Inland Valley Daily Bulletin back issues from July 2008:
The Bizz 7-02-2008
Jul 01, 2008 ... I.E. construction spending follows national downshift It seems the Inland Empire's construction scene is following anational trend. Construction spending nationwide fell for the 11th time in May,the Commerce Department said Tuesday, but it wasn't becausedevelopers cut back ...
Hands-free for all?
Jul 01, 2008 ... OK, now we as citizens of California cannot put our cell phone toour ear while driving. We need to have a Bluetooth headset or awired headset. This is all great and fine. My big question is, will this new law apply to the policedepartments? ROGER PRITCHARD ...
Crime and Public Safety 7-02-2008
Jul 01, 2008 ... POMONA Police nab two parolees Police arrested two parolees at large in connection with aburglary at ABC Electronics on Monday. Scott Shepard Durham and John Paul Carrasco Jr. were arrested onsuspicion of burglary and were on parole holds, Pomona police said. The ...
Brim-ming with promise Company puts
Jul 01, 2008; ... HIGHLAND - Tommy Puett decided it was time someone triedsomething new with the traditional baseball hat. "When I'm in the marketplace and I'm looking at different things,I'm always thinking about what's something that would fill a niche,"said Puett, owner and CEO of Lil'Brims ....
Manufacturing hurt
Jul 01, 2008; ... Oil and raw material prices are siphoning profit from localmanufacturing companies' bottom lines at a record rate, according toa Cal State San Bernardino report released this week. Thanks to a weak U.S. dollar, producer exports are rising incertain industries. But shipping budgets ...
Officers stress caution with new cell laws
Jul 01, 2008; ... Tuesday was the first day California drivers who talk on hand-held cell phones could be ticketed, according to two new laws.Police Tuesday afternoon did not have statistics on how manydrivers were cited the first day. One law says drivers must use a hands-free device if ...
Higher taxes won't solve budget crisis
Jul 01, 2008; ... Recently, Assembly Democrats unveiled their proposal to tacklethe state's multibillion dollar budget deficit, and it's bad newsfor California taxpayers. Rather than taking steps to cut wasteful spending and help thestate to live within its means, their plan punishes taxpayers with ...
Fireball in S.B. sky probably space rock
Jul 01, 2008 ... It was a basketball. It was a Volkswagen. It was a hunk of junk. OK. I'm being facetious about that ball of fire that flashedacross the San Bernardino Mountains at about 11:15 a.m. Tuesday. Butit could have been any of the above or at least that size. After sorting through ...
Correction orders issued for Pomona property
Jul 01, 2008; ... Photo Gallery: Rats in Pomona POMONA - A Los Angeles County health agency issued correctionorders at a Wisconsin Street apartment complex after inspectorsfound cockroaches, mice and damage inside apartments on Monday. Pama Management Co., which manages the 16 apartment units ...
S.B. County schools' chief Fischer retiring
Jul 01, 2008; ... San Bernardino County Schools Superintendent Herb Fischerannounced Tuesday he is retiring from his post Aug. 30. Fischer, 65, is in the midst of his third four-year term as thecounty's top educator. His term expires in November 2010. The San Bernardino County Board of ...
Reviewing checkpoint policy
Jul 01, 2008; ... POMONA - Members of a City Council committee to review trafficcheckpoints in the city have met for the first time and havenarrowed down the scope of their work. However, part of that involves compiling great amounts ofinformation about the checkpoints in the next month. At ...
Airing out different solutions
Jul 01, 2008; ... The discovery of an airborne chemical in at TXI Riverside CementCo. in Rubidoux has led air-quality officials to re-evaluateregulations that reduce emissions at all cement factories. Tonight, the South Coast Air Quality Management District willhold a public workshop to discuss a ...
SB County not making progress
Jul 01, 2008; ... So apparently this is progress, San Bernardino County style Nearly a decade after the embarrassing debacle that wasSupervisor Jerry Eaves and his cohorts in the county administrativeoffice, now comes news of another top official headed to jail. Adam Aleman, the 25-year-old ...
Chino officer placed on leave
Jul 01, 2008; ... CHINO - The Chino Police Department has placed one of itsofficers on administrative leave pending investigation of possiblemisconduct while he was a Los Angeles police officer. Evan Samuel, who joined the Chino department two months ago, wasone of two officers involved in a recent ...
