El Chicano - 06/11/26

EL CHICANo Weekly

Vol 63, NO. 36

June 11, 2026

Tran Remains Above 50% as Marquez, Shaughnessy and Salas Lead San Bernardino Ward Races

By Manny Sandoval

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ncumbent Mayor Helen Tran remained above the 50% threshold in San Bernardino’s mayoral race Monday, June 8, as the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters posted its latest unofficial results showing all county precincts reported.

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The Registrar of Voters’ Summary Report No. 8 showed Tran with 13,738 votes, or 54.66%, maintaining a majority in a six-candidate race that included former Mayor John Valdivia, former Councilman Rick Avila, Ivan Garcia, Ronnika Ngalande and Amy Malone.

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PHOTO MANNY SANDOVAL San Bernardino Mayor Helen Tran speaks from the City Council dais, where her administration’s record on housing, homelessness, public safety and economic development became central to the closely watched mayoral race.

The results remain unofficial until certified, but Tran’s standing is significant because San Bernardino requires a runoff election when no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote. If Tran’s majority holds through certification, she would avoid a November runoff and secure a second term.

The mayoral results, with

164 of 164 precincts reported, were: Helen Tran: 13,738 votes, 54.66% Ivan Garcia: 2,582 votes, 10.27% Rick P. Avila: 2,564 votes, 10.20% Ronnika Ngalande: 2,459 votes, 9.78% Amy Malone: 2,262 votes, 9.00% John Valdivia: 1,528 votes, 6.08% The updated count follows a contentious mayoral campaign centered on housing, homelessness, public safety, economic development and City Hall leadership. Tran, who is seeking a second term, has defended her administration’s record and said the mayor’s role is to advocate for funding, build regional partnerships and keep city projects moving.

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Bloomington Warehouse Fight Returns To Court Over Housing Discrimination Claims A California Housing Bill Would Raise Wages to $28. Why Do Some Unions Hate It? Pg. 5

Fontana Elementary School Receives National Recognition for Preserving O’Day Short Family’s Legacy Pg. 8

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controversial Bloomington warehouse project that would demolish more than 100 homes in a predominantly Latino, working-class community returned to San Bernardino County Superior Court on Friday, as residents and environmental justice advocates argued the development threatens housing, health and a long-standing rural way of life.

People’s Collective for Environmental Justice held a June 5 press conference outside the San Bernardino Justice Center before a hearing on the Bloomington Business Park warehouse project, one of the most closely watched warehouse fights in the Inland Empire.

The lawsuit argues San Bernardino County’s approval of the project is not only an environmental issue, but a civil rights and housing justice issue. A court has already ruled the county violated the California Environmental Quality Act and ordered a new environmental review.

Advocates are now asking the court to consider whether the county also violated its legal obligation to affirmatively further fair housing.

For Bloomington resident Xochitl Pedraza, who has lived north of the project area for 10 years, the case is about whether families like hers can remain in the community they worked to build.

When she moved to Bloomington, Pedraza said, the neighborhood was quieter and more rural, with horses, large lots, chickens, goats, home gardens and views of the surrounding hills. Many of the homes that have since been demolished sat on nearly an acre of land, she said, offering working families space that has become increasingly difficult to find in Southern California.

“It was a rural environment,” Pedraza said. “It was a lot quieter.”

That has changed, she said, as warehouse development and truck traffic have pushed deeper into residential areas.

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PHOTO PC4EJ Bloomington resident Xochitl Pedraza speaks outside San Bernardino Superior Court on June 5 as advocates challenged a warehouse project they say threatens homes, health and community life.

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Elections (Cont.)

- tinue to advocate, go out for funding, seek funding, build relationships,” Tran said during an April candidate forum.

Jesus “Chuy” Medina: 826 votes, 15.64% Erick Marquez: 403 votes, 7.63% Vincent D. Laster: 210 votes, 3.98% If the standings hold, Salas and Shorett would advance to a November runoff.

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all kinds of health issues.”

- “Right now, it’s truck after truck,” Pedraza said.

Phillips said advocates believe the Bloomington project reflects a discriminatory pattern in land-use decisions, particularly when warehouse developments are placed in low-income Latino communities with lowerdensity housing and large lots.

Countywide and regional races

Inside her home, Pedraza said, soundproof windows are not enough to block the noise from passing trucks. She said the rumbling can still be heard indoors and felt through the house.

San Bernardino City Council races

Several major countywide and regional races also continued to take shape in the June 8 update.

“You can still hear it when the trucks pass by,” Pedraza said. “You can feel it like an earthquake.”

“The predatory aspect of it is about race,” Phillips said. “At the end of the day, that’s the assertion that we’re making here in this court.”

In San Bernardino’s 1st Ward, former Councilwoman Virginia Marquez remained in first place with all 22 precincts reported, though no candidate was above 50%.

In the San Bernardino County sheriff/coroner/public administrator race, incumbent Shannon Dicus maintained a wide lead over Joe Silva, with all 2,065 precincts reported.

The 1st Ward results were:

Shannon Dicus: 218,104 votes, 65.33%

Outside, she said, the impacts are even more difficult to ignore. Pedraza said cracks have appeared in parts of her home and concrete outside, and that she and her husband sometimes cannot hear each other while working in the yard because of passing trucks.

Advocates say Bloomington’s experience reflects a broader Inland Empire pattern in which warehouse expansion has replaced housing, increased truck pollution and concentrated environmental burdens in low-income communities of color.

Virginia Marquez: 769 votes, 34.53%

Joe Silva: 115,736 votes, 34.67%

Ron Alvarado: 693 votes, 31.12%

In the San Bernardino County auditorcontroller/treasurer/tax collector race, Ryan Hutchison continued to lead incumbent Ensen Mason.

She also described delivery lines near warehouses in the evening and heavier morning traffic that has made daily routines more difficult.

The recent “Region in Crisis” report cited by advocates argues that warehouse growth across the region has placed homes, schools and neighborhoods closer to industrial uses and truck routes.

Across San Bernardino County, the June 8 update showed 396,586 ballots cast out of 1,234,386 registered voters, for a turnout of 32.13%. The county reported 352,260 mail ballots and 44,326 polling place ballots.

Theodore Sanchez: 555 votes, 24.92% Omar Williams: 210 votes, 9.43% If the standings hold and no candidate reaches the required majority, Marquez and Alvarado would advance to a November runoff.

The 1st Ward race has focused heavily on downtown revitalization, homelessness, infrastructure, public safety, prostitution concerns and city accountability.

Marquez previously said the ward needs full-time attention and a renewed focus on downtown.

“Being a council member will be my full-time job because that’s what it’s going to take,” Marquez said during a candidate forum. “There’s a lot of healing that needs to take place during the next four years.”

Sanchez, who has represented the ward since 2019, defended his record during the campaign by pointing to public safety, housing and fiscal progress.

“We have hundreds and hundreds of affordable housing units that are built every year,” Sanchez said during the forum.

“We have a 25-year low in crime. We have invested in infrastructure.”

In the 2nd Ward, Christian Shaughnessy held a wider lead over Benito J. Barrios and Sandra Ibarra, with all 18 precincts reported.

The 2nd Ward results were: Christian Shaughnessy: 890 votes, 39.61% Benito J. Barrios: 730 votes, 32.49% Sandra Ibarra: 627 votes, 27.90% Because no candidate was above 50%, Shaughnessy and Barrios would advance to a November runoff if the results hold.

Ryan Hutchison: 57.14%

188,602

votes,

Ensen Mason: 141,463 votes, 42.86% The contest drew heightened attention in recent weeks as Mason faced scrutiny over his elected office, outside business interests and public criticism of county leadership. Hutchison’s lead grew from election night as additional ballots were counted.

