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Vol 53, NO. 43
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Dolores Huerta is Fontana’s “Guest of Honor”
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By Anthony Victoria
n Tuesday Dolores Huerta, the renowned civil rights activist, visited a state-of-the-art school named after her.
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wo issues that continue to plague San Bernardino– gun violence and homelessness–were addressed by the City Council on Monday evening.
The Council voted 4-0 in support of instituting the Common Ground for Peace intervention program.
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Dolores Huerta, right, walking with Fontana Unified School District President Lorena Corona.
Councilmembers John Valdivia, Bessine Littlefield-Richard, and Benito Barrios were not present at the council meeting.
Common Ground for Peace is based on Operation Ceasefire approaches from cities like Oakland, where shootings have declined by 40 percent since 2012. The intervention plan emphasizes collaboration between community leaders and law enforcement officers to reduce homicides.
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Since last year, city officials have visited Chicago and Oakland to discuss ceasefire, while also submitting grant proposals in hopes of receiving support for a violence intervention program. Ninety-six people have been killed in San Bernardino within that same time frame, according to multiple news and police reports.
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And although they also voted 31 in favor of holding a public hearing to discuss Mary’s Village Homeless Center, they did not have the sufficient support to move forward with the motion.
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Students, parents, and community leaders greeted Huerta with songs and words of praise. “Thank you to all you students,” Huerta said. “I’m honored that you chose to have this beautiful school dedicated in my name.”
Dolores Huerta The International Academy was opened in August to kindergarten through third grade students in the Fontana Unified School District. School officials emphasized the site’s English/Spanish dual immersion program and pre-International Baccalaureate (IB) magnet programs, which they say will contribute to a “great change” in children’s lives.
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Dolores Huerta International Academy kindergarten students singing, “La Cancíon de las Americas (The Song of the Americas).”
Mayor Carey Davis’ Chief of Staff Chris Lopez explained that San Bernardino’s version of Ceasefire will require an in-depth Council cont. on next page