Devore animal shelters offers free pet adoptions, with all animals spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated.
The Animals aRe First Fund, or ARFF is sponsoring the pet adoption fees for dogs and cats adopted during the monthlong drive to free up shelter space.
Throughout August, NBC and Telemundo stations throughout the U.S. and
Puerto Rico will partner with local animal shelters and rescue organizations to find caring people with homes for animals who need them.
“Last year, this heartwarming campaign helped 185 animals within San Bernardino County animal shelters find their furever homes,” according to a county statement.
Officials urge the public to “give these precious pets a second chance at happiness and a loving home. Clear the Shelters is spreading love and joy, one adoption at a time.”
ClearTheShelters.com has more information on how to participate in the adoption event.
San Bernardino County Animal Care’s website animalcare.sbcounty.gov/ pets or 800-472-5609 have information about pets available for adoption. To make donations or to inquire about assisting animals at the shelter, visit arffund.org.
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he city of Chino Hills is facing a $2.2 million budget shortfall this fiscal year that will require the use of the reserve funds to maintain essential services, and projected deficits could reduce reserves by nearly half over the next five years, officials announced Thursday.
Before drawing on reserve funds, officials have “taken many steps to proactively reduce costs wherever possible and maximize available resources over the last few years,” according to a city statement. “While the city remains financially stable overall, this deficit signifies a need for strategic long-term revenue planning.”
The 2025-26 budget totals $147.9 million in projected revenues, with spending at $150 million across all of the city’s funds. The General Fund pays the costs of essential services including public safety, infrastructure maintenance, recreation programs and special events. Its revenues are projected at $56.4 million, with expenditures at $58.6 million.
Man in critical condition after being shot by deputy near Beaumont
Aman shot by a deputy in an unincorporated area near Beaumont was hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday.
Deputies made contact with a motorcyclist for an unspecified reason shortly before 6:40 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Redlands Boulevard and San Timoteo Canyon Road, according to Lt. Deirdre Vickers of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
The man was uncooperative when asked if he had any weapons and subsequently ran toward a nearby
dence, prompting a chase, authorities said. While commands were shouted to the suspect, he allegedly produced a firearm and was shot. He was provided medical aid until paramedics arrived at the scene, then was taken to a hospital.
Authorities did not release the suspect’s name. No other injuries were reported.
Anyone with additional information regarding the shooting was urged to contact sheriff’s Investigator Scott Anderson at 851-955-2777.
Four Riverside County shelter dogs occupy a space designed for two. | Photo courtesy of Riverside County Animal Services/Facebook
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‘Night Out’ events planned to promote public safety, community cohesion
By City News Service
Law enforcement person-
nel in parts of Riverside County will take a break from busting criminals this week to get to know the people they serve, giving residents a personalized feel for policing, during National Night Out events.
Mixers teeming with free food, public safety displays and information about improving neighborhood security are planned in multiple venues Tuesday as part of the annual nationwide Night Out campaign.
In Murrieta, the police department will host a meet-and-greet in Town Square Park, beginning at 5 p.m.
“There will be engaging activities and interactive displays that showcase the impressive capabilities of the Murrieta Police Department,” according to an agency statement. “Attendees of all ages will have the unique chance to see the SWAT team and their cutting-edge equip-
ment, the Traffic Team’s specialized resources ... and the skilled police K9s.”
In Hemet, activities will get underway at 6 p.m. Tuesday, when police officers will showcase their gear and interact with residents near the Amtrak station in the 200 block of North Harvard Street. A martial arts demonstration, drone presentation and a fire department “jaws of life” simulated rescue are planned.
“National Night Out is a nationwide campaign aimed at promoting strong community partnerships, building neighborhood camaraderie and fostering positive relationships between law enforcement and the public,” according to a Hemet Police Department statement.
The Menifee Police Department will turn its outing Tuesday in Banner Village Park into a benefit for youths in need, distributing 500 new backpacks loaded
with school supplies to all attendees under 17 years old. There will additionally be free
Star-studded fundraiser set for Oct. 30 to support HIV/AIDS nutrition program
By City News Service
APalm Springs-based nonprofit will host a star-studded dinner and storytelling fundraiser later this year, with proceeds supporting its nutritional voucher program for low-income residents living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses.
“Hollywood Dine and Dish IV: Tinsel Town Tales Too Hot to Print” will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 30 at a private residence in Palm Springs. The address will be provided upon RSVP, according to organizers.
Hosted in partnership with photographer Michael Childers, the fundraiser will benefit AAP - Food Samaritans’ ongoing mission to provide nutritional support throughout the Coachella Valley.
“When Michael first created this event for us in 2013, we were overwhelmed by the response,” Mark Anton, executive director of AAP - Food Samaritans, said in a statement.
“Since then, audiences have been dazzled by Jackie Collins, Judy Tenuta, Ruta Lee, Sharon McNight, and the incomparable Bruce Vilanch. This year promises to be even more outrageous, salacious and hilarious.”
This year’s event will feature fine dining, live storytelling and appearances by drag icon Coco Peru, comedian Caroline Rhea and comedy writer Bruce Vilanch, organizers said.
Tickets are $500 per person. For more information or to RSVP, visit aidsassistance.org.
At the same time, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will be hosting a Night Out get-together for Temecula residents at the Promenade Mall, where team displays, kids entertainment and other activities are planned. However, the larger event Tuesday will bring public safety personnel from throughout the southwest county region to Marna O’Brien Park, 20505 Palomar St. in Wildomar. Deputies who serve the communities of Canyon Lake, Lake Elsinore and Wildomar are slated to be on hand.
The Banning and Beaumont police departments were slated to hold a joint Night Out event Thursday. The city of Riverside and other municipal law enforcement agencies are delaying their nights out to October, seeking cooler weather.
America’s National Night Out Against Crime was spearheaded by the nonprofit National Association of Town Watch, which organized the first outing in 1984.
food and several special unit demonstrations between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
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“This free all-ages event is focused on strengthening community ties and promoting safety,” according to a city of Lake Elsinore statement. “Families are invited to connect with local law enforcement and fire agencies while enjoying food, interactive exhibits, music, giveaways, safety demonstrations and an up-close look at emergency vehicles.”
Night Out events began with simple gestures, such as residents keeping their porch lights on from dusk to dawn in a demonstration of neighborhood unity and crime-fighting spirit.
Since that time, the National Night Out concept has expanded to include the implementation of voluntary watch programs and faceto-face meetings to improve relations and communication between law enforcement and the community.
receives $50K to expand recovery services for women
Anonprofit received a $50,000 grant to support its fundraising goal of expanding its recovery treatment services for women in Desert Hot Springs, it was announced Wednesday.
“This grant gives us a significant boost toward our fundraising goal,” said Nicole Young, executive director of Soroptimist House of Hope. “We are so grateful to the Berger Foundation for recognizing the impact this new facility will have on women in our community. It’s more than a property, it will be a place of healing that will change people’s lives.”
The grant from the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation, in partnership with KESQ3, was part of an effort to match the required 10% of a $5.2 million grant awarded by the state’s Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure program.
