W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
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Vol 17, NO. 38
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he Rialto City Council on Tuesday night unanimously selected Rod Foster as new City Administrator, effective June 17. Foster, who previously served as City Manager in Laguna Niguel and Colton, brings more than 35 years of professional management experience, including 27 years in the Inland Empire. In addition to his work in Laguna Niguel and Colton, Foster was Upland’s assistant city manager for nearly five years, and spent seven years in Hesperia, as assistant city manager and interim city manager. Most recently, Foster served as chief of parish operations at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church in Dana Point. His hiring was approved by the Council following a more than year-long search. He succeeds Mike Story, who retired as City Administrator in December 2017.
“We are thrilled to have Rod lead our extraordinary City Hall team and build on the momentum we have created over the past several years,” said Mayor Deborah Robertson. “His experience and local knowledge are ideally suited for the opportunities – and challenges – we face moving forward.” With a population of more than 100,000, Rialto is the seventh largest city in San Bernardino County, and in recent years has earned national recognition for its innovative approaches, including the use of police body cameras, public-private partnerships to help fund essential services and development of the largest food waste digester in North America. The latter will convert 700 tons of food waste and 300 tons of biosolids every day into renewable natural gas, renewable electricity and organic fertilizer. Foster, cont. on next pg.
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Rod Foster will officially take on the role as City Administrator on June 17.
Actress Kristen Bell honors Rialto teacher By David Phillips
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any times, the power of social media is used for good or evil. For a Hughbanks Elementary teacher social media was used to shine a positive light on him.
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Actress Kristen Bell has pledged to highlight a teacher each week on her Instagram page with a program titled #featureteacherfriday. Last week the teacher of the week hails from the Rialto Unified School District Mr. Juan Carlos Luna Vargas! On campus he is simply known as Mr. Luna. Kristen Bell says that one of the reasons she chose Vargas was because they both shared a vision of helping make sure “all kiddos have full tummies so they can reach their full potential.” Bell said the Rialto Unified teacher was nominated by the nonprofit organization No Kid Hungry. The post includes an Amazon Wish List where people can make purchases for the school. The list that was once very long is now down to three items. The post on the Bell’s Instagram Mr. Luna, cont. on next pg.
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Juan Carlos Luna Vargas of Hughbanks Elementary, known to students as Mr. Luna, was selected as actress Kristen Bell’s Teacher of the Week; he was nominated by nonprofit organization No Kid Hungry.