Rialto Teachers, Staff Demand Raises, Citing $204M Reserve; Urge Parents to Pack March 11 Meeting
By Manny Sandoval
Two unions representing employees in the Rialto Unified School District say the district is sitting on more than $200 million in reserves while holding firm on a 3% raise offer they argue is worsening staffing shortages, increasing workloads and disrupting student learning.
Leaders of the Rialto Education Association and California School Employees Association Chapter 203 spoke with Inland Empire Community News on March 2, outlining their concerns after near-
ly a year of contract negotiations.
Tobin Brinker, president of the Rialto Education Association, said negotiations with the district have lasted about 11 months and remain stalled over pay.
“We have been negotiating with the school district for our contract for almost a year now,” Brinker said. “Since we first sunshined our proposals, the district has drawn a hard line at a 3% salary increase. We believe teachers should be paid 5%.”
Brinker said the union tracks 33 comparable school districts across San Bernardino
and Riverside counties and estimates Rialto teachers are about 2.7% below the regional average settlement over the past decade.
He said inflation and delayed raises have made the gap more noticeable for educators already struggling with the cost of living.
“When inflation went up a few years ago, the state put a whole bunch of money into schools to help attract and retain teachers,” Brinker said. “Salaries were already low, and when inflation hit, it really devastated a lot of folks in our profession.”
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Teachers and classified staff rally outside the Rialto Unified School District office in February 2026, calling for raises and urging the community to support their contract negotiations.
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The Knights are champions again! The Rialto High School boys basketball team celebrates after defeating Salesian 57–31 to capture the CIF-Southern Section Division 7 championship on February
The championship continues a recent
volleyball team, and cheer team have all claimed titles in recent
Troy Holland, and head coach Dante Rouzan.
PHOTO REA Teachers and classified employees rally outside the Rialto Unified School District office, saying educators’ working conditions are students’ learning conditions.
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- Christine Acosta, president of California School Employees Association Chapter 203, said classified employees — including custodians, office staff and support workers — are facing similar challenges.
Her union is seeking a 3.75% raise while the district has remained at 3%.
“We’re only asking for 3.75, and they’re stuck at 3% for us,” Acosta said. “They won’t even move the additional 0.75.”
Both union leaders pointed to Rialto Unified’s financial reserves as a central issue in the negotiations. The district’s 2024–25 unaudited financial report shows a total ending fund balance of roughly $204.6 million.
Brinker said the unions believe that money should be used to support employees and students now rather than being held in reserve.
“When districts get money, it’s meant to be for the kids who are here right now,” Brinker said. “What we’ve discovered is that Rialto is not using that money on the kids who are here right now. They’ve been stashing it.”
Acosta said staffing reductions have also increased workloads for remaining employees. She pointed to layoffs and eliminated positions at the end of the last school year, including custodial and mailroom roles.
“At the end of June, they let go of several classified positions — two custodial positions, the mailroom position and the teacher resource center position,” Acosta said. “Now they’re expecting the people who are left behind to take over those duties.”
Acosta said the removal of mailroom staff has also affected how important district communications are sent to families.
“There were two people in the mailroom — a specialist and a courier assistant,” she said. “The courier assistant delivered mail and packages to school sites, and the specialist handled bulk mailers and compliance letters that needed to go out to parents.”
“Since I left in June, there’s nobody doing that work,” Acosta added. “Parents are not getting the appropriate notifications by mail.”
Brinker said staffing shortages have also affected classrooms. He said the union tracked hiring during the current school year and found that 46 teachers were hired before school began and 40 were hired after the school year had already started.
“Over half of the people hired to fill vacancies this year were hired after the school year started,” Brinker said. “That has an impact on kids.”
He said students sometimes begin the year in overcrowded classrooms or with substitute teachers before permanent hires are made.
“At an elementary school you might have 32 or 34 kids in a classroom,” Brinker said. “Then when they finally hire someone, students get moved into a new class and have to learn new routines. That disruption affects learning.”