Soroptimist House of Hope will raise about $10,000 to match the state’s funding. The money will help construct a 4.75-acre addiction treatment center that will house 14 beds in Sky Valley, and convert the Desert Hot Springs facility into a detox center.
“Soroptimist House of Hope is transforming this peaceful property into a safe, supportive space where women can reclaim their lives and begin again,” VP of Berger Foundation Catherine Redd said in a statement.
More information can be found at recoveryhouseofhope.org.
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A new study proves that criminalizing homelessness doesn’t reduce homelessness
By Roshan Abraham for Next City via Stacker
Arecent study shows that encampment bans and other policies that criminalizehomelessness don’t keep people from living on the street, Next City reports. The analysis did not find any reduction in homelessness in any of the cities studied as a result of such ordinances.
The study examined the effect of ordinances enacted between 2000 and 2021 across the 100 most populous U.S. cities, using data pulled from Continuums of Care — local entities that administer federal homelessness funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The study, published in May in the Policy Studies Journal, looked beyond camping bans and included laws criminalizing public drunkenness, urination, or other actions that are criminalized when conducted in public but not behind closed doors.
can result in arrest records that make it more difficult to secure housing and because belongings, including identification and work gear, are often discarded in sweeps. Lebovits stressed that the report she co-authored did not look at these consequences, which would require a more longterm look at housing and employment.
pandemic stimulus funding.
HUD’s most recent Point in Time count found that on a single night in January 2024, 771,480 people were homeless, the highest number since the count began. That includes 274,224 people who were unsheltered.
same justifications once used to legitimize vagrancy laws, which are historically intertwined with economic and racial subordination and rely on the false idea that poverty is synonymous with criminality.”
Laws passed in the last year include an ordinance in California’s San Joaquin County that requires people sleeping outside to move at least 300 feet every hour. Violation can lead to a $1,000 fine or six months in jail.
In February of 2025, the city of Fremont, CA passed a camping ban that also made it illegal to aid or abet a homeless encampment, a law that could criminalize outreach workers, also with a $1,000 fine or six months in jail.
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In some cases, the study found a quick dip in visible homelessness when laws were passed followed by a surge in homelessness that exceeded prior levels.
The authors say it is the first nationwide study examining criminalization laws and their impact on homelessness.
“The deterrence logic doesn’t hold,” says co-author Hannah Lebovits, assistant director of the Institute of Urban Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Lebovits says she and her co-author Andrew Sullivan, an assistant professor in the University of Central Florida’s School of Public Administration, began studying the issue after a series of anti-camping ordinances were passed in 2020 and 2021, when homeless encampments were growing across the country. Lebovits says they wanted to look specifically at the issue of deterrence, the underlying logic behind many camping ordinances.
The report found that there was a 2.2% average increase in unsheltered homelessness in cities that implemented criminalization ordinances compared with cities that did not introduce ordinances, but noted that this number is “statistically insignificant” and not evidence that ordinances are increasing homelessness.
Advocates for unhoused people, including the Housing Not Handcuffs campaign, have argued that criminalization and homeless encampment sweeps increase rates of homelessness because they
The authors did look into whether criminalization ordinances could decrease unsheltered homelessness at the local level by pushing unhoused people into neighboring cities and counties without sanctions, but didn’t find any evidence to support this.
Homeless encampment bans are increasing
Big city mayors across the political spectrum have embraced some level of sanctions and homeless sweeps to address encampments.
This is largely because mayors have direct control over their police force, but less control over the policies that could house people. A 2021 survey of 126 mayors in 39 states found that 78% of mayors said that police have some influence over their city’s homeless policies. Meanwhile, 81% of mayors surveyed said they didn’t have much control over the issue of homelessness, though 73% said that they would be held accountable for it by their constituents. Over 40% of mayors defined success as reducing the number of people who are homeless in their city. Several mayors said their main goal was to move people along temporarily.
Public encampments popped up across the country during the first several months of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the CDC recommended against encampment clearance because congregate shelters could increase the spread of the virus.
Homelessness overall has also grown in the past few years as a result of rising housing costs, although that was briefly slowed by
On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in Grants Pass, deciding that cities could sweep homeless encampments and implement other punitive measures even if there was no shelter for homeless people to go to. The decision led to a swell of new anti-camping laws.
According to National Homelessness Law Center, in the year since Grants Pass, 260 laws criminalizing homelessness have been passed in cities across the country, most of them camping bans. And 57 state level laws criminalizing homelessness were introduced in 17 states, although only four were passed.
To stem the tide of criminalization, the National Homelessness Law Center created model legislation called the Gloria Johnson Act — named for the unhoused plaintiff in the Grants Pass case — which would make it illegal to cite or arrest someone for sleeping outside when there is nowhere else to go. It would also change zoning laws to allow more RV parking. The bill has been introduced in 11 states but has not been passed yet.
A national version of the bill was introduced in Congress by Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Maxwell Frost. On June 26, elected officials and co-sponsors gathered at a press conference in Washington, D.C. to introduce the bill. “Homelessness is not a personal failure, it is a policy failure,” Rep. Jayapal said at the press conference.
In a press release ahead of the bill’s introduction, Southern Poverty Law Center CEO Maragaret Huang, CEO said, “The arguments driving these anti-camping laws and litigation are rooted in the
In May of this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom called on California cities to make encampments illegal. The governor posted a model ordinance written by his office that said that the “Supreme Court’s decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson clarified that officials can take reasonable actions to clear encampments.” Confusingly, Newsom’s model ordinance also claims that the main holding of Grants Pass is inhumane without attributing it to the Supreme Court, saying “No person should face criminal punishment for sleeping outside when they have nowhere else to go.” The model ordinance does not lay out any specific criminal sanctions or fees for sleeping outdoors.
The Cicero Institute, a conservative think tank started by Palantir founder and billionaire Joe Lonsdale, has been pushing to criminalize homeless encampments across the country with its own model ordinance that would also penalize counties with “housing first” approaches.
Lebovits believes these types of laws are driven by the idea that “the reason why we see visible homelessness is the cities are permissive.” That means it’s important, she says, “to have a study that shows definitively that is not the case.”
This story was co-published in collaboration with Shelterforce, the only independent, non-academicpublication covering the worlds of affordable housing, community development and housing justice.
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UCSD: As climate change continues, fewer die from cold, more go to ER
By City News Service
Changing climate in California is reducing the number of people dying of cold temperatures, but increasing heat-related emergency room visits, according to a study released Wednesday by UC San Diego researchers.
The study, a joint collaboration between UCSD and Stanford, found that as the average temperature increases, fewer Californians die during cold weather. While more people are now dying of extreme heat, the pure numbers of those not dying during low temperatures outweigh it.
However, higher temperatures cause a sharp increase in ER visits.
“Heat can harm health even when it doesn’t kill,” said Carlos Gould, assistant professor at the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at UC San Diego and first author of the study.
“Warmer temperatures were consistently associated with more trips to the emergency department, so studies and planning that only consider mortality miss a big slice of
the burden.”
The researchers used data covering all deaths, emergency department visits, hospitalizations and daily temperatures in California from 2006 to 2017, publishing the findings in Wednesday’s edition of the journal Science Advances.
