Skip to main content

*Rialto Record 06/12/25

Page 1

W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD

Vol 23, NO. 42

June 12, 2025

Local ICE Protest Draws 300, Demands Due Process and End to Aggressive Immigration Tactics

IECN.com

Lucille Devlin, 100, Becomes First Centenarian in Native Sons Chapter Pg. 4

PHOTOS MANNY SANDOVAL Protesters from across the Inland Empire rally outside San Bernardino City Hall on June 9, holding signs demanding due process and the end of ICE enforcement tactics.

By Manny Sandoval

M

ore than 300 people marched through downtown San Bernardino on Monday, June 9th, demanding due process for immigrants detained by ICE, criticizing what they described as an aggressive and discriminatory enforcement strategy under President Donald Trump’s policies—one that has mistakenly ensnared even American citizens.

San Bernardino’s Historic California Theater Closes for $6.8M Renovation Pg. 4

The march began outside the San Bernardino County ICE Field Office on

West Rialto Avenue and ended at San Bernardino City Hall. In stark contrast to protests in downtown Los Angeles just two days earlier—which ended in chaos and multiple arrests—Monday’s demonstration was peaceful, organized, and widely supported by passing motorists honking in solidarity.

“We demand due process—not raids and family separations,” said Ana Gonzalez, a Rialto resident who immigrated to the U.S. during the era of Proposition 187. “We’re seeing clear violations of our constitutional rights. This administration tossed the Bill of Rights and Constitution out the window.”

Chants like “Abolish ICE” and signs reading “The Founding Fathers Were Immigrants” and “Melt ICE” echoed through the streets, while volunteers were seen collecting trash to keep the protest site clean—underscoring the community’s commitment to nonviolent civic action.

Gonzalez, who arrived at 2 PM, reflected on her own experience being told she didn’t belong in classrooms as a young immigrant. “Now, I watch people get taken from churches and workplaces. ICE Protest cont. on next pg.

San Bernardino Appoints Eric Levitt City Manager After Divisive Interview Process; Residents Are Cautiously Hopeful

HOW TO REACH US Travis Barker Drums Inland WithEmpire FoHiCommunity Band, Newspapers Receives Key to City at Office: (909) 381-9898 Fontana Days Run Editorial: iecn1@mac.com Advertising: sales@iecn.com Pg. 5 Legals : iecnlegals@hotmail.com

HOW TO REACH US Inland Empire Community Newspapers Office: (909) 381-9898 Editorial: iecn1@mac.com Advertising: iecn1@mac.com Legals : iecnlegals@gmail.com

PHOTO MANNY SANDOVAL San Bernardino City Council hears public comment ahead of the city manager appointment June 4 at Feldheym Library, where meetings are held due to the city’s lack of a permanent city hall.

By Manny Sandoval

I

n a 7-1 vote on June 4, the San Bernardino City Council appointed Eric Levitt as the city’s new permanent city manager, concluding a turbulent selection process that exposed deep divi-

sions inside City Hall and among community members who continue to call for greater transparency, stability, and public accountability. Levitt, currently the city manager in Fullerton, will assume his post on August

4 after fulfilling a 45-day notice required by his Fullerton contract. His agreement with San Bernardino includes a $333,000 base salary, 3% annual cost-of-living increases, $12,000 in annual deferred compensation, $775 monthly vehicle SB City cont. on next pg.


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
*Rialto Record 06/12/25 by IECN - Issuu