Rialto Record 08/27/26

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Vol 25, NO. 05

August 27, 2026

Rialto Adopts Five-Year Road Improvement Plan

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Blythe, Norco Among Riverside County Prison Towns Facing Job Losses After Closures Pg. 4

PHOTO CHRISTOPHER SALAZAR The Rialto City Council adopted a five-year Measure I spending plan Aug. 11.

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he Rialto City Council adopted a five-year spending plan Aug. 11, outlining how the city intends to use Measure I funding for infrastructure improvements, including street maintenance and widening, pedestrian safety and traffic signal projects through fiscal year 2030-31. Measure I is San Bernardino County’s half-cent sales tax used to care for and

improve the region’s roads, streets and highways. County voters first approved the measure in 1989 and voted for a 30-year extension in 2004, carrying the program through 2040. The revenue generated is administered by the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA). Under its Local Streets Program, funding is distributed to local agencies based on population, with cities determining which eligible projects receive funding through annually submitted five-

year capital improvement plans. “What the measure affords is a revenue stream that can be accumulated over time,” said Tim Watkins, SBCTA’s chief of legislative and public affairs, adding that cities can leverage matching programs to access larger state and federal grants. “Once it's in the jurisdiction's possession, it's theirs to use in compliance with Measure I.” Road Improvements cont. on next pg.

Olympic Gold Medalist Derek Parra Returns to Rialto for RUSD Family Summit MVC Super Saturday Helps Students, Families Navigate Resources & Learn About New Housing Pg. 5

New Loma Linda Rehab Hospital Brings Expanded Care to Redlands Pg. 8

PHOTO RUSD Olympic legend and Rialto Unified School District alumnus Derek Parra (second from right) holds a certificate of recognition alongside (L-R) Superintendent Dr. Alejandro Álvarez, Board Member Evelyn Dominguez, and Board Clerk Dakira Williams at the District’s Summer Leadership Summit in July. Parra will serve as the featured keynote speaker for the 19th Annual Family Summit on Saturday, Sept. 19, at W.A. Carter High School.

By Manny Sandoval Inland Empire Community Newspapers Office: (909) 381-9898 Editorial: iecn1@mac.com Advertising: iecn1@mac.com Legals : iecnlegals@gmail.com

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roving that Olympic greatness can start right in Rialto, Olympic Gold and Silver medalist Derek Parra is coming back home. Save the date for a glimpse of the only

Mexican-American Olympic Gold Medalist speed skater on September 19, as he delivers the keynote address at the Rialto Unified School District’s 19th Annual Family Summit. This year’s Summit will be held at

Wilmer Amina Carter High School from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with the inclusive theme of "You Belong Here!" According to Joseph Williams, Senior Director of Community Partnerships and leader of the Family and Community Family Summit, cont. next pg.

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- Rialto’s plan directs Measure I funding toward street and right-of-way maintenance, preventative maintenance and reconstruction, as well as traffic signal installations and upgrades, according to the staff report. The city can also use Measure I revenue as local matching funds to secure state and federal transportation grants. Inland Empire Community News spoke with Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott. He explained that Measure I is one component of the city’s broader approach to financing major projects, which can combine Measure I revenue, grants and developer improvement fees. Scott also explained that funding secured through Measure I is important because it allows Rialto to recoup money the city and its residents have already invested. “The one thing that I think residents should know is that the taxes they're paying for gasoline at the pump does come back to the city,” Scott said, adding that the city is currently seeking reimbursement for recently completed projects.

Affordable College (cont.) - Engagement (FACE) team, the annual Summit is expected to bring thousands of families to support student success. The excitement for Parra’s homecoming at the annual Summit is building. The decorated athlete captured Olympic Gold in the 1,500m speed skating event, at the time setting a world record, and earned Silver in the 5,000m during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. But, his journey began in Rialto, attending Warren F. Frisbie Middle School and from graduating then Dwight D. Eisenhower High School. “The Summit is designed to connect, empower, and support local students and their families in working with principals and staff from all 30 schools in the District,” stated Williams. “This year’s gathering carries extra significance with the return of Mr. Derek Parra. What makes his Olympic victory even more extraordinary is how he got there, the challenges he faced, and his ability to break barriers.” Before ever stepping on the ice, Parra was already one of the most decorated roller-inline skaters in history, winning two overall World Championships and 18 individual world titles. Driven by a dream to reach

Projects listed in the plan include the Locust Avenue and Linden widening projects, an extension of the PaTrail, Electric cific improvements associated Middle Frisbie with School’s Safe Routes to School program, and a traffic signal at Cactus and Easton avenues in partnership Bernardino San with County. The plan also includes multiple Safe Routes to School projects. Other planned investments include citywide traffic signal upgrades, school crossing and pedestrian safety improvements, widening Lilac and Summit avenues, the Riverside Avenue Smart Corridor, the city’s Pavement Management Program and minor street improvements throughout Rialto. Scott said residents can notify the city of poor road conditions or code violations through the My Rialto app. Unspent project funding remaining at the end of the 2025-26 fiscal year will carry forward until the projects are completed. Leftover funds after a project is finished will be returned to the city’s Measure I fund balance.

the Olympics, he took a massive leap of faith, learning an entirely new sport, switching to ice speed skating, and overcoming many obstacles along the way. “His path from local Inland Empire rinks to the top of the Olympic podium serves as a powerful testament to grit and perseverance for every student chasing a dream,” Williams said. Parra currently serves as the Director of Sports at the Utah Olympic Oval, working to give the next generation of athletes the tools they need to be successful. In addition to Parra’s keynote address, this free Summit offers a full morning of family-centered activities. Attendees can cheer during the energetic Parade of Schools, participate in interactive educational workshops, connect with local community organizations, enjoy food trucks, and win family incentives. The event is free and open to all families. For more information about the Summit, please contact the FACE team at the Curtis T. Winton Parent Institute at 909-879-6002 ext. 2900. Pre-registration is encouraged at bit.ly/4w1imT9.

