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Sentinel 02-28-20 The San Bernardino County News of Note from Around the Largest County in the Lower 48 States Friday, FebruarySentinel 28, 2020 A Fortunado Publication in conjunction with Countywide News Service 10808 Foothill Blvd. Suite 160-446 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 (951) 567-1936 Fontana Turns To GOP Political Operative Denny To Fill City Manager Gap Without Notice, By Mark Gutglueck out of the city’s senior Republican political in political skulduggery. legislative house from Commissioners Fueling concerns staff position last year functionaries likewise Denny’s conviction on slipping. Working with that the San Bernardi- after 20 years with the holding high-paying and campaign documenta- Pringle’s deputy chief of Rescind Their no County Republican city. Denny is set to as- prestigious government tion falsification charges staff, Jeff Flint, the then- Party is intensifying its sume the post on April 6. jobs locally to engineer before Judge Marjorie 27-year-old Denny set February 12 strategy of maintaining It appears that Denny, electioneering efforts Laird Carter came in about interesting Laurie Vote Denying its domination of lo- who has established bona supporting GOP candi- close conjunction with Campbell in running as cal government by the fides as a political dirty dates and undercut Dem- the recording of similar a decoy Democrat candi- Amazon Center placement of political trickster in the form of a ocrats. or related convictions date to weaken the can- Site Plan operatives into agency, criminal conviction for In 1996, Denny, who of five others which en- didacy of Democrat Lin- municipal and county election fraud, has as- at that time was an aide sued from an effort by da Moulton-Patterson In a move that has administrative posts, the sumed managerial con- to California Assembly the Republican Party, who was vying against widened the gulf of dis- Fontana City Council on trol of San Bernardino Speaker Curt Pringle, and in particular the Republican Scott Baugh trust between the City Tuesday voted to hire County’s second most was charged by the Or- Orange County Central in the specially-held of Upland’s top mana- Mark Denny as its city populous city in a way ange County District At- Committee, to prevent 1995 election to replace gerial echelon/land use manager to replace Ken that puts him in position torney and subsequently the GOP’s then-tenuous Assembly Speaker Doris planning division and a Hunt, who was forced to network with other convicted of engaging hold on the state’s lower Allen, who had growing contingent of See P 2 community activists op- Judge Dismisses WVWD False Claims Suit, Subject To Amendment & Refiling posed to on-line retail A year after a qui tam geles County Superior of today they have two in launching the rela- lege have engaged in behemoth Amazon’s lawsuit was quietly filed Court Judge hearing the weeks to establish suf- tively rare qui tam action prohibited and illegal proposal to establish a under seal alleging the matter says his analysis ficient evidence exists to last year. acts. distribution center north top echelon of manage- of what has been pre- substantiate their allega- A writ of qui tam is a For a governmental of Foothill Boulevard ment, two of its elected sented to the court thus tions or the case will be private individual’s peti- district with the rela- and South of Cable Air- officials, the general far does not make for a permanently dismissed. tion or a petition by a set tively limited charter port, the Upland Plan- counsel, contract attor- convincing case nor sup- West Valley Board of individuals, who is of providing water to ning Commission this neys and consultants ply the details to back up Member Clifford Young or are claiming to be of some 82,000 customers, week without any ex- at the West Valley Dis- the plaintiffs’ claims. He joined with the district’s assistance in a possible households or businesses plicit notice beforehand trict conspired to enrich has given them a limited former chief financial of- criminal prosecution, in Bloomington, Colton, reversed its February 12 themselves through the window during which ficer, Naisha Davis, and for a court order against Fontana and Rialto, as vote rejecting the site provision of bribes and they must marshal that then-assistant board sec- those the petitioner or well as unincorporated plan for the massive fa- kickbacks, the Los An- evidence, such that as retary Patricia Romero petitioners alleges or al- areas in San cility. See P 6 Beginning at least He Will End SB’s Dysfunction two years ago, repre- Floyd Tidwell, 90, San Bernardino County’s sentatives with Amazon th st Alexander Vows In 7 Ward Run 31 Sheriff, At Rest After