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The same areas of California keep catching on fire. What about limits on home building?
A home burns near a vineyard after the Kincade fire burned through the area near Geyserville, Calif. Fueled by high winds, the fire burned thousands of acres in a matter of hours and prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
By LIAM DILLON STAFF WRITER
OCT 28 2019 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-28/kincade-getty-fire-prone-neighborhood-limit-homebuilding 1/10 10/28/2019 The same areas of California keep catching on fire. What about limits on home building? - Los Angeles Times OCT. 28, 2019 3:20 PM
The wildfires engulfing California this month have burned some of the same areas where other major fires have destroyed thousands of homes in recent years.
But while Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers have announced plans that could reign in Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and other utilities since this year’s blazes began, no one has formally proposed robust limits on home building in areas at risk of wildfire.
On Sunday, residents of Coffey Park, a neighborhood in Santa Rosa that was leveled in the Tubbs fire in 2017, received evacuation orders over the Kincade fire, which is currently ripping through Sonoma County. The community has yet to see damage from the new blaze, but some areas burned by the Kincade fire overlap with those affected two years ago — and fire officials fear the flames could grow when Diablo winds return to Northern California later this week.
Many homes have only just been rebuilt in Coffey Park. But the burnt trees that surround them serve as constant reminders of the Tubbs fire.
In June, the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies released a poll that showed that three- quarters of California voters believe the state should restrain home building in areas at high risk of wildfires. The poll, prepared for The Times, revealed bipartisan support for such restrictions after deadly fires wiped out tens of thousands of homes across the state in the last two years.
“The voters think there should be limits,” said Mark DiCamillo, director of the Berkeley IGS Poll.
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The survey revealed broad backing across party lines, demographic groups and all regions in California for restricting growth in wildfire zones. Nearly 85% of Democrats support doing so compared with 57% of Republicans and 72% of independent voters.
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At least 66% of respondents in every region backed the idea, including the non-Bay Area northern section of the state. That includes the area surrounding Paradise, which was almost entirely destroyed in last fall’s Camp fire and where many homeowners have said they hope to rebuild and in many cases are doing so.
Overall, 37% of voters surveyed said they supported strongly limiting new home building in wildfire areas, with an additional 38% saying they somewhat supported the idea.
Despite voters’ willingness to restrict growth in wildfire areas, Newsom and lawmakers have not discussed the idea comprehensively, alongside other options to prevent destructive infernos. State leaders have instead focused their discussions on utility companies’ financial responsibility for the blazes, how to pay for damages from wildfires and cutting back vegetation and other ways to manage the state’s forests. One bill that would have added extra restrictions on cities and counties’ ability to approve housing in high-risk zones was held in a legislative committee earlier this year.
Last year Ken Pimlott, the recently retired head of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, said that government should consider stopping home building in threatened communities because of the substantial loss of property and lives.
But in an interview with the Associated Press this spring, Newsom rejected it.
“There’s something that is truly Californian about the wilderness and the wild and pioneering spirit,” Newsom said. “I’m not advocating for” no building.
Stanford University’s Michael Wara, who recently served on a state wildfire commission, said the scale of recent fires is influencing how Californians think about development, even those whose property is safe.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-28/kincade-getty-fire-prone-neighborhood-limit-homebuilding 4/10 10/28/2019 The same areas of California keep catching on fire. What about limits on home building? - Los Angeles Times “They wake up and go outside and they can’t breathe and there’s ash on their car,” said Wara, who directs the school’s climate and energy policy program. “It’s not something you read about in the newspaper. It’s something you experience.”
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But Wara said any decision to limit growth in fire zones remains politically difficult. People who own land or might want to build in those areas strongly prefer to maintain the status quo.
“This is an issue where there’s concentrated very powerful interests that have a lot to lose by changing the rules,” he said. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-28/kincade-getty-fire-prone-neighborhood-limit-homebuilding 5/10 10/28/2019 The same areas of California keep catching on fire. What about limits on home building? - Los Angeles Times It’s also possible that voters might support the idea for limiting growth but not the details of what a plan might look like, said DiCamillo, the pollster. A recent Cal Fire report said 1 in 4 Californians live in areas considered at high risk for wildfires, including in suburban Southern California and the Bay Area.
People who live in parts of Marin County may not realize they reside in one of these zones when answering that question, he said. “They’re probably thinking about all these rural areas.”