CJUSD’s $27M Deal Requires Opposition Withdrawal to Massive Warehouse Project Next to Zimmerman Elementary By Manny Sandoval

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n executed settlement between Colton Joint Unified School District and the developer of the Bloomington Business Park shows CJUSD could receive up to $27 million while retaining ownership of Zimmerman Elementary School, but the agreement also requires the district to withdraw its opposition to the project and commits CJUSD not to file or support specified projectrelated litigation. CJUSD says Zimmerman, which sits adjacent to the development area, will remain open. San Bernardino County describes the Bloomington Business Park Specific Plan as a roughly 213acre project that could accommodate up to 3.24 million square feet of industrial and business park uses at full buildout. A Board of Supervisors public hearing is scheduled for Sept. 22. The Aug. 13 document is formally titled a “Public Benefits, Settlement and Release Agreement.” It states that benefits provided by the developer are “in consideration for the District’s withdrawal of opposition to the Project and the Development Approvals” and other waivers contained in the agreement. Payments are tied to milestones: $2 million after execution of the agreement and submission of CJUSD’s withdrawal letter; $16 million after what the agreement defines as “CEQA Clearance”; and $9 million tied to certificates of occupancy for three newly constructed buildings — $3 million for the first, $4 million for the second and $2 million for the third. Under the agreement, CEQA clearance requires necessary environmental approvals and entitlements to be obtained and applicable legal challenge periods to expire without a challenge, or any challenge to end in a final, nonappealable judgment upholding the approvals. The existing California Environmental Quality Act litigation also must be fully resolved in favor of the development approvals. CJUSD Communications Director Katie Orloff said the $27 million is unrestricted and separate from school development fees required under California Education Code Section 17620. She said the Board of Education has discussed di-

recting the money toward capital improvements, modernization and deferred maintenance. The agreement requires the developer to ask San Bernardino County to make compliance with its terms a condition of project approval. During construction while school is in session, the agreement expressly calls for worksite fencing, sound barriers, traffic control and crossing guards during student drop-off and pickup. Orloff said additional protections include airquality monitoring, dust controls, relocated truck bays and a permanent prohibition on project truck traffic along Linden Avenue. CJUSD has separately said project design changes move truck bays away from Zimmerman and prohibit projectrelated truck traffic on Linden Avenue adjacent to the school, consistent with anticipated county conditions of approval. The district’s previous 2022 arrangement with Howard Industrial Partners provided for Zimmerman to close and the school property to be transferred. Asked what changed between that agreement and the current arrangement, Orloff pointed to the change in project ownership. “When Bloomington Gateway assumed ownership of the project, they were not a party to the District’s 2022 agreement with Howard Industrial Partners,” Orloff said. “The District negotiated with Bloomington Gateway on a new agreement that keeps Zimmerman Elementary open under District ownership, guarantees millions of dollars and includes binding commitments to protect students and staff.” The settlement also contains non-opposition provisions. The agreement requires CJUSD to withdraw its December 2025 environmental comment letter and issue a public statement, developed in consultation with the developer, announcing that the parties have resolved the district’s objections. For “District Parties” acting within the course and scope of their official district authority, the agreement identifies certain statements opposing the project at governmental hearings as a material breach not subject to cure. Other public statements opposing the project described by the agreement may be cured within 24 hours after no-

tice from the developer through a formal district repudiation. Under those provisions, a material breach can terminate future payment obligations and require previously made settlement payments to be returned.

At the localized level, Villanueva said the Final EIR concluded modeled cancer risk at nearby sensitive receptors, including Zimmerman, would be below South Coast AQMD’s CEQA significance threshold of 10 in 1 million.

CJUSD also agrees not to file specified litigation challenging, delaying or interfering with the project or related approvals. The agreement further says the district will not encourage, support, endorse, fund or direct certain third-party litigation, including actions by community organizations, parents or resident groups.

Separately, she said the county identified regional operational emissions of nitrogen oxides, or NOx, and volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, as significant and unavoidable.

A draft Aug. 18 withdrawal letter provided by CJUSD says the district’s December 2025 comments focused primarily on air quality, noise, transportation and health-risk impacts at Zimmerman. The draft says the new agreement provides measures addressing those concerns and that CJUSD “wishes to formally withdraw its opposition to the Project” as currently described. It also reserves the district’s right to submit further comments if the project is significantly altered. The county originally approved the project and certified its Environmental Impact Report in November 2022. In September 2024, San Bernardino County Superior Court ruled in favor of petitioners on CEQA issues involving alternatives, air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, energy and construction noise, while denying relief on other grounds. The court ordered the county to set aside certification of the EIR and related project approvals. South Coast Air Quality Management District raised technical concerns during the recirculated environmental review. Asked whether its primary concerns had been adequately addressed, Senior Public Affairs Specialist Connie Villanueva said the county responded to AQMD’s comments and “indicated that they disagreed with recommended changes to the analysis.” Villanueva said AQMD’s supplemental technical comments “explained that the use of the COBRA model may have underestimated the adverse health effects of the project.” She said the county provided additional explanation in the Final EIR for its reliance on the model.

“A significant and unavoidable impact means the lead agency determined that certain impacts would remain significant even after all feasible mitigation measures are applied,” Villanueva said. Asked about the project and concerns raised during the environmental review, Bloomington Gateway referred Inland Empire Community News to the recirculated draft and final Environmental Impact Report documents and emphasized the development’s projected economic and infrastructure benefits. Bloomington Gateway Senior Vice President Rohan A’Beckett said the project is expected to support more than 1,900 permanent on-site jobs and approximately 4,100 one-time construction jobs within San Bernardino County. A’Beckett said the project has committed to using union labor and working with the county’s Workforce Development Department to help connect Bloomington residents with future employment opportunities. He also said Bloomington Gateway expects the project to provide more than $74 million in infrastructure and community investments, including miles of new roads, sidewalks and traffic signals, along with miles of storm-drain improvements that have already begun. According to A’Beckett, the investment also includes a onetime community contribution and an annual community enhancement fee intended to support public services and community needs. A’Beckett said the developer has also held multiple community meetings since October 2024. Read the full story at IECN.com.

Inland Empire Community Newspapers • August 27, 2026 • Page A3

Public Safety

Op-Ed

Rialto Police Arrest Suspect in Park Shooting

A Second Welcome: Inside the 2nd Annual LGBTQ-Inclusive “Pride Mass”

By Rialto PD

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43-year-old Rialto man has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting at a city park that left a man hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds, police said. Rialto police officers responded about 10:54 p.m. Aug. 17 to a park near 150 E. San Bernardino Ave. after receiving reports of a shooting and a victim down. Officers found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and provided aid before he was taken to a local hospital, according to the Rialto Police Department. Police said the victim’s condition was later stabilized. Investigators said the shooting followed a confrontation in which the suspect approached the victim and questioned him about a possible gang affiliation. According to police, the suspect left the area following the confrontation before returning a short time later with a firearm and shooting the victim. Detectives with the department’s Investigation Bureau took over the case and searched the area for surveillance footage. Police said video obtained during the investigation

helped detectives identify the suspected shooter as John Van Vo, 43, of Rialto. Two days after the shooting, on Aug. 19, officers with the Rialto Police Department’s Street Crime Attack Team conducted surveillance near Vo’s residence. Officers saw Vo leave the home and took him into custody without incident, police said. Detectives later served a search warrant at Vo’s residence and recovered evidence investigators believe is connected to the shooting. Police did not disclose additional details about the evidence. Vo was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, assault with a semiautomatic firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office has since filed charges against Vo, according to police. He is being held at the West Valley Detention Center without bail. The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Detective Cpl. Glass of the Rialto Police Department at 909-820-2520. Anonymous tips can be submitted through WeTip at 800-78-CRIME (782-7463).

