29 Apr 2013
by rialto-now
in Budget, Ca, City of Rialto, Colton, Ferguson Park, Flores Park, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Inland Empire, Josef (Joe) Britt, Nieghborhood Watch, Norma Torress, Paul Leon, Rialto, Rialto, Rialto Parks, San Bernardino, Taxes, youth
Tags: government, media, politics
Hello Rialto Now readers. So now that the elections are over we can now put that climate aside for a while, right?
Nope we have a state senate seat open here in rialto and other surrounding areas. Norma Torres is running against the Mayor of Ontario Paul Leon for our state senate seat. I asked each of them one question via Facebook. What role should our state senator play in helping the communities they serve work to combat graffiti that harms our communities. Norma Torres had no response but Randall Ceniceros did kind of respond on her behalf.
Paul Leon said that he thinks that the state senator needs to be more connected with the issues plaguing the communities they are representing. He was open to helping local cities combat crime and graffiti in a effort to make the Quality of Life for the community as high as possible.
Norma Torres Never responded but Randall Ceniceros said he would ask me and get back to me. That answer never came and that was asked in February.
So as I post the Meet and Greet info for Mrs. Torres I urge Rialto residents to attend and bend her ear to what YOU care about. Our state legislator both assembly and senate are greedy, power hungry people that through their actions have no real concern for the PEOPLE THEY REPRESENT. Make them listen or not get elected.
The picture provided below was provided by Joe Britt.
24 Apr 2013
by rialto-now
in and the unincorporated communities of Bloomington and Muscoy, Assemblymember-Elect Cheryl Brown, Budget, Ca, Child Care Careers, City of Rialto, Colton, davidsMarketing, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Rialto, San Bernardino
Statement of Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown on California’s Recent Drop in Unemployment Rate
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown (D-San Bernardino) issued the following statement today in response to a report that shows California’s unemployment rate at a downward spiral.
“According to data released by the California Employment Development Department, California’s unemployment rate decreased to 9.4 percent in March, and nonfarm payroll jobs increased by 25,500 during the month for a total gain of 746,800 jobs since the recovery began in February 2010; however, in the 47th Assembly District, we must escalate our efforts to increase employment opportunities in San Bernardino County because the unemployment rate is 10.5 percent.
It is extremely important that we create an economic environment that supports the growth of businesses and manufacturing in our county. As the newly appointed chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Small Business Financing and Development Opportunities creating supportive environments for businesses will be the primary objective of the committee and I will work with my colleagues in the legislature to promote a strong agenda for economic development.”
Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown represents the 47th Assembly District, which includes Colton, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Rialto, San Bernardino, and the unincorporated communities of Bloomington and Muscoy.
Website of Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown: http://www.asmdc.org/members/a47/
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14 Apr 2013
by rialto-now
in Budget, Ca, City of Rialto, Colton, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Holidays, Inland Empire, Rialto, Rialto, San Bernardino, youth
Tags: food, restaurants, shopping
TAX DAY IS COMING, TAX DAY IS COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nobody likes tax day it carrys a nasty stigma that forces people to cringe. Plus with the sudden mad dash to raise taxes its even worse. Well there is a saying around my family it always tastes better when its free and I guess alot of businesses are willing to hand out alot of FREE.
Here is a list of the various free items courtesy of Neil Sevedra with The Fork Report on KFI. Also Facebook users check out www.facebook.com/InlandDeals and get access to local deals at brick and mortar stores and online specials.
Cinnabon: These guys are continuing their yearly tradition of offering two free Cinnabon bites to anyone who walks through their doors from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on April 15, no purchase necessary. You can find more details (and RSVP if you feel like it) on their https://www.facebook.com/events/497116730349346.
Tax Day Freebies 2013
Boston Market: You can get a “Big Rib-bate” (groan), as Boston market will be celebrating the launch of their St. Louis-style BBQ ribs by selling two ribs meals for just $10.40. Each meal includes a quarter rack of ribs with mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, and homemade cornbread. And if you can’t make it in this Tuesday, you can enter to win some free ribs, and get $1-off coupon, by visiting http://bostonmarket.com/ourFood/index.jsp?page=ribsirs .
Tax Day Freebies 2013
Chick-fil-A: This one’s pretty simple: Make a purchase on Tax Day, come back with your receipt in May, and get a full refund. Call ahead, though, because not all locations are participating, and redemption dates vary.
Great American Cookies: Drop by and get a free birthday cake cookie, no questions asked. 2103 E Montclair Plaza Ln Montclair, CA 91763
(909) 621-6274
Sonic: All drinks and slushies will be selling for half off, all day long.
