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June 20 , 2019
I n t i m a t e Ta c o N i g h t t r a n s i t i o n s i n t o Food Fest in downtown San Ber nardino
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The first Food Fest in downtown San Bernardino’s Court Street Square will be held every Saturday, beginning summer 2019.
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By Manny Sandoval
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weekly downtown San Bernardino Food Fest is coming to Court Street Square this summer. In early June, San Bernardino City Council voted to no longer require food vendors to obtain social security numbers or tax ID
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numbers, and background checks will not be required of vendor participants. Food vendors will be required to have self-identification, applicable permits and state what they anticipate selling on the street vendor application. "Our highly praised Taco Night
in San Bernardino has quickly blossomed into a full-fledged grassroots community movement geared towards uplifting micro business owners, uniting our community, and aiding in the revitalization of our city’s downtown," said Luis Ojeda, San Bernardino Food Fest coordinator.
The Food Fest transitioned from the successful Taco Night, which was also held at Court Street Square every weekend during spring 2019, until San Bernardino Mayor John Valdivia asked vendor participants to abruptly “hold off” on the vendor gatherings so that city council can refine the city ordinance on Food Fest, cont. on next pg.
San Ber nardino City Council transfers Sturges Center to SB School District By Manny B. Sandoval
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n a 4-0 vote, with an abstention from Councilmember Sandra Ibarra, the San Bernardino City Council recently transferred the Sturges Center for the Fine Arts to the San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) and retention of the California Theater of the Performing Arts by the City of San Bernardino. “The proposed agreements provide for the transfer of the Sturges Center to the SBCUSD and the California Theatre to the City, both for governmental use to provide for their continued use of public performing and cultural arts purposes, subject to receiving the properties at no cost without compensation to the taxing entities,” said Teri Ledoux, actSturges, cont. on next pg.