Fontana Mayor Acquanetta Warren delivers her state of the city address on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at the Jessie Turner Community Center in Fontana.

Jim Steinberg, Staff Writer
Created: 01/26/2012 11:35:17 AM PST

FONTANA – Mayor Acquanetta Warren on Thursday vowed to join forces with Ontario city leaders in the quest to wrestle ownership of L.A./Ontario International Airport from Los Angeles’ control.

That pledge was part of broad strategy focused on regional cooperation as Fontana moves forward with 2012 and in the succeeding years.

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By Jim Steinberg Staff Writer
Posted: 01/24/2012 08:43:11 PM PST

The Fontana and Rialto city councils scrambled on Tuesday night to approve measures paving the way for a Feb. 1 deadline for the dissolution of their redevelopment agencies.

Meanwhile, because of the complexity of what needs to be accomplished in a short time frame, two bond-rating agencies have taken negative actions toward billions of dollars in California bonds secured by redevelopment tax increment revenue.

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Garcia

By Jim Steinberg Staff Writer
Created: 01/02/2012 06:05:05 PM PST

FONTANA – School board member Leticia Garcia is flying to New York City on Wednesday for an interview with Anderson Cooper related to the stigma associated with women professionals married to convicts.

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Jim Steinberg, Staff Writer
Created: 12/15/2011 04:06:53 PM PST

FONTANA – Leticia Garcia quietly stepped aside as vice president of the Fontana Unified School District Board on Wednesday night, nominating longtime board member Gus Hawthorn.

Previous to that action, Hawthorn had nominated BarBara Chavez for a second term as the board’s president.

Both measures were unanimously approved.

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Jim Steinberg, Staff Writer
Posted: 11/17/2011 06:36:41 PM PST

FONTANA – Despite a warning that the current school year is likely to end up with a $2.6 million deficit, the Fontana Unified School District Board on Wednesday night voted to bring back 10 laid off locker room attendants at a cost of $285,000.

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Neil Nisperos, Staff Writer
Posted: 11/11/2011 04:37:50 PM PST

Members of Occupy Wall Street-inspired groups from throughout region will protest together today as Occupy Inland Empire for the first time in a rally in San Bernardino.

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Sandra Emerson, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Created: 11/06/2011 05:53:46 PM PST

RIVERSIDE – After nearly an hour and a half of group discussion in the human microphone fashion, members of several Occupy Wall Street movements in the Inland Empire raised their hands, wiggled their fingers and a consensus was reached – a committee will be formed to propose future activities bringing all their movements together.

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Garcia

Jim Steinberg, Staff Writer
Created: 10/19/2011 09:39:28 PM PDT

FONTANA – In a sparsely attended meeting, Fontana Unified School District board member Kathy Binks called for fellow board member Leticia Garcia to step aside until the District Attorney’s Office Public Integrity Unit can investigate whether Garcia violated any election code when she concealed her marriage to a convicted murderer who was in prison.

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Leticia Garcia and Acquanetta Warren

Ryan Carter, Staff Writer
Posted: 10/17/2011 06:47:45 PM PDT

FONTANA – School board member Leticia Garcia apologized Monday for not telling the public that she is married to a man convicted of murder, even as the mayor called for her to step down from her leadership position on the board.

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Fontana School Board Member Leticia Garcia.

Jim Steinberg, Staff Writer
Created: 10/16/2011 08:53:22 PM PDT

FONTANA – The vice chairwoman of the Fontana Unified School District board has admitted she has been married to a convicted murderer since 2002, but on her application to run for the school board last year, she said she was divorced.

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By Jim Steinberg Staff Writer
Created: 08/18/2011 05:37:08 PM PDT

FONTANA – The Fontana Unified School District restored personnel and services to the tune of about $6.5 million this week.

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Warren

By Jim Steinberg Staff Writer
Created: 06/23/2011 09:31:02 PM PDT

FONTANA – In action that city officials say will halt progress in the city, a group of business and property owners unleashed a two-pronged attack on the City Council this week.

On Thursday, a group calling itself Fontana United filed a notice of intent with the City Clerk’s Office to file a recall petition for Mayor Acquanetta Warren and the entire City Council.

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Fontana voters reject effort to restore funds
Jim Steinberg, Staff Writer
Created: 06/22/2011 06:31:20 PM PDT

FONTANA – Measure E, the parcel tax initiative that would have brought $16 million in additional funding to the Fontana Unified School District, was defeated in a special election Tuesday.

