Inland Valley Daily Bulletin back issues from March 2009:
Victim's relatives mull civil lawsuit after veteran acquitted of manslaughter
Mar 01, 2009; ... The family of a man who died in an apparent accidental shootingis mulling whether to file a civil lawsuit against the Iraq warveteran who was recently acquitted of voluntary manslaughter for the2006 incident. Yesenia Valdez said in an interview last week that the jury's ...
La Verne candidates list top issues
Mar 01, 2009; ... LA VERNE - Four City Council candidates will face off Tuesday inthe general election.A single candidate, current Councilman Don Kendrick, is runningfor mayor.Each council candidate responded to a request to list the threemost important issues for La Verne and why ....
PUSD officials to meet with union Tuesday
Mar 01, 2009; ... Pomona Unified School District officials on Tuesday will holdlabor negotiations with teachers and other certificated personnel ata special meeting. In closed session, the deputy superintendent of personnelservices is expected to meet with representatives from theAssociated ...
Newfound thrift could be double-edged sword
Mar 01, 2009; ... In January, the general price level as measured by the ConsumerPrice Index rose only 0.3 percent. This was up from December'sdecrease of 0.8 percent and marks the first time in three monthsthat the general price level has increased. Over the past threemonths, price declines for fuel, ...
Mortgage broker helps people understand finances
Mar 01, 2009; ... Most of us aren't properly taught how to use money. At least that's Alex Giannetti's opinion. "Most people's financial plan is their MasterCard," said theChino Hills-based mortgage broker. "Everyone wants to keep up withthe Joneses, but they're forgetting that when you're ...
Edison plan a danger to residents
Mar 01, 2009; ... On Thursday I participated in a rally with hundreds of ChinoHills residents against Southern California Edison's proposed lineto place 200-foot transmission towers near our homes and schools.The city announced it had filed a lawsuit against Edison to protectits residents and I fully ...
Nell Soto: life of public service
Mar 01, 2009 ... The Inland Valley has lost an iconic political figure with thepassing of Nell Soto. Soto served 12 years on the Pomona City Council and 10 in thestate Legislature, ending with her retirement from office inDecember. But her political work goes back much further than her ...
Use endowments to spare heart of higher education
Mar 01, 2009; ... It's no secret that today's economy is a difficult one for thoserunning a business. Colleges and universities are no exception. Asinstitutions, many are insulated from the more severe effects of ourcurrent financial crisis, while others - notably public universitiesthat rely on extensive ...
GOP brand vs. Adams
Mar 01, 2009 ... Now I have heard it all. The state Republican Party is now abrand. Just like Coke, Pepsi, Oreos and Fruit Loops. We are nowgoing to see stores pop up to sell the brand just like the brand hasbeen sold in Sacramento to all the PACs. They have said that state Assemblyman Anthony ...
Endorsements
Mar 01, 2009 ... Here is a review of the Daily Bulletin's endorsements forTuesday's municipal elections. CLAREMONT CITY ...
Residents examining proposed land-use change
Mar 01, 2009; ... ONTARIO - Judy Briggs remembers the time when she and herhusband, Dale, moved into their home on Philadelphia Street in thesouthern part of the city, and they could see Black Angus grazingacross the dirt road. It was that taste of a rural life, with the amenities of a city,that ...
Diamond Bar needs soccer players
Mar 01, 2009; ... The city of Diamond Bar is on the lookout for players to enrollin the city Youth Indoor Soccer League. The eight-week program, which kicks off April 18, will teachparticipants the basics of soccer. Practices and games are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays at MountCalvary ...
Fontana schools chief kicks off 'Read Across America'
Mar 01, 2009; ... FONTANA - Dr. Seuss' book "Oh, The Places You'll Go!" is notabout lawmakers' efforts to wring new taxes from Californians ormine education programs to cut. But it could be. It took a donation by the Chamber of Commerce to fund a tripFriday for 61 kindergartners from ...
Garden forced to charge fee after 58 years
Mar 01, 2009; ... CLAREMONT - Since moving here in 1951, the Rancho Santa AnaBotanic Garden has had free admission. Starting March 29, that will no longer be the case.The 86-acre California native plant garden with more than 200volunteers has been forced to charge customers because of the ...