By Angelina M Tucci, Rancho Cucamonga Resident

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he success of school choice doesn't depend only on families having options. It depends on families using those options to create better futures for their children. On the drive to the Cathedral of San Bernadino for the Embrace Family Ministries’ second annual LGBT-inclusive Mass, I thought about my relationship with Christianity—not with Jesus, but with the Church. I didn’t want to focus on controversies. I wanted to witness something I thought would never exist. I had learned about this Mass earlier this year at Riverside Pride, my first Pride ever. My friend Connie Bottini and I were working a booth for our union’s LGBTQ+ Committee when we wandered over to a table run by a ministry I’d never heard of. They were promoting their annual “Pride Mass” and I was surprised that not only something like this existed but that it had the Bishop’s endorsement. Here was a ministry created to address a real need in the diocese. As Bishop Alberto Rojas would later say, “the pews should be safe spaces.” Since the late 1990s, the San Bernardino Dioceses had acknowledged that queer Catholics and their families were in need. Like many others, I had given up on the institutional Church. Too much controversy not being addressed, and sitting next to misguided worshipers was the excuse I used. But my relationship with Christianity has always been complicated, and it started long before I understood why. My coming-out story is directly tied to the Church. It was 2008, and California was consumed with Proposition 8, a ballot measure to ban same-sex marriage. I was in my freshman year of high school, still trying to name feelings I didn’t yet have words for. One day after Mass at my home church of St. Peter & St. Paul in Alta Loma, someone was passing out “Vote YES on Prop 8” yard signs. That moment—learning that queer relationships not only existed but were under attack— turned out to be a big deal for me. It unlocked a whole part of me I hadn’t been able to articulate. Over the next two years, I went from pretending to crush on boys to embracing my ‘baby-butch’ self and getting a Bieber hair cut. The deepest self-reflection I’ve ever done happened during those years, and the best physical spot for it was in the church pews. After dropping out of high school in 2011, I returned to Church almost instinctively. I crave education, and when I discovered Confirmation classes, I signed up. Those classes rebuilt my academic confidence while I enrolled at Chaffey College and fed my curiosity through art history courses. The iconography of the Middle Ages and Renaissance drew me deep into the Church’s

visual and intellectual tradition. I had no idea how much that history shaped the world we live in today. Eventually I stepped away again, attending only for friends’ milestone celebrations. I put further religious development aside, trusting I would return someday. I had no plans for 2026 to be that year, but everything fell into place. So, I ended up attending this specific Mass as my most recent reintroduction to Catholicism. All these complex thoughts left my mind immediately as I walked into the Cathedral. I was greeted by many smiling faces—even keeping to myself I felt the warmth and care radiating within the congregation. Waiting for the mass to begin I took note of the queer people everywhere. The choir and band had visibly queer members serving. Families, friends and couples all there for this celebration. And when the procession passed my aisle, I saw rainbow-patterned stoles draped over the clergy. My jaw dropped. Bishop Rojas’ homily centered on the theme that the Church, an institution that claims to welcome everyone, has too often failed those who need it most. He urged us to leave behind outdated hangups that prevent acceptance of God’s love. The first reading told the story of the Shunammite woman who showed radical hospitality to the prophet Elijah, insisting her husband build a permanent room for him. Her faith let her see a stranger as holy and respond with generosity. That, the homily implied, is the model we are called to follow. Put love of God first, even above family ties or social comfort. The least surprising moment came near the end. As Francine Bradley, one of the ministry’s organizers from Palm Springs, was giving closing remarks and thanking the clergy, when alone protester stood up and began chanting over her. He was given the option to sit quietly or leave. He refused. A group of men from the congregation calmly and efficiently escorted him out. There was no chaos, no shouting back. The community was putting into practice what we just reaffirmed during Mass. The protestor had put his own sense of righteousness above the love of God, the very trap the homily warned against. I shouldn’t have been so surprised by everything that Mass offered. When I stepped away from the Church, people like Karla Camacho kept holding a seat open for me and actively continues to build more seats. That’s why I sat down to talk with her. Her story, I knew, would inspire others the way it inspired me Karla Camacho-Gay Catholic Previously Excluded, Now the First to Welcome Karla grew up Catholic in West Covina and came out to her sup-

portive parents in high school around 2004. She’s always been active in the church, even working for the Church. Eventually a coworker invited her to a young adult group. She was nervous but went. That first meeting, she later learned, had been orchestrated to discourage her. The leaders had planned an anti-LGBT talk specifically because they knew a gay person was coming, joking afterward that they’d “see how long she lasts.” She almost walked out, but something told her to stay. Years later, one of those coordinators approached her with tears in his eyes, admitting that her dedication was proof that she belonged. She was the one who “lasted” the longest, ironically. Karla and her partner Lisa we asked to be on a commission to help rebuild the relationship with LGBT community. The first year was pure survival. The second year focused on visibility—letting people know the ministry existed. This year, the focus was spirituality. “What do we need as LGBTQ Catholics?” The group is small, about a dozen deeply active members, but it started even smaller—just Karla, her girlfriend Lisa, and a handful of parents and grandparents who wanted to support their loved ones. “That’s how we started,” she told me. Giving me more confirmation that allies are foundational support in all queer spaces. The spark for the Gifted & Called Ministry came when Karla visited the previously established LGBTQ Catholic ministry in Palm Springs. During the sign of peace, she saw same-sex couples embracing and kissing just like straight couples. “I came back and kept telling everybody, ‘Why can’t we have this at home?’” That vision, of couples together forty-plus years, gave her energy and hope. It’s the same vision that now anchors the monthly gatherings in St. Mary’s of Fontana— Making a point to sit at Mass together every first Sunday and having coffee and “lectura divina” afterward. Its a standing invitation for anyone looking to further and more deeply read scripture together as a community. Their doors are open even to non-Catholics. The group includes Buddhists, Jews, atheists—anyone drawn to a spiritual life in a place free of judgment When I asked what sustains her drive, Karla returned again and again to the basics. “When things are difficult and you don’t know what to do, you have to go back to the basics,” she told me, “and the basics is love.” That’s the lens through which she approaches everything, including supporting our trans siblings—the group marched at Riverside’s Trans Visibility Day with handmade posters. It’s also what she tells parents who are struggling. “Ask the hard questions, chew on them. Know that God doesn’t just love you, but he likes you. He finds joy in who you are.”

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Blythe, Norco Among Riverside County Prison Towns Facing Job Losses After Closures

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The California Correctional Center in Susanville on April 9, 2026. The California Correctional Center was officially deactivated and closed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in June 2023.

