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he remnants of Juan Esqueda’s lifelong journey is now on display at the Garcia Center for the Arts. A reception was held at the center on Friday to commemorate Esqueda’s skill and commitment to establishing and grooming San Bernardino’s art scene. “The event was a commemoration of a man that was instrumental in helping our art grown,” said Dr. Ernie Garcia. “This is a good start to something great.” Esqueda, a native of Douglas, Arizona, told IECN back in 2014 that reviving the formerly defunct San Bernardino Art Association would have a positive impact on San Bernardino. “I decided to try and help San Bernardino try to get reacquainted with the arts,” Esqueda said. Esqueda cont. on next page
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Phyllis Esqueda-Garcia and Sheila Comerford standing next to Juan Esqueda’s iconic “Mexico City” art piece.
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Foreign nationals were arrested this week during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens.
he Southland last week received scares of immigration checkpoints and raids-many of which were unfounded. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials did launch operations targeting criminal immigrants, but are claiming such operations have been taking place even before President Donald Trump’s pledges to curb illegal immigration. ICE reported Friday that 161 foreign nationals--who re-entered the U.S. illegally, hold criminal records, and who are immigration fugitives-were arrested this week. “Of those arrested, approximately 150 had criminal histories. Of the approximately 10 non-criminals taken into custody, five had final orders of removal or had been previously deported,” an ICE press release stated. ICE spokesperson Virginia Kice stressed that the figures were preliminary and the agency is anticipating a change in statistics. ICE cont. on next page
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n response to growing needs by low income and disadvantaged communities seeking funds for climate mitigation and adaptation, Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) today introduced legislation that will help to continue California’s local leadership on climate and substantially improve the ability of local cities, non-profits and small businesses to compete for climate investment funds. Sponsored by The Trust for Public Land, SB 263 will provide capacity-building support to small communities and businesses to develop projects, partnerships, leadership, resources, and applications to compete for state funding. California is home to some of the worst air quality in the nation, particularly communities in the Inland Empire that serve as a primary route for transporting goods from the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles to other parts of the nation. Many of California’s most polluted areas are small disadvantaged communities— regions with higher rates of poverty and elevated incidences of asthma and cancer. These smaller communities, non-profits and businesses oftentimes do not have the infrastructure, technical expertise or marketing capabilities to develop and pursue state financing options, leaving them at a clear disadvantage. “SB 263 will help to connect small communities and businesses with critical funding to help lessen the negative impacts of poor air quality,” Senator Leyva said. “There is currently no single place for these communities and groups to turn to for assistance, so I am pleased that SB 263 will help to increase use of these funds in disadvantaged areas across California. This legislation will also help to lower the cost of doing business and decrease the burden on taxpayers as these small communities and businesses access available funds. The Building Local Climate Leadership Program addresses a real gap between the resources currently available for small communities, non-profits and businesses and their ability to access them.”