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Voters to decide school district’s Measure E
Jim Steinberg, Staff Writer
Created: 06/19/2011 09:05:31 PM PDT

FONTANA – The deadline for the area’s first parcel tax vote is 8 p.m. Tuesday.

And many in surrounding cities are going to be watching how it does during this era of rising hostility against government taxation.

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James Rufus Koren, Staff Writer
Created: 05/17/2011 09:34:54 PM PDT

The revised state budget plan released Monday provides about $3 billion more to public schools, but local school officials say even if that money materializes, it won’t mean reversing the deep cuts districts have had to make.

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With tax extension talks off, area educators worried
Canan Tasci, Staff Writer
Posted: 04/02/2011 07:06:34 AM PDT

Gov. Jerry Brown’s promise not to cut school budgets will soon be broken.

The governor’s budget proposal earlier this year to close a $25 billion budget gap without cutting funding to K-12 schools was contingent upon voters approving a five-year extension of temporary taxes in a special election in June.

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By James Rufus Koren, Staff Writer
Created: 03/31/2011 11:44:13 AM PDT

Local school district leaders say it looks like they’ll have to implement their worst-case-scenario budgets because no deal is in place for the state to bring in more tax revenue.

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City, fearing state cash grab, sets redevelopment spending
Jim Steinberg, Staff Writer
Created: 03/23/2011 08:59:24 PM PDT

FONTANA – The city’s Redevelopment Agency funneled $19 million into 17 projects at a public meeting Tuesday night.

The action to put money to work comes at a time when there is uncertainty about the future of redevelopment agencies in California.

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Fontana election to decide $50 million plan
Jim Steinberg, Staff Writer
Posted: 03/21/2011 10:26:59 PM PDT

FONTANA – On a 3-2 vote, the Fontana Unified School Board on Monday night approved a special election for a new property tax to prevent or delay some $50 million in cuts approved in recent years.

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By Jim Steinberg Staff Writer
Created: 03/17/2011 05:14:02 PM PDT

FONTANA – The school board will hold a public hearing Monday on the possibility of developing an emergency educational tax to help soften the effects of the crisis in education.

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R.C., Fontana spurred growth
James Rufus Koren, Staff Writer
Created: 03/12/2011 11:09:52 PM PST

Growth in those areas and across the Inland Empire came largely because of affordable homes sold in the first half of the decade, said Brad Kemp, director of regional research at Beacon Economics.

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Jim Steinberg, Staff Writer
Created: 03/09/2011 06:51:31 PM PST

FONTANA – Gullit Acevedo, 17, credits school counselors with steering him away from gangs. So he was shocked when the Fontana Unified School District board on Tuesday reversed a decision from last week and voted to warn all 68 of the district’s counselors they might not have a job next school year.

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Jim Steinberg, Staff Writer
Posted: 03/08/2011 11:37:48 PM PST

FONTANA – The Fontana Unified School District board, by a 4 to 1 vote, has potentially eliminated all 68 of the district’s counselor jobs, reversing a decision made last week to save those jobs from budget cutting.

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By Jim Steinberg Staff Writer
Created: 03/03/2011 09:48:51 PM PST

FONTANA – School district employees and board members are working on ways to carve money from the district’s budget after the board on Wednesday night voted against a recommendation to potentially fire all 68 of the district’s counselors.

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Jim Steinberg, Staff Writer
Posted: 02/09/2011 11:18:21 PM PST

FONTANA – The City Council has unanimously passed a resolution in opposition to Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to abolish redevelopment agencies in California, joining a growing number of cities lining up against the plan.

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By Michael J. Sorba Staff Writer

Posted: 01/28/2011 06:57:03 PM PST

FONTANA – The Fontana Unified School District would be forced to cut more than $25 million from its budget if voters don’t approve five-year extensions of several tax increases the Legislature imposed two years ago, officials say.

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Ryan Hagen, Staff Writer
Created: 01/26/2011 06:16:40 PM PST

The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors voted this week to add another $13.2 million in redevelopment funds to widen and modernize the interchange of Cherry Avenue and the 10 Freeway in Fontana.

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Saturday, January 22, 2011 – 11:00 a.m.

The month of January has proven to be a very entertaining month in San Bernardino County government circles.

The highlight, so far, was the election of Fifth District Supervisor Josie Gonzales as Chairwoman of the Board of Supervisors.

