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Coffee with the Chief Re-Cap

15 Aug 2013 Leave a comment

by rialto-now in Andy Carrizales, beautification comittee, Ca, City of Rialto, Coffee Nutz, Crime, davidsMarketing, Edgar Montes, Flores Park, Flores Park Neighborhood Watch, Inland Empire, Nieghborhood Watch, Poor, Public Safety, Rialto, Rialto, Rialto Parks, Rialto Police Department, rialto unified school district, RUSD, SCAT, Street Crime Attack Team, SWAT, Uncategorized, youth Tags: current-events, politics

With yet another coffee with the chief coming and going I thought it would be nice to highlight what was talked about at the August meeting at Coffee Nutz.

Twenty four people attended the event and we had people from all walks of life and various organizations that serve various purposes for the community.

In attendance (of note) were Linda Chapman Humans Relations Commission, Michael Townsend from the Department of Mental Health, Phyllis and John Hangman from Friends of the Rialto K-9’s, Joe Britt Park and Rec commissioner, Andy Carzales Rialto Beatification Commission. As well as Captain Randy Deanda and Chief Farrar from Rialto PD & two raido personalities from Q104.7 were doing a live remote in the parking lot and decided to join us.

Chief Farrar began by thanking everyone for coming. He then began talking about the extreme success of Rialto’s National Night Out event on August sixth. Chief Farrar stated they had just over five thousand people come out to this years event two thousand more than last year. He commented on how well the event went and that it was the best National Night Out event the city or county had ever put on. He said there was room for improvement but that overall the event was top notch. The highlight was for the people who hung around to see the police helicopter lift off from the event. Chief Farrar asked the people in attendance what they thought could be improved for next years event.

The next topic of conversation were the upcoming Area Command meetings. These meetings offer the community, city and police department a opportunity to connect and dialogue. Various city departments come out and give you the information you need to easily live here in the city. For info on the meeting dates, times and locations just look for the link on the right hand side of our page.

The topic of the AB 109 Early Release program came up due to the courts ordering Governor Brown to release another ten thousand inmates. Chief Farrar told the community that Rialto PD has been working to stay one step ahead of the criminals. These ways include an full time probation officer that works at Rialto PD, using electronic advances to track criminals, applying for more grants and working with other local agencies.

The last topic spoke to who our Police Chief really is it spoke to his heart. Chief Farrar spoke about a strong passion to reach our youth. Not just the good kids that have normal nuclear families that don’t have negative contact with the police but all youth especially the under privileged youth that shy away from telling police officials their true fears and concerns. This desire chief Farrar has isn’t a fishing expedition to lock up more criminals but a true heart felt desire to show the entire community that his department truly cares. What was awesome is everyone there bought right in and began talking out the idea of how to involve our youth. This is where Annette Pulido the promotions person from Q104.7 spoke up and offered to assist the city and police department with this and other outreach opportunities.

One thing that is missing is a constant presence by School District Official. Every single meeting there are constant questions about our children’s safety. This is just an observation by me but it seems Rialto Unified really doesn’t care how we feel about school safety or our children’s safety. It is sad because Edgar Montes has attended a few times but beyond that nobody. Rialto Unified has a School Safety Department and their office can’t send down one official to listen and log the long list of issues the community has with school safety.

Here is what else is awesome when I brought up the response some of our readers had to the time of the meetings and how morning meeting during the week excludes a portion of the community. Chief Farrar said lets make it happen so all you that commented on the time of the meetings here you go.

There is a lot going on in Rialto and everyone is working hard towards making this a community to be proud of. But it takes everyone working towards the same goal. So ask yourself what are you doing to help make this city a better place and can you do more?

What’s going on at City Hall?

23 Jul 2013 Leave a comment

by rialto-now in Uncategorized Tags: current-events, government, politics

The city council meeting on July 9th was full of happiness, turmoil, confusion & accusations. No one was silent this time everyone had a bone to pick or a issue to iron out.

What we know is that there were a couple of HOT BUTTON issues on tap that night. It began with two consent calendar items. One was to move the public comment section from the end of the meeting to the beginning. This drew little controversy but did raise questions on what was the thought process. This item was placed by Councilman Joe Baca Jr. and he said his reasons for the change was to allow the citizens the ability to voice their concerns without having to sit through an entire meeting especially when they went long.