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alifornia prison towns made a grim bargain decades ago. They built their economies around an industry that relied on an ever-growing prison population, mostly from California’s major metropolitan areas. Then, about 15 years ago, legislators changed sentencing laws in ways that caused the prison population to drop, and the prisons started going away. Gov. Jerry Brown oversaw massive reductions in California’s prison population in the 2010s. Gov. Gavin Newsom has closed five prisons since taking office in 2019. Now, some of those towns face difficult choices if they’re going to survive. One prison town is still fighting the closure, one is betting on businesses to make up its losses and a third — the town of Susanville — is remote, isolated and in deeper trouble than the rest. Perched on one of the last major stops before Reno and the desert deep in the Lassen National Forest, Susanville has always been the kind of place California puts the things it doesn’t want to see, hear, smell, or really even think about. “Prisons in communities are not popular, so they tend to be located in areas that are desperate economically,” said Dan Newton, who worked for the city of Susanville for 20 years and was its city manager until recently. “That would describe this area.” The city’s management was informed in 2021 that the prison was scheduled for closure. They went to court to challenge the closure, arguing the state’s environmental review process hadn’t taken into account the prison closure’s impact on the town. Newsom had a solution: A budget bill that exempted correctional facility closures from the environmental review process. “There was initially a lot of panic,” said Susanville Mayor Mendy Schuster. “Houses went on the market. People left town. State jobs are good jobs with a good income, and they were going to leave.” Since the closure announcement, the population of Susanville has fallen from a peak of about 16,000 in 2021, the year Newsom announced the prison would close, to 14,000 in 2024, the last year for which American Community Survey data was available. Not all of the 1,100 former prison employees left town. Some transferred to a nearby prison, some retired and stayed in the area. The elementary school lost 10% of its enrolled students between 2021 and the 2025-2026 school year. The town’s remoteness is also one of its attractions. The surrounding area offers some of the most stunning vistas in far

Northern California, sweeping views from highway lookout points over miles of desert rimmed by the mountains of the Cascade Range where it meets the Sierra Nevada. The history of this area is one of the state or federal government telling its residents that it needs them — to mine for gold, to cut down trees for timber, to guard all the people they sent to prison — and then coming along later to tell residents that their services are no longer needed. Susanville, the spot on the map, is an immutable intermingling of unique geologic formations. Susanville, the incorporated city, is running out of time. “We’re heading toward insolvency,” Newton said before he resigned as city manager to take a position in Tehama County government. The prison building boom When the state’s three-strikes law still imposed mandatory life sentences on anyone with two or more prior convictions for violent felonies, California needed places like Susanville to put its skyrocketing prison population. According to Brown University’s Prison Proliferation Project, states and the federal government operated 511 prisons in 1970. By the end of the prison building boom in 2000, that number had risen to 1,663. The prison guards who lived in Susanville coached Little League and bought bread at the bakery downtown. They had steady jobs with top tier health and retirement benefits; today experienced correctional officers earn $9,650 a month in base pay. The town benefited from carceral policies that pulled prisoners hundreds of miles from their families, even as Lassen County counted those inmates as residents until 2022 and built around a prison boom that showed no signs of ending. Until, of course, it did. California prison closures Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the closure of five state prisons because of California's declining incarcerated population. Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the closure of five state prisons because of California's declining incarcerated population. In 2006, overcrowding forced some of the state’s 170,000 prisoners to sleep in hallways and multipurpose rooms. But sentencing policies changed in the early 2010s to put more people in jail than prisons, and when people went to prison, they went for shorter sentences. Now, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is down to 90,000 prisoners, and has 8,000 more beds available than it has people in custody.

An emergent field of research in the last 15 years has focused on the era of the “prison bust,” when prison closures have outnumbered prison openings. Criminal justice policy researchers have found that the proposed economic benefits of prisons to small, rural communities were probably overstated to begin with. “A large portion of prison jobs (were) filled by residents of neighboring towns,” wrote the authors of a 2024 article in the journal Punishment & Society. “Even those who moved to the area for prison jobs often settled in adjacent communities, providing little direct benefit to the local economy.” Not only might prisons not be engines of economic growth, according to a seminal 2010 study from researchers at Washington State University, they might have stymied the development of other industries warded off by the presence of the prison. Brown University associate sociology professor John Eason, whose book “Big House on the Prairie” focused on a prison in the rural South, found that the economic fate of prison towns is most closely correlated to when they were built, more than where they were built. “Towns that adopted prisons earlier in the prison boom received a short-term boon compared to those that did not build, but the effects were not lasting,” Eason wrote. Towns that built a prison early in the boom saw increased median home values and median income, Eason wrote, with reduced poverty and unemployment but those effects did not last longer than a decade, which he called “a decay effect.” But the residents and leadership of the city of Blythe, where the shuttered Chuckwalla Valley State Prison was built in 1987, are certain that their economic problems began and ended on the day in 2022 when the prison closed down. Desert town tried to keep prison open “Be honest with you, I don’t think they give a shit,” said Blythe Mayor Joseph DeConinck. “We still haven’t got nothing from the state. I hate to say it, but Blythe’s in the middle of nowhere, we’re the furthest from Sacramento, I just hate to say it again, we’re only a few votes out here.” The mayor of the small desert city in Riverside County near the Arizona border watched the failed lawsuit over the Susanville prison closure and decided against filing their own litigation after Newsom ordered the Blythe prison closed just before Christmas 2022. Instead, Blythe chose honey over vinegar and launched a lobbying effort to convince state legislators and the governor that the town needed some kind of eco-

nomic rescue. It has, so far, failed to produce results. “We took these prisons when nobody else wanted them,” DeConinck said. “And we adapted to them because they became a strong economic generator for our area.” Blythe’s population of 18,000 in 2022 had fallen to 17,400 by 2024, the last year for which Census statistics are available. A drop of just 3% of the population might not sound drastic, but Blythe was in trouble long before the prison closed. The population has been dropping since a peak of about 20,000 in 2010. A Riverside County civil investigation in June 2022 found that the city can’t pay its bills, its population is fleeing to Phoenix or the Coachella Valley and neither the city nor its residents has bright prospects. Six months after that investigation, Newsom announced the prison closure. DeConinck said city leadership flew to Sacramento and tried, in vain, to get any traction. He recalled one meeting between the Blythe city manager and representatives of the governor in which he said the city itself was promised direct financial assistance. The era of sweet-talking the state is over now, DeConinck said. “They wouldn’t even have a conversation with us,” said Vice Mayor Johnny Rodriguez. “They’re not doing anything to assist us because they have this political mantra that all prisons are bad.” Rodriguez said the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Department of General Services sent representatives to a meeting on the future of the shuttered prison site. It didn’t go well. “We had just one meeting with a potential developer who had some interest in it, and all the state provided was, what you can’t do, what they won’t do,” Rodriguez said. “They won’t give a timeline when they would start talking about it, so what’s that going to do?” Newsom’s office referred questions to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Will Matthews, a corrections spokesperson, said in a statement after this story first published that the state sent $995,000 to the Riverside County Workforce Development Division in August 2024. “State representatives met with local leaders in July 2024 to discuss these resources and other available assistance,” Matthews said. “There was no commitment to providing direct financial assistance to the City of Blythe.” Read the full story at IECN.com.