Brinker said rotating substitute teachers can also create inconsistency for students.
“You might have a class that has sub after sub after sub,” he said. “Some substitutes are excellent, but others simply pass out papers and take attendance. In those cases, there’s not a lot of learning.”
Acosta said financial pressures have also pushed many classified employees to work multiple jobs.
“I know custodians personally who work two eight-hour shifts,” she said. “They work nights for
Rialto and have a day shift custodial job somewhere else just to make ends meet.”
She said instructional aides often work additional hours through after-school programs.
“Some aides go from the classroom to the afterschool program and work until about 6 p.m.,” Acosta said.
Brinker said housing costs have forced many teachers to live outside the community they serve. Using membership data, he said the union found more than 250 teachers living more than 25 miles away from Rialto.
He also said early-career teachers in the district may qualify as low-income households under federal housing thresholds depending on their family size.
Acosta said classified staff often face even more severe financial challenges.
“Quality of life is paycheck to paycheck, and some don’t even make it to the next paycheck,” she said. “With gas, food, electricity — everything — we just don’t make enough money.”
The unions recently organized a rally outside the district office to demonstrate unity. Brinker estimated that about 350 people attended.
“We held a rally,” Brinker said. “It was meant to show that we’re unified and that people are frustrated.”
Brinker said he was disappointed by comments he attributed to School Board President Joe Martinez following the demonstration.
“He made a joke about it,” Brinker said. “He said our rally was entertainment to him.”
Brinker said Martinez also questioned whether employees had earned a 5% raise based on district test scores, when board members themselves recently received a 5% increase.
Union leaders are now encouraging parents and community members to attend the next Rialto Unified School Board meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. March 11 at the district boardroom, 182 E. Walnut Ave.
Brinker said the unions plan another demonstration that day, which they are calling a “blackout rally.” Participants are expected to gather at Eisenhower High School and walk about a mile to the district office before the meeting.
“We want parents to show up at the school board meeting,” Brinker said. “We want the money the district gets to be spent on the kids who are here today.”
Community members who want to speak during public comment at the board meeting can arrive about 30 minutes early, fill out a public comment speaker slip and will typically be given three minutes to address the board.
Acosta said community involvement is critical because staffing conditions directly affect students and school operations. “If the classified members are doing two, three and four different things at once, how can they keep campuses running the way they should?” she said.
Ultimately, both union leaders said their push for higher pay is tied to improving conditions for students as well as employees.
“Our working conditions are the kids’ learning conditions,” Brinker said. “If you’re not taking care of the teachers and staff, you’re not taking care of the students.”
This article was paid for and sponsored by the Rialto Education Association.
The Moreno Valley library was enlivened by residents and planners who assessed the Inland Empire’s logistics future on Saturday, Feb. 21. The Freight Communities Action Coalition (FCAC) convened to dissect the rollout of Assembly Bill 98 (AB 98)—the 2024 warehouse siting law—and its new legislative partner passed in October 2025, Senate Bill 415 (SB 415), as cities scramble to comply with new county and statewide rules.
AB 98 was designed to shield neighborhoods from industrial sprawl by mandating that new warehouses align with designated truck routes by 2028 and January 1, 2026 for Warehouse Concentration Region (WCR) counties and cities, including Riverside County and San Bernardino County along with the cities of Chino, Colton, Fontana, Jurupa Valley, Moreno Valley, Ontario, Perris, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Rialto, Riverside and San Bernardino. The recent FCAC summit highlighted a growing urgency among Inland Empire advocates because, for those in attendance, the event was a critical assessment of policy language and whether AB 98 and SB 415 can protect vulnerable frontline communities exposed to heavy diesel traffic.
Inland Empire Community News (IECN) requested comments from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Neither agency responded by the time of publication.