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Gonzales                       Warren                       Rutherford

Tuesday, January 4, 2011 – 12:55 p.m.

The behind-the-scenes maneuvering for the upcoming election for chair/vice-chair of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors is apparently getting ugly.

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A look ahead

Mediha Fejzagic DiMartino, Staff Writer
Posted: 12/26/2010 09:47:44 PM PST

FONTANA – In the new year, Mayor Acquanetta Warren said she wants to forge county, state and federal ties to bring about economic recovery and jobs to her city.

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Michael J. Sorba, Staff Writer
Posted: 12/22/2010 08:12:37 PM PST

FONTANA – Two new members have been appointed to the City Council, former Planning Commissioner Matthew Slowik and former Parks and Recreation Commissioner Lydia Salazar-Wibert.

Slowik and Salazar-Wibert were among 12 people the council considered to fill two open seats.

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Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer
Posted: 12/09/2010 02:01:15 PM PST

FONTANA – The new City Council made its first big decision on Wednesday night when it unanimously set in motion the process to appoint two vacant seats on the dais.

“We need to hit the ground running Jan. 1 with all council members present,” Mayor Acquanetta Warren said.

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New mayor, council members sworn in
Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer
Created: 12/08/2010 08:12:37 PM PST

FONTANA – There was a lot of swearing and a little bit of blushing at the City Council meeting Wednesday night.

A record crowd seeking to witness history filled Steelworkers Auditorium to watch the swearing in of the city’s first black mayor and a new council.

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Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer
Posted: 12/07/2010 09:28:03 PM PST

FONTANA – Outgoing mayor and former police chief Frank Scialdone will see a near 40-year career in the public sector come to a close tonight when the new City Council is sworn in.

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Janice Rutherford

Sunday, December 5, 2010 – 09:30 a.m.
Last Updated: Deceember 5, 2010 – 01:00 p.m.

Incoming county supervisor Janice Rutherford, who will be sworn into office Monday at noon, has an early test coming her way next month.

The test being whether or not she will support former colleague Josie Gonzales for chairperson of the board. A two-year irrevocable term.

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Cities defend redevelopment strategies
Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer
Created: 12/01/2010 08:27:29 PM PST

The Fontana Redevelopment Agency ranks sixth in California in terms of long-term outstanding debt, according to the most recent data from state Controller John Chiang’s office.

With more than $650 million in such debt, Fontana is outranked only by Industry and the state’s biggest cities – San Jose, San Diego, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer
Posted: 11/04/2010 05:01:45 PM PDT

FONTANA – Ask the Election Day winners, and they will say voters here delivered a clear message to City Hall when they sent a councilwoman to the mayor’s office, re-elected a veteran councilman, and elected a newcomer endorsed by both of them.

Despite cries to the contrary from their political opponents, those elected should continue with the fiscal policies and public safety programs touted by the City Council for more than a decade.

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Michael J. Sorba and Ryan Hagen, Staff Writers
Posted: 11/03/2010 06:16:02 PM PDT

Anti-incumbent sentiments that reverberated across the nation on Election Day weren’t as strong locally, but still present as mayors and city council members in several cities across the region were unseated by challengers.

Budget deficits, high utility bills and joblessness weighed on the minds of voters as they headed to the polls Tuesday to decide on what course is best for their respective cities.

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Acquanetta Warren

Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer
Created: 11/03/2010 06:44:18 PM PDT

FONTANA – She’s a history maker.

Councilwoman Acquanetta Warren became the first black mayor and the first female mayor of this city, with a blowout victory over five opponents on Tuesday. Warren took 54.72 percent of the vote.

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Paul Biane

10:00 PM PDT on Thursday, October 28, 2010

By IMRAN GHORI
The Press-Enterprise

A heated campaign between San Bernardino County Supervisor Paul Biane and Fontana Councilwoman Janice Rutherford has intensified in the months since June’s primary election.

Because neither received more than 50 percent of the vote in the primary, they must face each other in a runoff election Tuesday. The 2nd District includes Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, Lytle Creek and Crestline.

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James Rufus Koren, Staff Writer
Posted: 10/26/2010 06:03:29 PM PDT

Supervisorial candidate Janice Rutherford raised more campaign funds than incumbent Supervisor Paul Biane in the first half of this month, pulling together about $36,000 more then her opponent between Oct. 1 and Oct. 16.