The online survey of 4,435 California voters took place June 4 to 10 and had an overall margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2.5%.
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Column: California fires show it’s private enterprise, not government, that can’t get things right
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-10-28/california-fires-private-enterprise 1/12 10/29/2019 Hiltzik: California fires show it's private enterprise, not government, that can't get things right - Los Angeles Times Shopkeepers Sodhi Singh, left, and Navneet Singh prepare to close down their gas station and convenience store in Healdsburg in Sonoma County after the lights went out ahead of an expected high-wind event in the area of the Kincade fire. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
By MICHAEL HILTZIK BUSINESS COLUMNIST
OCT. 28, 2019 1:22 PM
Critics of public sector inefficiencies have long declared that “government should be run like a business.”
A business such as, say, Pacific Gas & Electric?
The current wildfire crisis in California should serve as an object lesson in the folly of expecting private enterprise to operate in the service of the public interest. It’s common to hear ordinary taxpayers grousing about the DMV as a proxy for all that’s burdensome and irritating about bureaucracy.
[We] reached new levels of reliability and won recognition from our industry for our emergency response efforts.
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But the electricity shutoffs across the state, aimed at reducing the chance that a spark from utility equipment will start a fire, are the handiwork of our private utilities, artifacts of their failure to spend more money on their infrastructure rather than shareholder dividends.
Federal Judge William Alsup of San Francisco, who is overseeing PG&E’s probation after its criminal conviction in connection with the 2010 gas line explosion that killed eight in San Bruno, implicitly acknowledged as much in an order last January. In his order, Alsup tasked the company to “remove or trim all trees that could fall onto its power lines” as well as “identify and fix all conductors that might swing together and arc ... under high-wind conditions,” among other steps that the company had been expected to take under existing law. Alsup observed that California fire authorities blamed PG&E for 18 wildfires in 2017 and referred 12 of them for possible criminal prosecution.
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-10-28/california-fires-private-enterprise 2/12 10/29/2019 Hiltzik: California fires show it's private enterprise, not government, that can't get things right - Los Angeles Times He wrote of the imperative to “protect the public from further wrongs” by PG&E and “deter similar wrongs from other utilities.” Alsup further noted “PG&E’s history of falsification of inspection reports.” PG&E argued that the order was so broad it would interfere with its operations.
In July, Alsup further criticized the company for spending on campaign contributions “even quite recently” and distributing $5 billion in shareholder dividends prior to filing for bankruptcy. He demanded to know why the company had made those expenditures instead of “replacing or repairing [its] aging transmission lines ... and removing or trimming the backlog of hazard trees.” PG&E replied that it engaged in the political process “to ensure that the concerns of customers, shareholders and employees are adequately represented before lawmakers and regulators,” and paid dividends to keep its shares desirable enough to allow it to raise money in the capital markets.
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PG&E isn’t the only private company to be charged with breaching its duty to public service, although as the nation’s largest private utility its behavior stands out.
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Nor is it the only private company to screw up. Within the universe of California electric companies alone, there’s Southern California Edison, whose ham-handed management of an $800-million refurbishment project at its San Onofre nuclear plant resulted in the permanent shutdown of the plant as much as 20 years ahead of its proper retirement.
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Then there’s Facebook, a Silicon Valley behemoth whose insensitivity to its responsibilities to its users and society at large has become a byword. Earlier this month, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D- Mass.), a candidate for president, labeled Facebook a “disinformation-for-profit machine.” Given Facebook’s refusal to vet political ads for manifest untruths, not to mention its long history of breaches of users’ privacy, who could argue her point?
Facebook plainly sees the path to ever greater profits as one in which it tramples over the public interest; if its co-founder and chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, thinks he can get away with bowing to the public interest by giving speeches without taking concrete action, he will do so.
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https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-10-28/california-fires-private-enterprise 4/12 10/29/2019 Hiltzik: California fires show it's private enterprise, not government, that can't get things right - Los Angeles Times These cases point to our confusion over the proper role of government and private enterprise in our economy. Simply put, private enterprise invariably pursues its self-interest. There’s nothing wrong with that, within limits. The boundary line is where corporate self-interest conflicts with the public interest, and one duty of government is to monitor that line.
In the case of companies operating within natural monopolies, such as power distribution or cable television, government has a further responsibility to impose regulations to ensure that private enterprise doesn’t cross over it. Facebook is a different matter: The issue Warren raised touches on whether Facebook’s commercial footprint had grown so great that its impact on the public interest was a matter for public concern. (She has called for the company to be broken up.)
