The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif. back issues from June 2008:
Unfair dealings
Jun 01, 2008 ... Re: "Lawsuit without merit," Voice of the People, May 13: I couldnot agree more that the troubles of La Villa Restaurant started longbefore the onset of the owner's current issues. I too have been alongtime patron of this fine establishment. However, after the fire and the wait ...
Endorsements
Jun 01, 2008 ... Here is a review of The Sun's endorsements for the June 3election. COLTON Recall of Mayor Kelly Chastain: No SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY Board of ...
Make summer soda-free
Jun 01, 2008 ... Here's the skinny on the latest study showing that, after 25years, childhood obesity in the United States has hit a plateau. Even if that's true, 32 percent of U.S. schoolchildren are stilloverweight or obese. If America maintains the status quo, theconsequences for children's ...
Agency receives grant to retrain laid-off workers
Jun 01, 2008; ... Construction workers who have lost their jobs due to the housingslump may get the opportunity to transition into commercialconstruction through a new effort of Riverside and San Bernardinocounties. The two counties are collaborating on the Inland CountiesConstruction Consortium ...
Firefighters douse four suspicious brush fires
Jun 01, 2008; ... Four small brush fires broke out in the San Bernardino areaSunday, three in the city and one in the unincorporated area ofDevore. All fires were deemed suspicious in nature and are being lookedat by arson investigators. A series of three brush fires broke out along the 215 ...
Foothill Knolls school educator to get county's best teacher award
Jun 01, 2008; ... UPLAND - After 38 years in education, Sue Andrews is getting somewell-deserved recognition. The 60-year-old Upland resident will be honored as the 2008 SanBernardino County Teacher of the Year on June 9. From there, shewill advance to be a nominee for the statewide Teacher of the ...
Blind man stars in major role in 'Star of Persia'
Jun 01, 2008; ... UPLAND - The last time Rudy Montanez played the role of thescribe in the theater production of "Star of Persia," he could readhis own lines and play off the moves of other actors. Three years later, Montanez is blind after developing a rare eyedisease that affects 1 in 6 million ...
Many seniors struggling with rents on the rise
Jun 01, 2008; ... The 56-year-old Pasadena woman at Union Station Foundation's 56-bed shelter said she became homeless in March for the first time inher life. The woman, who asked that her name not be used, said she movedout of her Inglewood apartment to help her parents relocate to theEast ...
Drug company stands to benefit from legislation
Jun 01, 2008; ... A drug company stands to financially benefit from proposed statelegislation that could invalidate a class-action invasion-of-privacy lawsuit against it. The bill, introduced by state Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello,passed the Senate on Thursday. It allows pharmacies to partner ...
Check out 'copter costs
Jun 01, 2008 ... If my facts are incorrect, please, someone set me straight. My concern is with the recent story about the San BernardinoPolice Department's helicopter and its cost. It comes to ourattention at a time when the city is facing a $20 million shortfallin its operating budget. As ...
$2,500 reward for lost dog
Jun 01, 2008; ... RIALTO - Bloodhounds, thousands of neon fliers and the tears of a5-year-old child have not brought him home. But a Simi Valley family has not given up on Fletch, a 10-year-old beagle who wandered away from a Rialto dog trainer's house amonth ago. Samantha Pavlas hired a pet ...
Rialto school budget better
Jun 01, 2008; ... RIALTO - Things didn't look good for Rialto Unified's schoolbudget a few months ago. But thanks in part to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposedrestoration of some funding into the state's education budget, thedistrict's two-year outlook has improved by almost $20 million ....
Family trying to raise profile of rare disease
Jun 01, 2008; ... ONTARIO - Sherri Faulkner, 40, said she remembers looking forwardto the day when hair would cover up the dark, quarter-sizedbirthmark on the crown of her infant daughter's head. When that day came, the Ontario mother didn't think much aboutthe mark again - until Sarah was 2 ....
City has family flair
Jun 01, 2008; ... FONTANA - In your face, San Francisco. Best Life magazine recently ranked this city No. 24 on its listof Top 100 Places to raise a family, outpacing the likes of NewportNews, Va., and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. "We like it here. We like having our kids here - it's realclean," said ...