According to the data, emergency room visits rise sharply with hotter days. Injuries, mental health issues and poisonings show marked increases with heat but are not major causes of death, so they are often missed in studies that focus only on mortality, the authors write.
“Age plays a critical role in shaping health risks from temperatures,” Gould said. “Older adults are particularly vulnerable to cold temperatures, whereas younger adults and children are more affected by heat.”
The benefit of fewer people dying of cold-related causes may be offset by the many hospitalizations and emergency room visits, the authors write. They suggest health policy needs to account for this trend as
climate change continues, with hospitals, insurers and public health agencies preparing for higher demand during heat events and tailoring heat warnings and resources to different age groups.
“We often think about only the most extreme health impacts of heat waves: deaths. This work is showing that many things that we may not think about being sensitive to extreme heat are, like poisonings, endocrine disorders, injuries and digestive issues,” said Alexandra Heaney, assistant professor at the Wertheim School and co-author of the paper. “We need to focus on the full spectrum of health impacts when we think about heat waves, now and in the future.”
Using projections based on moderate climate change scenarios through 2050, the researchers estimate California will see around 53,500 fewer deaths overall due to less cold weather -- partially offset by an estimated additional 1.5 million heat-driven emergency department visits.
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His former company got caught employing undocumented workers. Now he’s profiting off an immigrant detention camp.
By Avi Asher-Schapiro and Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica
On July 21, the DepartmentofDefense announced that it had awarded a massive new contract to build the nation’s largest migrant detention camp on the Fort Bliss military base, a facility that will play a key role in the Trump administration’s deportation plans.
Unmentioned was that one of the subcontractors slated to work on the project, Disaster Management Group, is owned by Nathan Albers, who previously co-owned a company that pleaded guilty in 2019 to a scheme to hire undocumented workers and conceal them from immigration authorities. Albers is a big-time Republican donor who has spent time at Mara-Lago.
Two people with direct knowledge of the award and two familiar with the company told ProPublica that Disaster Management Group would help build the new facility, receiving a substantial chunk of the more than $1.2 billion the government has allocated for the project.
“The idea that you could use illegal labor and then sell services to ICE, the irony is thick,” said Scott Shuchart, a former official with the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during President Donald Trump’s first term and later under President Joe Biden, referring to the immigration case involving TentLogix, the company Albers once co-owned.
In response to questions from ProPublica, a spokesperson for Disaster Management said that Albers and Disaster Management had been dropped from the DHS’ investigation of TentLogix and exonerated. Upon learning of illegal actions by TentLogix’s co-founder, the spokesperson said, “Mr. Albers parted ways as a
minority and non-operating owner of TentLogix.”
The spokesperson didn’t directly answer questions about Disaster Management’s role in the detention camp at Fort Bliss, saying only that the company “is proud to support projects of national importance for nearly 20 years.”
The White House didn’t answer questions about Disaster Management or Albers, referring ProPublica to the DOD and DHS, neither of which provided comment.
The new migrant detention camp near El Paso, Texas, is expected to hold up to 5,000 people. The prime contractor is Virginia-based Acquisition Logistics, and people with direct knowledge of the work at Fort Bliss told ProPublica that Amentum, a major engineering and technology services contractor, will be another subcontractor.
Neither Acquisition Logistics nor Amentum replied to questions from ProPublica about the project.
Disaster Management specializes in building temporary structures. Since 2020, it’s won over $500 million in government contracting work, mostly to construct lodgings for a U.S. program to resettle Afghan refugees.
Last year, the Department of Labor announced that it had found Disaster Management and subcontractors it worked with on the Afghan refugee contract violated federal labor laws, including those on minimum wages and overtime. The agency recovered nearly $16 million in pay for workers, and Disaster Management signed a compliance agreement with the agency designed to prevent further violations. The company didn’t respond to questions about the case.
Albers’ ties to TentLogix wouldn’t have excluded him or Disaster Management
from other government contracting work, explained Scott Amey, the general counsel at the Project On Government Oversight.
TentLogix reported its criminal conviction in the federal contracting database, but Albers and his other businesses are considered separate legal entities. Companies awarded federal contracts are required to certify that they operate with a satisfactory record of business ethics, but “a lot of things are not required to be reported,” Amey said. “I don’t even think this would appear on the radar of a contracting officer.”
Still, there’s a web of connections between TentLogix and Disaster Management. Albers was one of TentLogix’s two directors when it pleaded guilty to violating immigration law. The other, Gary Hendry, co-founded Disaster Management with Albers, and the two were once brothers-in-law. When immigration authorities raided TentLogix in 2018, it shared an address with Disaster Management.
The raid followed a 2016 Homeland Security Investigations audit of Tentlogix, which found the company had 96 undocumented employees on its books. According to court records, Hendry then attempted to deceive investigators by creating a shell company and transferring the undocumented workers to that entity to conceal them from Homeland Security Investigations auditors. But the agency discovered the scheme and found undocumented workers at the company’s site when officials raided it in 2018. That year, Albers was listed as one of four officers on the company’s corporate filings.
In 2019, Hendry pleaded guilty to immigration charges alongside another company officer and was
sentenced to a year in prison. (He served a little over three months, then was granted an early release because of the pandemic.)
TentLogix, the corporate entity, also pleaded guilty and was ordered to forfeit over $3 million. Although Albers was not personally charged, he signed off on the company’s guilty plea, court records show. The company filed for bankruptcy in 2020. Hendry did not respond to a request for comment.
Disaster Management’s federal contracting work has been lucrative for Albers. Last year, he purchased a $30 million house in Jupiter, Florida, that then ranked as the area’s most expensive home.
Albers also has recently become a large donor to Republican campaigns, to which he’s given more than $150,000 in the last year alone. He and his wife spent election night at Mar-a-Lago in 2024 and once co-chaired a charity fundraiser at the Trump National Golf Club with the president’s son, Eric, and his wife. They attended the “Crypto Ball,” a cryptocurrency event sponsored by Trump supporters in the digital currency industry; participants paid between $2,500 and $1 million for tickets. (The Trump Orga-
nization did not respond to questions from ProPublica.)
Since late last year, Disaster Management has spent $210,000 lobbying Congress and the administration on immigrationrelated issues, including “funding related to temporary facilities.” The company had no prior history of lobbying, according to federal disclosures.
Disaster Management’s share of the immigration detention contract for Fort Bliss could rank among the company’s largest contracts.
The Fort Bliss award comes as immigration arrests have soared in recent months and ICE is running low on space to hold everyone it has detained. In the past, those arrested by ICE would mostly be housed in brick-and-mortar detention facilities.
But in its urgency to increase deportations, the Trump administration has turned to contractors to build so-called soft-sided facilities — tents with rigid structures inside — that can be set up much more quickly.
The administration has eyed military bases as locations to set up these new detention camps. In April, ICE announced a $3.8 billion award to build such a facility to Deployed Resources,
which had operated the lion’s share of the soft-sided facilities used in the past to temporarily house immigrants entering the country along the southern border.