Inland Empire Community Newspapers • August 27, 2026 • Page A5

Moreno Valley College Super Saturday Helps Students, Families Navigate Resources and Learn About New Housing

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A family accompanies their son during Moreno Valley College’s Super Saturday on Aug. 22, learning alongside him as staff help them navigate registration, financial aid and other campus resources ahead of the fall semester.

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New students and their families join a guided campus tour during Moreno Valley College’s Super Saturday, getting a firsthand look at the campus and learning where key student resources are located.

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Moreno Valley College President Rudy Besikof, center, joins Mental Health Supervisor Lynette Sullivan, left, and a student services representative at a Super Saturday resource table highlighting campus support programs.

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tudents and families gathered at Moreno Valley College’s Welcome Center Saturday for Super Saturday, where new and returning students received help with class registration, financial aid, academic counseling and campus resources ahead of the fall semester. The Aug. 22 event brought many of the practical pieces of starting college into one place. Students could meet directly with staff, tour the campus and connect with programs designed to support them throughout their academic journey. Many arrived with parents and relatives who were learning how to navigate the college process alongside them. Free breakfast and lunch, including tacos and aguas frescas, were also served as temperatures climbed to about 100 degrees. For Gema Trigueros Araiza, a first-generation student, biology transfer major and MVC outreach ambassador, Super Saturday can make an unfamiliar process easier to navigate. She said the event gives students “a fundamental idea of where to go and how to get started on the first day of school.” Trigueros Araiza said she often directs students toward programs such as EOPS and the Promise Program, which can connect eligible students with counseling, financial assistance and other resources. She also encourages students who arrive unsure where to begin to start at the Welcome Center, where they can be directed to admissions and records, financial aid, counseling and other departments based on their needs. Her own experience at MVC has in-

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A student receives one-on-one registration assistance from Moreno Valley College staff at the Welcome Center during Super Saturday.

cluded student employment. Trigueros Araiza said being introduced to workstudy and campus employment at 17 gave her early professional experience and something tangible to carry onto her résumé.

can receive federal and state aid that extends beyond tuition to expenses such as textbooks and technology.

Super Saturday and said Friday’s first move-ins underscored how significant stable housing can be for students.

“A student can come and study and not borrow any money,” Besikof said.

Computer science major David Morales pointed to the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement program, or MESA, as an important part of his own development at MVC.

For students balancing college with jobs, family or other responsibilities, he said MVC is also prepared to accommodate different course loads and timelines.

“I’ve never had a bed off the ground before,” Clouser recalled him saying. She said it would also be the first time he had his own room and his own bed. Other students moving in included a single mother and a single father.

Through MESA, he has received academic support, mentorship and access to internship and scholarship opportunities. The program also funded his participation in a Los Angeles hackathon, giving him an opportunity to compete alongside other students, meet industry professionals and gain experience connected to his field. “Without all of the support that I’ve had from the supervisor and even my peers themselves, I feel like I would have not been as good academically without them,” David said. He said that support has helped him change his habits and become more disciplined as a student. He also credited MVC professors with taking an active interest in student success.

“We are prepared to receive students at whatever class load they want to take and whatever time frame they need to complete their studies,” Besikof said. Those efforts come as MVC enters the semester with fresh outside recognition. WalletHub’s 2026 Best & Worst Community Colleges report ranked Moreno Valley College No. 1 in the Inland Empire for the third consecutive year, No. 7 in California and No. 35 nationally among 613 colleges evaluated. MVC also ranked No. 7 nationally for career outcomes. The college’s student-support network is also expanding beyond traditional academic and financial resources.

For someone considering college but hesitating because of finances, work or other responsibilities, David’s advice was straightforward: “I’d say go for it 100%.” Affordability was another major focus of Super Saturday.

One day before Super Saturday, the first students moved into fully furnished apartments through MVC’s new Lion’s Path Housing Program, including housing located about a five-minute walk from campus. The HUD-supported program serves qualifying students ages 18 to 24 who are experiencing homelessness, at risk of losing housing or fleeing domestic violence.

Financial aid staff helped students complete or update the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, while college representatives provided information about grants and other assistance.

Rather than traditional dormitories, Lion’s Path uses apartments in existing residential communities and pairs housing with case management and basic-needs assistance.

MVC President Rudy Besikof said fewer than 1% of the college’s students have student loans and noted that eligible students

Dr. Alise Clouser, Ph.D., principal investigator for MVC’s federal Basic Needs grant, spoke about the program during

Clouser said the broader Basic Needs program is designed to help students navigate barriers that can interfere with school, including housing, food, transportation, health care and financial needs. Mental health and wellness services were also represented at Super Saturday. Dr. Lynette Sullivan, MVC’s mental health supervisor, said the Mental Health and Wellness Center provides prevention, early-intervention and treatment services aimed at helping students manage challenges that can affect both their well-being and academic performance. Services include therapy, wellness groups and skillbuilding sessions focused on areas such as anxiety, meditation, coping strategies and healthy sleep habits. Sullivan said students do not have to begin with therapy to receive support. “We all need to learn to take care of our mental health because that’s our brain,” Sullivan said, noting that students who may not be ready for therapy can still participate in prevention and early-intervention programs. Other programs represented during Super Saturday included TRIO, Umoja, Puente, EOPS and MESA, giving students and families a chance to speak directly with the people behind the services available throughout the semester. Read the full story at IECN.com.

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Petitioner or Attorney: LAURA SIGLER Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415, San Bernardino Justice Center PETITION OF: LAURA SIGLER FOR CHANGE OF NAME AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE - CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CIV SB 2622939 TO ALL INTERESTED Petitioner: PERSONS: LAURA SIGLER filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: LAURA SIGLER to Proposed name: LAURA CARMONA-GAITAN 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 Any person granted. 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: 9/21/26, Time: 8:30 Dept: S26 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/findmy-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 of general newspaper circulation, printed in this county: RIALTO RECORD Dated: AUG 17 2026 JOSEPH T. ORTIZ Judge of the Superior Court Published Rialto Record 8/27/26, 9/3/26, 9/10/26, 9/17/26 R-637

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND PROPOSALS (RFQ/RFP) NO. FY2627-LLB-02 FOR LEASE-LEASEBACK PRECONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR THE NEW CENTRAL KITCHEN PROJECT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rialto Unified School District of San Bernardino County, California, acting by and through its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as “District,” is seeking sealed qualifications and proposals in response to Request for Qualifications and Proposals (RFQ/RFP) No. FY2627-LLB02 for Lease-Leaseback Preconstruction and Construction Services for the New Central Kitchen Project. PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS: All responses shall be made on the in accordance with the instructions listed in the FY2627-LLB-02 solicitation documents. The RFQ/RFP documents may be obtained, at no cost, from the following webpage: https://pbsystem.planetbids.co m/portal/52215/bo/bo-search. MANDATORY CONFERENCE AND SITE VISIT: The District will conduct a mandatory conference and visit to the Project site. The conference will commence at Rialto Unified School District Center for Education Multipurpose Room (“Bistro”), 324 N. Palm Ave. Rialto, CA 92376, on September 9, 2026, at 8:30 AM PST. The Project site visit will commence immediately upon completion of the conference. Each contractor shall be responsible for its own transportation to and from the conference and Project site visit. ATTENDANCE FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE CONFERENCE AND SITE VISIT IS MANDATORY.

