Coffee with the Chief Rialto PD

07 Dec 2012 Leave a comment

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Coffee with the Chief will be at Carrows on the Corner of Baseline and Willow 12-11-12

Coffee with the Chief will be at Carrows on the Corner of Baseline and Willow 12-11-12

Carter Boys Winner at Tournament

06 Dec 2012 Leave a comment

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Carter boys soccer wins Oak Hills Tournament

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Although Kaiser’s CIF-SS football title was the big news Saturday, Carter’s boys soccer team won the Oak Hills Tournament, beating Lake Elsinore Lakeside 2-1 on in thrilling fashion with a goal in the final seconds by Ruben Gonzalez.

Here’s a photo of the celebration, courtesy of coach Dario Navarro.

Swearing in & Reception Ceremony City of Rialto

06 Dec 2012 Leave a comment

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Below is a invitation from the newest member of Rialto’s City Council Shawn O’Connell. If you can’t make the reception and meeting watch the council meeting its somthing I know you will enjoy.
Councilman Elect Shawn O'Connell

Councilman Elect Shawn O’Connell

Good morning,
I just wanted to extend an invitation to my swearing in ceremony that will take place on December 11, 2012.
Reception (food/drink);
When:   Dec 11, 2012 4-6pm
Where:  Rialto Library
              251 W 1st St
              Rialto, 92376
Swearing In;

When:    Dec 11, 2012 6pm
Where:  Rialto City Council
              150 S Palm Ave
              Rialto, 92376
      (Note: walking distance from Library. Both events are open to the public).
If you are available, I would love to share this moment with you.
Sincerely,
Shawn O’Connell

Press Release from Rialto Water Services (WasteWater)

05 Dec 2012 Leave a comment

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Rialto Water Services selects Veolia Water

 

to upgrade and operate City of Rialto’s water, wastewater services

 

 

 

Partnership will focus on updating City’s infrastructure and adding efficiencies

 

 

 

RIALTO, Calif., December 3, 2012 – Rialto Water Services has selected Veolia Water West Operating Services (Veolia) to improve, operate and maintain the City’s water and wastewater services.

 

Under a public-private concession agreement signed between the City and RWS in March of 2012, RWS will manage the Veolia contract and oversee a $41 million capital improvements program improving the cost efficiency, compliance, water quality, and reliability of the City’s wastewater and water systems for the 30-year life of the concession. The capital improvements program produces 445 construction jobs, and all affected City employees have accepted jobs at Veolia.

 

The RWS concession refinances the City’s aging water and wastewater systems, and provides the capital necessary to fix and replace water and sewer lines, develop necessary new infrastructure and seismic upgrades, improve cost efficiencies, and provide lease payments back to the City supporting additional economic development and jobs locally. Rialto retains full ownership of the water and wastewater systems, control and ownership of the water supply and water rights, and transparent public authority over all rate setting.

 

For RWS, Veolia was a natural choice as Operator, considering Veolia’s 40-year history in California and 9 years providing environmental services and employment to Rialto residents as operator of the City’s wastewater plant and collection system.

 

Neighboring West Valley Water District will take an expanded leadership role on the City’s water supply side, heading up the perchlorate remediation to ensure the continued safety of the water supply, and expansion of the City’s water capacity. West Valley will continue to serve the balance of Rialto’s residents, and to innovate with the City on the 2013 debut of the nation’s first bioremediation plant approved for drinking water.

 

“The RWS partnership ensures that the City’s water and wastewater infrastructure is upgraded and run in the most cost-efficient manner, while also laying the groundwork for new economic development,” says City Administrator Mike Story. “We’ve worked with Veolia for years in the community, and with West Valley on water supply and treatment, and this arrangement allows for both continuity and improvement in the water resource and wastewater service, and assures us that the total commitment to the residents of the City of Rialto is met.”

 

Under the contract, Veolia Water will operate and manage (O&M) a sewer collection system consisting of more than 260 miles of pipeline, six lift stations, and a wastewater treatment plant currently operating at approximately eight million gallons per day. Veolia Water will also provide O&M services for the City’s water system, with a total user population estimated to be approximately 50,000. The water system includes five water reservoirs, distribution, eight groundwater wells, and related pumping infrastructure.

 

“We’ve worked with Rialto for almost 10 years and have established a relationship of trust that supports the community’s economic vitality,” said Laurent Auguste, president and CEO, Veolia Water Americas. “Rialto is taking the right step in restoring and improving its infrastructure, and we’re excited for the opportunity to help them through our new and expanded role.”

 

The financial backing and structuring of Rialto’s groundbreaking public-private concession was provided by San Francisco-based Table Rock Capital, led by Peter Luchetti. RWS is jointly owned with an affiliate of the labor-owned financial services company, Ullico Inc.