ICE abruptly canceled that contract just days after it was announced without explanation. Now it appears Disaster Management could do much of that work. An industry insider estimated to ProPublica that Disaster Management’s slice of the $1.2 billion contract at Fort Bliss could be worth hundreds of millions for the company in the next year, though it’s not clear how the three contractors will split the work. Bloomberg first reported the total value of the Fort Bliss contract.
The facility at Fort Bliss is expected to be the first of many. Earlier in July, Trump signed a spending bill that allocates $45 billion to build new migrant detention sites. Experts estimate this could roughly double the country’s capacity for immigration detention from around 50,000 people to more than 100,000.
Mica Rosenberg contributed reporting. Pratheek Rebala, Kirsten Berg and Mario Ariza contributed research.
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Freshman lawmakers see increased donations from industries under their purview
By Jonathan D. Salant for OpenSecrets via Stacker
WhenCalifornia DemocratSam Liccardo ran for the U.S. House of Representatives last year, 13% of his political action committee contributions came from finance companies, insurers, and real estate agents, OpenSecrets data shows.
Liccardo won, and received a coveted appointment to the Financial Services Committee. During the first three months of 2025, as he began raising money for his re-election, more than half of his political action committee donations — 57% — came from the industries under his panel’s jurisdiction, according to his April 15 Federal Election Commission filing.
Citigroup contributed $1,000 to Liccardo’s re-election campaign after keeping its checkbooks closed during his first campaign.
Liccardo, who did not respond to requests for comment, is not alone.
Take Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-Pa.) for example. When he first ran in 2024, transportation PACs donated $7,500 to his campaign. During the first three months of 2025, he took in $18,500 from the sector’s PACs.
Among his new PAC donors was the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, which represents truckers.
“OOIDA supports candidates and elected officials who are engaged on the policy issues that matter most to the 150,000 truckers we proudly represent,” spokesman George O’Connor said. “Contributions are made based on a demonstrated interest in and commitment to transportation policies that improve roadway safety and the livelihood of truckers across America.”
Bresnahan did not respond to requests for comment.
Rep. Mark Messmer (R-Ind.) received one $1,000 contribution from a defense company PAC when he ran for
First-quarter FEC reports found plenty of other firstterm lawmakers now filling their re-election campaign coffers with PAC money from industries that fall under the jurisdiction of the committees the lawmakers now sit on.
the House last year. As a newly minted member of the Armed Services Committee, he took in $8,500 in March of this year alone, including $1,000 apiece from the PACs associated with Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Textron.
“Our employee PAC program continues to observe long-standing principles of non-partisan political engagement in support of our business interests,” Lockheed said in a statement.
Messmer did not respond to requests for comment.
from energy and resources sector PACs after landing a seat on the Natural Resources Committee in January. When he ran last year, he took in only $17,000 from those PACs.
- Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-Ore.) received $1,000 from one financial sector PAC as a candidate for office. As a member of the Financial Services Committee, she received $20,000 during the first three months of 2025.
- Rep. Josh Riley (D-N.Y.) didn’t receive any donations from agriculture PACs when he ran for Congress last year. Now a member of the Agriculture Committee, he collected $17,000 from that sector’s PACs through March 31.
“The system is fundamentally broken,” said Bawadden Sayed, a spokesman for End Citizens United, which supports overhauling campaign finance laws. “The moment lawmakers receive committee assignments, special interests see an opportunity — and the money follows. This is a defining feature of how Washington works.”
The pattern is bipartisan. Consider:
- Rep. Nick Begich III (R-Alaska) raised $32,000
- Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), now a member of the Armed Services Committee, raised 6 percent of his PAC money from the defense sector during his first successful campaign. From January to March of this year, that sector accounted for onefourth of his PAC contributions.
- Rep. Julie Fedorchak (R-N.D.) a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, saw PAC donations from the health sector grow to $19,500 during the first three months of 2025 from $8,500 in 2024. The sector accounted for 11 percent of PAC donations, up from 2 percent last year.
- Rep. George Whitesides (D-Calif.) joined the Science, Space and Technology Committee, and subsequently saw space industry PACs give his campaign committee $10,500 during the first three months of 2025 after ignoring him in 2024 — even though he is a former NASA chief of staff. Among the new donors were Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, whose PAC contributed $2,000.
“The American people are told their interests come first, but that’s a hard sell when lawmakers are cashing checks from the industries they’re supposed to regulate,” Sayed said. “People see this transactional relationship for what it is, and it’s why they don’t have any trust in Congress.” This story was produced by OpenSecrets and reviewed and distributed by Stacker. Re-published with CC BY-NC 4.0 License.
Rep. George T. Whitesides, D-Santa Clarita. | Photo courtesy of the U.S. Congress
Former VP Kamala Harris won’t seek California governor’s office
By City News Service
Endingmonthsof speculation,former
Vice President Kamala Harris announced Wednesday she will not run for governor of California, leaving the gubernatorial race wide open and immediately fueling speculation about whether she might again seek the presidency in 2028.
Harris said earlier this year she was considering a gubernatorial bid but wanted to take time to weigh the decision. In a statement Wednesday, the Brentwood resident said that while “I love this state, its people and its promise,” she will not throw her hat in the ring.
“For now, my leadership -- and public service -- will not be in elected office,” Harris said. “I look forward to getting back out and listening to the American people, helping elect Democrats across the nation who will fight fearlessly, and sharing more details in the months ahead about my own plans.
“In the United States of America, power must lie with the people. And We, the People must use our power to fight for freedom, opportunity, fairness, and the dignity of all. I will remain in that fight.”
She did not give a specific reasoning behind her decision, but said, “I have extraordinary admiration
and respect for those who dedicate their lives to public service -- service to their communities and to our nation. At the same time, we must recognize that our politics, our government, and our institutions have too often failed the American people, culminating in this moment of crisis. As we look ahead, we must be willing to pursue change through new methods and fresh thinking -- committed to our same values and principles, but not bound by the same playbook.”
Harris’ announcement immediately fueled online speculation about a possible 2028 presidential bid. After serving as vice president under President Joe Biden, Harris lost her 2024 presidential run to now-President Donald Trump.
Harris also ran for the presidency in 2020, but withdrew from the race relatively early, later being tabbed by Biden as his running mate.
Two Republicans -Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and former Fox News host Steve Hilton -- have already announced a 2026 bid for the governor’s office. A host of Democrats have also joined the race -- former congressman and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier
They appeared in plain clothes outside a San Diego hotel, wore camouflage as they raided a Los Angeles factory and arrived with military gear at a Ventura County farm.
The presence of thousands of hard-to-identify federal agents is a new fact of life in Southern California this summer as the Trump administration carries out the president’s promised deportations.
Residents may assume these masked agents are officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. But that’s not always the case.
Many of them belong to the Border Patrol, the agency that traditionally has policed the nation’s border
Becerra, former Orange County Rep. Katie Porter, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, state schools chief Tony Thurmond, former Controller Betty Yee, former state Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins and entrepreneur Stephen Cloobeck.
Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Long Beach, reacted to Harris’ announcement, writing on X, “Kamala Harris has served our state as attorney general, U.S. Senator, and vice president. We could not be more grateful. Excited about her hitting the road and traveling the country to help us flip the House and win back Congress. Let’s go!”