In the race for San Bernardino County superintendent of schools, Cali Binks remained in first place, followed

by Alejandro “Alex” Vara.

Cali Binks: 126,350 votes, 38.87% Alejandro “Alex” Vara: 101,341 votes, 31.18% Ray Anthony Culberson: 49,529 votes, 15.24% Ken Larson: 47,820 votes, 14.71% In the 2nd District San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors race, Jesse Armendarez III remained well above 50%, leading Jesus “Jesse” Sandoval and Joe Alvanez.

Jesse Armendarez III: 43,775 votes, 57.52% Jesus “Jesse” Sandoval: 18,928 votes, 24.87% Joe Alvanez: 13,407 votes, 17.62% In the 4th District Board of Supervisors race, incumbent Curt Hagman led Christina Gagnier.

Curt Hagman: 39,705 votes, 55.08% Christina 44.92%

Gagnier:

32,378

votes,

In the 4th Ward, challenger Joe Salas moved ahead of incumbent Fred Shorett in one of the city’s most closely watched council contests. With all 43 precincts reported, Salas led Shorett by 207 votes.

In the 45th Assembly District race, Assemblymember James C. Ramos continued to lead Republican Greg Abdouch.

The 4th Ward results were:

Greg Abdouch: 22,867 votes, 34.47%

Joe Salas: 2,024 votes, 38.33%

All results remained unofficial Monday.

The San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters said its next update is scheduled for Tuesday, June 9, by 4 p.m.

Fred Shorett: 1,817 votes, 34.41%

James C. Ramos: 43,468 votes, 65.53%

The uncertainty has changed how her family thinks about investing in their home.

“It’s like we’re always in limbo,” Pedraza said. “We don’t know if they’re eventually going to rezone, so why invest in your house?”

Pedraza said her backyard, shaded by trees and still home to chickens and birds, remains a place of refuge. But even there, she said, the noise of honking, engines and truck movement can still be heard.

To her, the growth feels like it is closing in on Bloomington.

“It seems like a circle that is just literally choking us up,” Pedraza said.

Susan Phillips, director of the Robert Redford Conservancy at Pitzer College, said the Bloomington case reflects one of the Inland Empire’s most serious warehouse disputes because it involves the loss of homes and the disruption of an entire community.

“We’re here to fight one of the most egregious cases in the history of warehouse construction in the Inland Empire,” Phillips said. “The destruction of homes — not only homes, but an entire community and way of life — has been at stake in this case.”

Phillips said air pollution is a major concern, but not the only one. She pointed to noise, light, truck rumbling and safety concerns as part of the cumulative burden residents face when warehouse projects are placed near homes.

“Air pollution is one of the key things,” Phillips said. “It causes asthma, it causes heart issues, it causes

Pedraza said some neighbors have become discouraged, while others continue to fight because they see the project as a threat to the lives they built and the retirement years they planned.

“It’s what we have,” Pedraza said.

“It’s what we wanted.”

She said the demolition of homes also affects families who may feel pressured to sell but cannot easily find similar property elsewhere.

“Where are we going to find an acre in California that is reasonably priced?” Pedraza said.

Pedraza said she wants county leaders to listen to residents, particularly because parks and schools are near areas affected by warehouse development.

“The most logical thing is to stop the project,” she said.

The outcome of the case could carry broader implications for how local governments weigh warehouse development, housing loss and environmental justice in communities already facing industrial pressure.

For Pedraza, the issue remains rooted in the daily reality outside her door.

“We have parks and we have schools that are next to that,” she said. “They need to listen to us.”

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Op-Ed The Hunger Strike at Adelanto Is a Warning We Cannot Ignore

By Javier Hernandez, Executive Director, Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice The hunger strike currently unfolding inside the Adelanto Detention Center should alarm every person in California. When people are willing to risk their health and their lives to protest the conditions they are living under, that is not a political stunt. That is desperation. That is a warning.

For nearly a decade, our organization, alongside a broad coalition of advocates, families, faith leaders, and directly impacted community members, has fought to shut down the Adelanto Detention Center. Throughout that time, we have consistently raised concerns about medical neglect, abuse, unsafe conditions, retaliation, and the broader dehumanization that defines immigrant detention in this country.

And throughout that time, people have continued to suffer inside those walls.

The current hunger strike is not happening in isolation.

It is the latest chapter in a long history of people detained at Adelanto speaking out about conditions that no human being should be forced to endure. People inside have de-

scribed inadequate medical care, fear, isolation, retaliation, and treatment that strips them of dignity. These are not new allegations. They are part of a pattern that has existed for years.

At the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice, we have worked alongside directly impacted families and organizers to expose these conditions because we understood early on what Adelanto represented. It was never just another detention center. It became a symbol of a system that normalizes suffering and asks the public to look away.

During the Biden administration, we came closer than ever to shutting Adelanto down. There was real momentum. Communities across California demanded action.

Impacted families organized tirelessly. National attention grew. For the first time, closure felt within reach.

But there was also a coordinated effort to keep the facility open. Among those advocating for its continuation were sectors of organized labor that argued the detention center should remain operational in the name of protecting jobs. Letters were sent to the Biden administration urging it not to close the facility.

That moment exposed a difficult but necessary question

for all of us: What does solidarity actually mean?

Because worker solidarity cannot stop at a paycheck while people inside a detention center suffer. The reality is that GEO Group harms everyone—detained immigrants, families, surrounding communities, and even workers themselves. These corporations profit from instability, incarceration, and political fear. That is not sustainable economic development. That is dependence on human suffering.

At the same time, this movement has also shown us something hopeful. Even within labor, there are workers and local leaders who have begun challenging these systems and questioning contracts tied to detention. There are people willing to confront uncomfortable truths and push for something better.

At some point, California must decide whether it truly believes in dignity and human rights, or whether those values stop at the walls of an immigration detention facility.

For us, the answer is clear.

Adelanto should be shut down.

West Valley Detention Center: Violence, Deaths, and Warnings Ignored

By Hold The Line

was subsequently booked on suspicion of murder.

No public declaration of non-compliance was issued.

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The incident marked the most recent confirmed homicide inside the facility. For many observers, it was another warning sign of a detention center struggling to maintain order.

For critics, the question remains: How could a facility accused of such serious deficiencies continue to receive a passing grade?

ow many warnings does it take before someone acts? For more than a year, deputies, employees, and concerned citizens have raised alarms about deteriorating conditions inside the West Valley Detention Center (WVDC), one of the largest county jails in California. Those warnings have been delivered to jail administrators, the Sheriff's Department, the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC), and the Sheriff’s Employees’ Benefit Association (SEBA).

Yet despite repeated complaints, documented safety concerns, multiple inmate deaths, violent attacks on staff, and allegations of severe facility deterioration, critics say little meaningful action has been taken. Today, West Valley Detention Center remains on lockdown following multiple inmate attacks on deputies, while questions continue to mount regarding six in-custody deaths this year alone.

Deputies Sound the Alarm On March 20, 2026, a formal notice was submitted to both SEBA and Detention and Corrections Bureau leadership, warning of what deputies described as "increasingly dangerous and life-threatening conditions" inside county correctional facilities.

The warning was not subtle. The letter documented a violent assault in which a deputy was allegedly bitten on the back of the head while an inmate attempted to gouge his eyes. Within days, another deputy was reportedly nearly stabbed with an inmate-manufactured weapon. The notice warned that these incidents were not isolated events but indicators of a correctional environment rapidly spiraling out of control.

"Serious injury or loss of life is not only possible, but foreseeable," the letter stated.