 

“With the loss of redevelopment financing, creative partnerships such as these are increasingly critical to communities who want to restore infrastructure, gain efficiencies, and get a competitive edge when it comes to creating jobs and economic growth,” said Luchetti.

 

Story praised all of the partners in the deal: “Table Rock has worked hard to back and structure this and get it right for Rialto, and we’re glad to see Veolia stepping in to take a supportive, expanded role in our community. Then the expertise West Valley brings to the City to manage the perchlorate remediation and ensure our water quality and supply is invaluable.”

 

 

 

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Contact:

 

 

 

Steve Lambert, The 20/20 Network for Veolia/RWS, 909.841.7527, steve@the2020network.com

 

Mike Story, City of Rialto, 909.820.2525, mstory@rialtoca.gov

 

Megan Matson, Table Rock Capital, 415.497.2320, mmatson@t-rockcap.com

 

Sonia Axter, Ullico, 917.293.6754, saxter@ullico.com

 

ASSEMBLYMEMBER CHERYL R. BROWN FILLS KEY LEGISLATIVE POSITIONS

05 Dec 2012 2 Comments

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ASSEMBLYMEMBER CHERYL R. BROWN FILLS KEY LEGISLATIVE POSITIONS

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SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown was sworn in yesterday by The Honorable Mary Lou Villar de Longoria, Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. Brown was elected on November 6 to represent the newly drawn 47th Assembly District.

 

Recently, Brown named Larry G. Broussard as her chief of staff. Broussard is a former legislative consultant and aide to Assembly Speaker Willie Brown, Senate Pro Tem David Roberti and former chief of staff to Assemblymembers Sandré Swanson and Jerome Horton and Congressman Matthew Martinez.
Broussard also served as Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions & Special Programs at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Dentistry and former Director of Special Projects at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine.

 

“I’m proud to announce that Larry Broussard will serve as our new chief of staff,” said Assemblymember Brown. “Larry is a San Bernardino native, and has over 20 years of experience in the state legislature and education administration. His proven track record of quality leadership will be an asset for our district.”

Brown also announced that Shannon McKinley, a former senior consultant to Assemblymember Sandré Swanson will join her staff as Legislative Director. Among McKinley’s key accomplishments includes staffing AB 2278, a bill signed by Governor Jerry Brown in July 2012. This bill authorizes the governing board of a qualifying school district, after one year has passed following the qualifying school district’s acceptance of an emergency loan, to conduct an annual advisory evaluation of the school district’s state-appointed administrator.



“Shannon is a great addition to the team. I’m confident in her ability to develop and advance legislation that will address our district’s specific needs including economic recovery and growth.”


Assemblymember Brown represents the 47th Assembly District, which includes San Bernardino, Rialto, Colton, Bloomington, Muscoy, Fontana, and Grand Terrace.

For more information contact (916) 319-2047 or (909) 645-3853

	


	

			




		
			




			
City of Rialto holiday parade, vendor fair & Christmas Tree lighting
	
	
02 Dec 2012 5 Comments


	
	

		



















I’m a Diva and Fabulous Youth Foundation (DFYF) is 501(c) (3) non-profit organization we dedicated to impact youth girls with positive mentorship, community interaction and recreation activities that inspire self-confidence, build self-esteem, friendships, healthy eating, hygiene and integrity in the hearts of all our young girls, as well as volunteers and supporters. Everyone involved are helping our young girls discover their individual creative gift and develop qualities that will help them become happy


and contributing members of this society. I’m a Diva and Fabulous Youth Foundation makes learning about life’s challenges a fun and fulfilling experience for everyone involved. We teach them that you cannot love anyone else until you learn to love yourself first and take sometime to reflect on yourself, compliment the things you love and make a plan to change the things you do not have. Young girls have amazing capabilities if they are empowered and give the opportunity to shine.


We provide the following programs, workshops, services and community service projects.


* Volunteer Programs, Fundraisers, Stranger Danger Awareness, Bully Prevention, Girl Power Empowerment Camps, GirlTalk Mentoring Group, Mothers-to-be/TeenMoms, Community Collaboration, and more.


* Volunteers

Volunteers are welcome and encourage participate. Prior experience in Not required. Our volunteers need to be compassionate and understanding people and willing to make a positive impact on the lives of our young girls at DFYF. If you want to help transform a young girl life then volunteer your services it will help change a girls life.


* Sponsors

Your tax deduction contribution will help us work towards keeping our non-profit foundation up and running, youth program development, mentoring workshops, empowering camps, volunteer training and special event and many more programs for our next generation of youth girls.


 


Christmas parade


Rialto Holiday and Vendor Fair

“The Parade Route has been changed”

Line up is at the intersection of Riverside and Foothill, going south to Rialto Ave, to Palm Ave. For more info call 909. 421.4949.