The summit began with organizers presenting a tier system ranking jurisdictions according to their compliance with AB 98. According to the presenters, little progress has been made in Riverside County, whereas San Bernardino County jurisdictions have mostly implemented truck routes in compliance with the new ordinances.
Karla Cervantes, a Mead Valley resident and organizer with the Sierra Club and FCAC, said she was encouraged by the community turnout. But she remains frustrated with those cities and counties she says have not done enough.
“It’s disappointing,” she said. “For the most part, a lot of them are behind schedule, so that’s not a good thing.”
Cervantes emphasized what she sees as a failure to meet the bill’s “diligent effort” requirement for community engagement.
Steve Quintanilla, city attorney for the City of Moreno Valley, spoke to attendees and echoed Cervantes’ concerns.
“The significant term we're struggling with, or phrase, is ‘diligent effort,’ because under the law, we are required . . . to make a ‘diligent effort’ with re-
spect to community outreach and community engagement over truck routes,” Quintanilla said, adding that he’s unsure how to best meet the policy’s diligent effort requirements. “But I can tell you, anything you can think of is good.”
Quintanilla said they are working with the Attorney General’s Office to establish an “air quality abatement fee” for warehouse developers to directly fund home or building improvements for those who live near warehouses and commercial truck routes.
“We're currently negotiating with the Attorney General's Office on an abatement fee, instead of abatement air quality fee, where the proposal is that we're going to require each developer of a warehouse facility to pay [for upgrades],” Quintanilla said. “We haven't decided on the number yet . . but that fee is going to be put into an abatement fund and made available to residents or occupants of sensitive receptors to put in thick windows and replace or repair or upgrade their HVAC systems.”
For 18-year-old Perris resident Jose Osuna, the summit marked a deeper commitment to civic responsibility.
He recently attended a Perris City Council meeting concerning the Harvest Landing development. He said he was concerned about the project and described seeing trucks idling near his neighborhood.
“These trucks shouldn't even be driving through residential areas in the first place,” he said, adding, “I don’t want them to be emitting pollution near my backyard.”
Enforcement dominated much of the summit discussion. Attendees suggested that cameras and license plate readers be used to enforce truck routes. However, automatic license plate readers (ALPR) pose problems.
Lieutenant Deirdre Vickers, the public information officer for the City of Moreno Valley, wrote in an email that: ALPRs “are not used in our city to issue truck route citations,” because they “generally cannot distinguish between a truck making a local delivery on a restricted route and one violating the restriction,” adding that ALPRs are used for criminal investigations—not traffic violations.
According to Vickers, roadway signage and city navigation are a persistent challenge.
“Many drivers rely heavily on GPS navigation systems, which often do not distinguish between standard passenger vehicle routes and designated truck routes,” resulting in drivers inadvertently entering “restricted areas, leading to unintended traffic violations and increased enforcement issues,” Vickers wrote.
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Building the Foundation for Regional Investment Requires Partnership
By Matt Mena, Senior Director, IEGO
Three years ago, when I stepped into my role at IEGO, one of the largest and most complex responsibilities before us was clear: we had to manage and strategically deploy millions of dollars in state funding across the Inland Empire.
Through the California Jobs First initiative and in close partnership with the Inland Empire Labor Institute (IELI) IEGO has been entrusted with more than $9 million in state investment to support economic development, workforce innovation, and industry growth in our region. That level of funding is not simply the result of strong proposals. It reflects the state’s confidence in our ability to manage complexity, coordinate diverse stakeholders, and ensure public dollars generate measurable impact.
Managing this process was not straightforward work. These investments require multi-sector collaboration, strict compliance and reporting standards, and the ability to move from planning to implementation quickly while delivering outcomes that matter to workers, employers, and communities. When I began this role, we understood that success would require more than administrative oversight. It would require building trust, establishing struc-
ture, and ensuring every dollar was deployed with intention.