Perhaps most troubling, deputies alleged that a single deputy routinely operates housing units designed to be staffed by two deputies while personnel are reassigned elsewhere. According to the correspondence, Lieutenant Higgins acknowledged during a January 1, 2026, briefing that housing units ideally require three to four deputies to operate safely. Despite that acknowledgment, deputies report that only one deputy regularly staffs housing units at a time.

If true, the contradiction raises serious questions about operational decision-making and employee safety.

A Jail Under Lockdown The staffing concerns come amid a surge of violence inside the facility. West Valley Detention Center is currently operating under lockdown conditions following multiple attacks on deputies. The lockdown follows months of escalating violence, including the January homicide of inmate Zacarias Joseph Ruiz. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, Ruiz was found unresponsive in his cell on January 19, 2026, suffering from obvious trauma. He later died at a local hospital. Detectives determined Ruiz had been involved in a physical altercation with his cellmate, Isaiah Mark Bailon, who

Six Deaths in Four Months The violence is occurring alongside a disturbing series of inmate deaths. Since January, authorities have investigated at least six in-custody deaths connected to West Valley Detention Center.

Among them: Zacarias Joseph Ruiz, 38, who died following a violent assault.

Katie Sarah Jackson, 43, whose death was investigated in February.

Odiakosa Sylvester Obazeh, 40, who suffered a medical emergency and later died.

Mariel Rashad Mays, 26, found unresponsive on April 19.

Alexis Moron Ledinich, 45, found unresponsive on April 20.

An additional inmate death connected to a January altercation.

In each case involving an unattended death or medical emergency, investigators from the Sheriff's Specialized Investigations Division were dispatched to determine the cause and manner of death. While investigations remain ongoing, the sheer number of deaths has intensified scrutiny of conditions inside the facility.

The BSCC Was Warned Months before the most recent deaths and lockdown, a detailed complaint was submitted to the Board of State and Community Corrections. On October 14, 2025, an emergency complaint alleged widespread violations of California Title 15 regulations governing detention facilities. The complaint accused jail officials of operating housing units without adequate safety staff, leaving civilian clerical personnel monitoring housing control booths while sworn custody personnel were absent. The complaint further alleged that deputies were unable to perform required safety checks or respond effectively to emergencies, assaults, suicides, or fires. Photographs accompanying the complaint reportedly showed severe corrosion, deteriorated plumbing, rusted fixtures, damaged housing areas, and unsanitary conditions that critics argued violated Title 15 requirements mandating facilities be maintained in a clean, safe, and operable condition.

The complaint directly challenged the findings of a June 2025 BSCC inspection that declared the facility compliant with state regulations. Despite these allegations, no emergency intervention occurred.

No inmate relocation occurred.

No public enforcement action was announced.

What About SEBA? Equally troubling to many deputies is the perceived silence from SEBA, the union charged with protecting correctional staff. The March 2026 notice specifically criticized what deputies described as a lack of meaningful advocacy regarding unsafe working conditions. The document stated that represented members continue to work in hazardous environments while corrective action remains absent. Deputies argue that staffing shortages, increasing violence, and the presence of inmate-manufactured weapons constitute an obvious workplace safety crisis. Yet despite repeated complaints and documented warnings, many employees say they have seen little evidence of aggressive intervention or public pressure from union leadership. For deputies working the housing units, that perceived inaction has become a source of frustration and anger.

Waiting for a Tragedy?

The most alarming aspect of the situation may be that none of the problems described are new.

The warnings were submitted.

The incidents were documented.

The deaths were investigated.

The photographs exist.

The complaints were filed.

The question now confronting San Bernardino County taxpayers, elected officials, and jail administrators is simple: How many more warnings are required before meaningful action is taken? Every major correctional disaster begins with warning signs.

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San Bernardino Symphony’s Summer Concert Under the Stars Returns With Fireworks, Food and Family Activities

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Families and community members filled San Bernardino Valley College’s football field with lawn chairs, blankets and picnic setups for the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra’s annual summer concert.

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he San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Anthony Parnther, will present their annual concert under the stars with fireworks on Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. on the football field at San Bernardino Valley College.

Explained Maestro Parnther, “Our annual summer concert has now become a community staple and welcomes our largest crowd of the year. It's great to see so many people from throughout the Inland Empire joined together as we celebrate America and put on this spectacular show!"

The Symphony will perform a variety of favorite music from the Broadway and the American Songbook, as well as tradi-

tional Patriotic fare and a few special surprises. This year, members of the San Bernardino Symphony Youth Orchestra and Overture Orchestra will also perform at the start of the event which will culminate in Tchaikovsky’s bombastic 1812 Overture performed to a fantastic fireworks display!

And remember the world record breaking piccolo performance in 2024? 192 piccolo players from all over the state performed John Phillip Sousa’s “The Stars and Stripes Forever” at that concert.

The piccoloists will return this year in an attempt to break our own record!

Shared San Bernardino Community College District Dr. Chancellor Diana Z. Rodriguez. "This event is a fantastic opportunity to bring our community together in celebration and unity. This evening will be an unforgettable blend of

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A large video screen shows the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra conductor leading the annual concert under the stars at San Bernardino Valley College’s football field.

live music, connection, and community pride."

The concert begins at 8:00 pm, but the public is invited to arrive by 5:30 p.m. to enjoy the College's annual SUMMERFEST which will take place on campus nearby the football stadium and will include food trucks, vendors, informational booths, kids' activities, campus tours, and, more!

"Once again, Maestro Parnther has curated a concert that will exceed all expectations! This annual evening under the stars has never failed to bring the entire community together to share in the uniting power of music," declared Symphony Board of Directors President Sonietta Martin Brown.

Tickets and Location Details

Tickets for "America, the Beautiful" may be purchased online at www.sanbernardinosymphony.org or by phone at (909) 381-5388 Monday through Friday.

Tickets for Assigned Table seats are available at $20 - $100 per person. General admission lawn seats are $10 per person with children under 12 always free.

General admission ticketholders are encouraged to bring low lawn chairs or blankets. All attendees may bring their own picnic baskets or visit some of the many food trucks that will be on campus as part of SUMMERFEST. San Bernardino Valley College is located at 701 S. Mt. Vernon Avenue in San Bernardino. Free, lighted parking is available in assigned lots throughout the campus on concert day.

Redlands Theatre Festival’s Summer Season Turns Chaos, Comedy Into Community Community News

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he Redlands Theatre Festival will open its Summer 2026 season with a comedy-forward lineup celebrating connection, chaos and the unpredictable ways people build community.

The season, set in the festival’s outdoor amphitheater at Prospect Park, will run Tuesday through Sunday nights from June 26 through Aug. 1. All performances begin at 8 p.m.

This year’s lineup invites audiences into stories where identities are fluid, love is complicated and laughter is essential.

From farce and musical comedy to contemporary storytelling, the 2026 season explores what happens when people are forced together across class, culture and circumstance and discover something unexpected about themselves along the way.

At the center of the season is a spirit of joyful disruption, according to festival organizers.

“One Man, Two Guvnors,” by Richard Bean, directed by Shannon Galuszka, with music direction by Kobe Darby, will kick off the season with high-energy physical comedy and mistaken identities.

“Men on Boats,” by Jaclyn Backhaus and directed by Jennifer Lawson, reclaims history with wit and irreverence, challenging who gets to tell the story and who gets written out of it.

“Native Gardens,” by Karen Zacarias and directed by Tamara Griffey, digs into culture clashes and the politics of belonging, showing how even the smallest boundaries can reveal deeper divides.

“Blithe Spirit,” by Noël Coward and directed by Pamela Lambert, brings together romance, regret and the supernatural while exploring what people carry with them from past relationships.