Tax Day Freebies 2013
Arby’s: http://coupon.arbys.com/AprilArbysTaxday04152013/, and you’ll get a free value-sized order of curly fries or potato cakes.
Tax Day Freebies 2013
Panda Express: This is a big one: On Wednesday, April 17, if you print out http://www.pandaexpress.com/coupon/full/Free-SST-Coupon?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Posts&utm_campaign=Samurai%2BSurf%2B%26%2BTurf (or show it to them on your mobile phone), you’ll get a free order of Samurai Surf & Turf.
Tax Day Freebies 2013
Bruegger’s Bagels: Get this coupon through their https://www.facebook.com/Brueggers/app_238652839613146, and you’ll get 13 bagels and two tubs of cream cheese for $10.49.
Temecula
39584 Winchester Road Temecula, California 92590 951-506-5860
AMC Theaters: You’ll get a free small popcorn from April 12th through the 15th if you print out http://www.amctheatres.com/offers/tax-day-pr.
Tax Day Freebies 2013
Chili’s: If you purchase an adult entrée between April 16 and 18, you can score a free appetizer or dessert if you show them http://campaign.chilis.com/taxday2012/.
Tax Day Freebies 2013
09 Apr 2013
by rialto-now
in Budget, Ca, Chief Mat Fratus, City of Rialto, Crime, Deborah Robertson, Ed palmer, Flores Park Neighborhood Watch, In & Out, Inland Empire, Joe Baca Jr, Lazy, Nieghborhood Watch, paramedic ambulances, Public Safety, Rialto, Rialto, Rialto Fire, Shawn O'Connell, youth
Tags: government
Tonight is the City of Rialto’s Council Meeting. Below I have highlighted some of the items that will be on the Agenda Tonight.
We have 3 proclomations ranging from Public Safety to Earth Day.
PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
Proclamation – National Public Safety Telecommunications Week.
Proclamation – Jazz Appreciation Month.
Proclamation – Earth Day.
This is on the Consent Calendar under Miscellaneous:
D.3 is spending another $5 Thousand to use full time referees verses part time referees becuase of a shortage of the part time staff. With unemployment still at all time highs why are we finding it hard to pay part time refs? Are we looking at all or are we simply taking the easy way out? www.facebook.com/InlandEmpireJobSeekers has about 10 job fairs listed in the Inland Empire I’m sure Rialto can find some part time refs there.
D.3
Request City Council to increase KCALS Officials Purchase Order 2013-0212
amount from $14,900.00 to $20,400.00 for KCALS Officials.
Looks like we will see some more work on how Elected Officals are paid for travel that always sounds good.
D.8
Request City Council to adopt Resolution No. 6247 revising Policy on
Reimbursement of Expenses of Elected Officials.
Now onto the Tab Items:
Tab 2 is a Grant that will allow us better staffing within our Fire Department. I am extremly happy with the Public Safety effort in Rialto to protect us while finding other sources of paying for that safety.
TAB 2
Request City Council to adopt Resolution No. 6240, 6241, and 6242,
Ratifying Acceptance of the FY 2012 Staffing for Adequate Fire and
Emergency Response (S.A.F.E. R.) grant from the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the
amount of $2,856,816.
http://www.ci.rialto.ca.us/documents/downloads/Regulare_Meeting_Agenda_4-9-2013.pdf
I think its vital that we show up to every single council meeting we possibly can. I have been MIA for the last 2 months but I try to watch them at home or on the internet. We must watch what is said and done becuase in the end we are the ones paying for the councils desicions.
One thing that I saw last meeting (via the Web) was how grossly we under estimated the costs of the In & Out Project. That project is now going to cost the city another $$600K+ because they under estimated the cost of the freeway sign and forgot to add in the cost of the Rod Iron Fence and Under Water Catch Basin for the project.
I want an In & Out but not at the cost of the taxpayers. I wish the city would have went to the leaders at the City of Highland Ca and learned how to build a In & Out without draining tax dollars.
07 Apr 2013
by rialto-now
in Barbara A. McGee, Budget, Ca, City of Rialto, Deborah Robertson, Ed palmer, Inland Empire, Joe Baca Jr, Rialto, Rialto, Shawn O'Connell
Tags: government, politics
Ok first of all I am so glad that I can watch council meetings via the internet that already happened. I was told to watch last week’s council meeting by a few select individuals and I was like ok, whatever the agenda was light a couple issues I wish I could speak on but all in all light.