Mayor Karen Bass, also a Democrat, also praised Harris.
“The vice president has always made our city and our state proud and there is no doubt in my mind that whatever she does next will be rooted in service for the people,” Bass wrote on social media.
Kollin Crompton of the Republican Governors Association said Wednesday’s announcement means Harris’ “political career is over thanks to President Trump.”
“She would have been a disaster for California: tanking the state’s economy even further, protecting criminal illegal immigrants over law-abiding citizens, and further bringing the
Democrat Party brand down with her, just like she did as vice president,” Crompton said. “Americans across the country can sigh in relief that they won’t have to see or hear from Kamala Harris any longer.”
Bianco issued a statement calling Harris’ decision “the first right decision in a career full of wrong ones.”
“Californians are tired of living in an unsafe state they cannot afford, and Kamala seems to understand that the status quo is impossible to defend,” he said. “We need
real leadership -- grounded in public safety, common sense, and accountability -- not more empty promises from the political elite. I*m running to fix what they broke.”
Some Democratic gubernatorial contenders, however, were predictably more supportive.
“Kamala Harris is a focused leader and I’m proud of the work we accomplished together on consumer protections during the housing crisis and grateful for her service to California and
Behind the masks: Who are the people rounding up immigrants in California?
with Mexico. But the Trump administration sent officers from other agencies to Los Angeles, too, including the FBI and special tactical teams from the Department of Homeland Security, not widely seen until now.
CalMatters examines the history of the agents and officers behind the masks and the efforts some are taking to change the rules.
Democrats in California’s Legislature have proposed measures to unmask the federal agents. Senate Bill 627, the “No Secret Police Act,” seeks to prohibit all local, state and federal officers from using masks with some exceptions. SB 805, the “No Vigilantes Act,” would require that officers clearly display their name or
badge number. It’s disputed whether the state can regulate federal officers, and law enforcement agencies are lobbying against the proposals.
Federal regulations state that ICE and Border Patrol agents should identify themselves when arresting someone “as soon as it is practical and safe to do so.”
And the public is allowed to ask federal agents to identify themselves.
But David Levine, a professor at UC Law San Francisco said, “they can ask but it doesn’t mean they’ll get the information.”
The number of sweeps and detentions appeared to slow last week after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order, finding
our country,” Porter said in a statement. “I look forward to seeing her next accomplishments and continuing our work together.”
Becerra said, “The vice president and I have been together in this fight to restore the American Dream for a long time -- from when I succeeded her as California attorney general to when we served side by side in the president’s Cabinet. She has always put working families first, and she continues to be a trailblazing leader in our country and for our party.”
that agents stopped people based on someone’s race, language, accent, presence at a specific location or job.
For ensuing stops, agents
must have “reasonable suspicion” that doesn’t consider those factors “alone or in combination,” according to the judge’s order. While ICE is a different agency from Border Patrol, See ICE Page 08
By Michael Lovano, CalMatters via Stacker
Then-U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, speaking with attendees at the 2019 National Forum on Wages and Working People. | Photo by Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
A line of federal immigration agents faces protesters in a stand-off near the Glass House Farms facility near Camarillo on July 10. | Photo courtesy of Larry Valenzuela/CalMatters/CatchLight Local/Stacker
both are part of the Department of Homeland Security and carry out immigration enforcement.
The difference may not always matter much, but misidentifying an agency can confuse the public, as it did with the sighting of federal agents outside Dodger Stadium in June. The agents reportedly had no visible names or badges and attempted to enter the stadium’s parking lots. The Dodgers put out a statement that “ICE agents” had been denied entry to the stadium. ICE denied it was ever there; the Department of Homeland Security then clarified that it had been Customs and Border Protection agents at the venue.
Images on social media show a constellation of federal agencies supporting immigration sweeps in Southern California. Here’s how you can identify them.
Border Patrol far from the border
Border Patrol agents often wear green uniforms, and “Border Patrol” and “U.S. Customs and Border Protection” might be labeled on their badge, vest, shoulder, back, bucket hat or cap, and usually in yellow text over blue.
Their marked vehicles tend to be white with a green slash, reading “Border Patrol” on the side.
Some might confuse Border Patrol with Customs and Border Protection officers. Those officials wear blue and usually stay stationed at ports of entry.
You may be wondering why Border Patrol agents are conducting immigration operations deep into Los Angeles neighborhoods, rather than staying closer to the border.
Border Patrol agents can search vehicles without a warrant throughout much of the country. They’re allowed to operate 100 miles from any edge of the country and coastline, reaching roughly two-thirds of the U.S. population, according to a CalMatters investigation and documentary produced in partnership with Evident and Bellingcat.
Since its creation by Congress in 1924, the Border Patrol’s role has been to prevent unauthorized entry into the United States. The agency polices trade, narcotics, contraband and combats human trafficking.
The agency has a SWATlike unit known as BORTAC, or Border Patrol Tactical Unit, which has also been documented in immigrant hubs such as MacArthur Park, Los Angeles’ Toy District, and Bell. Border
ICE
Patrol sources describe the unit’s use for “high-risk” purposes.
In fatigues, the unit wears a “BORTAC” patch on the left shoulder with, at times, black undershirts.
Customs and Border Protection also deployed its tactical Special Response Team in Los Angeles’ North Hills late June, executing a federal search warrant at a “human smuggling hub” tied to national security threats, arresting two, according to the agency.
ICE in police vests
ICE agents might wear an “ICE” patch on the front or back of their vest, usually in black-and-white, though they also can carry a badge of the same design in gold. The ICE emblem features the U.S. Department of Homeland Security eagle seal.
ICE agents might display “police” on their uniforms. The ACLU wants ICE to stop using the word “police” on uniforms, contending the agency is impersonating local law enforcement officers.
After 9/11, the Bush administration created the Department of Homeland Security, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement within it shortly thereafter. ICE is tasked with enforcing trade and immigration laws, including within the interior of the country.
The Cato Institute found that ICE booked over 200,000 people into detention between Oct. 1 and June 14. More than 93% of book-ins had no violent conviction, and 65% had no criminal conviction whatsoever.
ICE itself has a few enforcement divisions. That’s why some ICE uniforms might read ERO
— part of their “Enforcement and Removal Operations” team — or HSI for “Homeland Security Investigations.”
In 2024, ICE launched a rebrand and created the investigations unit to develop cases, and improve public outreach, including with local law enforcement, an HSI official told ABC News.
According to its website, HSI combats a broad array of transnational-related crime, ranging from narcotics smuggling to cybercrime, and from human trafficking to intellectual property theft.
ERO, meanwhile, manages all aspects of the typical immigration enforcement process: identifying, arresting, GPS monitoring, and deporting unauthorized immigrants. Their site description also says they seek to deport priority undocumented immigrants after they are released from U.S. jails and prisons. They can also assist multi-agency task forces in arresting unauthorized immigrants without any other criminal history who are “deemed a threat to public safety.”
ICE also deployed its Special Response Team, or SRT decked in military wear and weaponry, in San Diego late May. It sent a dozen or more of those officers to the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet near southeast Los Angeles in June, detaining two people for deportation.