Arson dog could lose job
Jun 01, 2008; ... SAN BERNARDINO - Looming budget cuts mean that Diesel's job couldbe on the line. Diesel is the playful "goldador" (a mix of golden retriever andLabrador) the Fire Department sometimes takes to fire scenes tosniff out evidence of possible arson.But Diesel's services may be ...
SB trying to fill a $20M hole
Jun 01, 2008; ... SAN BERNARDINO - The City Council will be able to set a schedulefor talks aimed at figuring out how to deal with a $20 millionbudget shortfall when the body meets today. City Manager Fred Wilson has recommended a series of four budgetworkshops set to begin June 11. "We're ...
Baker's Drive-Thru founder dies
Jun 01, 2008; ... Neal T. Baker, founder of the Baker's Drive-Thru fast-foodrestaurant chain, died at his Redlands home Saturday at age 84. Baker pioneered the "twin-kitchen" concept, opening his firstBaker's Burgers restaurant in 1952 at Highland and Genevieve avenuesin San Bernardino. It offered ...
Allegations fly in Colton recall
Jun 01, 2008; ... COLTON - With the recall election just a day away, allegationsconcerning special interests are flying between two political actioncommittees for and against the recall. At issue is the source of contributions that have funneled intoboth committees' campaigns and that of Mayor ...
'I can still see them in my minds eye 40 years later'
Jun 02, 2008; ... How can a person have such a profound and lasting affect on somany lives? A moment of excitement whether seeing or actuallytouching such a charismatic and vivacious person can cause us toforever feel the electricity that passes on at the moment we makeeye contact. A wonderful ...
Decision has setbacks
Jun 02, 2008 ... Until the California Supreme Court's decision making legal same-sex marriage, U.S. law for more than 200 years was clear regardingmarriage. As a result of a four-person decision, all laws regardingthe traditional family have been changed. This gives less than 3percent of our population ...
Historic California Theatre readies for another season
Jun 02, 2008; ... There are so many things that make the California Theatre in SanBernardino unique, it's hard to know where to start. "Well, it's the oldest free-standing vaudeville movie house thisside of the Mississippi," said Jesse Dinkel, assistant producer forTheatre Arts International, who ...
Your turn, voters, to speak up
Jun 02, 2008 ... For weeks, you've heard your elected officials and theirchallengers tell you why they deserve your vote. Today, you get totalk back. You get to tell your elected leaders exactly what youthink of the work they're doing on your behalf. You get to decide ifthey keep their jobs ....
Archibald Library to close for $2M face-lift, update
Jun 02, 2008; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Ever since the Paul A. Biane Library opened atVictoria Gardens in 2006, the city's original library on ArchibaldAvenue has been like the first child with a new baby brother - alittle attention-starved. That's about to change. The Archibald Library will be ...
Local election today
Jun 02, 2008; ... Special Section: Elections Once again, it's time to vote. The Statewide Primary Election is today. If the words "PrimaryElection" sound familiar, that's because California already had onethis year. That contest, on Feb. 5, was the Golden State's chance to pickamong ...
Rally reaping funds
Jun 02, 2008; ... Using lights and sirens, a caravan of firefighters, medicalpersonnel and law enforcement officials rolled through parts of theInland Valley on Monday as part of the 12th annual Quest Rally. The five-day event is organized by the nonprofit FirefightersQuest for Burn Survivors ....
Man faces cruelty, arson charges
Jun 02, 2008; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Prosecutors have filed animal cruelty andarson charges against a man accused of torturing six cats, includingone that was set on fire and thrown into a dry field. The felony charges against 24-year-old Timothy Kooyman come morethan two weeks after deputies found ...
Highland no longer option
Jun 02, 2008; ... Love 'em or hate 'em, those Wal-Mart greeters won't be coming toHighland after all, and neither will around $500,000 in local annualsales-tax revenue. The retail giant has pulled its application to build a much-anticipated 163,000- square-foot Supercenter in the city's ...