People had concerns with this move because many times the subject matter of a community members statement could change after hearing the way our elected officials act in the course of the meeting. Mr. Baca said he didn’t see any reason to not allow someone to defer to the end of the meeting if they so choose and this move in no way would eliminate the communities’ ability to comment on separate TAB items. This was only affecting the public comment section when you are speaking on an item not on the AGENDA.

Mr Joe Baca Jr. did a excellent job explaining his move and people were allowed to come up and speak their issue on the Consent Calendar item.

The other Consent Calendar item that was of contention was Mayor Deborah Robertson’s move to REDUCE the time you could speak from five minutes to three minutes. We covered this on our last post and you guys responded in a big way and you were heard. The problem was Mayor Robertson pulled this item at the last minute. This move didn’t allow the public the ability to speak on the issue.

I found the move by Mayor Robertson to be damaging to her ability to gain the public’s trust. Joe Baca Jr. was simply moving forward on a issue that multiple council members had spoke openly about. After we wrote about this issue a couple weeks ago a firestorm of comments proceeded. None in support of the Mayors idea that APPEARED to be a move to silence the community. The statement she found most damming confused me. It wasn’t people calling for a do over, it wasn’t accusations that our elected officials over the years have overlooked the decline Rialto has gone thru. She was most upset over the accusation that Ed Scott the contender she beat out for the job of mayor said that she was mirroring a move done by John Longville when he was mayor of Rialto. Ed Scott simply said that Longville ran her campaign and implyed that he was advising the mayor on these types of matters.

Joe Baca Jr made it very clear that he had nothing to do with the time limit restrictions and didn’t agree with the move at all. Mayor Robertson never gave a clear answer to why she had this placed on the consent calendar by denied it had anything to do with silencing the public. What she did next made that statement appear false.

Four people singed up to speak on the consent calendar. Richard Royce, Terry Thompson, June Hayes and David Phillips prior to coming up we were informed we could only speak on the Public Comment item and not on the time limit issue because it was pulled from consideration. Richard Royce deferred his comments, Terry Thompson spoke and seemed thrown because he probably was expecting to speak on both issues, June Hayes & David Phillips both spoke and were not at all happy that they were being silenced. Then council began speaking about the time limit issue and June Hayes taught me a valuable lesson. That opened the door for our comment to be heard and we were allowed to re approach the dais and address council on this issue.

What was eye opening was the breach of the Brown Act. The Brown Act covers meetings of public bodies must be “open and public,” actions may not be secret, and action taken in violation of open meetings laws may be voided. (§§ 54953(a), 54953(c), 54960.1(d))

What was done in reference to this action was Mayor Robertson tried to POLL the council? You see the Brown Act has rules where more than two council members cannot discuss matters concerning the public good except at an open meeting attended by the public. What Mayor Robertson did and this is from her own lips was have the City Administrator ask each members opinion on this issue and the City Administrator actually admitted that he did just that. Mayor Robertson moved forward with this action because she received word from the City Administrator that there were no objections. She didn’t entertain pulling the item until YOU the COMMUNITY blasted social media and sent emails and made calls sending a clear message that this move had ZERO support in the community.

This is the second time Mayor Robertson has directed city staff to do something that was against the proper decorum of an elected official. Where is the investigation? What is our city attorney being paid $600,000 a year to do if he isn’t looking into this?

What do you think, should our city be allowed to run like this? Comment here or go to www.facebook.com/rialtonow and join the conversation.

Children’s Safety Fair

03 May 2013 Leave a comment

by rialto-now in Ca, davidsMarketing, Joe Baca Jr, Rialto, Rialto, Rialto Fire, Rialto Parks, Shawn O'Connell, Uncategorized, youth

Call 909-820-2611 Ext 106 for details

Barnes & Noble book fair

29 Apr 2013 Leave a comment

by rialto-now in Uncategorized Tags: books, literature

Now I know its not in Rialto but its the closest book store around and this event was way to awesome looking to not share.