Meeting's focus: Lockdown worries
Mar 01, 2009; ... MONTCLAIR - Food, cell phone use and safety precautions were alladdressed at Montclair Police Department's community informationmeeting in connection with a shooting in the city. Parents of Moreno Elementary School praised the school and thepolice department for their work during ...
Police arrest two in connection with slaying at Pomona motel
Mar 01, 2009; ... POMONA - Two men have been arrested in connection to the killingof a woman early Saturday inside a Motel 6. Pomona residents Albert Martinez, 26, and Cesar Sierra, 31, werearrested Saturday evening after fleeing from police during a trafficstop, police Lt. Alex Rilloraza said ....
Attorney's findings to be revealed
Mar 01, 2009; ... Attorney John Hueston could present findings from hisinvestigation into the San Bernardino County Assessor's Office tothe Board of Supervisors as early as tomorrow. In late January, the board hired Hueston, who successfullyprosecuted key figures in the Enron scandal, to help build ...
Serrano Middle School focusing on improving students' attendance
Mar 01, 2009 ... Student attendance is a very important focus for Serrano MiddleSchool in Montclair. In order for students to achieve, they need to be in school. Thisyear, Serrano is taking a very proactive approach to increasestudent attendance, and their efforts are showing greatly ...
Two shooting incidents in Upland
Mar 01, 2009; ... UPLAND - The city witnessed a couple of shooting incidents earlySunday morning but the police have yet to locate any suspects. Upland Police Department responded to calls on the 400 block ofW. Alpine Street where witnesses said they heard three to four shotsfired at around 1:30 ...
Drivers and passengers survive crash
Mar 02, 2009; ... ONTARIO - A driver and two passengers survived a harrowingincident on Sunday when their vehicle veered off the 15 Freeway andended up on Philadelphia Street. Mieshya Taylor, 31, of San Diego was driving a 2008 Nissan Altimaat about 4:15 p.m. Sunday when she dozed off, California ...
Short takes, March 3
Mar 02, 2009 ... 'Ancient Predators' Alf Museum program CLAREMONT -- A program on "Ancient Predators" will be held March7 as part of the Alf Museum of Paleontology's monthly Family ScienceDiscovery Day. The event runs from 1 to 4 p.m. at the museum on the campus ofthe Webb Schools, 1175 W ....
Community honors former superintendent
Mar 02, 2009; ... UPLAND -- The city turned out in force recently to honor ahometown boy who not only has done well for himself, but has spentdecades doing good for others. The recreation room at the Landecena Family Community Center ofthe Scheu Family YMCA in Upland was filled with old friends ...
Steven's Hope to host special program
Mar 02, 2009; ... Steven's Hope for Children will host a Vision of Hope tour from6:19 to 7:30 tonight at 1014 W. Foothill Blvd., Ste. B, Upland. The program gives those in attendance an introduction about theorganization, its mission, programs and the impact it makes on manyfamilies ....
Neighborhood meeting to focus on Red Hill traffic
Mar 02, 2009; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Red Hill traffic, a long-standing issue with apossible solution, will be the focus of a neighborhood meetingtonight. Traffic Engineer Jon Gillespie and a consultant from KOA Corp.will present findings from a study that determines how much cut-through traffic ...
Jury selection set to begin in Tony Zendejas rape case
Mar 02, 2009; ... POMONA - Former NFL place-kicker Tony Zendejas is set to standtrial this morning on charges that he raped and sodomized a womanafter allegedly drugging her at his San Dimas restaurant. Trial proceedings will begin with jury selection in PomonaSuperior Court, said James Reiss, one ...
Corrections, March 3
Mar 02, 2009 ... The March 2 article "PUSD labor talks on agenda" on Page A3incorrectly reported that labor negotiations would be part oftonight's school board meeting. The district's negotiator, thedeputy superintendent of personnel services, will meet ...