Then I watched the meeting and boy was I surprised! First of all finally council members are pulling that horrid Consent Calendar apart and showing it for what it is a place to dump crazy spending. I was told to watch for the re-emergence of money being spent on an outside company to bring back Measure “V” that was pulled by Council Member Joe Baca Jr. The item read as follows:
Request City Council to approve a Professional Services Agreement
with USI Consulting for development and implementation of an
alternative strategy to a ballot measure to increase fuel tax revenues
from petroleum storage facilities in the City of Rialto in an amount not to
exceed $47,500.
We will get back to this in a minute.
You see Councilman Shawn O’Connell pulled a warrant for City Clerk Barbara McGee to be paid for her trip to Washington D.C. She apparently went to the Convention of Mayors with Mayor Deborah Robertson a three day event and stayed for the Inauguration of President Obama.
First of all we just gave them another 5 years on the Utility Tax and they all pledged publicly and privately that they would do 2 things:
1. Be Financially responsible with the tax money we give them.
2. Work on a way to break away from the need for this money anymore without reducing the city services.
I think Councilman O’Connell has some good points. He should be able to ask the City Clerk what she did while on this trip and the City Clerk should answer him. What I have learned in life when people act evasive or give you the silent treatment there is an issue there. Apparently Barbara McGee still refuses to tell us the people what she did in Washington.
I will take Councilman O’Connell’s question a step further. What value did her trip have to the city of Rialto and the tax payers that pay those taxes? City Administrator Mike Story made 2 statements. One was that he approved the City Clerk to extend her stay in Washington D.C. beyond the time of the Mayors Conference. Two that he would do it again.
Its my opinion that the Mayors conference is merely a way for mayors to insert themselves into National Policy. Also why would the city pay our elected officials to attend the Inauguration of President Obama? What value did this trip bring for Rialto?
Furthermore any further travel that taxpayers are paying for I think it would be good to report back to us what value there was for the citizens. IE I went to the International Shopping Center Convention and these following businesses were interested in doing business with Rialto.
Now to D4 we are paying a company to use their contacts to get to talk to the operators of the Tank Farms is a waste of money. The city did such a good job with Measure “W” why not use that same hard work and spirit of community to work out something with these operators.
Finally I would call on Mayor Robertson and whoever else goes with her to the International Council of Shopping Centers Convention to report back to us what value the Convention was to the City.
http://rialto.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=331
05 Apr 2013
by rialto-now
in and the unincorporated communities of Bloomington and Muscoy, Assemblymember-Elect Cheryl Brown, Budget, Ca, City of Rialto, Colton, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Rialto, San Bernardino, youth
Tags: Assemblymember Raul Bocanegra, Brian Nestande, business, Chris R. Holden, Eric Linder, Marie Waldron, Rob Bonta, Small Business, small business community, small business financing, small business owner, small business owners, Speaker John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles), Susan Talamantes-Eggman
Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown to Chair the Assembly Select Committee on Small Business Financing and Development Opportunities
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown (D-San Bernardino) has been appointed by Speaker John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles) to chair the Assembly Select Committee on Small Business Financing and Development Opportunities for the 2013-2014 session. The committee will focus on helping small businesses and creating an environment for small business growth in the state.
“I want to thank Speaker Pérez for giving me the honor of chairing this important committee,” said Assemblymember Brown. “Our committee will focus on responding to the needs of small businesses, encouraging non-traditional lending efforts and looking for ways to update and streamline some of the state’s regulatory processes.”
With a background as a small business owner, Assemblymember Brown will draw upon her experiences to tailor legislation that will improve access to credit and technical services for small businesses owners.
“I’m looking forward to working with my colleagues and serving the needs of the small business community. Small businesses are so important because they provide a majority jobs in our district and play a vital role in boosting our economy,” concluded Assemblymember Brown.
Additional members appointed by Speaker Pérez include Assemblymembers Raul Bocanegra, Rob Bonta, Susan Talamantes-Eggman, Chris R. Holden, Eric Linder, Brian Nestande, and Marie Waldron.
The committee will work closely with small business owners and hold public hearings to discuss business related problems and solutions.
Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown (D-San Bernardino)
Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown represents the 47th Assembly District, which includes Colton, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Rialto, San Bernardino, and the unincorporated communities of Bloomington and Muscoy.