Rialto’s Job Fair a Success

03 Apr 2013 Leave a comment

by rialto-now in Ca, Chief Mat Fratus, City of Rialto, davidsMarketing, Inland Empire, Mike Story, Public Safety, Rialto, Rialto Fire, Rialto Police Department, Shawn O'Connell, Small Business, Uncategorized, youth Tags: henrietta mears, san bernardino valley, san bernardino valley college

Rialto Job Fair a Success

On March 27^th 2013 Rialto held its first job fair of 2013 after holding one late in 2012 both were at the Cathedral of Praise Church on the Corner of Riverside Ave & Valley Blvd. The one in 2012 was ok but it was filled with schools looking for students, agencies like American Water with fake job openings (locally) and temp agencies. These are all good (except for the fake job openings) when people are not severely desperate for work. Schools mean more debt and temp agencies are not full time regular work.

A total of 517 job seekers and people were standing in line 10 minutes until 8 a.m. (started at 10 a.m.) and people were still coming after it was over at 1 p.m. There is a need in our community & together we can make a difference. The Cathedral of Praise volunteers; City of Rialto volunteers (including the HR Manager); San Bernardino Valley College Occupational Advancement Department volunteers; and the Director for the Applied Technologies Training, Economic Development and Corporate Training Division (San Bernardino Community College District) also one volunteer from San Bernardino Valley College Workability department .

This most recent job fair that was partnered by City of Rialto Human Resources and San Bernardino Valley College was one of the best job fairs I have been to in 3 years. It was full of diverse, interesting and quality employers looking for employees. These were not just jobs to get you through the basic bills, these were jobs you could work and retire from.

We were at the job fair and we spoke to employers. Here are a few of the many choices you had to choose from:

Forest Home http://www.foresthome.org/aboutfh/employment/ A local Mountain Camp founded by Henrietta Mears. They offer all types of camp options and an extensive list of job openings both professional and entry level.
Manheim http://www.manheim.com/careers/?WT.svl=m_footer_careers A local Auto Auction company offering a wide range of opportunities in the automotive field from back and front office work to hands on interaction with the Vehicles themselves Manheim presented a company willing to hire those quality people looking for a career.
Child Care Careers www.childcarecareers.net This is a temp agency for the Child Care industry. They handle job openings at the State (school districts), Federal (head start) and private Early Childhood Education centers. Kirsten from Child Care Careers told me they had a massive order for staff incoming and were looking at doing a mass hire.

You also had Law Enforcement agencies like San Bernardino County Sheriff, Riverside County Sheriff, Fontana Police, Rialto Police & San Bernardino County Probation. Other public safety or security companies were Rialto Fire Department, Securitas, First Defense & Allied Barton. There were temp staffing agencies a couple schools and Avon & Mary Kay but overall it was well planned, few empty spaces and very well attended.

Inland Empire Easter Ideas

28 Mar 2013 Leave a comment

by rialto-now in Uncategorized Tags: entertainment, food

Unsure where to take the kids (and teens!) Easter Egg Hunting? Below are some ideas!

Rialto–Spring Eggstravaganza 2013 The City of Rialto, Rialto Branch Library and Friends of the Rialto Library present the 2013 Spring Eggstravaganza. Enjoy a day filled with fun activities for the entire family. This event takes place Saturday, March 30 from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm at the Rialto Civic Center 150 So. Palm Ave. and Rialto Branch Library. Hop on over. http://www.ci.rialto.ca.us/cityclerk_6117.php

March 30th, 2013

Rialto–Kidz Egg-sperience Party Cathedral Of Praise Intl Ministries is located at 1521 South Riverside Ave will have Egg Launch, bouncers, arts & crafts, music and games and will be giving away a Nintendo Wii system. This free event is from 5pm to 6pm.