Young readers celebrate Read Across America
Mar 02, 2009; ... Photo Gallery: Read Across America RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Preschoolers at Frost Early Education Centerreceived an early start to reading at the school's second annualRead Across America event. Dressed in Sponge Bob, Spiderman, dinosaur and fish printedpajamas a dozen children ...
School board to consider cost-saving measures
Mar 02, 2009; ... The Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education todaywill consider cost-cutting measures to deal with a $44 milliondeficit and keep the district solvent.Among the measures being considered are teacher and employeelayoffs, school closures and the elimination of ...
Brothers to stand trial in Claremont beating, robbery
Mar 02, 2009; ... POMONA - Two brothers accused of beating a Claremont man nearlyto death after breaking into his home in January must stand trial oncharges of attempted murder and first-degree residential robbery, ajudge ruled Monday. The ruling came after about an hour of testimony at a ...
Ontario car restoration business in fast lane
Mar 02, 2009; ... ONTARIO - What started out as project to restore his wife's 1966Mustang Fastback led to a new business venture for Ray Harrington. In 1976, Harrington, owner of Harrington Mold, started outrestoring the classic car. He realized the restoration partsavailable just weren't to his ...
Groups must grow, solidify their future
Mar 02, 2009 ... There's no question that nonprofits are struggling right now -along with just about everybody else. With the Dow Jones falling off a cliff and layoffs mounting everhigher, charitable donations are not at the top of many people'seconomic concerns right now. The trouble is, ...
Cut PR, not teachers
Mar 02, 2009 ... At the last meeting of the board in Pomona Unified, board memberKonigar-Macklin asked, "Do teachers think they are immune from thiseconomy?" The answer to that question is no, we don't think we'reimmune. We do, however, think our students should be. What the superintendent and ...
First phase of Hindu cultural center nearing completion
Mar 03, 2009; ... CHINO HILLS - A Hindu temple and adjoining Indian cultural centermay still be under construction, but just off the 71 Freeway theornately carved red Burmese teak that graces a large reception hallrepresents a sign of things to come. The first phase of work on the religious and ...
Police chief's lot not a happy one
Mar 03, 2009; ... As the events of the last year have illustrated, being the policechief in Pomona is no easy job. That was especially the case for the city's first police chief,Henry P. Tracy, who was also the first Pomona officer to die whileon duty. From 1911 to 1915, Tracy was the city's ...
Uplanders Club plans fashion show, luncheon to benefit local groups
Mar 03, 2009; ... UPLAND -- It's spring and time for runway shows to provide hintsof fashions to come. The Uplanders Club is having a Parisian Fashion Show and Ooh LaLa Luncheon to help get the ball rolling. But the nonprofit'sbiggest fundraiser of the year also will help feed the homeless,give ...
Little League celebrates 20th anniversary
Mar 03, 2009 ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- A celebration marking the 20th anniversary ofRancho Little League is planned Saturday at Cucamonga ElementarySchool. The ceremony will be a part of the opening-day events for theleague's season. The festivities begin at 9 a.m. at the school, 8677Archibald ...
Author, humorist Viorst to discuss feeling better about aging
Mar 03, 2009; ... CLAREMONT -- Award-winning author and humorist Judith Viorst iskicking off a series of senior events designed to help everyone feelbetter about aging. The first in the series will be her presentation on Thursday, atLaemmle's Claremont 5.Viorst has penned several poem ...
Three honored for work to benefit Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Mar 03, 2009 ... Three local residents have been honored by the Leukemia andLymphoma Society's Orange County/Inland Empire chapter for theirefforts in raising funds for the organization. On Feb. 22, the mother and daughter team of Darlene Osuna andAmber Samartin, co-owners of Juice It Up! in ...
Short takes, March 4
Mar 03, 2009 ... Opening of spring art showcase set Sunday RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- The Chaffey Community Art Association onSunday will open its Spring Juried Open Showcase, an exhibit ofworks by area artists in a variety of media - oil, watercolor,ceramics, drawing, sculpture and other media ....
Dow falls to 11-year low after nearly 300-point loss
Mar 03, 2009; ... Frayed by recessionary worries and the deepening woes of U.S.financial firms, investors have pushed the Dow Jones industrialaverage below 7,000 for the first time in nearly 12 years. So with all of this turmoil going on, where should investors beputting their money? "A lot ...