“The Drowsy Chaperone,” featuring music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison and a book by Bob Martin

and Don McKellar, will close the season.

Directed by Lisa Lyons, with music direction by Kelsey Cauldren, the production offers a meta-theatrical celebration of musical theater and a reminder of why audiences gather to dream together.

The festival will also present two nights of its fourth annual New Works program, which showcases emerging artists in a staged reading format followed by a question-and-answer session with directors, cast members and, at times, playwrights.

The special performances are scheduled for June 14 and June 21.

A one-night concert featuring Teen Music Workshop is scheduled for June 27.

The nonprofit organization features upand-coming singers, a full band, dancers and backline for a music-filled evening.

Together, festival organizers said, the productions form a season about collisions of worlds, values and identities; the reinvention of history, self and story; messy, surprising and deeply human connections;

and the joy that comes from healing, community and resistance.

“This season leans into comedy not just for entertainment, but as a way of navigating complexity,” said Artistic Director Shannon Cabanilla Galuszka. “Each play asks: How do we live together? And the answer, again and again, is through laughter, empathy, and a willingness to be changed.”

Set against the backdrop of Redlands’ outdoor amphitheater in Prospect Park, the Summer 2026 season promises an experience that is both playful and provocative, heartfelt and hilarious.

Tickets and full season information are available at RTFSeason.com. Tickets are available online and by mail.

More information is available by following the Redlands Theatre Festival on Instagram and Facebook.

Inland Empire Community Newspapers • June 11, 2026 • Page A5

A California Housing Bill Would Raise Wages to $28.

Why Do Some Unions Hate It?

By Ben Christopher, CalMatters

lower than what most trades members already make.

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Making a meager minimum wage hike the new bone that prohousing bills throw to construction workers would “signify the new norm,” said Chris Hannan, president of the Trades Council.

“When you start a trend of doing a minimum wage, then that becomes the new go-to.”

hen is a minimum wage hike of more than $11 per hour actually a pay cut? That question has dominated the debate over a current California housing bill that has riven the state’s two most powerful construction worker unions and many state legislative Democrats reluctant to get on the wrong side of either group.

Assembly Bill 1751, authored

by Fullerton Democrat Sharon Quirk-Silva, would kick aside regulatory barriers to building townhouses — tightly clustered, multistory homes. In exchange for this fast-tracked approval process, townhouse developers would be required to pay their workers at least $28 per hour.

That’s a significant pay bump over the statewide minimum wage of $16.90. But the fiercest opposition to the bill has come from what might seem like an unexpected source: The State Building and Construction Trades Council, an umbrella organization that represents electricians, plumbers, sheet metal workers and other skilled construction trade unions.

The trades — as the council is colloquially known — argue that the new wage floor could have the paradoxical side-effect of driving down the “prevailing wages” enjoyed by many of their members. Prevailing wages are mandatory minimum pay rates for publicly-funded or supported construction projects, which include many affordable housing developments and other projects propelled forward by recent state law in California. State and federal regulators set prevailing rates based on surveys of the most common wages in each field and geographic area. Because union pay scales can cover hundreds of similarly employed workers, those union-level wages often set the prevailing wage.

In a testy debate on the Assembly floor earlier this month, Quirk-Silva stressed — repeatedly — that the bill would in no way affect the state-set wage rates. “It does not replace prevailing wage,” she said. “It does not undercut prevailing wage.

This bill leaves prevailing wage exactly where it stands in current law.”

The trades aren’t buying it, noting that the federal government sets its own rates for federallysupported projects. But the group’s bigger beef may boil down to precedent. For years, the building trades have battled any legislation aimed at easing regulations on the construction of new housing unless it also included pro-union guarantees. Those are either union-level prevailing wage pay requirements or, in more recent years, even more restrictive “skilled and trained” rules that require developers to hire apprenticeship program graduates, the vast majority of whom are union members. townhouse Quirk-Silva’s streamlining bill introduces a new standard: a minimum wage far

Standing on the other side of the debate, supporting the new wage standard, are California’s unionized carpenters. The trades battling the carpenters is a familiar face-off in Sacramento. This isn’t even the first time the groups have publicly locked horns over this specific wage proposal.

Last summer, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, an Oakland Democrat and longtime ally of the carpenters, inserted residential construction worker minimum wage of between $28 and $40 per hour into a budget bill in the final hours of the fiscal year. Aside from high-rise construction developments where the use of steel and concrete tend to draw more specialized workers, unions represent relatively few laborers who build California homes, the carpenters argued at the time. The new wage standard would be a modest corrective for those nonunion laborers whose current wage floor is the state minimum wage.

For years, carpenters union leaders have argued that improving working standards for lowwage workers presents an “organizing opportunity” for the union. The trades were apoplectic. Dozens of union members crowded in the budget bill hearing to decry what they saw as an anti-union reversal of state labor representative One policy. likened the measure to “Jim Crow” laws. Many labor-friendly Democrats on the committee recoiled; the proposal was shelved.

This year, the idea has been given a bit more time for debate, though the trades and some lawmakers have still complained of a process they see as rushed. When Quirk-Silva’s bill was introduced in early February, it focused solely on townhouse regulations.

The wage language was added only in time for its second committee hearing in late April.

(Quirk-Silva’s staff declined to make her available for an interview to explain that delay or discuss the bill in general, citing personal family matters. On the Assembly floor, she explained the late addition in part by noting “severe health issues” among staff and family members.)

Since then the entirety of the legislative debate has been focused on the wage issue. That itself is a notable development: The bill exempts the construction of townhomes from both environmental review and the jurisdiction of elected local city councils and planning boards. Just a few years ago, such a proposal would have made for a capitol-shaking, headline-grabbing fight. But a year after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law exempting most urban housing developments from environmental litigation, the

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land-use implications appear to be an afterthought.

At an Assembly floor vote last month, San Diego Assemblymember Chris Ward referred to the minimum wage issue as the “900 pound gorilla.” He, like many Democrats who spoke on the bill, said that he supported the legislation in general, but that he remained wary of the “unresolved” questions about how the new wage rate would affect existing labor standards.

The bill needed 41 out of 80 “yes” votes to move onto the Senate. It passed with just 47. QuirkSilva’s office tried to get around the prevailing wage fight early on. Prevailing wages are required of publicly funded works, including many affordable housing projects. They are set by the California Department of Industrial Relations, which sets its rates based on the most common wage for each job type in each region of the state.

Quirk-Silva’s bill specifically bars the state department from taking the new $28 per hour townhome wages into account when running those calculations, lest a glut of townhome builders inadvertently bring down the wages owed to union roofers and plumbers.

The trades aren’t satisfied with that concession. That’s because the federal government conducts its own wage surveys and set its own prevailing wage for federally-funded infrastructure projects. The current federal prevailing wage required for a residential roofer in Sacramento, for example, is $46.73 per hour plus benefits. That number is based on the most common wage paid for that job in the area or — if no single rate is paid to at least 30% of the workers in the survey — on the regional average.

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an Bernardino County of Superintendent Schools (SBCSS) is proud to offer a free, accessible, interactive map detailing where students 18 years of age and younger can access free meals throughout the summer. The GIS map allows users to browse over 40 summer meal distribution sites operated by school districts across the County, including dates and times when students can access the free meal program.

“The federal government won’t give a rat’s ass about what this bill says,” Scott Wetch, a lobbyist for Trades-affiliated unions, said at the bill’s April hearing. “And they will set the prevailing wage “We know that more than rate for all the crafts at $28.”