IEGO has approached this responsibility as a regional backbone organization. We do not operate as a standalone program administrator. Instead, we serve as a neutral convener and implementation partner, aligning local governments, educational institutions, employers, labor leaders, and community-based organizations around shared priorities. That alignment allows state investments to be deployed strategically, fill gaps in the regional economy, strengthen priority industry clusters, and direct resources to the partners best positioned to execute.
The $9 million we have managed has supported initiatives across workforce development, cybersecurity, clean and emerging technologies, advanced manufacturing, and community-centered economic development. From day one, our focus has been on integrating these funds with existing regional assets, avoiding duplication, and maximizing long-term impact rather than concentrating resources in a single institution or geography.
The reality is that distributing funds at this scale is complex. It requires careful governance structures, clear partner agreements, performance tracking, and constant communication. It also requires difficult decisions. Our
team worked diligently to ensure compliance with state requirements while maintaining flexibility for partners working on the ground. The balance between accountability and adaptability is one reason the state continues to trust IEGO.
Equally important, we have grounded every investment in employer demand and labor market data. State dollars must translate into tangible results, including businesses choosing to grow here rather than elsewhere, workers accessing quality career pathways, and emerging industries taking root in the Inland Empire.
What I have learned over the past three years is that effective regional economic development is not the responsibility of any single organization. It is about building infrastructure for collaboration. Complex challenges, workforce shortages, technological shifts, and economic transitions cannot be solved in isolation. They require coordinated regional leadership.
IEGO is proud to play that role. The trust placed in us by the state and the partnerships that make this work possible position the Inland Empire not just to compete for public investment but also to deploy it responsibly, strategically, and at scale.
Alex Pretti Murder Shows What Happens When We Fail to Push Back
By Javier Hernandez, Executive Director, Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice
This is not an isolated tragedy. It is the second fatal shooting by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis in recent weeks, following the killing of Renée Good, and part of a broader pattern under the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration operations. These actions, arrests without transparency, aggressive confrontations, and now deadly force, are tearing at the threads of our social fabric and threatening the very rights Americans are supposed to hold dear.
Unfortunately, the deadly violence we’ve seen in Minneapolis didn’t come out of nowhere; we saw similar tactics here in the Inland Empire when ICE and federal agents shot at a family vehicle with two US Citizens in-
side in San Bernardino, making it clear our communities are either being used as a training ground, or that these violent methods have become standard practice among federal forces.
There is no room for quiet endorsement, for equivocation, for sitting on the fence. The line has already been drawn, and it was drawn by those who would use federal power to terrorize communities rather than protect them. Every time a federal agency fires a weapon instead of deescalating a situation, whether it’s in Minneapolis, Riverside, San Bernardino, or anywhere else, the boundaries of unacceptable state violence shift, and the human cost grows.
Those deaths are not abstract statistics. They are the direct outcome of a political practice that devalues human life and normalizes brute force.
President Trump Should Restore Crucial Trade Wins From His First Term
By Jeffrey Gerish, Community Member
President Donald Trump is wasting no time completing the ambitious goals left unfinished after his first term.
Soon, he'll have a rare opportunity to complete another critical piece of unfinished business: ending the exploitation of U.S. businesses by our two largest trading partners, Canada and Mexico.
In the coming months, the United States will undertake a scheduled review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA -- the landmark trade deal reached during President Trump's first term. During that review, the administration will have the chance to restore crucial intellectual property protections that Democrats insisted be dropped after the deal was first negotiated.
I was involved in the negotiation of the USMCA as President Trump's deputy U.S. trade representative. The president's goal was to replace the disastrous North American Free Trade Agreement with a modern pact that would protect American workers, innovators, and businesses. A central part of that was strengthening intellectual property protections.
Yet before the deal could take
effect, Democrats in Congress stripped out several key protections. For example, we had secured commitments from Mexico and Canada to provide 10 years of regulatory data protection for certain new medicines. Regulatory data protection provides temporary protection for the confidential information that drug developers share with authorities to prove a medicine is safe and effective before it can be sold.