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That’s why we have the Public Utilities Commissions and the Federal Communications Commission, not that they always function ideally (far from it).
The public sector has another important role in the economy. That’s to make investments that are needed in the community but that don’t directly offer an evident return to any given private company or investor.
To take one notable example: Hoover Dam. The dam was conceived to serve several purposes — to offer flood control and an irrigation supply for California’s Imperial Valley and to provide water and generate electricity for growing markets in California, Colorado and Arizona, among other places.
But electric companies didn’t want to pay for flood control and irrigation, and growers couldn’t afford to build a power-generating dam. So the federal government had to step in to build the all- purpose dam that eventually rose on the lower Colorado River — and that eventually produced billions of dollars in profit for all those private enterprises.
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The development of the internet followed much the same pattern. In the late 1960s, Robert W. Taylor of the Pentagon’s Advanced Research Projects Agency (now the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA) perceived the need for a data transmission network that would be independent of mutually incompatible technologies owned by IBM and other firms, which all tried to squeeze profits out of their competing proprietary systems.
Meanwhile, the nation’s communications network was under the monopolistic thumb of AT&T, which obstructed efforts to use its phone lines to transmit data.
The solution was to build a government network, which evolved into the internet. Once the network matured, it was turned over to private companies, which by then could see quite a bit of potential profit in data transmission, thank you very much.
That brings us back to the wildfires. PG&E, as recent events have made clear, hasn’t sufficiently invested in its infrastructure for years, possibly because the company has not perceived a corporate imperative to do so.
That’s not to say the company hasn’t paid lip service to the public interest. In 2015, its then-CEO, Anthony F. Earley Jr., boasted that the company “took further steps to improve safety, reached new levels of reliability, and won recognition from our industry for our emergency response efforts. ... We strengthened the flexibility and resiliency of our system. And we sharpened our focus on achieving these gains while maintaining the affordability of our service.”
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It’s proper to observe that at that moment, PG&E had gotten one huge wake-up call. The PUC had slapped the company with a record $1.6-billion penalty in connection with San Bruno. The money https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-10-28/california-fires-private-enterprise 6/12 10/29/2019 Hiltzik: California fires show it's private enterprise, not government, that can't get things right - Los Angeles Times came out of its shareholders’ hides, reducing its profit that year to $874 million from more than $1.4 billion the previous year.
Yet it’s doubtful that anyone, from regulators to ratepayers, ever became completely convinced that the company had changed its ways. The subsequent fire seasons showed they were right to be skeptical.
It’s true that government authorities deserve plenty of blame for the disaster, and the disastrous performance of PG&E. They were the regulators, after all, and their record is one of indulgence toward a serial violator of laws and rules.
That still leaves us with the quandary of how to chart a path forward. With PG&E currently in bankruptcy, a battle for its assets (and soul) is being waged by Wall Street hedge funds.
As we’ve written, the eventual victor in this battle may pledge to honor the public interest, but that’s not the way to bet, for when management’s choice boils down to investment in infrastructure or another few pennies in dividends for shareholders, the financial incentives may tilt toward the latter.
As we reported in January, the price of PG&E stock had fallen so low that buying the company outright was theoretically affordable for the state of California, which had an overall budget of more than $200 billion. Company shares were trading then at $17 and the whole company was worth less than $9 billion. With the company now in bankruptcy, PG&E shares are now trading at about $4 and the whole company could be had for just over $2 billion.
One argument against that move is that there’s no guarantee that state management would be better than private management. That’s possible, but PG&E’s successive managements haven’t left all that much room for lousier performance. Moreover, state ownership would at least place the public interest ahead of that of shareholders, since there wouldn’t be any shareholders.
The fundamental lesson of the wildfires remains in place. A private company’s responsibilities to the public interest will almost always take a back seat to the profit motive, unless it perceives that its profits are directly dependent on the public interest. But such direct connection is rare. The
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-10-28/california-fires-private-enterprise 7/12 10/29/2019 Hiltzik: California fires show it's private enterprise, not government, that can't get things right - Los Angeles Times time may have come to turn over PG&E to government ownership, and see if its culture can be changed.