280,000 students in our county qualify for free or reduced The trades “have a case” in this lunch,” said County Superinargument, said Kevin Duncan, an tendent Ted Alejandre. “Our 33 economist at Colorado State Uni- school districts want to ensure versity Pueblo who has studied students continue to have access prevailing wage policy’s effect on to free, nutritious meals during construction costs. Imagine a the summer, just as they do dursmaller market with a relatively ing the school year. This map low unionization rate. If the bill helps families and students, no uncorked a geyser of contractors matter where they are spending paying all their low-wage work- the summer, easily find nearby ers exactly $28 per hour, “that meal locations and access the would be the prevailing rate — support they need.” and with zero benefits,” he said.

Backers of the bill dispute that, saying such a specific outcome is unlikely given how many contractors are likely to use this specific townhouse bill. They also argue that vanishingly few residential roofers do federal public works jobs in Sacramento — or anywhere in California — so changes in the federal prevailing wage for residential projects aren’t likely to affect many workers anyway. Instead, most roofers are non-union on privatelyfunded projects and many are being paid less than $28 per hour, said Danny Curtin, director of the California Council of Carpenters.

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The Healthy SBCSS and SBCSS Data Team partnered to develop the map, which allows users the ability to search meal locations and view operating dates and hours. Meal distribution sites include schools, parks, libraries, and community centers.

Youth can visit locations close to home, school or other areas throughout the County, providing families with a variety of convenient and accessible options.

Meals are available to all youth 18 years of age and younger, regardless of whether they are currently enrolled in a San Bernardino County school district, and no identification is required.

The 2026 Summer Meals map will continue to be updated as additional meal sites are added throughout the summer.

Users can locate the map here: sbcss.maps.arcgis.com/apps/da shboards/a2b1b595e1884a77914 4abccc1c31387

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Notice is hereby given pursuant to sections 3071 and 3072 of the Civil Code of the State of California, the undersigned will sell the following vehicles at lien sale at said address(s) at said time(s) on: Monday, June 22, 2026 to wit: YEAR MAKE VIN LICENSE STATE 17 FRHT 3AKJGLDR4HSHZ6580 ZP54404 CA 17 FRHT 3AKJGLDR1HSHZ6567 ZP54655 CA FRHT 18 3AKJHHDR5JSJJ1354 ZP54656 CA PTRB 22 1XPBD49X2ND788735 ZP54418 CA To be sold by: Allied Towing, 1335 W Rialto Avenue, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA 92410 (10:00 AM) YEAR MAKE VIN LICENSE STATE ICBU 12 4DRBUAAN6CB600670 9AQW666 CA To be sold by: A & G Towing, 591 E 9th Street, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA 92410 (10:00 AM) YEAR MAKE VIN LICENSE STATE NISS 08 1 N 4 A L 2 4 E 3 8 C 2 2 3 8 11 6ZET808 CA To be sold by: Hooked on Towing, 15628 Arrow Blvd #B, Fontana, San Bernardino County, CA 92335 (10:00 AM) YEAR MAKE VIN LICENSE STATE 12 AUDI WA U K G A F L X C A 1 0 9 1 0 5 8KGG113 CA To be sold by: Hooked on Towing, 525 W State Street, Ontario, San Bernardino County, CA 91762 (10:00 AM) YEAR MAKE VIN LICENSE STATE 15 AUDI WAUBFAFL3FN009007 HOND 12 5FNRL5H48CB037029 8MOV619 CA 04 MERC 2 M E F M 7 5 W 1 4 X 6 8 0 8 11 7DME371 CA TOYT 02 JTDBF30K420032561 DD33V52 CA To be sold by: Hooked on Towing, 1425 Highway 138, Pinon Hills, San Bernardino County, CA 92372 (10:00 AM) Said sale is for the purpose of satisfying lien of the above signed for towing, storage, labor, materials and lien charges, together with costs of advertising, and expenses of sale.

LienTek Solutions, Inc. P.O. Box 443 Bonita, CA 91908 CNS-4049488# PUBLISHED EL CHICANO 6/11/26 E-261

Petitioner or Attorney: IRASEMA MONTES Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, 247 W. 3rd Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415, Civil PETITION OF: IRASEMA MONTES FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CIV SB 2615028 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: IRASEMA MONTES filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: NOE DAVID MONTES to Proposed name: NOE DAVID CASTANOS THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 07/06/2026, Time: 9:00 AM Dept: S24 The address of the court is: same as noted above (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court’s website. To find your court’s website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-mycourt.htm.)

A copy of this Order to Show Cause must be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: El Chicano Newspaper Dated: MAY 22 2026 JOSEPH T. ORTIZ Judge of the Superior Court Published El Chicano 5/28,6/4,6/11,6/18/26 E-251

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LIEN SALE 6/24/26 10AM AT 2520 E MAIN ST, BARSTOW 21 FRHT LIC# XP94757 CA VIN# 3AKJHHDR6MSMR6489 Published El Chicano June 11, 2026 E-259 NOTICE

LIEN SALE 6/25/26 10AM AT 10750 HEMLOCK AVE, FONTANA 16 FORD LIC# 28355C2 CA VIN# 1FDRF3E68GEC88850 19 KIA LIC# 044945X FL VIN# 3KPF24AD2KE044945 15 CHEV LIC# 515171X TX VIN# 1GB0CUEG7FZ515171 20 TOYOTA LIC# 102554X TX VIN# JTDEPRAE5LJ102554 20 CHEV LIC# 9NDY177 CA VIN# KL7CJLSB2LB042380 13 FRHT LIC# 9G86807 CA VIN# 1FUBC4DX5DHFG3915 18 HONDA LIC# 7XUA464 CA VIN# 5FNRL6H94JB005659 22 ACURA LIC# 8WRY037 CA VIN# 5J8YE1H87NL001948 22 CHEV LIC# 155823X TX VIN# 1GAZGPFP2N1155823 13 GMC LIC# 181421X UT VIN# 3GTP2VE79DG181421 Published El Chicano June 11, 2026 E-260

NOTICE LIEN SALE 6/29/26 10AM AT 2520 E MAIN ST, BARSTOW 18 NISSAN LIC# 3GN9419 MD VIN# 3N1AB7AP9JY207872 Published El Chicano June 11, 2026 E-262

Trustee Sale No. 191583 Title No. 95533175-12 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 11/12/2021. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. YOU NEED AN IF EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU SHOULD YOU, CONTACT A LAWYER. On 07/21/2026 at 9:00 AM, PRIME RECON LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 11/17/2021, as Instrument No. 2021-0519887, in book xx, page xx, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of SAN BERNARDINO County, State of CALIFORNIA, executed by JONATHAN MITCHELL, A MARRIED MAN, AS HIS AND SEPARATE SOLE PROPERTY, WILL SELL AT AUCTION TO PUBLIC HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment by 2924h(b), authorized (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States), NORTH WEST ENTRANCE IN THE CHINO COURTYARD MUNICIPAL COURT, 13260 CENTRAL AVENUE, CHINO, CA 91710. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State, described as: FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE DEED OF TRUST. APN 0240521-37-0-000 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 7026 ALDERWOOD DR, FONTANA, CA 92336. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $489,251.45 IF THE TRUSTEE IS UNABLE TO CONVEY TITLE FOR ANY REASON, THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE THE RETURN OF MONIES PAID TO THE TRUSTEE, AND THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER SHALL HAVE NO FURTHER

RECOURSE. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and written Notice of Default and Election to Sell.

The undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. Dated: 6/3/2026 PRIME RECON LLC By: Rafael Pena-Costa, Authorized Signer PRIME RECON LLC 27368 VIA INDUSTRIA, STE 201 TEMECULA, CA 92590 (888) 725-4142 PRIME RECON LLC MAY BE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. FOR TRUSTEE’S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: (844) 901-0998 OR VIEW OUR WEBSITE: H T T P S : / / S A L E S I N F O R M AT I O N . P R I M E RECON.COM NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, if applicable, the and, rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (844) 901-0998 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this website internet H T T P S : / / S A L E S I N F O R M AT I O N . P R I M E RECON.COM - for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case: TS#191583. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet website. The best way to postponement verify information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (844) 901-0998 for information regarding the trustee’s sale, or visit this internet website H T T P S : / / S A L E S I N F O R M AT I O N . P R I M E RECON.COM for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case TS#191583 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee.

Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale.

Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are

encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by the county contacting recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. Effective March 1, 2026, new federal regulations (89 Fed. Reg. 70.258) require specified information to be reported on non-financed title transfers of residential real property to covered entities and trusts. In order to successfully bid on applicable properties, the successful bidder will be required to complete, sign, and certify a form providing specified information, including but not limited to the Successful following: All Bidders: Category Information Required Beneficial Owner(s) Full legal names of all individuals who exercise substantial control over the entity, date of birth, complete residential street address, citizenship, and unique identifying number (like tax ID no. or nonexpired passport no.) Legal Name Full legal name of transferee Trade Name Any trade name or “doing business as” name Principal Place of Business Street address, city, state, zip code Tax Identification No. Federal EIN or applicable tax ID Entity Type Corporation, LLC, partnership, trust, etc.

Additional Information Required for a Trust: Category Information Required Trustee Information Full legal name, date of birth, complete street address, citizenship, unique identifying number (like IRS TIN, nonexpired passport no.)

Legal Name Full name of trust agreement Date Date trust agreement executed Revocability Whether trust is revocable or irrevocable Trust Tax Identification No. EIN or Tax ID No. applicable Authorized Signer(s) Names of individual(s) with authority to act on behalf of trust, date of birth, complete residential address, unique street dentification number (like IRS TIN or nonexpired passport), description of the capacity in which the individual is authorized to act Beneficiary List Full legal names of all beneficiaries Beneficiary Information Date of birth, residential address, tax identification no., ownership or beneficial interest details NPP0490058 RIALTO PUBLISHED RECORD 06/18/2026, 06/11/2026, 06/25/2026 R-585 West Valley Water District Public Hearing Notice COMPLIANCE WITH ASSEMBLY BILL 2561 (AB 2561)

Notice is hereby given that on June 18, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. the Board of Directors of West Valley Water District will conduct a Public Hearing in the Board Room, 855 W. Baseline Road, Rialto, CA 92377, California, to hear and consider all objections or protest, if any, in compliance with Assembly Bill 2561 (AB 2561). This legislation requires local agencies to present an Annual Local Public Employee Vacancy Report, providing transparency on job vacancies, recruitment efforts and retention strategies.

All persons wishing to voice their support or opposition on said matter are invited to present their views before the Board of Directors or by emailing them to kjohnson@wvwd.org or mailing them to: Board Secretary, P.O. Box 920, Rialto, CA 92377. To ensure distribution to the Board prior to consideration of this item, please submit email comments prior to 10:00 a.m. on June 18, 2026. All comments received by mail for the Board should be received by the Board Secretary’s Office 24 hours prior to the hearing. Those comments will be distributed to the Board and will be made part of the official public record of the meeting.

Kara Johnson Acting Board Secretary

Published Rialto Record June 11, 2026 R-586

T.S. No. 25-76745 APN: 0130351-06-0-000 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALEYOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/3/2005.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in hereinafter described the property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below.

The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding possession, or title, encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below.

The amount may be greater on the day of sale .Trustor: CARMEN M. TORQUATO SR. AND JANET E. TORQUATO HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Duly Appointed Trustee: ZBS LAW, LLP Deed of Trust recorded 8/10/2005, as Instrument No. 2005-0583706, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of San Bernardino County, California, Date of Sale:6/22/2026 at 1:00 PM Place of Sale: Near the front steps leading up to the City of Chino Civic Center, 13220 Central Avenue Chino, CA 91710 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $347,974.20 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed.

Street Address or other common designation of real property: 418 EAST ERWIN STREET RIALTO, CALIFORNIA 92376 Described as follows: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST.A.P.N #.: 0130-35106-0-000The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above.

If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Starting March 1, 2026, Federal Law may prohibit ZBS Law from issuing a Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale in connection with this trustee’s sale until information about the winning bidder is reported to the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.

See, 31 CFR § 1031.320 (https://www.ecfr.gov /current/title-31/subtitle-B/ chapter-X/part-1031/ subpart-C/section-1031.320). If this trustee’s sale qualifies as a “reportable transfer” under 31 CFR § 1031.320(b), and you, as buyer, qualify as a “transferee entity” under 31 CFR § 1031.320(e)(1) or “transferee trust” under 31 CFR § 1031.320(e)(2), you will be obligated to provide information about the Beneficial Owner(s) of the transferee to ZBS Law or ZBS Law’s designated representative. If you qualify as an exempt entity or trust under

31 CFR § 1031.320(n)(10-(11), you may be required to provide evidence of the exemption supported by a declaration under penalty of perjury.

If the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale cannot be issued due to a qualified transferee’s failure or inability to provide the necessary reporting information, the qualified transferee will be responsible for all fees and costs to re-notice the trustee’s sale.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale be made postponements available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (866) 2667512 or visit this internet website www.elitepostandpub.com, using the 25-76745. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction.

There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase.

First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (866) 266-7512, or visit this website internet www.elitepostandpub.com, using the 25-76745 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Dated: 5/21/2026 ZBS LAW, LLP, as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450Irvine, CA 92606For NonAutomated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: (866) 266-7512 w w w. e l i t e p o s t a n d p u b . c o m Michael Busby, Trustee Sale OfficerThis office is enforcing a security interest of your creditor.

To the extent that your obligation has been discharged by a bankruptcy court or is subject to an automatic stay of bankruptcy, this notice is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a demand for payment or any attempt to collect such obligation. EPP 48012 Published Rialto Record 05/28, 06/04, 06/11/2026 R-572

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: YNEZ PEREZ CALDERILLA CASE NO.: PROVA2600381

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be otherwise interested in the will or estate, or both of: YNEZ PEREZ CALDERILLA A Petition for Probate has been filed by JESSICA LYNN CALDERILLA in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that JESSICA LYNN CALDERILLA 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: Date: 6/29/2026 Time: 9:00 AM Dept.: F2 Address of court: 17780 ARROW BLVD,

FONTANA, CA 92335 Branch name: FONTANA DISTRICT 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.

Petitioner: JESSICA LYNN CALDERILLA 6730 FLORENCE AVE. BELL GARDENS, CA 90201 Published Rialto Record 5/28,6/4,6/11/26 R-575

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: HERMAN HAROLD WASHINGTON JR., also known as HERMAN HAROLD WASHINGTON CASE NO.: PROVA2600358

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be otherwise interested in the will or estate, or both of: HERMAN HAROLD WASHINGTON JR., also known as HERMAN HAROLD WASHINGTON A Petition for Probate has been filed by LINETTE KEITA in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that LINETTE KEITA 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: Date: JUNE 24, 2026 Time: 09:00 AM Dept.: F1 Address of court: 17780 ARROW BOULEVARD, FONTANA, CA 92335 Branch name: FONTANA DISTRICT 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.

Petitioner: LINETTE KEITA 28869 Hillside Drive Menifee, California, 92584 Published Rialto Record 6/4/26, 6/11/26, 6/18/16 R-580

SUMMONS(CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): JAVIER LOPEZ, HORTENSIA P. LOPEZ, DOES 1 through 10, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE).