House Democrats led efforts to remove this provision, claiming that stronger protections would raise drug prices.
That's nonsense. The United States already provides 12 years of regulatory data protection, so the change wouldn't have altered the U.S. market. Removing it has only allowed Canadian and Mexican firms to more easily copy U.S.-made drugs.
Democrats weakened other key IP protections negotiated as part of USMCA, opening the door for Canada and Mexico to undercut U.S. innovators.
Mexico's failures are especially troubling. In the U.S. trade representative's most recent Special 301 Report -- an annual report spotlighting foreign IP violations -- Mexico was placed on the Priority Watch List for "long-standing and significant" concerns, including rampant counterfeiting and piracy.
And Canada has its own shortcomings. It is on the Special 301 Watch List and continues to impose drug price controls that undervalue American-made medicines and exacerbate foreign free-riding on U.S. innovation.
By fixing prices below market value, Canada -- like many wealthy nations -- forces companies to absorb losses abroad, making it harder to fund new research and pushing a greater share of costs onto American patients. President Trump is actively working to resolve this imbalance as part of lowering drug prices for U.S. patients -- and fixing the USMCA is an important place to start.
The needed reforms are straightforward. Create enforceable, verifiable standards mandating respect for IP. Restore the 10-year regulatory data protection standard originally negotiated as part of the USMCA in 2018. Require Canada to abandon price controls and devote a higher, fairer level of spending to new drug development. And enforce full compliance with existing requirements.
The Trump administration now has the opportunity to finish the job it started in the first term on IP protection under the USMCA. For the sake of American workers and innovators, it must not let this opportunity go to waste.
We must push back and we must do it boldly. That means defunding ICE and re-imagining our approach to immigration altogether. Agencies like ICE and the Department of Homeland Security were designed to be machines used against our own communities, now they have become much worse.
There is no middle ground left. It has been consumed by gunfire and chaos, by authoritarian tactics and systemic abuse. The choice before us continues to be crystal clear: stand with humanity, or stand aside as our social fabric unravels.
At the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice, we will not stand aside.
Fontana Unified Middle School Student Selected as Black History Month Parade Grand Marshal
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Southridge Tech Middle School eighth-grader and community leader Cyrus Moss, who spearheaded the renaming of O’Day Short Elementary School to honor the history of the Fontana African American family and land, served as Grand Marshal for the 58th Annual San Bernardino County Black History Month Parade and Expo, held on Feb. 28.
Moss rode in the parade and delivered a speech, continuing to spread the O’Day Short family legacy at the expo by talking to students and the broader community about the importance of celebrating Black History Month and being advocates for their community.
“Young student voices are powerful, and you can use your voice to make positive change in your community. Never be nervous, and do what you are passionate about,” Moss said. “I want children of all colors to know that no matter what happens, you can always use your voice to make change.
Don’t ever give up.”
While attending Dolores Huerta International Academy, Moss learned of the tragedy that befell the O’Day Short family, remembered for breaking Fontana’s color barrier in 1945. All four members of the family died after their house burst into flames. In 1950, Randall Pepper Elementary School was built on the same site. After Moss learned about the story, he sought to shine a light on the significance of the Short family.
Since successfully petitioning to rename Randall Pepper Elementary to O’Day Short Elementary, Moss has continued to be recognized for his advocacy and community work. In November 2024, Moss was honored by Assemblymember Eloise Gomez Reyes as a “30 under 30” recipient, given to residents under the age of 30 for their dedication, innovation, and service.
In April 2025, Moss was invited by the San Bernardino County School Boards Association to provide words of inspiration for
its Spring Award recipients. At the beginning of the school year, Moss was the featured speaker at the official renaming ceremony for O’Day Short Elementary, and in November, he was the keynote speaker at Beech Elementary School’s annual Career Day.
Moss continued his advocacy and collaborated with the Board of Education to expand student voices by petitioning to add middle school students to the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council. Moss is also a member of the Fontana Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council. In January, Moss received a Youth Hero Good Deed award from the Fontana American Legion Auxiliary.