March 30th, 2013

Redlands–Bake Sale for No Kid HungryThe event will be in downtown Redlands at Ed Hales Park. The park is located on the corner of State Street and 5th. We start at 9 AM to coincide with the adjacent Farmer’s Market and will go until 3 PM unless we sell out first! Come out for those baked goodies for your Easter Celebration. https://www.facebook.com/events/484478218279453/?fref=ts

March 30th, 2013

Highland–Citrus Harvest FestivalThe City will soon celebrate its 17th Annual Citrus Harvest Festival. The Historic District will be filled with crafters, delicious food, antique and classic cars and lots of area residents. There will fun for everyone including live entertainment, kids games and rides, an historic home tour, shopping and much more. Join us on Saturday, March 30 from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm. http://www.ci.highland.ca.us/Events/?Events=CHF

March 30th, 2013

Riverside –Riverside Community College (RCC)– 4-6 p.m. at Bookstore Promenade – Public event for kids in the community. Easter egg hunt for prizes with three separate age groups. Cash box, opportunity drawing, pizza and drinks! FREE! Multiple activities available from clubs on campus. http://rivasrcc.org/eventCalendar.aspx

March 28th, 2013

Chino Hills–Easter Egg-citement– 11-2:00pm! Participate in a variety of activities including egg hunts, an egg decorating contest, pictures with the Easter Bunny, crafts, musical entertainment, a craft fair, and refreshments to purchase. No outside baskets or bags allowed. The City will provide bags for egg hunts. http://www.chinohills.org/index.aspx?NID=1065

March 30th, 2013

Claremont–Spring Celebration– 10:30am (egg hunt!). Entertainers, crafts, contests, clowns, games, a petting zoo, as well as a terrific candy egg hunt! At 10:30 am, the siren marks the start of the candy egg hunt. Children 0-12 years old are separated into 4 different age groups. Parents are encouraged to enjoy the hunt from the sidelines. http://www.ci.claremont.ca.us/ps.leisurerecreation.cfm?ID=1742

March 30th, 2013

Fontana–Easter Egg-citement @ Jessie Turner Center. 10-1pm! Come out and participate in the EasterEgg Hunts, games, crafts, and even a visit from the Easter Bunny! http://www.fontana.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=2528&month=2&year=2013&day=28&calType=0

March 30th, 2013

Fontana–Easter Eggs-perience @ Cypress Neighborhood Center. 10-12pm! Play games, participate in the Easter egg hunt, and be sure to take a picture with the Easter Bunny. http://www.fontana.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=2529&month=2&year=2013&day=28&calType=0

March 30th, 2013

Fontana–Easter Egg-travaganza @ Don Day Center. 10-1:00pm! Be part of our Easter egg hunt, games, giveaways and take a picture with the Easter Bunny!http://www.fontana.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=2530&month=2&year=2013&day=28&calType=0

March 30th, 2013

Lake Elsinore–Childrens Fair & Egg Hunt-10am! Kids ages 1 to 8 years will love trying to find their share of 8,000 candy stuffed eggs. Visit the Children’s Fair after the hunt from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for free activities, live entertainment, bouncers and yummy food. The Puppet Show is on stage at 11 a.m. with the Easter Bunny on site from 10:30 to 12:30 p.m. for pictures. http://www.lake-elsinore.org/index.aspx?page=18&recordid=2313

March 30th, 2013

Montclair–Easter Eggstravaganza– 9-11am! Easter egg hunts, special prizes, games, photos with the Easter Bunny. $3 pancake breakfasts. http://www.cityofmontclair.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=6374

March 30th, 2013

Murrieta–Spring Eggstravaganza-9am! There will be over 10,000 eggs to hunt at age-restricted hunt times. Come out and join us for a fun morning! http://www.murrieta.org/cals/default.asp

March 30th, 2013

Norco–Easter Egg Hunt & Hop– 10am! The event is free of charge and is for children ages 1-11 years old. Activities included: Egg hunt, bunny hop, pet adoptions, arts & crafts, and the Easter Bunny!

Rancho Cucamonga–Welcome the Bunny @ Victoria Gardens-11-1pm. Games, prizes, crafts, and more!