Schedule:

• 10:00 am Holiday Parade and Vendor Fair begins.

• 12:15pm Delilah group presentation

• 12:45pm Present Winners of Parade contests & trophies.

• 2:00pm Elementary School performance

• 3:00pm High School Choir competition

• 4:30pm Tree Lighting Ceremony — at City of Rialto.


 

	


	

					
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Deborah Robertson & the Utility Users Tax
	
	
02 Dec 2012 4 Comments


			

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RPBA


So on Tuesdays Council Meeting we had some serious shenanigans going on.


Pshing our police into the brink of disaster
Pushing our police into the brink of disaster


Council Woman Robertson had made statements prior to Tuesdays meeting that she was demanding that Rialto PD pay their full 9% pension costs or she would be the one to vote no on placing the extension of the UUT on the march ballot. So what did the Police do? They did what was in the best interest of the citizens and agreed to pay their full pensions.


So since she got what she wanted the she voted yes, right? Nope she clearly wanted more. She still voted no citing that she wants the police to do more.


After her no vote the council went straight into another closed session. While in the closed session Rialto Police Benefit Association President Richard Royce debunked the notion the police offer was anything more than their way of helping the city and Community and had no conditions as stated by George Harris with city staff. When asked what more does she want Royce said he had no idea.


Our police have given massive concessions over the years from loosing uniform allowances, cost if living, pay reduction and now paying their full retirement.


So after closed session they decided to go with our wishy washy city attorney Jimmy Gutierrez new interpretation of the law regarding just when this vote must happen. For the longest time they have said this vote must be done by the end of November. Jimmy stated that it’s his offices interpretation that they have until December 8th. Why it changed is indicative of what we saw Tuesday.


First off we saw council woman Robertson and city attorney Gutierrez having a dozen side conversations.


Second we saw council woman Robertson bring up the opportunity to delay this vote prior to rejecting it with her no vote.


So now they postponed the vote or finalizing the vote till Monday it leads us to ask what more does she want? Whatever it was she got it and its big, so big no one will speak if it. Not even off record!


The good part is in a message from Deborah Robertson she has been satisfied with the pound of flesh and blood she let from our police to vote with the fellow council members on Monday.


Here is what she said to me:


The changes have already been resolved. RPBA met with me and we appear to be good on my end and they indicated they are good as well. It was a good meeting!


These are 2 text messages she sent to me.


Everyone watch this council meeting Monday and let’s see if she finally lets the residents have a say.


Also check back Wednesday to hear how Deborah Robertson and George Harris plan to raise your trash bill……..


 

	


	

			




		
			




			
Assemblymember-Elect Cheryl R. Brown Says Small Business Growth and Job Creation are Necessary in the 47th AD
	
	
01 Dec 2012 Leave a comment


			

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Assemblymember-Elect Cheryl Brown introduces herself to Frank, the store owner of Sierra Car Wash in Fontana after receiving a car wash. 
Assemblymember-Elect Cheryl Brown introduces herself to Frank, the store owner of Sierra Car Wash in Fontana after receiving a car wash.


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November 25, 2012


Contact: Ashley Jones


(909) 645-3853


 


ASSEMBLYMEMBER-ELECT CHERYL R. BROWN SAYS SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH AND JOB CREATION ARE NECESSARY IN THE 47THAD


 


In recognition of Small Business Saturday on November 24, Assemblymember-Elect Cheryl R. Brown (D-47) patronized small businesses located in the 47thAssembly District to encourage everyone to shop local and shop small.


 


“I’ve owned a small business for almost 40 years and I understand the challenges and sacrifices that business owners encounter daily. I deeply admire and respect the contributions that our small businesses make to the communities in our district,” said Brown.


 


Small Business Saturday has attracted millions of consumers nationwide since its formation in 2010. Small Business Saturday occurs annually between Black Friday and Cyber Monday and encourages the nation to celebrate their local businesses by “shopping small.”


 


“Reportedly, two-thirds of jobs in the 47th District are provided by small businesses,” said Brown. “And nationally for the last two decades small businesses have created two of every three jobs in the United States.”


 


Encouraging small business growth and job creation are among Brown’s top legislative priorities for 2013.


 


“Promoting small business growth and job creation is important to me because our district suffers from some of the highest unemployment rates in the state,” said Brown.“In many of our sectors, the unemployment rate has reached double digits. We have to look at how we can create more jobs and strengthen our local economy.”


 


“Government policies can pave the way for small businesses to thrive,” said Brown.


 


Assemblymember-Elect Brown represents the 47th Assembly District, which includes San Bernardino, Rialto, Colton, Bloomington, Fontana, and Grand Terrace.


 


For more information contact (909) 645-3853.















	


	

			




		
		
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