Jury begins deliberations in Mynisha trial
Jun 02, 2008; ... SAN BERNARDINO - The fate of two men on trial in the MynishaCrenshaw slaying is now in the hands of a jury. Lawyers wrapped up closing arguments at 12:25 p.m. Monday in theretrial of suspected gang shotcaller Sidikiba Greenwood and fellowgang member Harold Lee Phillips in San ...
DA appeals court ruling
Jun 02, 2008; ... Documents concerning the district attorney's investigation intothe county assessor's office have become the center of a debate overgovernment transparency. Last week, San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge David M.Cohn ruled that a search warrant and affidavit from the ...
Authorities offer warning after weekend drowning
Jun 02, 2008; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Authorities are issuing their annual warningto residents about the danger of swimming pools following theweekend drowning death of a 3-year-old boy. Anthony Lozoya was playing in the backyard of his family'sresidence at the 5400 block of Crestline Place before ...
Cemetery vandalized
Jun 02, 2008; ... Photo Gallery: Cemetery vandalism TWENTYNINE PALMS - Vandals destroyed statues, altars, crosses andother decorations at as many as 75 cemetery grave sites Sundaynight, causing thousands of dollars in damage. San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies arrested two men in ...
Owners submit liquor license request
Jun 02, 2008; ... SAN BERNARDINO - Operators of the now-shuttered Flesh Club wantto trade nude dancers for topless waitresses and the right to sellbooze. The Hospitality Lane business is scheduled to reopen next monthafter a court-ordered closure on morals charges. The California Alcoholic ...
Make better use of chopper funds
Jun 02, 2008 ... I find it interesting that the city of San Bernardino is evenconsidering not funding the Fire Department's dog, yet it is willingto spend $750,000 for a police helicopter. The helicopter is a great tool if you have surplus funds. It doesnot matter where the money is coming from, ...
Chino school still unopened
Jun 03, 2008; ... CHINO - Parents who live in the new Preserve development in Chinoare still waiting for the opening of the school some cited as areason for moving to the community. Residents said they were told by the community developer that the20-acre school at The Preserve was planned to open ...
SB seeks financial help to restore Wurlitzer organ
Jun 03, 2008; ... SAN BERNARDINO - Officials here want financial help to restore aclassic Wurlitzer organ to top condition. The musical instrument in question, a Wurlitzer Style 216, is atthe California Theatre in downtown San Bernardino. The pipe organhas been part of the theater since the venue ...
Debate over Speedway benefits simmers
Jun 03, 2008; ... FONTANA - Councilwoman Janice Rutherford said the Auto ClubSpeedway brings a lot of name recognition, some nuisances, but notmuch else to the city, in an e-mail sent last year to Bremerton,Wash. Councilman Adam C. Brockus, which was subsequently leaked. Rutherford said Monday she ...
Rialto mulls maintenance of foreclosed properties
Jun 03, 2008; ... RIALTO - A proposed ordinance would force banks to take care offoreclosed properties in town. Tonight, the City Council will consider an ordinance that wouldrequire lenders to maintain properties that are vacant because offoreclosures or owners' leaving the homes. Lenders would ...
Couple "knew in our hearts" they would name son after Kennedy after SB visit
Jun 03, 2008; ... It was June 5, 1968. So much excitement at the Ambassador Hotelin Los Angeles. Bobby Kennedy had just declared victory. Part of hisspeech was "Thanks to all of you, and now it's on to Chicago, let'swin there."I turned off the t.v. at around 11 p.m. I was so happy! Manny, ...
6:30 a.m.: Should California recognize same-sex marriage? Take our online poll.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Related Story: County preparing for same-sex marriages A state court ruling has cleared the way for same-sex couples toget married in California, and ...
Crime and Public Safety 6-2-08
Jun 01, 2008; ... SAN BERNARDINO Man arrested after robbery in parking lot Police responded to a robbery call at 4:15 p.m. Saturday at theWal-Mart Supercenter at 4001 Hallmark Parkway. When they arrived, the victim reported being robbed in theparking lot. The victim and witnesses were ...