Rutherford said her fundraising strength – she also raised more cash than Biane in July, August and September – is a good sign in the campaign’s final days.

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Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer
Created: 10/25/2010 03:56:21 PM PDT

FONTANA – Officials here face a mixed-bag of economic news heading into Wednesday night’s City Council meeting, where they are scheduled to approve first-quarter budget changes recommended by the Management Services Department.

The city has plenty of reserves in place to manage a $1.224 million deficit created by an $848,000 General Fund shortfall to end fiscal 2009-10, plus additional audit adjustments of $376,000.

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Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer
Created: 10/24/2010 07:03:22 AM PDT

FONTANA – It’s a city on the cusp of the 200,000 mark in population, one that has been hit hard by the foreclosure crisis, unemployment and a state budget fiasco that has resulted in Sacramento siphoning off tens of millions in redevelopment money.

As the Nov. 2 mayoral election draws closer and voters get a chance to decide who will steer the city through economic uncertainty, six candidates have emerged in a race that pits five City Hall outsiders against Councilwoman Acquanetta Warren.

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Sunday, October 24, 2010 – 10:50 a.m.

Talk about an independent expenditure with a life of its own.

A series of negative mail pieces sent by the San Francisco-based “Citizens Against Corruption Opposing Rutherford for Supervisor 2010″ took on a life of their own over the past ten days or so.

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THE MONEY TRAIL

Source of funds often is elusive
Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Created: 10/24/2010 04:51:48 AM PDT

Mailers targeting the challenger in the race for San Bernardino County’s 2nd District seat on the Board of Supervisors have drawn fire from both candidates in the race and prompted residents and politicos alike to question who is behind them.

While the mailers target challenger Janice Rutherford, a Fontana council woman, her opponent, incumbent Paul Biane, has denied any connection to the group responsible and denounced the message of one of the mailers as “a despicable and cynical example of class war fare.”

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James Rufus Koren, Staff Writer
Created: 10/16/2010 10:02:43 PM PDT

A series of mailers targeting San Bernardino County supervisorial candidate Janice Rutherford appears to have violated California’s Political Reform Act.

The negative advertisements, which popped up recently in mailboxes in Upland, Rancho Cucamonga and Fontana, indicate they were sent by a campaign committee called Citizens Against Corruption Opposing Rutherford for Supervisor 2010. The mailers lack a statement that indicates they were not authorized by a candidate in the race or a candidate’s committee.

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Letter: She’s ineligible due to felony convictions
Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer
Created: 10/15/2010 08:07:23 PM PDT

Online document: District Attorney’s response (.pdf file)

FONTANA – Two felony convictions have quashed the eligibility of one Democratic Party-endorsed candidate seeking a City Council seat, according to the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office.

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Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Created: 10/12/2010 10:12:42 PM PDT

The political-action committee responsible for three negative campaign mailers targeting Board of Supervisors challenger Janice Rutherford filed its statement of organization Tuesday, but the document offers little information as to who is actually behind the mailers.

The paperwork filed with the county registrar of voters by Citizens Against Corruption Opposing Rutherford for Supervisor 2010 includes only an address and the names of a treasurer and assistant treasurer.

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Rutherford

07:13 AM PDT on Tuesday, October 12, 2010

By IMRAN GHORI
The Press-Enterprise

Fontana Councilwoman Janice Rutherford, who has made ethics reform a central platform in her candidacy for San Bernardino County supervisor, has a former aide to former county assessor Bill Postmus running her campaign.

Ted Lehrer, a former spokesman for Postmus, testified last week in the criminal trial of Rex Gutierrez, another former assessor’s employee.

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Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer
Created: 10/11/2010 10:27:20 PM PDT

Campaign mailers sent to Rancho Cucamonga and Upland residents last week have both contestants for the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors’ 2nd District crying foul.

Janice Rutherford, a Fontana councilwoman, is the target of both mailers, which were sent out by a group called Citizens Against Corruption Opposing Rutherford for Supervisor 2010.

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Lori Consalvo, Staff Writer
Created: 10/09/2010 07:08:46 AM PDT

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – In the 2nd District race for San Bernardino County supervisor, it is the man with experience versus the woman who offers change.

Supervisor Paul Biane and challenger Janice Rutherford, a Fontana councilwoman, participated in a forum on Tuesday night in a meeting room in Central Park to answer questions and familiarize residents with their backgrounds and policies.