RUBEN MORENO Case Number: CIVSB2520240 NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case, by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements.

You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program.

You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov /selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion.

Tiene 30 DIAS CALENDARIOS después de que le entreguen esta citacíon y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es possible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condadoo en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro.

Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, www.lawhelpcalifornia .org en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www. sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales.

AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costo extenos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): San Bernardino District – Civil Division 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0210 The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff's attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney is: (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es) Silvio Nardoni, SBN 048395 Archimedes Law Group, LLP, 333 S. Grand Ave., Suite 3310 Los Angeles, CA 90071 (818) 550-1800 Date (Fecha): 7/22/2025 Clerk (Secretario), by /s/ Sen Yeung Shu Deputy (Adjunto) Published Colton Courier 5/21,5/28,6/4,6/11/26 C-891

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ARTHUR J. PALERMO, II CASE NO.: PROVA2600226

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be otherwise interested in the will or estate, or both of: ARTHUR J. PALERMO, II A Petition for Probate has been filed by PAUL PALERMO in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that PAUL PALERMO 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

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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 authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 7/9/2026 Time: 9:00 AM Dept.: F3 Address of court: 17780 ARROW BOULEVARD, FONTANA, CA 92335 Branch name: FONTANA DISTRICT 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.

Petitioner: PAUL PALERMO 25881 Plum Hollow Drive Menifee, CA 92586 Published Colton Courier 6/11/26,6/18/26,6/25/26 C-936

Published in Colton Courier C-924 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260005240 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 06/03/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: COWBROS, 53055 29 PALMS HWY, MORONGO VALLEY, CA 92256 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 53055 29 PALMS HWY, MORONGO VALLEY, CA 92256 Name: JAMES MORENO This business is/was conducted by (a/an): INDIVIDUAL Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on NOT APPLICABLE By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s/ JAMES MORENO, OWNER Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., Business and Professions Code).

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Published in Colton Courier C-925 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260004863 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 05/26/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TEAM WISE STUDIO, 1297 CANTARA ST, COLTON, CA 92324 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 1297 CANTARA ST, COLTON, CA 92324 # of Employees: 1 Name: MARIBEL BETANCOURT This business is/was conducted by (a/an): INDIVIDUAL Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on NOT APPLICABLE By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s/ MARIBEL BETANCOURT Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., Business and Professions Code).

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Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260005177 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 06/03/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: AAMORA, AAMORA COLLECTION, FEMALE GOALS, 18469 RANDALL AVE, BLOOMINGTON, CA 92316 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 18469 RANDALL AVE, BLOOMINGTON, CA 92316 Name: ALEJANDRA MORA This business is/was conducted by (a/an): INDIVIDUAL Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on NOT APPLICABLE By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s/ ALEJANDRA MORA, OWNER Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., Business and Professions Code).

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Published in Colton Courier C-927 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260005078 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 06/01/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: OZAR LOGISTICS, 27164 W SAN BERNARDINO AVE, REDLANDS, CA 92374 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 12444 VICTORY BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 91606 Name: NRCSBR LLC, 27164 W SAN BERNARDINO AVE, REDLANDS, CA 92374 State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: B20260237809 This business is/was conducted by (a/an): LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on NOT APPLICABLE By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s/ ELI DAN, SECRETARY Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., Business and Professions Code).

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Published in Colton Courier C-928 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260005075 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 06/01/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SNAP CUSTOM BACKDROPS, 371 W 14TH ST, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92405 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 371 W 14TH ST, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92405 # of Employees: 0 Name: JEXSON J BUESO ENAMORADO This business is/was conducted by (a/an): INDIVIDUAL Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on MAY 15, 2026 By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s/ JEXSON J BUESO ENAMORADO, OWNER Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., Business and Professions Code).

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Published in Colton Courier C-929 Abandonment of Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260004961 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 05/28/2026 County of Current Filing: SAN BERNARDINO Date of Current Filing: 04/02/2026 File No.: FBN20260002794 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: WALMART.COM FULFILLMENT CENTER #7278, WALMART.COM FULFILLMENT CENTER #7530, 6720 KIMBALL AVE, CHINO, CA 91708 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 702 SW 8TH STREET, BETONVILLE, AR 72716 Name: WALMART INC., 1 CUSTOMER DR, BENTONVILLE, AR 72716 State of Inc./Org./Reg.: DE Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 1634374 This business is/was conducted by (a/an): CORPORATION Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on AUG 07, 2025 By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s/ GEOFFREY EDWARDS, SECRETARY Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk,

except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., Business and Professions Code).

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Published in Colton Courier C-930 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260004956 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 05/28/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: WALMART FULFILLMENT CENTER #4078, WALMART FULFILLMENT CENTER #4093, 6750 KIMBALL AVENUE, CHINO, CA 91708 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 1 CUSTOMER DR, BENTONVILLE, AR 72716 Name: WALMART FULFILLMENT SERVICES, LLC, 1 CUSTOMER DR, BENTONVILLE, AR 72716 State of Inc./Org./Reg.: DE This business is/was conducted by (a/an): LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on AUG 07, 2025 By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s/ GEOFFREY EDWARDS, MANAGER Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., Business and Professions Code).

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Published in Colton Courier C-931 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260005136 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 06/02/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LUNA HEALTH SPA, 18562 VALLEY BLVD., BLOOMINGTON, CA 92316 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 18562 VALLEY BLVD., BLOOMINGTON, CA 92316 # of Employees: 2 Name: KYE SOOK KI This business is/was conducted by (a/an): INDIVIDUAL Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on NOT APPLICABLE By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s/ KYE SOOK KI, OWNER Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., Business and Professions Code).

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Published in Colton Courier C-932 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260004814 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 05/21/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: FREDDY’S PRODUCE & MEAT MARKET, INC., 22142 US HIGHWAY 18, APPLE VALLEY, CA 92307 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 22142 US HIGHWAY 18, APPLE VALLEY, CA 92307 Name: FREDDY’S PRODUCE & MEAT MARKET, INC., 22142 HWY 18, APPLE VALLEY, CA 92307 State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA This business is/was conducted by (a/an): CORPORATION Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 06/21/2021 By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s/ FREDDY BAHENA, PRESIDENT Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., Business and Professions Code).

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Published in Colton Courier C-933 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260004748 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 05/21/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HEAVENLEE HABITZ MINISTRIES, 22932 STANDING ROCK RD, APPLE VALLEY, CA 92307 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 22932 STANDING ROCK RD, APPLE VALLEY, CA 92307 Name: BRAD L THRONSON This business is/was conducted by (a/an): INDIVIDUAL Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 06/21/2021 By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thou-

sand dollars ($1,000). /s/ BRAD L THRONSON, OWNER Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., Business and Professions Code).

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Published in Colton Courier C-934 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260004794 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 05/21/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MALDONADO TIRES, 370 S LA CADENA DR, COLTON, CA 92324 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 370 S LA CADENA DR, COLTON, CA 92324 Name: MARIA CALZADA This business is/was conducted by (a/an): INDIVIDUAL Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 12/18/2015 By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s/ MARIA CALZADA, OWNER Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., Business and Professions Code).

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Published in Colton Courier C-935 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260004877 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 05/26/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE ROSE OF SHARON STUDIO, THE ROSE OF SHARON SALON, 16 E. VINE STREET, REDLANDS, CA 92373 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 16 E. VINE STREET, REDLANDS, CA 92373 Name: ROS LLC, 16 E VINE STREET, REDLANDS, CA 92373 State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA This business is/was conducted by (a/an): LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 02/22/2021 By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s/ ALEXIS ALVINO, CEO Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., Business and Professions Code).