7:34 a.m.: Drizzle to wet area late Tuesday
Jun 02, 2008; ... It's going to be another nice, warm day in the Inland Empiretoday, but some drizzle may be headed to the area tomorrow evening. The National Weather Service expects temperatures to be 78 to 85degrees today. Some fog will drift into San Bernardino and ...
7:37 a.m.: Quake rattles Redlands
Jun 02, 2008; ... REDLANDS - A 3.2-magnitude earthquake shook Redlands on Sundayevening. The quake, centered about three miles southeast of the city, wasreported at 10:13 p.m., according to the U.S ....
7:32 a.m.: Nevada motorist killled in 15 Freeway crash
Jun 02, 2008; ... MOUNTAIN PASS - A Las Vegas man was killed in a rollover crashjust south of the Nevada state line Sunday. So Kim, 65, died at the scene at 10:03 a.m. about 11 miles southof the state line, San ...
9:25 a.m.: Vandals damage 29 Palms cemetery
Jun 02, 2008; ... TWENTYNINE PALMS - Suspected vandals knocked over gravestones andaltars, and destroyed other property at between 50 to 75 cemeterygravesites Sunday night. A witness called the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Departmentabout 10:30 p.m. after seeing people fleeing the 29 Palms ...
9:20 a.m.: Thief caught sucking coins from car wash
Jun 02, 2008; ... FONTANA - Police arrested a burglar late Sunday after he wascaught using a vacuum to suck coins out of a car wash vacuummachine, police said. The owner of the Ponderosa Car Wash at 16860 Valley Blvd. sawBarney Diaz, 31, and several other people ...
7:54 a.m.: Suspicious fire burns field
Jun 02, 2008; ... REDLANDS - Firefighters are investigating the cause of a blazethat burned three acres of brush in a field Sunday. Eleven Redlands firefighters battled the blaze on Karon Streetnorth of Pennsylvania Avenue shortly before 5 p.m., ...
9:34 a.m.: Child drowns in Rancho Cucamonga pool
Jun 02, 2008; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A 3-year-old boy died Saturday after he wasfound floating in his family's pool. : The incident with Anthony Lozoya was reported about 6:30 p.m.Saturday at his residence, which was not immediately ...
11:52 a.m.: UPDATE: 60 Freeway SigAlert canceled; driver injured
Jun 02, 2008; ... ONTARIO -- A Honda lodged underneath a truck's trailer on thewestbound 60 Freeway at the Euclid Avenue resulted in minor injuriesto the car's driver. The crash was reported about 11 a.m. on the California HighwayPatrol Web site. A Sig Alert was issued at 11:08 a.m. and ...
11:23 a.m.: SigAlert reported on westbound 60 Freeway at Euclid in Ontario
Jun 02, 2008; ... ONTARIO - A Sig Alert is in effect after a Honda was lodgedunderneath a truck's trailer on the westbound 60 Freeway at theEuclid Avenue. The crash was reported about 11 a.m. on the California HighwayPatrol Web site. The Sig Alert was issued at 11:08 a.m. "The vehicle ...
Crime and Public Safety 6-3-08
Jun 02, 2008; ... BANNING Body found near Sun Lakes center The identity of a man found dead at 11:18 a.m. Saturday in avacant field east of the Sun Lakes Shopping Center is beingwithheld, Banning police said. Detectives said there is no evidence of foul play on the bodyfound in the ...
11:35 a.m.: Man charged with cruelty, arson in alleged cat torture
Jun 02, 2008; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- Prosecutors have filed animal cruelty andarson charges against a man accused of torturing six cats, includingone that was set on fire and thrown into a field. Timothy Kooyman, a 24-year-old transient, faces the charges inWest Valley Superior ...
9:55 a.m.: Bo Diddley, rock pioneer, dies at 79
Jun 02, 2008; ... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock'n' roll whose distinctive "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythmand innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians,died Monday after months of ill health. He was 79. Bo Diddley Interactive ...