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CONTRACTOR REPRESENTATIVES MUST SIGN THE ATTENDANCE SHEET AT EACH AND CONFERENCE PROJECT SITE VISIT LOCATIONS. FAILURE BY A CONTRACTOR TO ATTEND THE ENTIRETY OF THE AND CONFERENCE SUBSEQUENT SITE VISIT IS GROUNDS FOR REJECTION OF THAT CONTRACTOR'S PROPOSAL. PROPOSAL DEADLINE: As detailed in the Districts solicitation documents, all Proposals must be received electronically via PlanetBids, or via Hardcopy at Nutrition Services, 151 S. Cactus Ave, Rialto, CA 92376, no later than October 7, 2026, at 2:00 PM PST. Time is of the essence. The District reserves the right to reject any or all proposals or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any proposal or in the proposal evaluation process. CONTRACTOR PREQUALIFICATION: Prequalification pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 20111.6 is required, as described in the Information for Contractors. The District prequalifies contractors on a quarterly or annual basis, so contractors must, upon submission of an applicable proposal, already be on a District list of prequalified contractors. Contractors may download the prequalification questionnaire and instructions from the following link: https://pqbids.com/rialto/. Contractors are required to complete the “AB2031 Contractor” application. POINT OF CONTACT: Any questions regarding proposal documents should be directed to Laura Perez, Lead Buyer, Nutrition Services, at (909) 820-7761 ext. 108, or reduced to writing and e-mailed to lperez3@rialtousd.org with a subject line stating FY2627LLB-02. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT TRADE JOURNALS: BIDNET DIRECT (BIDNET), DODGE DATA & ANALYTICS, CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN EXCHANGE, BUILDERS KERN COUNTY BUILDERS' EXCHANGE, INC., BIDAMERICA, ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA SAN DIEGO CHAPTER, INC. NEWSPAPER: SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUN, RIALTO RECORD DATES: PUBLICATION AUGUST 26, 2026 AND SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 CNS-4073163# RIALTO PUBLISHED RECORD 8/27, 9/3/26 R-636

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: STUART O'MELVENY, JR. AKA STUART O'MELVENY CASE NO. PROVA2600631

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of STUART O'MELVENY, JR. AKA STUART O'MELVENY. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by BRIAN S. O'MELVENY in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that BRIAN S. O'MELVENY 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: 09/30/26 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 DE154) 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 THOMAS W. DOMINICK SBN 120525 FULLERTON LEMANN SCHAEFER & DOMINICK, LLP 1809 S. COMMERCENTER WEST SAN BERNARDINO CA 92408 Telephone (909) 889-3691 CNS-4072683# PUBLISHED RIALTO RECORD 8/27, 9/3, 9/10/26 R-635

NOTICE Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to satisfy Extra Space's lien, by selling personal property belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated. 14750 Foothill Blvd Fontana Ca 92335, September 15, 2026, 10:00 AM PDT. Gayle Davis; Maria Johnson; Gericho Taliaferro; Lorena Osollo; Erik Mejia; Marquise Funches. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. CN130162 09-15-2026 Published Rialto Record Aug 27, 2026 R-639

NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 13475 Baseline Ave Fontana CA., 92336, September 15th, 2026, at 10:30 A.M. Martha Moore Williams; Jackeline Garcia; Sabrina Mojica; Donovan Brown; Ana Escutia; Robert Taylor; Diego Barragan. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. CN130161 09-15-2026 Published Rialto Record Aug 27, 2026 R-638

NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY

THE WEST VALLEY WATER DISTRICT ("DISTRICT") IS IN POSSESSION OF UNCLAIMED FUNDS. THESE FUNDS, HELD IN OUR GENERAL FUND, WILL BECOME THE PROPERTY OF THE DISTRICT ON OCTOBER 15, 2026.

A PARTY OF INTEREST MAY FILE A CLAIM WITH THE TREASURER OF THE DISTRICT, THE CLAIM MUST INCLUDE THE CLAIMANT'S NAME, ADDRESS, AMOUNT OF THE CLAIM, AND THE GROUNDS ON WHICH THE CLAIM IS FOUNDED.

CLAIMS MAY BE FILED IN WRITING AND MAILED TO WEST VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, TREASURER, P.O. BOX 920, RIALTO, CALIFORNIA, 92377

Amount Name WILLIAMS, ERICA 25.38 ANAYA, ROBERT 26.22 LOPEZ, VICTOR 41.61 18.67 KING, ROBERT/ DANA SANTILLAN, ANTONIO 23.51 136.22 LAQUI, PATRICIA & CECIL 51.75 PERKINS, LARRY DEDUYO, MYRLE M/CESAR 64.36 36.51 CRUZ, JORGE ARIAS, FRANCISCO 26.46 226.00 FAST SERVICE DAVID NUNEZ 32.32 70.51 GREEN, GERTHA CLARK, NYREE/ MIKE 61.81 ALEX WEI ZHANG WA 77.36 45.59 GARCIA, PEDRO CROWTHER, KYLE / AMANDA 29.53 31.47 ROBERT HOLT COLEMAN, ASHLEY 131.66 TAFOYA LAW GROUP APC 15,299.00 81.51 NEW ERA INVESTMENTS INC 62.68 MURILLO, SANDRA TAFOYA LAW GROUP APC 17,827.50 Amruta Patel 57.67 19.35 FLORES, SERGIO 45.17 RAY RUIZ 26.88 VENEGAS, CHRISTOPHER 25.48 GARCIA, EDELMIRA 28.07 TORRES, ANASTACIO CONSTANTINO, SANTIAGO/MARGARIT 51.59 CAIRES, JOSEPH ROBERT 49.15 740.00 PG MECHANICAL 56.31 GRISMORE, GREGORY 32.01 CORONA, EDUARDO SAMUEL TSANG 56.49 41.47 JOYA, ILDEFONSA PENA, NITZA 39.91 COYOTE CANYON BACKBONE 200.00 4,680.00 CENTEX HOMES TR#16290 NEW 1 1/2" IRRIGATION 350.00 RUSD Elemen School #19 POTABLE WATER IMPROVE TR Agua Commerce 420.00 RIALTO REDEVELOPMENT AG Rialto Fire Station #202 280.00 DCT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 280.00 Slover Ave Logistics II Tract #17957 - RIALTO NORTH CEDAR II, LP 210.00 Tract 18805 - D.R. HORTON 290.00 SPECIALIZED ENERGY 140.00 Colton Solar Two ESQUEDA, MARIA 174.76 78.40 RANTUNG, JACK