The awards and appearances have not kept Moss from his studies or having fun with his classmates. Moss is on Southridge Tech’s Honor Roll and is a member of the volleyball team.
“I am so proud of Cyrus, he puts his heart into everything he does,” Taneka, Cyrus’
mom, said. “Through all this attention, Cyrus remains very humble. He doesn’t do it for the publicity, he doesn’t brag. That’s what I really admire about him. He brings passion into everything he does.”
The Black History Month Parade was coordinated by San Bernardino County and the Concerned Citizens for the Development of North Fontana, whose president, Ellen Turner, reached out to Moss with an invitation to be the 2026 Grand Marshal. With a theme of “Youthpreneur,” the parade and expo celebrated future leaders and visionaries.
“Congratulations to Cyrus Moss for another monumental achievement, being selected as Grand Marshal and receiving the amazing opportunity to be the face of Black History Month in Fontana,” Superintendent Miki R. Inbody said. “Cyrus shows us that nothing is impossible, that change can be made, and that community members, no matter how young, have the power to remake their communities to promote equality and justice.”
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Southridge Tech Middle School eighth-grader and community leader Cyrus Moss, who spearheaded the renaming of O’Day Short Elementary School to honor the history of the Fontana African American family and land, was selected to serve as Grand Marshal for the 58th Annual San Bernardino County Black History Month Parade and Expo, held on Feb. 28.
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O’Day Short Elementary School students and community members showcased their school pride during the 58th Annual San Bernardino County Black History Month Parade and Expo, held on Feb. 28.
Inland Empire Leaders Unite
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San Bernardino County’s First Diverging Diamond Interchange Opens Near Cal State University
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road, eliminating the need to cross oncoming traffic, which reduces the risk of collisions.
On Saturday, February 21, 2026, the Kinetic AI Hub officially opened at The BBOP Center in San Bernardino, drawing elected officials, education leaders, and regional decision-makers to a grand opening for the region’s first hands-on artificial intelligence training center serving Inland Empire entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and workforce professionals.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony featured live demonstrations, networking opportunities, and insights from leaders across government, education, philanthropy, technology, and entrepreneurship.
tudents and staff commuting to California State University San Bernardino today drove through the newly completed Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) that opened to drivers late Sunday, March 1. The new DDI interchange also improves the driving experience for local businesses, residents, employees, and community members.
The former interchange at Interstate 215 and University Parkway in San Bernardino was reconfigured into a DDI to improve traffic flow and create a safer interchange. The DDI allows more cars to pass through the interchange during a green light cycle and creates a safer center median sidewalk with concrete barriers between vehicles and pedestrians. Driver safety is increased because the risk for severe traffic collisions is reduced. Vehicles turning or merging left onto I-215 briefly transition to the left side of the
SBCTA partnered with Caltrans District 8 and the city of San Bernardino to construct the interchange, which is a first in San Bernardino County. Construction began in November 2024 and while the interchange is now open, minor construction activities are expected to continue over the coming weeks.
The project cost $25.8 million to build. Funding is provided by federal, state, and local resources, including $16.4 million in Measure I funds. Measure I is the half-cent sales tax collected throughout San Bernardino County for transportation improvements. Voters first approved the measure in 1989, and overwhelmingly its extension in 2004, with more than 80 percent voting to extend the measure through 2040. SBCTA administers Measure I revenue and determines which projects receive Measure I funding.
The Kinetic AI Hub is an applied innovation and training center focused on advancing AI literacy and the practical use of generative and agentic AI. The hub supports education and workforce development by helping individuals and organizations move from awareness to action in the responsible deployment of emerging technologies.
Entrepreneurs, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations gain access to hands-on training and real-world AI project development, enabling them to apply artificial intelligence to drive growth, improve efficiency, and create new opportunities.