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How Climate Change Could Shift Californiaʼs Santa Ana Winds, Fueling Fires
By Henry Fountain
Published Oct. 28, 2019 Updated Oct. 29, 2019, 10:19 a.m. ET
For centuries, humans have experienced the fierce, hot and dry winds that are fanning California’s recent spate of wildfires. Known as Santa Anas in the southern part of the state and Diablos in the north, they arrive regularly in the fall.
“They’ve been here since before we’ve been here,” said Janin Guzman-Morales, a postdoctoral researcher at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego. “It’s a natural process in this region.”
But the winds’ future in a changing climate is less certain. Recent research by Dr. Guzman-Morales and others suggests that as the climate warms, the winds may become less frequent, especially at the fringes of their season in fall and spring.
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That is not necessarily good news. Coupled with changes in patterns of precipitation that are also expected to occur as the climate warms, it may mean that California’s wildfire season will shift from fall into winter, with longer and more intense fires later in the year.
Currently, however, most of California’s worst wildfires occur in the fall, when vegetation is driest and the winds start to pick up. The Santa Anas have their origin east of California, in the Great Basin, the high desert that includes much of Nevada and the western half of Utah.
Cold and dry high-pressure air develops over the basin and circulates in a clockwise motion. The air spills into California, over the Sierra Nevada, and, because it is heavier than warmer air, it slides down the slopes. As it descends it becomes compressed and warms significantly, by close to 30 degrees Fahrenheit for every mile of lost elevation. Already dry, it becomes drier still as it warms up.
Traveling downslope, the air also picks up speed. In some places this acceleration is aided by the funneling effect of the air traveling through gaps in the mountains.
Smoke from fires in Canyon County, north of Los Angeles, last week. Gene Blevens/Reuters
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Because they start as zones of high-pressure air in the Great Basin, Santa Ana winds can be forecast. The ones that occur in the fall tend to get the most notice, because the fire risk is high. But Santa Anas are actually more active in the wetter winter months, Dr. Guzman- Morales said.
In her research, published this year, she and a colleague looked at how the winds would change over the 21st century under various climate models. Overall, they found that warming would weaken the high-pressure systems over the Great Basin and decrease the frequency of Santa Ana events.
But the decrease would not be uniform from October to April, Dr. Guzman-Morales said. “It decreases more in the shoulder season,” she said. The winter months will still see significant Santa Ana activity.
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That could mean a later wildfire season, she said, as independent studies have shown that precipitation patterns in California will shift with warming: rains would most likely come later in the season. So a strong Santa Ana might occur in a relatively dry December, leading to wildfires.
“The window for wildfires is expanding toward winter,” Dr. Guzman-Morales said.
Californians already have a sense of what this future might be like. In 2017, winter winds came late, and December was still relatively dry. Santa Ana winds fueled the Thomas fire, a huge wildfire in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties that began on Dec. 4 and burned for more than a month. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/28/climate/santa-ana-winds.html?action=click&module=Top Stories&pgtype=Homepage 2/3 10/29/2019 How Climate Change Could Shift California’s Santa Ana Winds, Fueling Fires - The New York Times Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter.
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Flames tower above firefighters during the Carr fire in July 2018. (Josh Edelson / AFP/Getty Images)
By DORANY PINEDA STAFF WRITER
OCT. 28, 2019 4:31 PM
The best way to get through a wildfire safely is to prepare for it before it happens.
It’s a good idea to put aside supplies, make plans with loved ones and think through arrangements for pets even if there’s no emergency threatening you.
“People underestimate how long it will take them to get what they need,” so it’s crucial to prepare ahead of time, said Michele Steinberg, wildfire division manager at the National Fire Protection Assn.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-28/california-wildfires-how-to-prepare 1/5 10/29/2019 How you can prepare for wildfires - Los Angeles Times Her nonprofit encourages people to “think through disasters so that they don’t have to live through disasters,” she said. When trying to narrow down what you need, she said, “ask yourself: What would I take if I only had 10 minutes to get out of my house?” Making that decision in advance can cut down on chaos and save time when an emergency does strike.
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Here are steps you can take to prepare for a wildfire in your area, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and other experts.
In your house:
* Have a fire extinguisher handy and check its expiration date regularly. Make sure everyone in the home knows how to use it. * Know where your electric, gas and water main shut-off controls are and how to turn them off. * Keep a list of emergency contact numbers near your landline (if you have one) or in another easily accessible place. * Get a portable, battery-powered radio or scanner to stay informed on fire updates. * Keep a flashlight and a pair of sturdy shoes, such as hiking boots, near your bed in case of power shut-offs and sudden overnight evacuations.