Ontario–Cucamonga-Guasti Spring Fest & Egg Hunt-10am! Spring Festival & Egg Hunt. Registration 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Event 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Egg Hunts, Crafts, Jumpers,Egg Decorating Contest $10 for parking. http://cms.sbcounty.gov/Portals/1/Egghuntflyer2013.pdf

March 30th, 2013

Temecula–Easter Egg Hunt @ Harveston Park-10am! Hop your way to one of Temecula’s annual Easter Egg Hunts. Have your picture taken with the Easter Bunny, enjoy music, fun and games. Don’t forget to bring your Easter basket to collect all your Easter Treats. Egg Hunt for children ages 1-12 years. Egg Hunt starts at 10am sharp! http://www.cityoftemecula.org/Temecula/Residents/SpecialEvents/Spring+Egg+Hunt.htm

March 30th, 2013

Temecula–Easter Egg Hunt@ Patricia H. Birdsall Sportspark-10am! Hop your way to one of Temecula’s annual Easter Egg Hunts. Have your picture taken with the Easter Bunny, enjoy music, fun and games. Don’t forget to bring your Easter basket to collect all your Easter Treats. Egg Hunt for children ages 1-12 years. Egg Hunt starts at 10am sharp! http://www.cityoftemecula.org/Temecula/Residents/SpecialEvents/Spring+Egg+Hunt.htm

March 30th, 2013

Temecula–Easter Egg Hunt @ Temeku Hills Park-10am! Hop your way to one of Temecula’s annual Easter Egg Hunts. Have your picture taken with the Easter Bunny, enjoy music, fun and games. Don’t forget to bring your Easter basket to collect all your Easter Treats. Egg Hunt for children ages 1-12 years. Egg Hunt starts at 10am sharp! http://www.cityoftemecula.org/Temecula/Residents/SpecialEvents/Spring+Egg+Hunt.htm

March 30th, 2013

Upland–Spring Egg Hunt-10am! 30th annual Easter egg hunt. http://www.uplandpl.lib.ca.us/asp/Events/GetPDF.asp?ID=144

March 30th, 2013

Redlands–Easter Buffet & Egg Hunt @ Redlands Country Club-11am! $34.95+ Per Person • $14.95+ for 4 – 10 years old. Children 3 and under are free. Don’t forget your baskets for the kids to go on the Easter Egg Hunt! Please let us know ahead of time how many kids will be attending the hunt. http://www.redlandscountryclub.com/Default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=302364&ssid=187619&vnf=1

March 31st, 2013

Riverside–Spring Egg Hunt @ Anza Narrows Park- 10am! Join us as we have a hopping good time andcelebrate spring at our Spring Egg Hunt. There will be an egg hunt (promptly at 10 a.m.), youth fun zone and other activities. We will hop it off with a visit from Peter Rabbit. This FREE program is for youth ages 12 and younger

Riverside–Spring Egg Hunt@ Bryant Park- 10am! Join us as we have a hopping good time and celebrate spring at our Spring Egg Hunt Spectacular. There will be music, arts and crafts, prizes, a variety of egg hunts and other activities. We will hop it off with a visit from Peter Rabbit. These FREE programs are for youth ages 12 and younger.

Riverside–Downtown Easter Egg-Stravaganza– 12-4:00pm! Free family event featuring face-painting, balloon artists, arts and crafts, story-telling, Easter Peep Show by DragonMarsh, and Easter Egg give-away.

Riverside–Spring Egg Hunt @ Hunt Park-10am! Join us as we have a hopping good time and celebrate spring at our Spring Egg Hunt Spectacular. There will be music, arts and crafts, prizes, a variety of egg hunts and other activities. We will hop it off with a visit from Peter Rabbit. These FREE programs are for youth ages 12 and younger.

Riverside–Spring Egg Hunt @ La Sierra Park- 10am! Join us as we have a hopping good time and celebrate spring at our Spring Egg Hunt Spectacular. There will be music, arts and crafts, prizes, a variety of egg hunts and other activities. We will hop it off with a visit from Peter Rabbit. These FREE programs are for youth ages 12 and younger.

Riverside–Spring Egg Hunt @ Nichols Park -10am! Join us as we have a hopping good time and celebrate spring at our Spring Egg Hunt Spectacular. There will be music, arts and crafts, prizes, a variety of egg hunts and other activities. We will hop it off with a visit from Peter Rabbit. These FREE programs are for youth ages 12 and younger.