The hub serves entrepreneurs, nonprofits, creatives, and workforce professionals seeking to streamline operations and prepare for the evolving demands of the job market.
Positioning the Inland Empire for the AI Era
The strong turnout from civic and education leaders underscores a growing regional consensus: AI literacy is no longer optional — it is essential for economic competitiveness and mobility.
“At Tomorrow’s Talent, we work at the intersection of employers and education to help the next generation succeed,” said Ginger Ontiveros, President and CEO of Tomorrow’s Talent. “Not all AI is designed for the same purpose — awareness of different tools matters. When you enter the workforce, understanding how to use them is your advantage. That’s how you level up.”
“I am honored to be here for the launch of the Kinetic AI Hub,” said Mayor Mario Saucedo of Redlands. “When we come together regionally to help lift up San Bernardino, we all benefit. Many of us have roots here. Our families are connected to this community. If we work together to strengthen San Bernardino, we strengthen the entire Inland Empire. I’m proud to stand with you in celebrating this important milestone.”
“What impressed me most,” said San Bernardino Councilmember Theodore Sanchez, “was the level of innovation. This is the first time I’ve seen AI being developed and applied from within the community, rather than somewhere in Silicon Valley or on the East Coast. That’s powerful. Instead of AI
being imposed on us, we’re building it ourselves, and that can impact San Bernardino on every level.”
“Nothing surprised me, and I say that because I’ve known Dr. Carter-Tillman for 17 years,” said San Bernardino Councilmember Fred Shorett. “When you understand her vision and commitment to this community, you expect something phenomenal. This is a fantastic facility, and what’s happening here with AI is exactly the kind of innovation San Bernardino needs.”
As artificial intelligence reshapes nearly every sector of the economy, the Kinetic AI Hub positions the Inland Empire as a builder — not a bystander.
The hub provides secure sandbox environments where public institutions, businesses, and nonprofit leaders can experiment with AI through hands-on training and real-world applications without compromising cybersecurity or sensitive data. By creating structured spaces for responsible innovation, the hub helps organizations move from curiosity to implementation while strengthening governance and preparing the region’s workforce for the AI era.
The Kinetic AI Hub is now scheduling one-on-one consultations to assess individual and organizational needs.
To learn how the hub can support AI integration goals, visit www.BBOPcenter.com or call (909) 530-2267.
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Leaders from across California and the Inland Empire gather at The BBOP Center in San Bernardino for the Kinetic AI Hub grand opening, pictured (left to right): Dr. Vanessa Perez-Trang; Nicole Pritchard; Azusena Favela; Dr. Paulette Brown-Hinds; Ginger Ontiveros; Trustee Joseph Williams; Chancellor Diana Rodriguez; San Bernardino Councilmembers Mario Flores, Theodore Sanchez, Fred Shorett and Treasure Ortiz; Redlands Mayor Mario Saucedo; Fontana Mayor Acquanetta Warren; Donnell Layne and spouse; Dr.
Hester; Dr. Kim Carter-Tillman; Nathaniel Vincent; Yvonne Gutierrez-Sandoval; Dr. GwendolynDowdy Rodgers; and Felicia Alexander.