Agents from those teams will often feature their logo on the shoulder and will be seen in heavy military-like uniforms. The teams are meant to engage in “high risk” situations, according to ICE.
Rare National Guard deployment
National Guard troops
had been most visible outside a federal building during protests in downtown Los Angeles, but have also accompanied a few immigration enforcement operations. In mid-June, National Guard soldiers accompanied federal agents raiding marijuana farms around Thermal, a desert town near Coachella, where about 70 undocumented immigrants were arrested, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
On July 7, about 90 California National Guard soldiers swept through the Los Angeles immigrant hub of MacArthur Park, a defense official said, to protect immigration agents from potentially hostile crowds, according to the Associated Press. They were also on site in Carpinteria last week.
The National Guard troops in LA wear Army uniforms. Soldiers in the state units have patches on their left shoulder that show a raven, a sunburst, or a sunburst on top of a diamond, each in black and green color schemes. Troops will also have a fullcolor U.S. flag on the right shoulder. The patch under that, if any, can vary and may be based on a soldier’s past deployments.
Part of the U.S. military, the National Guard is able to serve both domestically and globally for state and federal duties, assisting with natural disasters, border security, civil unrest, overseas combat, counterdrug efforts and more. Soldiers largely stay in their home state and can be called on by the state governor or president.
Gov. Gavin Newsom opposed President Trump’s decision to send the troops to Los Angeles, and the
On X, U.S. Marshals touted themselves as “on the front lines of immigration enforcement” in Los Angeles while showing officers interviewing a man on a bike. Marshals were also on site at a Ventura County marijuana farm raid where more than 200 people were arrested. Can California unmask federal agents?
The use of masked agents without clearly identifying uniforms has confused the public, including local police, who have received reports of kidnappings.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta warned in March that reports of ICE impersonations were growing. Alleged federal agent impersonations have occurred in Huntington Park, Wisconsin, Philadelphia and elsewhere.
assignment marked the first time that a president has deployed the National Guard over the objections of a governor since the Civil Rights era.
More federal law enforcement officers
In January, a Homeland Security memo called for Justice Department agents to carry out immigration enforcement, according to ABC News. Deputized bureaus include the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the U.S. Marshals Service and the Federal Bureau of Prisons, receiving the “same authority already granted to the FBI.”
Officers’ affiliations can be seen on their vests, jackets, or at times, their shoulder patches.
Agents wearing FBI fatigues were most visible in the worksite sweep at Ambiance Apparel in LA’s Fashion District, arguably the first major operation of the current wave of raids.
On June 10, FBI Los Angeles’ X account touted its collaboration with an ICE operation in Ventura County. They have also participated in other immigration raids across the country.
A spokesperson with the Justice Department declined to comment on how it deployed agents from various agencies. In early June, the FBI told KTLA that it is participating in immigration enforcement in Los Angeles and nationwide “as directed by the Attorney General,” supporting with SWAT, intelligence and more.
The ATF was also seen at the Ambiance Apparel raid. The DEA was there, too, and has since collaborated with ICE in the region.
“We don’t even know who these people are. It’s so dangerous, it’s so horrific, and it’s time to put standards in place,” said Sen. Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat who is backing two proposals that would compel law enforcement officers to go without masks and display identification.
The Trump administration maintains that the masks are necessary to protect officers’ identities as they carry out investigations.
“So, I’m sorry if people are offended by them wearing masks but I’m not going to let my officers and agents go out there and put their lives on the line and their family on the line because people don’t like what immigration enforcement is,” said acting ICE Director Todd Lyons in a press conference early June.
And some law enforcement experts say the federal government has that authority.
“Certain legislators are giving a false sense of hope that California can legislate laws to control the practices of federal agents,” said Ed Obayashi, a longtime sheriff’s deputy in California and policy adviser to the Modoc County Sheriff’s Office.
“They cannot do that — bottom line. Plain and simple. Federal law is supreme.”
Acknowledging potential legal disputes, Wiener said he’s willing to test the “timesensitive” bills in the courts.
“Federal employees can’t just come in and ignore all California laws,” he said. “There are laws that they have to follow.”
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detain and handcuff a man in LA. | Photo courtesy of the U.S. Marshals Service Los Angeles/Stacker
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: 09/23/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 79 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT in accordance with Title 2, Chapter 2.64, Section 160 of the El Monte Municipal Code, the El Monte Police Department is holding unclaimed money in the amount of $333,734.23. This money has remained unclaimed for over three (3) years. Funds not claimed within 45 days of publication of this notice will become the property of the City of El Monte.
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been filed by JAMEL ZITOUNI in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JAMEL ZITOUNI 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
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 DE154) 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) 8589378 7/28, 7/31, 8/4/25 CNS3951616# AZUSA BEACON
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF PHYLLIS ILENE RENEAU aka PHYLLIS ILENE (nee HOAK) RENEAU aka PHYLLIS I. RENEAU
Case No. 25STPB01214
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of PHYLLIS ILENE RENEAU aka PHYLLIS ILENE (nee HOAK) RENEAU aka PHYLLIS I. RENEAU
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Shoushan Movsesian in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Shoushan Movsesian 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 on August 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 11 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 sec-
tion 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 DE154) 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: M JUSTIN MCDERMOTT ESQ SBN 303235 LAW OFFICES OF STUART D ZIMRING 16133 VENTURA BLVD STE 1075 ENCINO CA 91436 CN118855 RENEAU Jul 31, Aug 4,7, 2025 TEMPLE CITY TRIBUNE
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DAWEI MIAO AKA DA WEI MIAO CASE NO. 25STPB08582
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of DAWEI MIAO AKA DA WEI MIAO.
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ANDREW MIAO in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ANDREW MIAO 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: 08/28/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 99 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.
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 DE154) 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
DANIEL B. BURBOTT SBN 279759 GAUDY LAW INC. 267 D STREET UPLAND CA 91786
Telephone (909) 9823199 8/4, 8/7, 8/11/25 CNS3953598# EL MONTE EXAMINER
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: FREDERICK ANDREW
WILLIAMS
CASE NO. 25STPB08608
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of FREDERICK ANDREW WILLIAMS.
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by KIMBERLY SEGO in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that KIMBERLY SEGO 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: 08/29/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 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 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 LARRY D. STRATTON - SBN 116955, LAW OFFICE OF LARRY D. STRATTON 35 N. LAKE AVE., STE. 710 PASADENA CA 91101 Telephone (626) 447-1446 8/4, 8/7, 8/11/25 CNS-3953541# ARCADIA WEEKLY
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: EDWARD VINCENT OLIVA CASE NO. 25STPB08622
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of EDWARD VINCENT OLIVA.
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by VINCENT P. OLIVA in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that VINCENT P. OLIVA 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: 09/09/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 11 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.
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
Telephone (213) 572-3700 8/4, 8/7, 8/11/25 CNS-3954075# EL MONTE EXAMINER
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Alhambra City Notices
CITY OF ALHAMBRA Notice No. N2M25-101
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE ALHAMBRA CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT AMD-25-03 TO ADOPT A HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, August 25, 2025 at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Council Chambers of the Alhambra City Hall, 111 South First Street, Alhambra, California, the Alhambra City Council will hold a public hearing to consider an application for Zoning Text Amendment AMD-25-03 to adopt a Historic Preservation Ordinance establishing regulations and standards for designating historic resources within the City and regulating designated resources as part of a comprehensive Historic Preservation Program, as well as amending various sections of the Alhambra Municipal Code to establish consistency with the proposed Historic Preservation Ordinance.