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Make an emergency supply kit
It should contain: * At least three days’ worth of water and nonperishable food. For each person, there should be a gallon of water per day. Don’t forget food and water for pets. * A map marked with at least two evacuation routes in case GPS isn’t working * Prescription medications * Extra clothes and batteries * Flashlight
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-28/california-wildfires-how-to-prepare 2/5 10/29/2019 How you can prepare for wildfires - Los Angeles Times * A first aid kit * Passports, birth certificates and other important documents * Moist towelettes and other sanitation supplies * A whistle to signal for help
Bring the kit with you if you evacuate, or keep a duplicate in your car.
Prepare for the possibility of evacuation
* With the other members of your household, agree on an emergency meeting location outside of the fire and hazard areas. * Plan several routes to escape your home and leave your community, and practice them. * Pick a friend or relative who lives outside of the fire area to be a point of contact in case household members are separated and communication systems are down or overloaded. * Make sure your pets and large animals, such as livestock and horses, factor into your evacuation plan.
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Emergency experts recommend thinking about “the six Ps” when considering what to prioritize if you need to evacuate.
People and pets: These should be your first priority. If your pets are on a leash or in a carrier or tank, emergency shelters in Los Angeles should let you bring them along.
Papers and phone numbers: Passports, birth certificates, marriage licenses and other legal documents should come with you. If you have pets, pack proof that they’re up to date on https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-28/california-wildfires-how-to-prepare 3/5 10/29/2019 How you can prepare for wildfires - Los Angeles Times vaccinations. A list of essential phone numbers — including doctors, relatives, an out-of-state contact, neighbors, coworkers, your insurance agent, your lawyer and your landlord — should be there too in case your phone runs out of juice.
Prescriptions: If you need it for your health or survival, take it with you. This includes prescription medication as well as eyeglasses, contact lenses and vitamins. If you have any babies or toddlers, make sure to pack wipes, diapers and a stroller.
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Personal computers: Your laptop or desktop likely has a lot of important documents, photos and files, and it may be crucial for staying in contact and accessing services if you lose your home or have to be away for a long time. Don’t forget about your external hard drive.
Plastic: This includes credit cards, ATM cards, ID cards and insurance cards. It also includes cash.
Pictures and personal items: It would be painful to lose albums, framed photos and other irreplaceable memorabilia. But if packing these things will delay your evacuation, leave them behind.
To stay updated on fires and evacuations in Los Angeles, you can follow the city’s Emergency Management Department on Twitter @ReadyLA.
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By RICHARD K. DE ATLEY | [email protected] | The Press-Enterprise PUBLISHED: October 28, 2019 at 11:06 am | UPDATED: October 28, 2019 at 8:06 pm
Three San Bernardino City Unified School District schools were without power Monday morning, Oct. 28, after Southern California Edison shut down power to the areas where they’re located and they will remain open for classes on Tuesday.
Linda Bardere, director of Communications at SBCUSD, said schools will remain open as usual on Tuesday regardless of if power is restored or not.
“If the schools are without power, students will use pencils and books and things that don’t require the use of technology,” she said.
The three schools without power Monday were Palm Avenue Elementary, North Verdemont Elementary, and Chavez Middle School.
The schools stayed open Monday and instruction continued, school district spokeswoman Maria https://www.sbsun.com/2019/10/28/2-san-bernardino-schools-without-power-after-sce-shutdown/[10/29/2019 7:47:12 AM] With or without power, 3 San Bernardino schools will be open Tuesday after SCE shutdown – San Bernardino Sun
Garcia said just before 11 a.m.
Parents were notified about the outage and they were told they do not have to pick up their children early, she said. Student transportation and after-school programs are not affected.
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Cal State San Bernardino is cancelling classes Monday, Oct 28, 2019, because of a power outage. (File photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
By STAFF REPORT | | PUBLISHED: October 28, 2019 at 12:37 pm | UPDATED: October 28, 2019 at 11:06 pm
The Cal State San Bernardino campus closed Monday, Oct. 28, after a Southern California Edison power outage, officials announced midday.
The outage was not part of a planned outage, according to campus officials, but could have been caused by high gusty winds.
The message sent to students, faculty and staff, said that students should leave campus first, followed by faculty and staff.
Three San Bernardino City Unified School District schools were also without power on Monday but the schools stayed open and instruction continued, according to district officials.