8:58 p.m.: Redlands man arrested for threatening to burn down apartment building on Oxford Street
Jun 02, 2008 ... REDLANDS - A 24-year-old Redlands man was arrested Sunday afterhe threatened to burn a building because of a domestic dispute. Redlands police said Dennis Earl Williams was seen beforemidnight Saturday pouring gasoline outside an occupied apartmentbuilding in the 1200 block of ...
8:50 p.m.: Motorcycle accident on the 40 Freeway near Kelbaker Road ends in fatality
Jun 02, 2008 ... A motorcycle death occurred Monday night on the eastbound 40Freeway near mile marker 70 near Kelbaker Road. The crash was reported as a motorcycle down about 6:10 p.m.before fire officials arrived and determined to crash to be ...
Public should have say in school plans
Jun 03, 2008; ... New schools are clearly needed for a growing student population,but just how the San Bernardino Unified School District accomplishesits work is also crucial. The district needs to involve the publicin the design process from the outset. An old movie, "Paper Moon," is set in the ...
City fundraisers
Jun 03, 2008 ... According to recent reports, Redlands City Manager N. EnriqueMartinez announced that the 2008-09 budget calls for shaving$660,000 from the Police Department's budget and $680,000 from theFire Department's budget. Yet the Redlands City Council recently approved a 10.3 ...
Chino Wal-Mart solar power system complete
Jun 03, 2008; ... CHINO - Energy companies, with the help of lawmakers andretailers, are increasingly moving toward green energy in the state. Wal-Mart in Chino has joined 22 of the chain's stores inCalifornia and Hawaii in the use of solar energy.BP Solar began work to install solar panels ...
Fourteen injured in van-truck crash
Jun 03, 2008; ... POMONA - Fourteen people were hurt when a Victory Outreach vanfilled with passengers on their way to Bible study was hit by alarge truck that reportedly ran a red light Tuesday. One man in the van, which had just picked up passengers from arecovery home, sustained serious ...
A surprise in supe's race?
Jun 03, 2008; ... Initial results from the polls Tuesday night had some surprisesin local races. San Bernardino Councilman Neil Derry took a startling lead in therace for the 3rd District seat on the county Board of Supervisors.Early numbers showed Derry with 54.4 percent of the vote ....
Father, son held amid allegations of molestations
Jun 03, 2008; ... REDLANDS - A father and son whose family ran an unlicensed day-care center have been arrested in connection with a string of childmolestations involving at least four family members and a child atthe day care. Ricardo Sanchez, 46, and Ruben Sanchez, 19, were taken intocustody ...
SB City Hall may see layoffs
Jun 03, 2008; ... SAN BERNARDINO - City Hall's attempt to solve a budget problemthat could be as large as $20 million is likely to involve somelayoffs. "There are layoffs included. I can confirm that," City ManagerFred Wilson said. Wilson could not say how many city employees may lose their ...
County registers light turnout
Jun 03, 2008; ... If long lines bother you, polling places were the place to beTuesday as voter turnout for the state primaries was sparse. "The report we've had back from polling places is that voterturnout is very low," San Bernardino County Registrar Kari Verjilsaid. At the Slovene Hall ...
Gentlemen, much thanks
Jun 03, 2008 ... On May 19, 2008, at 5:30 p.m., a 95-year old WWII disabled sailorand his wife were on Citrus Avenue looking for the high schoolauditorium. Seeing a sign for Adult Evening classes, I asked my wifeto drive in and park so I could go into the office and ask fordirections. I entered ...
Wal-Mart reversal in Fontana
Jun 03, 2008; ... FONTANA - Wal-Mart has shown there is more than one way to skin acat.The retailing giant is moving away from trying to buildSupercenters and plans to enlarge its existing stores to includemeat and produce. "We have decided to withdraw our application with the city ...
Colton contends city cemetery operator violated agreement
Jun 03, 2008; ... COLTON - For the second time in less than a year, the operator ofHermosa Gardens Cemetery is coming under fire from the city overalleged violations of its lease agreement.The city is alleging Inland Memorial, the city cemetery'soperator, has failed to provide certain sales ...