Published Rialto Record August 20, 27, 2026 R-634

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: BRENDA WILLIAMS CASE NO.: PROVA2600459

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be otherwise interested in the will or estate, or both of: BRENDA WILLIAMS A Petition for Probate has been filed by HENRI WILLIAMS in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that HENRI WILLIAMS 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: 10/21/2026 Time: 9:00 AM Dept.: F1 Address of court: 17780 ARROW BLVD, FONTANA, CA 92335 Branch name: PROBATE DIVISION

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: Antoniette Jauregui 1894 Commercenter W. Suite 108 San Bernardino, CA 92408 (909) 890-2350 Published Rialto Record 8/20,8/27,9/3/26 R-631

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T.S. No.: 26-19990 Loan No.: ******5954 APN: 0163-101-03-0000 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 9/23/1999. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN OF THE EXPLANATION 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 or savings association, 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: TERESA V. GARCIA, A WIDOW Appointed Trustee: Duly Prestige Default Services, LLC 9/28/1999 as Recorded Instrument No. 19990407583 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of San Bernardino County, California, Date of Sale: 9/15/2026 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: North West Entrance in the Courtyard, Chino Municipal Court, 13260 Central Avenue, Chino, CA 91710 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $28,928.65 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 529 W N ST COLTON, CALIFORNIA 92324 A.P.N.: 0163-101-03-0-000 undersigned Trustee The 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. All checks payable to Prestige Default Services, LLC.

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, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 7936107 or visit this Internet Website www.auction.com, using the file number assigned to this case 2619990. 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

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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 (800) 793-6107, or visit this internet website www.auction.com, using the file number assigned to this case 2619990 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. Date: 8/12/2026 Prestige Default Services, LLC 1920 Old Tustin Ave. Santa Ana, California 92705 Questions: 949-427-2010 Sale Line: (800) 793-6107 Vega, Foreclosure Perla Coordinator PPP #26-008823 Published Colton Courier 8/20,8/27,9/3/26 C-131

Published in Colton Courier C-114 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260007126 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 07/30/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: COLTON COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT CENTER, 2275 E. COOLEY DRIVE, COLTON, CA 92324 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 4020 ASPEN GROVE DRIVE SUITE 900, FRANKLIN, TN 37067 Name: WCHS, LLC, 4020 ASPEN GROVE DRIVE SUITE 900, FRANKLIN, TN 37067 State of Inc./Org./Reg.: DE Inc./Org./Reg. No.: B20260227428 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/ BRAIN P. FARLEY, VICE 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). Published 8/6,8/13,8/20,8/27/26

Published in Colton Courier C-115 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260006886 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 07/23/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: WALMART #2333, WALMART PHARMACY #10-2333, 20251 HWY 18, APPLE VALLEY, CA 92307 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 1 CUSTOMER DR, BENTONVILLE, AR 72716 Name: WALMART INC., 1 CUSTOMER DR, BENTONVILLE, AR 72716 State of Inc./Org./Reg.: DE 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 regis-

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tered 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 8/6,8/13,8/20,8/27/26

Published in Colton Courier C-116 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260007188 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 08/03/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JUSTIFIED INK AND RIGHTEOUS CUTZ07, 494 S ST SPC 17, SAN MACY BERNARDINO, CA 92410 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 494 S MACY ST SPC 17, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410 # of Employees: 1 Name: RICARDO BRIONES SR This business is/was conducted by (a/an): INDIVIDUAL Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on AUG 03, 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/ RICARDO BRIONES SR., 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 8/6,8/13,8/20,8/27/26

Published in Colton Courier C-117 Abandonment of Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260006169 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 06/30/2026 County of Current Filing: SAN BERNARDINO Date of Current Filing: 06/06/2022 File No.: FBN20220005448 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BODY FASHION, ONE MILLS CIRCLE, ONTARIO, CA 92764 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 6267 LINCOLN AVE, RIVERSIDE, CA 92506 Name: ZARAGOZA GROUP INC, 6267 LINCOLN AVE, RIVERSIDE, CA 92506 State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 5066607 This business is/was conducted by (a/an): CORPORATION Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on JUN 06, 2022 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/ BELINDA L ZARAGOZA, 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). Published 8/6,8/13,8/20,8/27/26

Published in Colton Courier C-118 Abandonment of Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260006885 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 07/23/2026 County of Current Filing: SAN BERNARDINO Date of Current Filing: 08/26/2025 File No.: FBN20250008084 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: WALMART #2333, WALMART PHARMACY #10-2333, 20251 HWY 18, APPLE VALLEY, CA 92307-2953 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: WALMART FULFILLMENT SERVICES, LLC, 702 SW 8TH STREET, 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). Published 8/6,8/13,8/20,8/27/26

Published in Colton Courier C-119 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260007109 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 07/29/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CELEBRANCE STUDIO, 551 FINCH DR, RIALTO, CA 92377 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 551 FINCH DR, RIALTO, CA 92377 # of Employees: 0 Name: FRANNY BALBOSA 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/ FRANNY BALBOSA 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 8/6,8/13,8/20,8/27/26

Published in Colton Courier C-134 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260007625 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 08/14/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CHINO BILINGUAL MONTESSORI ACADEMY, 4266 WALNUT AVE, CHINO, CA 91710 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 2663 CHALET PL, CHINO HILLS, CA 91709 # of Employees: 8 Name: ONTARIO BILINGUAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL, LLC, 2663 CHALET PL, CHINO HILLS, CA 91709 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/ SARA JING ZHANG, 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). Published 8/20,8/27,9/3,9/10/26

Published in Colton Courier C-135 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260007529 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 08/13/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SOUTHPOINTE VILLA, 302 WEST MERRILL AVENUE, RIALTO, CA 92376 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 911 N STUDEBAKER ROAD, LONG BEACH, CA 90815 # of Employees: 5 Name: SOUTHPOINTE VILLA RHF HOUSING, INC., 911 N. STUDEBAKER ROAD, LONG BEACH, CA 90815 State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA This business is/was conducted by (a/an): LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on JUL 25, 2005 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/ LAURA FOX, GENERAL PARTNER 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 8/20,8/27,9/3,9/10/26

Published in Colton Courier C-136 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260006904 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 07/23/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BECERRA LEGAL SUPPORT SERVICES, 24000 W LUGONIA AVE #5102, REDLANDS, CA 92374 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 24000 W LUGONIA AVE #5102, REDLANDS, CA 92374 # of Employees: 1 Name: ISAAC K BECERRA This business is/was conducted by (a/an): INDIVIDUAL Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on JUL 23, 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/ ISAAC BECERRA, 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 8/20,8/27,9/3,9/10/26

Published in Colton Courier C-137 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260007243 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 08/04/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: KIDS LAND, 999 N. WATERMAN AVE #A17, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 17125 HOLMES CIRCLE, CERRITOS, CA 90703 # of Employees: 0 Name: SANG W LEE 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 05, 2018 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/ SANG W LEE 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 8/20,8/27,9/3,9/10/26