Riverside Park–White Park– 9:00am! Sponsored by the Riverside Police Foundation and the Riverside Police Officers Association. Free egg hunt, photos with the easter bunny, face painting and much more. For Children ages 0-12. All adults must accompany a child. http://riversideca.gov/calendar

Riverside–Spring Egg Hunt @ Villegas Park- 10am! Join us as we have a hopping good time and celebrate spring at our Spring Egg Hunt Spectacular. There will be music, arts and crafts, prizes, a variety of egg hunts and other activities. We will hop it off with a visit from Peter Rabbit. These FREE programs are for youth ages 12 and younger

March 30st, 2013

Rialto Job Fair this Wednesday March 27th

26 Mar 2013 Leave a comment

by rialto-now in Uncategorized

List of Empolyers to be at the event:

Apple One Employment

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

Ashley Furniture

Center for Employment Training

Chaffey College Economic Development

ChildCare Careers

City of Rialto

City of SBETA

Community Action Partnership

Complete Coach Works

CRY-ROP

Excel 2

Farmers Insurance-Riverside

Farmers Insurance-San Bernardino

FedEx Ground

Fontana After School Program

Fontana Police Dpt/ Personnel & Training

Forest Home

Keller Center for Corporate Learning-DEVRY

Kimco Staffing Services, Inc.-Redlands

Kohl’s E-commerce & Distribution

Lowe’s Home Improvement

Manheim

Mary Kay Cosmetics

Office Team, Riverside-Robert Half

OPARC

Pacific Advisors- Guardian

Pathway Group

Primerica-Redlands

Primerica-Irwindale, CA

Quality Commercial Pest Control, Inc

Radio Shack

Riverside County Sheriff’s Department

Rolling Start, Inc., Resource Center for Independent Living

San Bernardino County Probation Department

San Bernardino Employment Resource Center

San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department

Securitias Security USA

Security Defense

Southern Wine & Spirits

Southwestern Voc College/dept. of Public

State Pipe & Supply

The Academic Advantage

The Art Institute of California

The Home Depot

Think Together

TS Staffing Services Inc.

University of Phoenix

US Forest Service

Vector Marketing

Victor (Behavioral Health

Wildwood Canyon Villa

Western & Southern Life

Rialto Cert Classes

25 Mar 2013 3 Comments

by rialto-now in and the unincorporated communities of Bloomington and Muscoy, ARMC, Assemblymember-Elect Cheryl Brown, Ca, City of Rialto, Colton, Crime, Flores Park, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Rialto, Rialto, Rialto Fire, Rialto Police Department, San Bernardino, SWAT, Uncategorized Tags: cars, community

Working in Community Services on thing that our safety trainer always tells us is in the event of a disaster Police, Fire and Military resources are first sent to Schools an Hospitals. He reminds us that we must be prepared to survive for at least three days. So lets think about this that means if somone is hurt badly in my home or neighborhood I may be responsible for stabalizing that person? Yep, do you know how? If not these classes will help you better prepare for that major emergency.

CONTACT IS MICHAEL RAMIREZ @ BELOW ADDRESS:

From: Rialto CERT rialtocert@gmail.com

Statement of Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown on Supporting AB 113

25 Mar 2013 Leave a comment

by rialto-now in Uncategorized Tags: business, economy, internet, technology

Statement of Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown on Supporting AB 113

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown (D-San Bernardino) issued the following statement today regarding her support of AB 113, a bill to increase the appropriation for the Secretary of State by $2 million to address the business filing backlog.

“In support of my goal to push policies that assist small business development and growth, I voted in support of AB 113, a bill that appropriates $2 million of business filing fees to the Secretary of State, and requires that the increase only be used to reduce the time it takes to process business filings for those who want to start a business in California.

In the past, the process to file the appropriate business documents and fees in California would take 20 days. Currently, budget cuts and under-staffed departments pushed processing times to 85 days. As a result, businesses cannot hire employees, begin paying entity taxes or officially open their doors for two months.

AB 113 will significantly streamline and improve the state’s process for starting a business by decreasing the process to 5 days; the bill will also transfer to job growth and support our economy. I’m proud to be a part of such an important piece of legislation.”

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/