Petitioner or Attorney:
JONI I BAHENA Superior Court of California County of San Bernardino San Bernardino District – Civil Division 247 West Third Street San Bernardino CA 92415-0210
PETITION OF: JONI I
BAHENA FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE - CHANGE OF NAME
Case Number: CIV SB 2604131 TO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS: Petitioner:
JONI I BAHENA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JONI I
BAHENA to Proposed
name: JOHNNY I
BAHENA 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: 4/07/2026 Time: 8:30 AM Dept: S25
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 w w w c o u r t s c a g o v / f i n dmy-court 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: RIALTO RECORD
Dated: 2-26-2026
GILBERT G OCHOA Judge of the Superior Court
Published Rialto Record 3/5 3/12 3/19 3/26/26 R-500
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: 3/24/2026
Time: 9:00 AM Dept : F1
Address of court: 17780 ARROW BOULEVARD, FONTANA CA 92335
Branch name: Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino
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: 825 College Blvd Ste 102 PMB 416 Oceanside CA 92057 Published Rialto Record 2/26/26,3/5/26,3/12/26 R-491
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: 03/30/26 at 9:00AM in Dept F2 located at 17780 ARROW BLVD , FONTANA, CA
92335
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
Attorney for Petitioner
PAUL HORN, ESQ - SBN 243227
PAUL HORN LAW GROUP, PC 11404 SOUTH STREET CERRITOS CA 90703 Telephone (800) 380-7076 BSC 228115
Nevada Bar No 10432
Juvenile D vision 601 North Pecos Rd Ste ADG 470 Las Vegas, NV 89101 (702) 455-5320
E-mail: Donella Rowe@ clarkcountydanv gov Attorney for the State of Nevada
CNS-4019017# PUBLISHED RIALTO RECORD 3/5 3/12 3/19 3/26/26 R-506
NOTICE
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creditors contingent creditors and persons who may be otherwise interested in the will or estate or both of: JANET ELAINE TORQUATO A Petition for Probate has been filed by ASHLEA HYLAND in the Superior Court of California County of SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that ASHLEA HYLAND 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
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JAMES A TAYLOR AKA JAMES ARTHUR TAYLOR SR CASE NO PROVA2600142 To all heirs beneficiaries creditors contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JAMES A TAYLOR AKA JAMES ARTHUR TAYLOR SR A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by PATRICE LASHAWN TAYLOR in the Superior Court of California County of SAN BERNARDINO THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that PATRICE LASHAWN TAYLOR 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
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EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FAMILY DIVISION CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA *** Case No J-25-361748-P1 UNITY No 1531059 Department I Courtroom 7 In the Matter of the Parental Rights as to I J M Jr, A Minor TO: Christine Marie Mattheson and Javier Mendoza YOU AND EACH OF YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Motion for the Termination of Parental Rights regarding the abovenamed child has been filed in the above-entitled Court The Motion for Termination of Parental Rights is set for a hearing at Family Court Division, located at 601 North Pecos Road, Las Vegas Nevada 891012417 on the 8th day of April 2026 at 10:30 AM Christ ne Marie Mattheson and Javier Mendoza are required to be present at this time If Christine Marie Mattheson and Javier Mendoza fail to appear their parental rights may be terminated DONELLA ROWE Chief Deputy District Attorney
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Petitioner or Attorney: MAYRA ALEJANDRA MORENO
Super or Court of California, County of San Bernardino, 351 N Arrowhead Ave San Bernardino CA 92415 San Bernardino County Superior Court – Fami y Law Division PETITION OF: MAYRA ALEJANDRA MORENO FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
Case Number: CIV SB 2602832 TO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS: Petit oner: MAYRA ALEJANDRA MORENO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: RAYMOND ALEXANDER SOLIS-HERNANDEZ to Proposed name: RAYMOND ALEXANDER MORENO THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, f 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: 3/25/2026, Time: 8:30 AM Dept: S25 The address of the court is: same as noted above A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the fo lowing newspaper of general circulat on printed in this county: COLTON COURIER Dated: FEB 11 2026
GILBERT G OCHOA Judge of the Superior Court Published Colton Courier 2 / 2 6 / 2 6 3 / 5 / 2 6 3 / 1 2 / 2 6 3/19/26 C-785
Petitioner or Attorney: Michael David Pina Super or Court of California County of San Bernardino 247 W Third St San Bernardino CA 92401 Civil PETITION OF: MICHAEL DAVID PINA FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE - CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CIV SB 2603628 TO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS: Petit oner:
MICHAEL DAVID PINA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: MICHAEL DAVID PINA to Proposed name: MICHAEL DAVID TORRES 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 object on at least two court days before the matter