Published in Colton Courier C-138 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260006665 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 07/16/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SJV TRANSPORT, 16273 STAR CREST WAY, FONTANA, CA 92336 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 16273 STAR CREST WAY, FONTANA, CA 92336 # of Employees: 1 Name: JORGE MALDONADO This business is/was conducted by (a/an): INDIVIDUAL Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on JUL 02, 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/ JORGE MALDONADO, 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 regis-

tered 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 8/20,8/27,9/3,9/10/26

Published in Colton Courier C-139 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260007395 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 08/07/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BONJOUR HAVANA, 2108 N ST #17182, SACRAMENTO, CA 95816 County of Principal Place of Business: SACRAMENTO Business mailing address: 2108 N ST #17182, SACRAMENTO, CA 95816 # of Employees: 1 Name: BONJOUR HAVANA LLC, 2108 N ST #17182, SACRAMENTO, CA 95816 State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: B20260355558 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 04, 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/ CONRAD S CASTILLO, 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). Published 8/20,8/27,9/3,9/10/26

Published in Colton Courier C-140 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260007309 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 08/06/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CAL CRAFT POOLS, 26675 WARD ST APT 3, HIGHLAND, CA 92346 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 26675 WARD ST APT 3, HIGHLAND, CA 92346 # of Employees: 0 Name: DIANA L CONTRERAS 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/ DIANA L. CONTRERAS, 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 8/20,8/27,9/3,9/10/26

Published in Colton Courier C-141 Fictitious Business Name Statement FBN20260006574 Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino 07/14/2026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MAJESTIC AESTHETICS, 615 E HOSPITALITY LANE SUITE 16, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Business mailing address: 172 E RANDALL AVE, RIALTO, CA 92376 # of Employees: 0 Name: NVRO LLC, 172 E RANDALL AVE, RIALTO, CA 92376 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/ CHRISTINA NAVARRO, 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). Published 8/20,8/27,9/3,9/10/26

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CHANNEL J. WARD AKA CHANNEL JAMILAH WARD CASE NO. PROVA2600599

To all heirs, beneficiaries, contingent creditors, creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of CHANNEL J. WARD AKA CHANNEL JAMILAH WARD. PETITION FOR A PROBATE has been filed by WATHERA MAKEBA KARONJA CUAMATZI in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MAKEBA WATHERA KARONJA CUAMATZI be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the WILL and decedent's codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the under the estate 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 however, the actions, 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: 09/17/26 at 9:00AM in Dept. F1 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 STRET CERRITOS CA 90703 Telephone (800) 380-7076 BSC 228880 CNS-4069445# PUBLISHED COLTON COURIER 8/20, 8/27, 9/3/26 C-132

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New Loma Linda Rehab Hospital Brings Expanded Care to Redlands

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Representatives from LLU Health and Lifepoint Rehabilitation shoveled the first piles of dirt onto the future home of the 80-bed rehab hospital that is slated to open in Loma Linda in summer 2028.

the growing needs of our community with the highest standard of care.”

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oma Linda University Health and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, an operating division of Lifepoint Health, celebrated as they officially broke ground on the new Loma Linda University Rehabilitation Hospital, a free-standing hospital that will include 80 dedicated rehabilitation beds. “For three decades, our East Campus Hospital has provided comprehensive rehabilitation services to those recovering from life-altering conditions,” said president and CEO of Loma Linda University Health Anthony Hillard. “Today’s groundbreaking allows us to nearly double our capacity and ensures we can continue meeting

Loma Linda University Rehabilitation Hospital will be built and operated via a joint venture partnership between Loma Linda University Health and Lifepoint Rehabilitation and is anticipated to open in the summer of 2028. Upon completion, Loma Linda University Health will transition its existing inpatient rehabilitation unit to the new facility located at 11207 New Jersey Street in Redlands, California. A team of rehabilitation professionals will provide intensive nursing, physical, occupational and speech pathology services for adults recovering from conditions such as stroke, neurological disease, brain or spinal cord

injury and other debilitating illnesses or injuries. The rehabilitation hospital will be equipped with amenities, adaptive units, multidisciplinary therapy gymnasiums and more to encourage patient movement and activity, according to LLU Health. “Providing high-quality, evidence-driven specialty care is the driving force of this partnership,” said Russ Bailey, president of Lifepoint Rehabilitation. “We are deeply committed to investing in the people, facilities and cutting-edge technologies that empower patients to reclaim their independence, close to home.” Upon opening, the facility will join Lifepoint Rehabilitation’s growing network of more than 50 rehabilitation hospitals nationwide.

Crafton Hills Launches Vocational Nurse Program, Expands Pathways into High-Demand Healthcare Careers Community News

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rafton Hills College has rolled out a new Vocational Nurse Program, expanding the college’s healthcare education offerings and creating a direct pathway into one of the region’s most in-demand professions. The program comes as the Inland Empire faces a critical shortage of healthcare professionals, and Crafton Hills College is looking to help close that gap by preparing more students for careers in nursing. The inaugural cohort began classes May 26 and is scheduled to graduate Aug. 13, 2027. The program is a fulltime, 55-week curriculum divided into four terms (Summer, Fall, Spring, Summer), comprising a total of 1,530 hours—576 hours of theory and 954 hours of clinical training and prepares students for careers in skilled nursing facilities, sub-acute recovery centers and acute care hospitals. Students must first complete the college’s Certified Nursing Assistant

Program and a pharmacology course before applying, and admission requires a separate application process. Upon completion the students are eligible to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination– Practical Nurses. Once completed they will be a Licensed Vocational Nurse. The VN Program is designed as a living-wage certificate program that will give students a direct route to stable employment while helping address a persistent nursing workforce shortage in the Inland Empire. To be competitive in employment a post IV Certification course will be offered to all students holding an active license as an LVN, this gives them additional employment skills for clinics, acute care facilities and others. In addition to tuition and registration fees, students should budget for textbooks, program supplies, clinical fees, and licensing and testing costs. “This program does far more than provide workers to fill gaps. It provides students in our commu-

nity with a clear path into stable and respectable healthcare careers and provides local healthcare providers with the skilled nurses needed today,” John Cordova, Vocational Nursing Program Director, said. There were twelve students enrolled in the initial cohort; however, Crafton Hills College intends to increase enrollment for the next cohort to twenty students in order to increase student participation in nursing education and support increasing demands for qualified health care personnel. PHOTO CHC “Students receive handson clinical training from Critical healthcare occupation employment is expected to increase by 13% between day one, therefore, by the 2019 and 2024, with 1156 open jobs over the five years, according to the Crafton Hills time they graduate, they College website. can confidently enter skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, or recovery centers,” said Dean of Career Education and Human Development Dan Word.

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For more information about the LVN Program, contact John Cordova, Program Director, at jcordova@craftonhills.edu or visit craftonhills.edu/nursing.

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