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Published in Colton Courier C-937 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260004806 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 05/21/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ELITE CPR CERTIFICATIONS, 9330 BASELINE ROAD, SUITE 105, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91701 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 12347 SPLIT REIN DR., RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91739 Name: KRISS T RIZO This business is/was conducted by (a/an): INDIVIDUAL Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 02/05/2021 By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s/ KRISS T RIZO, OWNER Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., Business and Professions Code).

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Published in Colton Courier C-938 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260005333 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 06/05/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SKYFERRY STUDIOS, 117 A LN, LAKE ARROWHEAD, CA 92352 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 28150 HIGHWAY 189, SUITE L-100, P.O. BOX 1551, LAKE ARROWHEAD, CA 92352 # of Employees: 1 Name: SOPHIE D PEGRUM This business is/was conducted by (a/an): INDIVIDUAL Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on NOT APPLICABLE By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be

false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s/ SOPHIE D PEGRUM, OWNER Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., Business and Professions Code).

Published 6/11,6/18,6/25,7/2/26 Published in Colton Courier C-912 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260004775 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 05/21/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CALS DISTRIBUTION, 6738 DEL ROSA AVE, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 6738 DEL ROSA AVE, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404 # of Employees: 1 Name: SARAI A SANDOVAL LOPEZ This business is/was conducted by (a/an): INDIVIDUAL Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on NOT APPLICABLE By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s/ SARAI A SANDOVAL LOPEZ, OWNER Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., Business and Professions Code).

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Published in Colton Courier C-913 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260003684 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 04/16/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BKRS DZN BAKERY, 721 NEVADA STREET, SUIT #407, REDLANDS, CA 92373 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 763 NORTH K STREET, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92411 # of Employees: 0 Name: AARON ALDAMA This business is/was conducted by (a/an): INDIVIDUAL Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on DEC 12, 2025 By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s/ AARON ALDAMA, OWNER Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., Business and Professions Code).

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Published in Colton Courier C-914 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260004560 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 05/15/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PONCE & PONCE REALTY, 2086 S. E STREET SUITE 100, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 2086 S. E STREET SUITE 100, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 Name: PONCE & PONCE REALTY INC, 2086 S. E STREET SUITE 100, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA This business is/was conducted by (a/an): CORPORATION Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on NOT APPLICABLE By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s/ RICARDO PONCE, CEO Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., Business and Professions Code).

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Published in Colton Courier C-915 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260004596 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 05/18/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TRIPLE Z PARTY PRODUCTIONS, Z’S LEMONADE BAR, 4943 S. BOUNTIFUL TRAIL, ONTARIO, CA 91762 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 4943 S. BOUNTIFUL TRAIL, ONTARIO, CA 91762

# of Employees: 1 Name: TRIPLE Z GROUP LLC, 4943 S. BOUNTIFUL TRIAL, ONTARIO, CA 91762 State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA This business is/was conducted by (a/an): LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on MAY 07, 2026 By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s/ DEANDRE HANEY, MANAGING MEMBER Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., Business and Professions Code).

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Published in Colton Courier C-916 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260004612 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 05/18/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: WEB4LESS PRO, 8328 SPRING DESERT PLACE, UNIT E, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 8328 SPRING DESERT PLACE, UNIT E, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 # of Employees: 1 Name: SANDY HARTAK This business is/was conducted by (a/an): INDIVIDUAL Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on NOT APPLICABLE By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s/ SANDY HARTAK, OWNER Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., Business and Professions Code).

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Published in Colton Courier C-917 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260004816 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 05/22/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MR. G’S RESOURCES LLC, 2461 WEST VIA LINDO DRIVE, RIALTO, CA 92377 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 13542 WEST MILL STREET, SUITE 111 PMB 1028, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410 # of Employees: 1 Name: MR. G’S RESOURCES LLC, 1352 WEST MILL STREET, SUITE 111 PMB 1028, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410 State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA This business is/was conducted by (a/an): LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on NOT APPLICABLE By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s/ JULIAN GUTIERREZ, CEO Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., Business and Professions Code).

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Published in Colton Courier C-918 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260003475 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 04/14/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 16TH STREET PROPERTY, 179 E 16TH ST, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 179 E 16TH ST, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404 Name: JOCELYNE C PEREZ This business is/was conducted by (a/an): INDIVIDUAL Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on NOT APPLICABLE By signing, I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /s/ JOCELYNE CINDY PEREZ, OWNER Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., Business and Professions Code).

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Fontana Elementary School Receives National Recognition for Preserving O’Day Short Family’s Legacy

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O’Day Short Elementary School students and staff gathered for a recognition assembly featuring the Equal Justice Initiative, a book donation to the school library, and the debut of a short documentary on the O’Day Short family’s legacy.

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’Day Short Elementary School and Fontana Unified student Cyrus Moss were honored by the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) on May 28 with its Community Remembrance Award, marking a milestone in the school community’s effort to preserve and share the legacy of the O’Day Short family.

EJI Senior Attorney Jennifer Taylor presented the award during a recognition assembly, where she addressed students and staff, recognized Moss for his role in leading the school renaming effort, and donated books to the school library. The Community Remembrance Award recognizes efforts to memorialize a community’s history in support of developing a more just future.

“When we heard of the efforts being made to acknowledge and talk about this history, even though it is often hard to have those kinds of conversations, we thought it was important to recognize everyone here for making that happen,” Taylor said. “Having this history become a public part of our narrative helps people become aware of it earlier, understand how it happened, and think about how to prevent something like this from happening again.”

The event centered on the legacy of the O’Day Short family, who purchased and built a home on a five-acre

lot at Randall and Pepper avenues in Fontana at a time when African Americans were forbidden from living south of Baseline Avenue. The family received threats of violence before their house was set ablaze on Dec. 16, 1945. All four members of the family died from injuries sustained in the fire, which was later determined to be caused by arson.

O’Day Short Elementary held its official renaming ceremony at the beginning of the 2024-25 school year, marking the transition from Randall Pepper Elementary to a campus name honoring the O’Day Short family.

Fontana Unified’s Board of Education unanimously voted in September 2024 to rename the school after Moss, a former O’Day Short Elementary student, submitted a petition with 132 signatures in March 2024.

“This school will always be special, and it is amazing to see how much it means to our community,” Moss said. “This is more than just a name change. It shows that when a community stands united, anything is possible. I am proud that I was able to help be a voice for their story and their legacy. To every student hearing this, I want you to know that you matter, no matter your race or skin color. You belong here, and your voice is powerful.”

After the assembly, staff and members of the Short family viewed a teaser for an upcoming documentary on

the O’Day Short family, which explores the family’s move to Fontana, the events surrounding their deaths, and the city’s history of racial inequity. The documentary will be submitted to film festivals beginning in June and featured during a VIP screening in Fontana in July.

“I do not take it lightly that I am the principal of O’Day Short Elementary, and we work every day to make our students and the O’Day Short family proud,” Principal Michelle Avilla said. “I hope Cyrus’ work continues to inspire our students and our community, because there is still a long way to go and a lot of work to be done. I hope this story continues to be told.”

Fontana Unified Executive Director of Marketing and Communications Clarissa Trejo spearheaded the documentary effort, working with producers and editors, gathering information on the O’Day Short family, and helping ensure the story was told with care and accuracy.

“The O’Day Short family’s story is part of Fontana’s history, and we have a responsibility to tell it truthfully in a way that helps future generations understand why it matters,” Trejo said. “This documentary was created to honor the family’s legacy, preserve the work that led to the school’s renaming, and give our students and community a lasting resource rooted in hope for a more just future.”

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O’Day Short Elementary School and Fontana Unified student Cyrus Moss were honored by the Equal Justice Initiative with its Community Remembrance Award on May 28, recognizing their work to preserve and share the legacy of the O’Day Short family.