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Wednesday, October 6, 2010 – 7:00 p.m.

Recently filed campaign finance reports in the contest between county supervisor Paul Biane and his challenger, Fontana city council member Janice Rutherford, are proving to be of some interest.

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Tuesday, October 5, 2010 – 01:10 p.m.

It sure didn’t take long for Matt Brown, former chief of staff to county supervisor Paul Biane, to start in on his former boss.

Today Brown was observed in a cozy lunch meeting with Fontana city council member Janice Rutherford at the Black Angus Restaurant in San Bernardino.

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Nelson

10:58 PM PDT on Monday, October 4, 2010

By JEFF HORSEMAN
The Press-Enterprise

Just five city managers in California — and only one in the Inland area — earned more than Temecula City Manager Shawn Nelson in 2009, according to a survey.

Nelson, 51, earned $336,288 last year, an amount that includes his base salary, deferred compensation and other payouts, according to the survey released last month by the League of California Cities, an advocacy group for cities and towns. Nelson’s base pay is $291,571 a year, according to Temecula.

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07:42 PM PDT on Monday, October 4, 2010

By LESLIE BERKMAN
The Press-Enterprise

Trying to carefully choose a location that will be among the first to see a home-buying revival, the Lewis Group of Cos. has acquired more than 76 acres in north Fontana from an affiliate of Wells Fargo Bank for single-family home development.

Upland-based Lewis closed escrow Sept. 3 on land that was previously being planned for development by the Empire Cos., which went bankrupt. The purchase price was undisclosed.

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10:23 PM PDT on Sunday, October 3, 2010

By DUG BEGLEY
The Press-Enterprise

Riverside’s new Police Department leadership will have 15 more positions to work with as they evaluate where best to put resources, officials said last week.

The Police Department was among the 8 percent of applicants that received a Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice. Riverside will receive $5.1 million to train, equip and pay the officers.

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Will Bigham, Staff Writer
Created: 09/30/2010 06:36:16 PM PDT

FONTANA – One judge called the courtroom “a closet.”

Another described it as “notorious.”

Fontana Superior Court’s tiny Dept. 6 – created to ease excessive case loads at the courthouse – was so small that the audience area consisted of only three narrow benches.

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07:29 PM PDT on Monday, September 27, 2010

By LESLIE BERKMAN
The Press-Enerprise

A 65-acre site in north Fontana was purchased for residential development last week by Forestar Land Partners, a joint venture between owners of Foremost Communities, an Irvine-based land developer, and an East coast investment fund.

The price that Forestar paid Bank of America for the land was not disclosed.

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Brown

AG to look at government salaries over $300,000
Michael J. Sorba and James Rufus Koren, Staff Writers
Posted: 09/26/2010 09:41:35 PM PDT

San Bernardino County’s chief administrator and city managers in San Bernardino, Fontana and Rancho Cucamonga – all of whom make more than $300,000 per year in salary and benefits – could come under scrutiny from California Attorney General Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown.

Brown, also the Democratic candidate for governor in November’s election, said last week he would start a statewide investigation of local governments that pay employees in excess of $300,000.

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Editor’s Note: Real Estate entitlements near this proposed interchange will benefit an area developer. Inquiring minds should check.

Council to focus on Citrus Ave. interchange plans
Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer
Created: 09/21/2010 03:07:18 PM PDT

FONTANA – Eminent domain and the planned Citrus Avenue interchange project are on tap for discussion at tonight’s City Council meeting.

Officials will talk about the need to acquire property near the 10 Freeway, where the city wants to replace the four-lane Citrus Avenue bridge with a $57.5 million freeway interchange.

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Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer
Created: 09/19/2010 07:03:01 AM PDT

FONTANA – With two City Council seats up for election this year, and the mayor’s office up for grabs as well, voters have the power to give the city dais a majority makeover.

And that power could extend well beyond Nov. 2.

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Tuesday, September 14, 2010 – 08:25 a.m.

San Bernardino County’s largest employee association has announced its endorsement of Second District Supervisor Paul Biane this morning.

The San Bernardino Public Employees Association (SBPEA) has voted to put its support with Biane, who is running for a third term as county supervisor.

A large political boost to say the least.

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Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer
Posted: 09/10/2010 05:20:18 PM PDT

FONTANA – It’s a city on the cusp of the 200,000 mark in population, one that has been hit hard by the foreclosure crisis, unemployment and a state budget fiasco that has resulted in Sacramento siphoning off tens of millions in redevelopment money.