This meeting will be held in person in the Council Chambers of City Hall located at 111 S. First St., Alhambra, CA but viewing and participation will also be available via Zoom. Details regarding how to listen to and participate in the meeting will be outlined in the agenda posted for the August 25, 2025 meeting or please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (626) 570-5090.
ADDRESS: Citywide
APPLICANT: City of Alhambra FILE NO.: AMD-25-03
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, staff has conducted an initial review of the project application and has determined that the above referenced project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), and 15308 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, since the proposed amendments will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment; there is no possibility that the proposed amendments will have a significant effect on the environment; and the proposed amendments will assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment.
Further details and legal descriptions relating to the above ordinance is on file and may be viewed in the Community Development Department or City Clerk’s Office in the Alhambra City Hall during normal business hours (7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday thru Thursday) or online at: www.HistoricAlhambra. com.
Any person wishing to be heard on this matter is invited to attend the public hearing and speak to the Council at the time and place stated. Pursuant to California Public Resources Code Section 21177, no action or proceeding may be brought in court unless the alleged grounds for noncompliance with the California Environmental Quality Act were presented to the Council orally or in writing by any person and no persons shall maintain an action or proceeding unless that person objected to the approval of the Project orally or in writing to the Council.
LAUREN MYLES, CMC CITY CLERK
Notice No. N2M25-101
File No. F2M20-51
Publish & Post: 8-4-25
Published August 4, 2025 ALHAMBRA PRESS
Probate Notices
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:
JOAN MARY IOZZO AKA
JOAN M IOZZO AKA J M IOZZO AKA JOAN IOZZA CASE NO. 25STPB08094
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JOAN MARY IOZZO AKA JOAN M IOZZO AKA J M IOZZO AKA JOAN IOZZA.
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by COUNTY OF LOS AN-
GELES PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that COUNTY OF LOS AN-
GELES PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR 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 consent-ed 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: 08/15/25 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.
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
DEBORAH P. MOGIL, DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL - SBN 199609
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COUNSEL
500 W. TEMPLE ST., #648 LOS ANGELES CA 90012, Telephone (213) 584-1422 7/28, 7/31, 8/4/25 CNS-3951357# BELMONT BEACON
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF
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:
PENELOPE BERGMAN ESQ SBN 220452
BERGMAN & LEE LLP 9415 CULVER BLVD #309
CULVER CITY CA 90232
CN118836 BRETZMAN Jul 31, Aug 4,7, 2025 ONTARIO NEWS PRESS
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DANIEL GARAY
Case No. 25STPB08335
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DANIEL GARAY
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Karla Baly in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Karla Baly 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 on August 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 67 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.
STEPHEN LOUIS BRETZMAN
Case No. PROVA2500561
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of STEPHEN LOUIS BRETZMAN
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Deborah Lerma in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Deborah Lerma 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 on August 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM in Dept. No. 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.
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
Case No. 25STPB08417
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of VILIAM J. FURDIK
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Augusto Rivadeneira in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Augusto Rivadeneira be appointed as special administrator 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 on Oct. 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 11 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.
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:
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: MARIO D VEGA ESQ SBN 197659
NELSON E CAVOUR ESQ SBN 347330
VISTAS LAW GROUP LLP 1150 S OLIVE ST STE 600 LOS ANGELES CA 90015
CN118844 GARAY Jul 31, Aug 4,7, 2025 WEST COVINA PRESS
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF VILIAM J. FURDIK
ity. A HEARING on the petition will be held on August 29, 2025 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 11 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.
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: ANTHONY C GROSSMAN ESQ SBN 175408 SCHOFIELD & GROSSMAN APC 201 S LAKE AVE STE 403 PASADENA CA 91101 CN118877 EATON Aug 4,7,11, 2025 WEST COVINA PRESS
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JAMES HAROLD HEINE CASE NO. 25STPB08508
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JAMES HAROLD HEINE.
JENNIFER E LAROSSA ESQ SBN 195328
MORRISON LAROSSA PRICE & ITURRIOZ 3711 LONG BEACH BL STE 801
LONG BEACH CA 90807
CN118878 FURDIK Aug 4,7,11, 2025
BURBANK INDEPENDENT
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DARLENE R. EATON Case No. 25STPB08465
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DARLENE R. EATON
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Gary J. Galanda and Sherri Carlin in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Gary J. Galanda and Sherri Carlin 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 author-
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by SUSAN HEINE in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that SUSAN HEINE 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: 08/27/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 29 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.
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
Desert Regional nurses in Palm Springs picket over staffing, patient care
By City News Service
NursesatDesert RegionalMedical Center in Palm Springs will hold an informational picket Thursday to raise concerns about patient care and nurse retention.
The event is scheduled from 5:30 to 8:30 a.m. outside the hospital at 1150 N. Indian Canyon Drive, according to the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United.
The picket is part of a coordinated effort involving nurses from five other Tenet Health hospitals, where union members say management has failed to ensure safe staffing levels and adequate training for nurses.
“Tenet’s multi-billion dollar profits are made on the backs of nurses who give tirelessly day-in and day-out and the patients who they are short changing,” said Sandy Reding, nurse and president of CNA, in a statement. “Tenet can afford to provide its nurses the necessary resources to improve both the retention of experienced nurses and the quality of care at its hospitals.”
Tenet Health officials could not be reached for comment.
Organizers said the union notified Tenet last Monday about the planned action and is calling for safer working conditions,
including:
Lift support to help nurses move patients easier;
Rapid response nurse scheduled on each shift to respond to emergencies;
Rest and meal breaks during 12-hour shifts; and
Adequate orientation standards for new graduates and experienced hires.
“Despite Desert Regional being a level-one trauma center and comprehensive stroke center, Tenet has shamelessly told nurses at the bargaining table that they do not want to staff for ‘what ifs,’” said Rachel Garcia, an ICU nurse at the hospital.
“Nurses need a dedicated
rapid response RN to help patients who are in immediate danger of death, not just
Prospective military contractors
invited
to Industry Day in Corona
By City News Service
U.S.Navylogistics
managers will host a forum next month to provide regional business owners information regarding potential contracting opportunities at the Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Corona Division.
Industry Day is set for 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 12 at the Historic Civic Center Theater, 815 Sixth St. in Corona.
to
“Industry Day is a dynamic platform for industry to learn and connect with our technical team, and for the Navy to network with small and large businesses,” NSWC Corona Office of Small Business Programs Director Julie Santana Padilla said.
The new “Superman” film features the Man of Steel’s lovable canine sidekick Krypto, whose real-life inspiration was Ozu, a former shelter dog rescued by officers from the Riverside County Department of Animal Services.
Swift action by Lieut. James Huffman and his Animal Services colleagues led to the rescue of Ozu and 36 other small dogs from a packed minivan.