Final Roundup began confidential dis- nardino’s Seventh Ward Floyd Tidwell, whose ness that we report the ter in San Bernardino. cussions with Upland “to halt the dysfunction tenure as San Bernardino death of retired Sheriff His father was Alla city officials relating to and to provide leader- County sheriff bridged Floyd Tidwell,” current Power Tidwell, a ranch- what was referred to as ship where there is cur- the gap both symboli- Sheriff John McMahon er. His mother was Cora a “warehouse” or “ware- rently a vacuum in City cally and in actuality said. “He leaves behind Tidwell, who went by house/distribution facil- Hall. The council is so between the historic past an incredible legacy and “Peggy.” He graduated ity” to be developed on busy fighting each oth- involving mounted pos- will be greatly missed.” from Big Bear High the 50-acre site north er, no one is concerned ses scrubbing the far- A larger-than-life icon School with the Class of of Foothill Boulevard about taking care of the flung county’s remote who chewed tobacco, 1948. and east of Central Av- city and its residents. I canyon country for flee- wrestled steers and col- As a young man in Big enue owned by the Bon- am a servant-leader, with ing outlaws and modern lared criminals, Tidwell, Bear, where he was born giovanni Family Trust. Damon Alexander my only agenda being to sleuthing involving near- as must all mortal men, and raised, Tidwell was As is routinely the case focus on making my city ly instantaneous access reached the end of his a product of his environ- with Amazon projects, Damon Alexander better, respectable and to digitized information, trail on Tuesday, Febru- ment, and he embraced there was an understand- says he is running for safer for all.” has died. He was 90. ary 25, at 2:25 p.m. at St. a vigorous lifestyle that ing that no direct or pub- lic acknowledgment or city council in San Ber- The chal- “It is with deep sad- Bernadine Medical Cen- entailed fully See P 5 See P 7 confirmation of Ama- Three More SB City Employees/Officials Denounce Mayor Valdivia’s Conduct zon’s involvement was Three further cur- failing to report money place at City Hall, has Services Commission ly 220,000-population to be made, although in rent or former San Ber- and gifts he had received also made contact with and another is yet serv- county seat following situations where there nardino city employees and the reception of what the same attorney repre- ing in the role of Valdiv- his victory over then- was potential that the or officials have gone appear to be bribes. The senting the other five. ia’s field representative. incumbent Mayor Carey prospect of an Amazon public with accusations three individuals who Of the three who Alissa Payne, Don- Davis in the November operation would be posi- against Mayor John came forth this week spoke out this week in ald Smith and Jackie 2018 election. When tively received, there was Valdivia as of late this are purposed to join full public display in Aboud stepped out from 2019 began, Valdivia, no hesitancy in hinting week, bringing to a total with Mirna Cisneros and front of currently-shut- the shadows to join with a Hispanic Republican at who was behind the of five those who have Karen Cervantes, who tered City Hall which Cisneros and Cervantes with the backing of the proposal. To effectuate gone on the record to say resigned last month and is awaiting seismic ret- in attesting to grotesque county’s Republican es- this cover, Amazon uti- he grossly mistreated then earlier this month rofitting, one is a mem- elements of Valdivia’s tablishment, appeared lized El Segundo-based those who worked for filed claims against ber of both the Arts and persona, revelations to be an irresistible po- Bridge Development him and engaged in fur- Valdivia and the city, Historical Preservation that come a little more litical force, as he was Partners as its cut-out to ther misdeeds, including in taking legal action. Commission and the San than 14 months after drawing to himself sub- serve as the project pro- the misuse of city funds, A sixth city employee, Bernardino Parks, Rec- Valdivia acceded to the stantial support not just ponent. facilities and personnel, one believed to yet be in reation and Community mayoralty in the near- from the city’s See P 3 In June 2019, See P 3 Friday, February 28, 2020 San Bernardino County Sentinel Page 2 inal conviction behind California, San Ber- Denny’s Hiring In have on San Bernardino The San Bernardino County him. Through his con- nardino County has County, since the statis- Fontana Illustrates tacts within the Republi- party affiliation numbers tical 8 percent advantage GOP’s Formula Of can Party, he was able to that favor the Democrats.
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