Website of Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown: http://www.asmdc.org/members/a47/
09 Mar 2013
by rialto-now
in Budget, Ca, City of Rialto, davidsMarketing, Family, Flores Park Neighborhood Watch, Inland Empire, Nieghborhood Watch, Rialto, Shawn O'Connell
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
START OF PROJECT CONSTRUCTION – 2012-2013 SLURRY SEAL PROJECT
CITY WIDE VARIOUS LOCATIONS-CITY PROJECT NO 130806
Rialto, CA – March 7, 2013 – The City of Rialto announces the start of construction for
the 2012-2013 Slurry Seal Project Citywide Various Locations. The project limits are:
Base Line Road and Foothill Boulevard from Maple Avenue to Acacia Avenue. The work
comprises of the installation of hot asphalt-rubber sealant material in designated pavement
cracks, installation of asphalt concrete in designated pavement cracks, and construction of
Rubber Polymer Modified Slurry (RPMS); traffic striping and markings; and all appurtenant
work,
on various streets located in the area identified as “Zone 3”. The scheduled
completion date of this project is Friday, April 5, 2013. Attached is the project location map
for more information. The City of Rialto is dedicated towards providing safe and reliable
street improvements citywide. For additional information please visit the City
of Rialto’s
website at
http://www.rialtoca.gov.
Contact:
Eddie Chan, Project Manager
City of Rialto
Public Works Department
335 W. Rialto Avenue
Rialto, CA 92376
(909) 421-4999
echan@rialtoca.gov
Map of Areas to be Sealed
10 Feb 2013
by rialto-now
in and the unincorporated communities of Bloomington and Muscoy, Assemblymember-Elect Cheryl Brown, Budget, Ca, Centurion Security Patrol, City of Rialto, Coffee Nutz, Colton, davidsMarketing, DOVE CHOCOLATE DISCOVERIES Chocolatier, Farrell’s Resturant, Fontana, Food Trucks, Frank Montes, Grand Terrace, IE Gourmet Food Trucks, In & Out, Inland Empire, Rialto, San Bernardino, www.careervisionbyjamie.com, youth
Tags: business, climate, economy, politics
Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown Voices Small Business Concerns during JEDE Committee Hearing
Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown (D-San Bernardino) voices small business concerns during JEDE Committee Hearing.
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown (D-San Bernardino) joined committee members for a hearing of the Jobs and Economic Development & the Economy (JEDE) Committee on Tuesday, February 5. JEDE is the policy committee in the State Assembly responsible for reviewing policies and legislation related to small business development, international trade and other economic development related issues.
The JEDE Committee includes Assemblymember Jose Medina, chair, Assemblymember Travis Allen, vice-chair, and Assemblymembers Tom Daly, Paul Fong, Steve Fox, Ben Hueso, Eric Linder, Melissa A. Melendrez, and V. Manuel Pérez. Assemblymember Ken Cooley also joined the members of the JEDE Committee for the hearing.
JEDE is currently tackling the state’s economy and unemployment figures by seeking job creation opportunities. During the hearing, Assemblymember Brown spoke about the importance of supporting small businesses and jobs in the Inland Empire and she indicated there are impediments to businesses.
“I’m glad I had the opportunity to voice concerns on behalf of the small business community in the 47th District during the hearing. Supporting small business is so important to me because small businesses provide a majority of jobs in our district. Small businesses are hurting right now and many of them are closing their doors. We need to help our small businesses by updating and streamlining some of the state’s regulatory processes,” said Assemblymember Brown.
Assemblymember Brown said she plans to support the JEDE Committee as they look for ways to improve our state’s economy.
For more information, contact (909) 381-3238.
Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown represents the 47th Assembly District, which includes Colton, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Rialto, San Bernardino, and the unincorporated communities of Bloomington and Muscoy.
Website of Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown:http://www.asmdc.org/members/a47/
17 Jan 2013
by rialto-now
in Budget, Ca, Inland Empire
Tags: Ca, Fontana, Traffic
Good evening:
The Interstate 10 Citrus Avenue Interchange Project will require freeway lane and ramp closures. For more details on these closures, please view the attached traffic advisory.
Safety is very important, soplease drive safely through the construction area, watch for workers and vehicles, follow posted signs, remember toSlow for the Cone Zone and Move Overa lane when it is safe to do so.
Thank you,
Jane Dreher
Public Information Officer
San Bernardino Associated Governments
GET CONNECTED/STAY CONNECTED
Call our toll
‐free project helpline: 1‐855‐INFO‐1010 (1‐855‐4636‐1010)
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To receive email updates, visit our project website: http://www.fontana.org/citruscherry
Interstate 10 Citrus & Cherry Interchange Projects Helpline: 1-855-INFO-1010 (1-855-463-6101)
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