SCE has been warning residents throughout Southern California for several days that they may shut down power due to high winds and risk of wildfires.
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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the status of the three SBCUSD schools. The schools are open Monday, Oct. 28.
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NEWSENVIRONMENT Chicken-killing Newcastle epidemic nearly eradicated No new infections found since Sept. 4, enforcement staff cut in half.
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quarantined for the chicken-killing Newcastle disease. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
By MARTIN WISCKOL | [email protected] | Orange County Register PUBLISHED: October 28, 2019 at 3:25 pm | UPDATED: October 28, 2019 at 3:25 pm
After 17 months and 1.2 million euthanized birds, the chicken-killing Newcastle disease epidemic is likely nearing its end in Southern California.
No new cases have been identified since Sept. 4 and euthanasia orders have been lifted, according to the state Department of Food and Agriculture.
On Oct. 22 the department declared the epidemic to be in its “Freedom of Disease” phase. While quarantines banning transit of poultry in Los Angeles County and much of Riverside and San Bernardino counties remain in effect, inspectors are now seeking final confirmation that the risk of infection is over.
“For the past 120 days, we have done intensive testing with the goal of finding any last pockets of disease,” said department spokesman Steve Lyle. “That testing was successful. Now we enter the final phase where we prove to the community and the world that we have eradicated this disease.”
This so-called “assurance testing” is focusing on previously infected communities, with epidemiologists calculating the statistical odds to determine the number of additional negative tests needed before declaring the epidemic over, Lyle said. A specific timeline has not been announced, although the department has said it expects the final phase to take “a few months.”
Lyle noted that rather than searching for infected birds, “we are only testing birds to prove they are negative.” Some backyard bird owners had grown resistant to allowing their birds to be tested out of fear that healthy birds would be euthanized. That stemmed in part from earlier preemptive orders to euthanize healthy birds if they lived in infected areas.
The last flock to be euthanized was Sept. 4 after a positive test in Riverside County, Lyle said.
While virulent Newcastle disease is highly contagious among birds, properly cooked chickens and eggs do not pose a health threat to people, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
“In very rare instances, people working directly with sick birds can become infected,” according to the USDA website. “Symptoms are usually very mild and limited to conjunctivitis and/or influenza-like symptoms.”
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The virus was first identified May 17, 2018, in a backyard flock of chickens in Los Angeles.
The first instance of an infection at a commercial operation where birds and eggs were farmed for sale was in December in Riverside County. But the outbreak never spread to the Central Valley where the bulk of the state’s commercial chicken farms are located.
Of the more than 1.2 million birds — predominantly chickens — that have been euthanized, just over 1.1 million were located at 10 commercial operations in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. About 120,000 others were pet and show birds, including some game birds used for illegal cockfighting.
The disease has been identified on 260 premises in Riverside County, 142 in RELATED LINKS San Bernardino County and 45 in Los Angeles County.
150 more workers are being hired to wipe In March, the USDA approved $45 million in emergency funding to fight the out chicken-killing Newcastle disease in growing epidemic. That allowed the number of personnel working on the Southern California problem to double to 300 people, providing stricter enforcement of quarantines and more thorough identification and inspection of homes with Worried about their chickens, hundreds crowd Norco meeting on deadly birds. Newcastle disease That brought the budget for battling the disease to $72 million, although Lyle Deadly Newcastle disease prompts said it is likely not all the money will be spent. Personnel is being reduced California to call for chicken-show steadily, with 140 people currently working on the issue as of last week, he cancellations said. Chickens with Newcastle disease found at Southern California’s most recent previous Newcastle epidemic was in 2002- 2 more commercial operations in 2003, when nearly $170 million was spent on eradication and 3.2 million birds Riverside County were killed.
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By Jené Estrada, Hi-Desert Star Oct 28, 2019 Updated 17 hrs ago 1 of 2
Misty Warfox waits for her sentencing hearing at the Joshua Tree Superior Courthouse Monday. She will serve a six=year sen in state prison in Frontera. Jene Estrada, Hi-Desert Star
JOSHUA TREE — Misty and Paul Warfox were on the run for nearly a year after their 7-year-old son, Dylin Biscamp, died from heat stroke. The couple were facing charges of child abuse with enhancements for causing great bodily injury resulting in death. Now, after being caught hiding out in Azusa, the couple will serve six years in prison each.
www.hidesertstar.com/news/article_f614b476-f9c1-11e9-a2f0-a7ea1e4e7d99.html 1/3 10/29/2019 Former fugitives sentenced to six years in prison for death of their 7-year-old son | News | hidesertstar.com Dylin's mother, Misty Warfox, 37, and stepfather, Paul Warfox, 43, appeared in the Joshua Tree Superior Court Monday morning for their sentencing hearing. The couple had taken a plea deal with the district attorney’s o ce the month prior and pleaded guilty to all charges.