As the Nov. 2 mayoral election draws closer and voters get a chance to decide who will steer the city through economic uncertainty, six candidates have emerged in a race that pits five City Hall outsiders against Councilwoman Acquanetta Warren.

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Amid similar views, plans for jobs diverge
Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer
Posted: 09/08/2010 06:35:59 PM PDT

FONTANA – They will work to bring jobs back to the city. They support public education. They pledge sound fiscal policy. To them, safety and quality of life are key issues.

They love Fontana.

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Debbie Pfeiffer Trunnell, Staff Writer
Posted: 09/03/2010 05:23:18 PM PDT

SAN BERNARDINO – During the two months she was laid off, San Bernardino teacher Joyella Beuler worried about paying bills and what to do next.

It didn’t take long for her to get an answer.

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By PE News
on August 23, 2010 10:19 AM

The union representing San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies and other public safety employees is endorsing Supervisor Paul Biane’s re-election.

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Latino hopefuls seeking diversity
Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer
Posted: 08/17/2010 06:54:48 PM PDT

FONTANA – The city has endured months of debate in Council Chambers on issues of race and whether Latinos are adequately represented by elected officials here.

That debate will come to a head Nov. 2 when voters in a city where 63 percent of residents are Latino will decide how important a role ethnicity should play in local politics.

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10:00 PM PDT on Monday, August 16, 2010

Cassie MacDuff

The loss of one of the two annual NASCAR races at Fontana’s Auto Club Speedway is not just a blow to the motorsports venue.

It’s an economic hit for the region, particularly the hotels and restaurants that served thousands of visitors on NASCAR weekends.

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10:00 PM PDT on Thursday, August 12, 2010

By DARRELL R. SANTSCHI
The Press-Enterprise

Voters in San Bernardino County will elect a county supervisor, three mayors and a host of city council and school board members Nov. 2.

The election filing period ended Friday for most races, and on Wednesday for those races in which one or more incumbents did not seek re-election.

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Candidates line up for chance to take open seat
Josh Dulaney, Staff Writer
Posted: 08/11/2010 09:09:45 PM PDT

FONTANA – The mayoral race is set.

Councilwoman Acquanetta Warren is among six candidates running for the seat that will be open when Mayor Frank Scialdone’s stint ends.

According to the City Clerk’s Office, the other candidates are: Melissa Brown, Bobbi Jo Chavarria, Keith McCarter, Chuck Andrzejczyk and Vincent Daniel.

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Fontana down to one NASCAR event
Louis Brewster, Staff Writer
Created: 08/09/2010 08:21:49 PM PDT

FONTANA – While it may not have been the official announcement, a news conference on Monday in Chicago confirmed the future for Auto Club Speedway.

NASCAR soon is expected to release the entire 2011 Sprint Cup schedule, perhaps as early as today, but some of the specifics released Monday announced Chicagoland Speedway would host the first Chase race in 2011.

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Rutherford

SB County race

Councilwoman runs for seat of supervisor
Joe Nelson, Staff Writer
Created: 08/07/2010 07:10:35 AM PDT

Janice Rutherford’s supporters call her an ethical and fiscally conservative choice to fill the seat of San Bernardino County Supervisor Paul Biane.

Her opponents say just the opposite, calling her a “big spender” of public dollars whose campaign strategies are questionable.

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Kurth

Liset Márquez, Staff Writer
Created: 08/06/2010 06:34:22 PM PDT

Rancho Cucamonga will elect a new mayor in November after incumbent Don Kurth decided not to seek another term.

Kurth’s decision comes as the candidate filing period to run for council seats in the Nov. 2 election closed on Friday.

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Rutherford

Thursday, August 5, 2010 – 05:20 pm

Just released campaign finance data and a new endorsement for her opponent paints a tougher road for Fontana Councilwoman Janice Rutherford in defeating county supervisor Paul Biane.

Campaign finance records show Rutherford with a few hundred dollars on hand or pretty much broke, while Biane retained just under $90,000 cash-on-hand.

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10:00 PM PDT on Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Cassie MacDuff

Even before state Controller John Chiang announced he’ll post city and county officials’ pay online beginning in November, two Inland cities already had decided to go public with official pay and perks.

Fontana posted top officials’ and council members’ compensation last week, shortly after Councilwoman Janice Rutherford suggested it and the rest of the council agreed.

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