Body not recovered
Jul 01, 2008 ... MEDFORD, ORE. - The body of a Claremont woman who drowned in theBlossom Bar rapid area of the Rogue River last week during akayaking accident has not yet been recovered by authorities. Authorities from the Curry County Sheriff's office say the waterflow remains too high for ...
Abuse suspect faces 4 counts
Jul 01, 2008; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A 24-year-old transient accused of torturingand killing cats will be tried on four felony counts - three relatedto animal abuse and one related to starting a fire, a RanchoCucamonga Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday. The judge's decision came after several ...
Ontario slashes 25 jobs
Jul 01, 2008; ... ONTARIO - Due to declining revenue, Ontario officials deleted 25personnel positions from the city's 2008-09 operating budget. The total proposed operating budget for the city, itsredevelopment agency and the housing authority amounts to $398.45million, according to the annual ...
Montclair, Methodist church negotiating parking rates
Jul 01, 2008; ... MONTCLAIR - First United Methodist Church is negotiating with thecity over the monthly rate on the parking stalls the city leasesfrom the church for employees and customers. Deputy City Manager Ed Starr met with church officials in June todiscuss the terms for expansion of the ...
Assessor's office is criticized in report
Jul 01, 2008; ... Download:Grand Jury Report (2.4 mb) The San Bernardino County grand jury's annual report offered somespirited criticism of conduct within the Assessor's Office. But don't expect county leaders to make major changes in theimmediate future. "The county hasn't concluded ...
People drink, drive before 9 p.m.
Jul 01, 2008 ... I am curious, Pomona City Councilwoman Carrizosa, and citizenmembers of the committee that wants to limit drunken/unlicenseddriver checkpoints to after 9 p.m., since that is supposedly whenmost drunken drivers are on the road, did you read the headline andstory in Daily Bulletin on June ...
Grand Jury Findings
Jul 01, 2008 ... Download:Grand Jury Report (2.4 mb) STAFFING INQUIRY: Excessive overtime is being paid at West Valleybecause the prison is short eight deputies. Central Valley isunderstaffed by at least 13 deputies and one sergeant. DEPARTMENT RESPONSE: "We essentially have released criminals ...
Fade to black?
Jul 01, 2008; ... The closure of the Krikorian theaters building in Chino came as ashock to Rahn Osborne as he drove past its vacant marquee Tuesday. The Krikorian Chino Spectrum Marketplace 12-screen multiplex,near the corner of Roswell and Grand Avenues, was a convenient five-minute walk from ...
Father reflects on loss of 1-year-old daughter
Jul 01, 2008; ... Photo Gallery:SUV plows into family It was the worst time imaginable for William Dean Dinoso.Just out of the hospital, his injuries still fresh, Dinoso wassaddled with a near-impossible task: Keeping strong for his batteredfamily while bearing the grief of his baby ...
Short-sale trend is in
Jul 02, 2008; ... It's a buyer's market out there. Javier Sanchez, real estate agent with the Sanchez Group, Re/MaxChampions, has had a 1,400-square-foot Montclair home in the 10000block of Camarena Avenue on the market for just a week, and alreadyhe has had several offers. "The house is ...
Stolen plaque replaced
Jul 02, 2008; ... MONTCLAIR - Just in time for the Fourth of July, the stolenbronze dedication plaque from Freedom Plaza has been replaced by agranite plaque. The marker was discovered missing in January, presumably takenfor its salvage value. In an effort to prevent the theft of a ...
Fireworks danger graphically spotlighted
Jul 02, 2008; ... Photo Gallery: Fireworks demonstrations Video: Fireworks demonstration Fireworks-related incidents in the area are the last thingsRiverside County fire authorities need with 300 of theirfirefighters battling wildfires in Northern California. "We can't emphasize this ...
Hard times for Starbucks good news for locally owned shops?
Jul 02, 2008; ... Local independent coffee house owners could see a boon fromStarbucks Corp.'s decision to close 600 stores nationwide, althoughit's unknown which stores will be axed. With Tuesday's news, some residents are no doubt feeling they mayhave to pick up a cup of Joe at the Starbucks ...
Fontana spends $60,000 on show
Jul 02, 2008; ... FONTANA - The city will ignite the sky above Fontana High Schoolon July 4 with a 24-minute fireworks bonanza. The big bang alone will burn about $30,000. "We don't come anywhere close to making a profit," said KenHerron, director of community services. "It's not meant as a ...