At the time of their initial arrest, the family was living in a homestead without running water or gas. Holes gaped in the walls. Paul Warfox said he had taken Dylin and a couple of his other stepchildren to gather rewood in the Johnson Valley OHV recreation area on July 25, 2018. The Warfoxes said Dylin passed out on the trail; court documents said Paul Warfox returned the boy to the house and the family took a nap.
Several hours later, as Dylin’s conditioned worsened, the family called a friend for help. Friends responded to the scene, which was deep in the desert, and began to drive Dylin to the hospital. His condition continued to worsen; court documents said he vomited and had seizures.
They called an ambulance and Biscamp was taken to Hi-Desert Medical Center to be treated for possible heat stroke, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
He was pronounced dead on arrival, and sheriff’s investigators were called to the hospital, where they determined the child’s death was a homicide.
“By the time I got there it was too late,” Dylin’s paternal grandmother, Katherine Gonzalez, said. “I truly don’t know what happened that day last year.”
Both Misty and Paul Warfox were arrested after Dylin’s death. In their rst hearing on Aug 8, 2018, the court determined they were not ight risks and released them with their promises to appear for their next court date 20 days later. Instead, the couple ed and were on the run for nearly a year until they were caught in Azusa.
Paul Warfox was arrested for burglary April 21 and received a 180-day sentence. After serving his time, he was turned over to San Bernardino County. Misty was arrested on her outstanding warrant on July 14, according to the Azusa Police Department. Azusa police said she was going by the name of Misty Walker when they found her.
Gonzalez spoke to Judge Rodney Cortez at the Warfoxes’ sentencing hearing Monday morning.
She said she cannot understand why the parents did not immediately call 911 after seeing that Dylin was in distress. www.hidesertstar.com/news/article_f614b476-f9c1-11e9-a2f0-a7ea1e4e7d99.html 2/3 10/29/2019 Former fugitives sentenced to six years in prison for death of their 7-year-old son | News | hidesertstar.com “The reason they gave the court was they were afraid to lose the other children,” she said. “As if Dylin’s life didn’t matter.”
If they were really afraid of losing their other children, she remarked they wouldn’t have run.
Cortez agreed and said he was astounded at how preventable this tragedy was.
“Had Mr. Warfox or Mrs. Warfox treated Dylin as a child who needed protection, this wouldn’t have happened,” he said.
Cortez said he recognized that the couple were mourning their own loss through the court proceedings, but he believed that by running, they were prioritizing self-preservation over their other living children.
“It just shows what the motivation was that day,” he said. “There is no excuse for that, but there is a consequence for that.”
Cortez said he would go along with the district attorney’s plea bargain and sentenced both Paul and Misty Warfox to two years in prison for child abuse followed by four years in prison for corporal injury to a child causing death. They will each face a total of six years in prison followed by three to ve years of parole.
Gonzalez was dismayed.
“Six years is all they’re gonna get,” Gonzalez said. “That boy’s gone.”
She said she did not agree with the sentencing and said that, if it were up to her, they would be in prison for the rest of their lives.
“This little boy had dreams,” she had. “He had dreams of becoming a Marine and that will never be ful lled.”
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NEWSCRIME + PUBLIC SAFETY Damien Guerrero, in prison for 2003 killing of Kelly Bullwinkle near Redlands, is recommended for parole
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L-R Damien Guerrero listens to his attorney Brent Romney during sentencing hearing early Friday, August 22, 2008 in San Bernardino. Guerrero, who earlier pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, was sentenced to 15-years-to-life in the slaying of Kelly M Bullwinkle. (Greg Vojtko/The Press-Enterprise)
By RICHARD K. DE ATLEY | [email protected] | The Press-Enterprise PUBLISHED: October 28, 2019 at 11:37 am | UPDATED: October 28, 2019 at 11:38 am
Parole has been recommended for Damien Guerrero, the Highland man sentenced in 2008 for his role in the killing of Redlands teen Kelly Bullwinkle 16 years ago.