“If a dog who started at our shelter system can inspire a movie hero, it’s
“Engaging with industry is key to unlocking opportunities for partnerships with traditional and non-traditional businesses, helping strengthen the defense
industrial base to ensure our Navy remains resilient and ready to protect American interests.”
The 60-year-old warfare center’s Corona Division is physically located in the 1900 block of Fourth Street in Norco, but the Industry Day was scheduled at the theater to make accessibility easier, officials said.
According to an NSWC statement, among the annual Industry Day’s objec-
tives is “to meet with small businesses and entrepreneurs and share upcoming business opportunities and forecasts, discuss the command’s technical focus areas and communicate strategic investments.”
Those interested in attending were asked to register in advance online via tinyurl.com/55k26adp.
The center develops assessment technologies for future military operations.
From shelter dog to the silver screen: Local canine inspires Superman’s sidekick
proof that animals in our care have the potential to do incredible things,” Huffman said in a statement. “You don’t need a cape to be a hero — just a willingness to open your home and heart to a shelter pet.”
To honor Ozu for his journey from shelter life to superhero fame, the county is launching “Unleash Your Superpower — Adopt a Hero,” an adoption event Aug. 1–31. Adoption fees will be waived for all cats and dogs and include spay/ neuter surgery, vaccina-
By Staff
tions, microchips and engraved ID tags.
“We can all do more, and this story shows the power of giving shelter pets a second chance,” V. Manuel Perez, the county board chairman and 4th District supervisor, said in a statement. “You never know who is waiting for you at a Riverside County shelter, and there is no better time to make a lasting connection.”
Riverside County’s animal shelters have one of the highest intake rates in
the nation, and kennels are over capacity, officials said. Every adoption creates space for another pet in need.
“Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear collars,” 5th District Supervisor Yxstian Gutierrez said in a statement. “Ozu may be a Hollywood star now, but his story started in Riverside County. Let’s help more shelter pets find their starring role…in a home.”
Information on shelters’ locations and operating hours is online at rcdas.org.
in some units but in every single unit. Tenet is trying
squeeze compassion out of nursing but union nurses are untied to stop this decline in patient care.”
| Photo courtesy of the California Nurses Association
| Photos courtesy of Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona/Facebook
Ozu, a former shelter dog in Riverside County, was the real-life inspiration for the on-screen pooch in the new “Superman” movie. | Photo courtesy of the Riverside County Department of Animal Services
DUI offender admits killing dad, daughter in wreck, sentenced to prison
By City News Service
Amulti-convicted DUI offender who killed an off-duty Riverside County sheriff’s deputy and his 19-year-old daughter in a driving under the influence wreck north of San Jacinto pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of second-degree murder and other charges and was immediately sentenced to 32 years to life in state prison.
Scott Brandon Bales, 49, of Moreno Valley, admitted the murder counts, as well as two counts of DUI resulting in great bodily injury, under a plea agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. No charges were dismissed.
During a hearing at the Banning Justice Center Thursday, Superior Court Judge Rene Navarro certified the terms of the plea deal and imposed the sentence stipulated by the prosecution and defense.
Bales killed sheriff’s Cpl. Daniel Jacks Jr., 45, and his daughter Hannah Jacks, both
of San Jacinto.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the collision happened just after 9 p.m. on Nov. 13, 2022, along Gilman Springs Road, east of Bridge Street.
CHP Officer Jason Montez said at the time that Bales was at the wheel of a Chevrolet Silverado with a front-seat passenger going westbound on Gilman Springs when Jacks’ Honda Insight approached from the opposite direction on the two-lane corridor, where there is no barrier forming a center median, only double yellow lines.
Montez said that Bales’ pickup “crossed over the divided highway and traveled into the eastbound traffic lane.”
The Chevy slammed head-on into the Honda, after which both vehicles came to a stop in lanes, according to the CHP spokesman.
Paramedics arrived a short time later and pronounced Jacks and his
daughter dead at the scene.
Bales and his passenger, identified by the CHP only as a 45-year-old Moreno Valley man, were taken to the county medical center in Moreno Valley for treatment of major injuries. Both ultimately recovered.
“Bales was determined to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage at the time of the crash,” Montez said.
Court records show the defendant had three prior DUI convictions — in 2009, 2011 and 2015. The last one was a felony conviction.
Under California law, a convicted DUI offender who is aware of the risks of drinking and driving and who causes someone’s death because of it can be charged with murder.
Jacks was a 14-year sheriff’s department veteran, spending most of that time as a correctional deputy, staffing the Indio Jail, later designated the John J. Benoit Detention Center.
Yellow Heart Memorial’s annual COVID Remembrance Walk scheduled in Temecula
Yellow Heart Memorial officials will bring their annual COVID Remembrance Walk to Temecula in September, the group announced.
The organization was founded in 2021 by Rosie Davis in memory of her mother who passed away in May 2020, and has grown to a nationwide and international movement dedicated to honoring the one million lives lost in the United States to the pandemic.
Since the first memorial walk in 2021, the event has been taking place at different locations across the country, providing support to the families and communities grieving from the pandemic’s impact, officials said.
This year’s event is scheduled for Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Galway Downs located at 38801 Los Corralitos Road.
Admission to the walk is free.
By City News Service
Grammy nominated singer Justin Michael Williams, whose grandmother died from COVID-19, is scheduled to perform his song “Forever Yellow” during the event.
“When I founded Yellow Heart Memorial, my mission was to humanize the numbers and offer hope to a community that was hurting like me,” Davis said. “I wanted people who had not experienced a loss like this to see our loved ones as individuals, not just a statistic. Five years later, our mission remains just as important.”
Budget
Additional event information and free tickets are available via tinyurl. com/2xu76sh5.
The city’s contract with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department for totals nearly $19 million and is 32% of the city’s General Fund payouts. The 2025-26 contract with the sheriff’s department was about $500,000 higher than the previous year’s cost.
This year’s projected $2.2 million deficit will be covered by General Fund Reserves.
“Much of the City’s revenue is restricted and must be spent for specific purposes such as water, sewer, and landscaping,” according to a city statement. “The General Fund unrestricted reserve is considered the City’s savings account or rainy-day fund for unforeseen circumstances.”
Despite the unbalanced budget requiring a reduction in reserve money, officials said the city will remain “in a strong fiscal foundation,” officials said. The General Fund Reserve totals $46.8 million and an Unrestricted Reserve has a balance of $34.9 million.
“While this level of reserves provides short-term stability, continued deficits are projected to grow and could reduce the City’s reserves by nearly half over the next five years to $27.1 million if new sources of local revenue are not identified,” according to a city statement.
Officials said protecting reserves for long-term needs and emergencies, and a top priority is exploring options for long-term financial stability with public transparency and open communication.
The City Council adopted the 2025-26 budget June 10. To view the City’s Adopted Budget and Budget in Brief document, visit www.chinohills.org/Budget.
| Photo by MargJohnsonVA/Envato
| Image courtesy of Yellow Heart Memorial
DUI crash victims Daniel Jacks Jr. and Hannah Jacks. | Photo courtesy of the Riverside Sheriff’s Association/ Facebook