Obama right to pass on public financing
Jul 02, 2008; ... Now that Barack Obama is the presumptive Democratic nominee, JohnMcCain's double-dog dare that the general election be financed withpublic funds surfaced once more. For what it's worth, here is myopinion: You did the right thing in passing on public funding, Sen. Obama.Give your ...
Ethics shortfall in assessor mess
Jul 02, 2008 ... Properly safeguarding public dollars and increasing public trustin government has always been - and will continue to be - thehallmarks of my career in public office. - prepared statement from San Bernardino County Assessor BillPostmus after his assistant was jailed. The ...
Todd mortuary heir dies after a 7-year illness
Jul 02, 2008; ... CLAREMONT - Richard Koenig "Dick" Todd, heir to the mortuariesthat bear his family's last name, has died after a long illness. Todd, 86, died at Claremont Manor on Monday after a seven-yearillness brought on by a series of strokes, according to informationprovided by the family ....
Time to tee up
Jul 02, 2008 ... Two summers ago, the City of Ontario was going to tear out themunicipal golf course (Whispering Lakes) and replace it with soccerfields. The golfers rose up in one voice and protested until thecity agreed that the value of the golf course to the community wasgreat and that other land was ...
Three officers first to receive Chino's medal
Jul 02, 2008; ... CHINO - The city awarded its first Medals of Valor on Tuesday tothree police officers, honoring them for their courage and serviceto the community. Sgt. Rodney Lombard and Officers Nick Marotta and Nathan Messickwere awarded the honor for their response to the fatal ...
Superintendent has her 1st day on job
Jul 02, 2008; ... FONTANA - Cali Olsen-Binks started school on Tuesday. The 42-year-old educator is the superintendent of the FontanaUnified School District, and Tuesday was her first day on the job.The school board in April chose Olsen-Binks to replace Jane D.Smith, who retired June 30 ....
Sweep hits four cities
Jul 02, 2008; ... Photo Gallery: Rialto police gang sweep Video: Rialto gang injunction Video: 'Rialto City' (Editor's note: contains graphic languageand imagery) RIALTO - They sat on grass damp with morning dew, plastic tieswrapped around wrists hidden behind backs that pressed ...
DA goes after Rialto gang, asks court for injunction
Jul 02, 2008; ... Photo Gallery: Rialto police gang sweep Video: Rialto gang injunction Video: 'Rialto City' (Editor's note: contains graphic languageand imagery) The San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office sought itsfirst gang injunction Wednesday in an attempt to loosen the ...
We will survive
Jul 02, 2008 ... Poor PFF Bank & Trust. It survived two world wars, the Depressionand a certain paperboy some 50 years ago who struggled to keep apositive balance in his account. Now PFF board member Jil Stark is quoted in the Daily Bulletin(June 16, 2008) saying she never thought the bank would ...
Moe's tracks may have been spotted
Jul 02, 2008; ... SAN BERNARDINO - Moe the chimp's trek through the wildernessmight have brought him into contact with bears, rattlesnakes andnudists. Four volunteer firefighters searching for the missing primatequite possibly encountered the chimpanzee's tracks near where thebears were sighted ...
City postpones Wal-Mart vote
Jul 03, 2008; ... RIALTO - The City Council pushed back a vote on a Wal-MartSupercenter on Tuesday night, even though it appeared all fivemembers wanted to vote for the project. Minutes before city offices closed Tuesday, Upland and San Diego-based lawyer Cory Briggs, representing a group called ...
Aleman's motive?
Jul 03, 2008; ... Adam Aleman said he altered documents because he found some"blatant errors" and wanted to ensure the documents were "100percent accurate for the grand jury," according to court recordsreleased Wednesday. Law enforcement officials, however, saw the situationdifferently. They ...
Biane offers a hiring proposal
Jul 03, 2008; ... San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Chairman Paul Bianewants to propose a charter amendment that would give supervisorsfinal say on the hiring of any board staff members. But even if the charter had been in place years earlier, it wouldnot have prevented a situation like ...
Crash shattered family
Jul 03, 2008; ... RIALTO - William Dean Dinoso remembers the Sunday serenity."All the city buildings were quiet and peaceful while we wereriding," Dinoso said.The still, and his life, were shattered seconds later."We were riding (bikes) north of the railroad tracks, then ...