Restaurants offer up Taste of the Chino Valley
Mar 03, 2009; ... The past year was a challenge for Chino Valley restaurants as therecession has led to a drop in sales. But the souring economy didn't stop the Chino Valley Chamber ofCommerce from sharing some good flavors. About 600 people on Monday attended the chamber's "Taste of ...
From the Claremont Now blog, March 4
Mar 03, 2009 ... Settle's band to play at Hip Kitty Tonight at 8 at Hip Kitty, 502 W. First St., Settle's band willplay "ol' school R & B Texas style," according to the band's newsrelease.Settle's band features Andrew Ford on bass, Sergio Gonzales ondrums, Robin Swenson on ...
Family and colleagues honor memory of Nell Soto
Mar 03, 2009; ... Photo Gallery: Nell Soto's funeral service POMONA - There were tears, no doubt. But after the tears fell,there were also laughter and music - the soaring kind that only amariachi band with gusto can deliver. Nell Soto would have wanted nothing more, nothing less. More ...
A look to the future at Ontario's State of the City address
Mar 03, 2009; ... ONTARIO - With a pre-event panel discussion and breakoutsessions, this city won't be having a typical State of the Cityaddress. More than 1,000 people from the business community tonight willconverge on the Ontario Convention Center to learn what the futureholds for the city ....
Rancho plans new fire station
Mar 03, 2009; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - The city is planning to build a fire stationon surplus flood control property on Hellman Avenue and in order todo that, workers will have to fill the basin with dirt to bring itat street level. That process will be the topic of a 6 p.m. neighborhood ...
'Abe Lincoln' coming to Feldheym library
Mar 03, 2009; ... Charles Brame, an Abraham Lincoln look-alike, will addressparents, children and the public as America's 16th president at 6tonight in the Bing Wong Auditorium of the Norman F. FeldheymCentral Library, 555 W. Sixth St., San Bernardino. Admission is free. Brame is an ...
Murder charges filed in Pomona shooting
Mar 03, 2009; ... POMONA - Prosecutors filed murder charges Tuesday against two menand a boy accused of shooting a woman to death at a Motel 6. Albert Martinez, 24, Cesar Sierra, 31, and Florencio Reyes, 17,each face one count of murder, one count of attempted murder and onecount of robbery in the ...
Jury selection begins in Tony Zendejas rape trial
Mar 03, 2009; ... POMONA - Opening statements may be heard today in the rape trialof former NFL place-kicker Tony Zendejas. Trial proceedings for the former Los Angeles Ram commencedTuesday afternoon in Pomona Superior Court, with the judge pollingprospective jurors for about an hour during the ...
Man ordered to stand trial in Pomona stabbing death
Mar 03, 2009; ... POMONA - A judge ruled Tuesday that a 35-year-old ex-convictaccused of stabbing his cousin's wife to death last year must standtrial on murder charges. The ruling by judge George Genesta that Joseph Gary Orta muststand trial came after 10 witnesses were called to testify ...
A fond, calm farewell to La Verne's soothing mayor
Mar 03, 2009; ... MONDAY WAS Jon Blickenstaff's last meeting as mayor of La Verne,an occasion for praise, laughter and even poetry. The city's poet laureate composed a few lines for Blickenstaffthat begin: "In his family tradition of public service/The shadow islong, cast by this man." Not ...
Shame on Obama
Mar 03, 2009 ... President Obama has decided it's in the best interest of theAmerican people to overturn a long-standing policy of the Bushadministration that forbids the media from showing us somber imagesof deceased military personnel being returned to mourning familymembers as they arrive home ....
Obama sets sound course for pullout
Mar 03, 2009 ... In one area - Iraq - President Barack Obama has found thebipartisanship that has eluded him so far with his economic plan anddomestic agenda. Obama muted his critics and found support amongcongressional Democrats and Republicans over the timetable for troopwithdrawal that he announced ...
Designs on success Interior business weathers slowdown
Mar 03, 2009; ... In the midst of a slowing economy, struggling housing market andmounting job losses, one business continues to flourish - interiordecorating. Interior Design Specialist Inc. in Redlands is finding that in anunstable housing market "people are more likely to remodel andinvest in ...
Cal Poly Pomona professor emeritus dies
Mar 02, 2009; ... Rodman F. Garrity, a professor emeritus at Cal Poly Pomona and along-time West Covina resident, has died. Garrity passed away Feb. 16 at his home following a long illness. He was 86. "Rod Garrity has left a lasting legacy within the Department ofEducation at Cal Poly ...
Schroeder, Calaycay win Claremont seats
Mar 04, 2009; ... CLAREMONT - Larry Schroeder and incumbent Corey Calaycay capturedCity Council seats in Tuesday's election, according to unofficialresults. Schroeder and Calaycay easily outdistanced Bridget Healy, aformer assistant city manager. The election of Schroeder and Calaycay was ...
Newspaperman Richard Klein dies
Mar 04, 2009; ... Richard "Dick" Klein, who worked for the Progress Bulletin andThe Daily Report, passed away Sundayafter a lengthy illness. Klein, 69, was a longtime circulation manager for the RecordGazette in Banning. He had lived in Cherry Valley for the past 18years. Klein was born Dec ....
Revisiting bicycle safety
Mar 04, 2009; ... The California Vehicle Code book weighs over 3 pounds, has over1,000 pages and contains over 40,000 laws and provisions. I wouldlove to say that I know every code and every nuance of its numeroussub-decimal appendages by heart, but that wouldn't even come closeto being the truth. ...
Views mixed on solving Red Hill traffic woes
Mar 04, 2009; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - When it comes to dealing with cut-throughtraffic in the Red Hill neighborhood, there appears to be noshortcuts.That is why residents were irritated at Tuesday's neighborhoodmeeting at Valle Vista School.More than two years since the first neighborhood ...
Free foreclosure assistance workshop offered Saturday
Mar 04, 2009; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A free workshop to help homeowners avoidforeclosure and stay in their homes will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Saturday at the Goldy Lewis Community Center."The number of families facing foreclosure continues to rise,"said state Sen. Bob Dutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga, ...
Jewel bringing musical talents to San Manuel
Mar 04, 2009; ... Before she begins competing against her husband Ty Murray on"Dancing With the Stars," which kicks-off its new season on Monday,singer- songwriter Jewel will perform a 7 tonight at San ManuelIndian Bingo and Casino, 777 San Manuel Blvd, near Highland. Tickets are $20-$40 ....
San Dimas High senior can really keep a secret
Mar 04, 2009; ... SAN DIMAS -- Everyone has a secret.Cody Garcia carries around more than 100 with him everyday.Some are deep, revealing statements. Others are light and funny. But not all of them come from the 16-year-old San Dimas HighSchool student. He collects them each day from ...
One La Verne council seat still up in the air
Mar 04, 2009; ... LA VERNE - A seat on the City Council still remains in play afterTuesday night's election.City Clerk Evelyn Clark said 358 provisional ballots have yet tocounted which will be done Friday morning at City Hall. According to unofficial results, Robin Carder led Charlie ...
School board faces "nightmare" of budget cuts
Mar 04, 2009; ... CHINO - It was an night of uncertainty for the Chino Valleyschool district community on Tuesday, as the superintendentpresented his list to the school board about proposed cuts tobalance a $44 million shortfall. The school board room at the district's offices was packed ...
Crime and Public Safety, March 4
Mar 03, 2009; ... MIRA LOMA Wanted man turns himself in to Riverside Sheriff's A man accused of attempted murder in a 2007 incident turnedhimself in to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department on Monday. Ruperto Cortez Gonzalez, 48, from the area of Stagecoach, Nev.,surrendered at ...
Cal Poly professor emeritus Garrity dies at 86
Mar 03, 2009; ... Rodman F. Garrity, a professor emeritus at Cal Poly Pomona and alongtime West Covina resident, has died. Garrity passed away Feb. 16 at his home after a long illness.He was 86. "Rod Garrity has left a lasting legacy within the department ofeducation at Cal Poly ...