2008 echoes woes of late '70s
Jul 03, 2008; ... In the summer of 1979, Gloria Gaynor's effusive anthem "I WillSurvive" scorched airwaves and 8-tracks. But America wasn't hopeful. Demoralized by a decade of political and economic turmoil andsunk in the rut of what economists glumly termed "stagflation," thenation suffered ...
Local brothers produce and sell own beer
Jul 03, 2008 ... By Will Bigham Staff Writer UPLAND - When the Dale Bros. Brewery was ready to deliver itsfirst-ever keg, the Claremont Village eatery that pledged to carrythe beer had all of its eight taps full. But the owners of Pizza N Such kept their promise, and in early2003 ...
Starbucks brews something new
Jul 03, 2008; ... The ubiquity of Starbucks - even Dr. Evil's lair in the "AustinPowers" films had one - has become a running joke. Rancho Cucamonga has 13 Starbucks. There are three locations at Citrus Plaza in Redlands, one acrossthe street, and one on the other side of the 10 Freeway ....
Hillside High School
Jul 03, 2008 ... Nancy Abdallah, Alma Aispuro, Lillian Al-Muhtaseb, SergioBalderrama, Armando Benavides, Christopher Blackwood, Alex Booker,Kaley Brock, Hector Caro, Charlene Caylao, Karla Cerezo, JessicaChristy, Robert Cisneros, LaSharay Concho, Christopher DeLosRios,Sean Deeds, April Dogero, Karl ...
A.B. Miller High School
Jul 03, 2008 ... Sarah M. R. Abdel-Malak, Brittany Nicole Abraham, Jamia MicquelAbston, Jarrod Isak Acevedo, Jacklyne Nicole Aceves, Josephine MariaAcosta, Michael Angelo Acosta, Mari Carmen Acuna, Monica Anay Acuna,Yajaira Rodriguez Adame, Burhan Shah Adli, Valerie Ernestina Aguayo,Arturo Martin Aguayo, ...
Bonita High School
Jul 03, 2008 ... Gabriel Acero, Favian Acuna, Ernesto Aguilar, Elisha Alband,Roger Albarran Jr., Gil Alcaraz, Morgan Almaraz, Sarah Alvarez, EricAndersen, Kevin Anderson, Robert Anderson, Steven Anderson, ValerieAndujo, Eric Angeliyan, Chitra Anwar, David Arcila, AndrewArmendariz, Joaquin Ascanio Jr, ...
Relay for Life offers hope
Jul 03, 2008 ... By Neil Nisperos Staff Writer Attending the recent Relay For Life event in Chino Hills gavehope to Stacy Lombard, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor lastOctober. Before learning of her cancer, Lombard worked as a preschoolteacher at New Hope Elementary School in ...
La Verne teacher ready to enjoy retirement
Jul 03, 2008 ... By Imani Tate Staff Writer When Annette Harden entered La Verne College, she majored insociology and intended to become a sociologist. After spending a couple of years in town, a growing love for thecity of La Verne and a shifting desire to teach, rather than ...
Two dogs looking for homes in Inland Empire
Jul 03, 2008 ... Zinc is a 19-month old playful, black, spayed female Labrador/pit bull mix. She was featured at the "Bark in the Ballpark" eventat the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes baseball game on June 19. Zinc hasbeen available for adoption since November. Wonko is a 16-month old neutered German ...
Good work by police, DA's office
Jul 01, 2008 ... We applaud Rialto police and the San Bernardino County DistrictAttorney's Office for the way they hustled to make sure a suspecteddrunken driver stayed in custody. Jesse Rolando Astorga, the motorist arrested Sunday after hissport utility vehicle mowed down a family of four riding ...
I.E. Bizzwire
Jul 02, 2008; ... Author, consultant will give lecture at Art Institute event Alexander Manu, the author of "The Imagination Challenge:Strategic Foresight and Innovation in the Global Economy," willpresent a lecture Monday at the Art Institute of California - InlandEmpire in San Bernardino. As part ...
Crime and Public Safety 7-3-08
Jul 02, 2008; ... MONTCLAIR Sobriety checkpoint planned for weekend The California Highway Patrol will have a "Maximum EnforcementPeriod" patrol tonight through Sunday while a sobriety checkpointwill be held in the unincorporated Montclair area Friday nightthrough Saturday morning ....
Girl Scout earns Gold Award with murals
Jul 03, 2008 ... By Neil Nisperos Staff Writer A young resident has earned the highest honor a Girl Scout canreceive by contributing her time and art to the city of Chino. Chino resident Elizabeth Beach, who recently graduated from St.Lucy's Priory High School in Glendora, earned a ...
Angels take home trophy
Jul 03, 2008 ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - The Alta Loma Angels took home the CityChampionship trophy on June 21, in a shutout win over the RanchoCucamonga White Sox. Manager Mann Reyes said this year's team,consisting of 9- and 10-year-olds, had a phenomenal season. "From the beginning to the end, they ...
Local High School Reunions
Jul 03, 2008 ... Chino High School, class of 1988, July 19 at Paradise Pier Norco High School, class of 1988, Oct. 11 at Riverside MissionInn Information: www.GoodtimeReunions.com Pomona High School, class of 1968, Aug. 2 at Hilton OntarioAirport. Cost is $68 for dinner and $16.74 ...
'Maniac Mike' devoted to his cafe and patrons
Jul 03, 2008 ... By Lori Consalvo Staff Writer Michael C. Stewart Sr. is the proud owner and a partner of therestaurant in Upland's Cable Airport. The 53-year-old Pomona resident first took that position in 1974and then again for the past nine years, earning him the nickname"Maniac ...
Colony High School
Jul 03, 2008 ... Rita Maria Adame, Kurtis Aguilar, Gerardo Aguirre, Olivia ChizuaAkubuilo, Xorge E. Alanis, Justin Derek Alberca, Ruben AlexzanderAlcala, Victoria Anne Allen, Krystle Ella Almiranez, Brianda AraceliAlvarez, Christian Alverto Alvarez, Reanna Raven Anaya, Joshua A.Arango, Daniel Nicholas ...
Ontario High School
Jul 03, 2008 ... Kiana Abram, Elizabeth Adame, Oscar Adame, Alejandro Aguirre,Gerardo Aguirre, Roxana Alcala, Yessenia Alcazar, Ulises Alderete-Higuera, Alejandra Alvarado, Veronica Alvarado, Stephanie Alvarez,Alejandra Amezcua, Jonathan Anda, Cassandra Angel and PhillipAraujo. Daniel Arredondo ...
They walk the walk
Jul 03, 2008 ... By Liset Mrquez Staff Writer They may be short, they may be small, but they are fast. Thosewere the words Beth Keating used to describe her students during the100 Mile Club awards ceremony at McKinley Elementary School inCorona. Keating, with other teachers, ...
Pomona Catholic High
Jul 03, 2008 ... Michelle Aguirre, Scheherazad Abdullah Alanazi, Danielle MarieMaryanne Virginia Assanelli, Lisa Marie, Bakke, Sarah Marie Bauelos, Rebecca Nichole Benitez,, Brianna Marie Bracken, DanielleRenee Busque, Michaela Monique Cardenas, Christine Alicia Castro,Fatima Celis, Mich l Ren e Cota, ...
Pomona High School
Jul 03, 2008 ... Sokkha Hak, Lidia Vazquez, Bernice Ocegueda, Wendy Barrera,Melissa Bustos, Barbara Castillo, Jose Hernandez, Tracy Hoang, ElviaRamirez, Adrian Rodriguez, Anabel Sanchez, Laura Torres, JessicaWei, Pamela Yanez, Benjamin Aceves Jr., Mark Aguirre, DominqueAinsworth, Adam Alcocer, Oscar ...
Fontana High School
Jul 03, 2008 ... Abeyta H. Gabrielle, Aceves E. Quiroz, Acosta K. Janet, Acosta C.Barbaro, Andrea Ann Adams, Mayra Alejandra Aguayo, Benjamin NeftaliAguilar, Daniel George Aguilar, Felicia Annette Aguilar, JordanFrank Aguilar, Karla Amelia Aguilar, Marisol Aguilar, Sandra PaolaAguilar, Alexandro ...
Kaiser High School
Jul 03, 2008 ... Armando Antonio Abrahams, Diana Lisa Acevedo,Dylan Eric Acker,Jennifer Acosta, Michael Benjamin Acosta, Juan Jose Acuna, StephanyAguilera, Rumman Ahmed, Reuben Andrew Ahumada, Sofia Maria Alaniz,Jesenia Edith Alfaro, Stephanie Natalie Almaraz, Keshia ThaisAlmendarez, Jasmin Esmeralda ...