The recommendation from a Board of Parole Hearings panel was made after a suitability hearing for Guererro, now 35, on Oct. 24.
The proposed decision becomes final within 120 days from the date of the hearing, and the board’s legal division is required to review all tentative parole grants.
Bullwinkle, an 18-year-old freshman at Crafton Hills College, was
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last seen on Sept. 13, 2003, leaving her job at Baker’s Burgers in Redlands.
Investigators said Guerrero, then 19, and co-defendant Kinzie Noordman, 20, lured Bullwinkle to San Timoteo Canyon south of Redlands, shot her, and buried her in shallow grave.
Guerrero pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Bullwinkle’s slaying in 2008 after jurors in his 2005 trial deadlocked at 11-1 for Kelly Bullwinkle (Courtesy) a first-degree murder conviction. He was sentenced to 15-years- to life, with five years credit for time served after his arrest.
A different 2005 jury convicted Noordman of first-degree murder. She was sentenced to 45 years to life in state prison.
Bullwinkle, Guerrero and Noordman had attended Redlands East Valley High School together.
Guerrero and Noordman claimed Bullwinkle’s slaying in San Timoteo Canyon south of Redlands was a prank gone wrong. They said they dug the shallow grave the day before, as part of the plan to scare Bullwinkle.
Police said Guerrero and Noordman intended to hoax their RELATED LINKS friend because Bullwinkle had discussed her former https://www.sbsun.com/...-for-parole/?utm_content=tw-sbsun&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=socialflow[10/28/2019 11:51:39 AM] Damien Guerrero, in prison for 2003 killing of Kelly Bullwinkle near Redlands, is recommended for parole – San Bernardino Sun
relationship with Guerrero with Guerrero’s new girlfriend. Parole hearing moved up 18 months for man who killed Redlands teen Kelly Guerrero claimed in 2005 testimony that he had a .25- Bullwinkle caliber handgun, which fired accidentally as he pulled the gun from his pocket. The round hit Bullwinkle in the head. Damien Guerrero pleads guilty to murder of Redlands student Kelly Bullwinkle She survived, but fell to the ground, he said.
Damien Guerrero pleads guilty to murder Guerrero dropped the gun, and Noordman told him to shoot of Redlands student Kelly Bullwinkle her again, he said. He refused and said Noordman picked up the gun and fired at Bullwinkle’s head, killing her. Kelly Bullwinkle murder featured on Lifetime’s ‘I Killed My BFF’ RELATED ARTICLES
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Green Tree Boulevard extension closer to construction By Rene Ray De La Cruz Staff Writer Posted Oct 28, 2019 at 4:04 PM VICTORVILLE — Barring obstacles, the third phase of a multi-million dollar roadway project connecting Victorville to Apple Valley will begin in July 2020.
The City of Victorville announced that it has received the necessary permits and permissions needed from BNSF for the Green Tree Boulevard extension project that would include an overpass constructed over the BNSF railroad tracks and wash adjacent to tracks.
The nearly one-mile project will connect Yates and Ridgecrest roads in Victorville, located near Mojave Narrows Regional Park and Spring Valley Lake, with the intersection of Hesperia Road and Green Tree Boulevard, also located in Victorville.
With construction and improvements to the Green Tree Boulevard and Hesperia Road intersection, the estimated cost to extend Green Tree Boulevard is $45 million. The city will be responsible for 49% of the project’s overall cost, with the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority providing the rest.
The SBCTA will loan up to two-thirds of the funding — estimated at $12.5 million — for the city’s share, with the city paying back the agency in road development impact fees, the city reported.
The city will also receive funding from the Town of Apple Valley and the county totaling about $4.8 million. An additional $4.2 million from federal funds will also assist the project.
The Green Tree Boulevard Extension is considered Phase III of the Yucca Loma Road/Yates Road/Green Tree Boulevard Transportation Improvement Project.
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Phase I of the overall project included the construction of the Yucca Loma Bridge over the Mojave River, which connects Apple Valley to Victorville. This phase also included the widening and improvement to Yates Road in Victorville, which skirts the north end of SVL.
This portion of construction involved the Town of Apple Valley and the County of San Bernardino.
Phase 2, dubbed the Yucca Loma Road Widening Project, expanded the roadway from two to four lanes on the stretch from Apple Valley Road to Kasanka Trail. It also provided other improvements and a traffic signal at Yucca Loma and Havasu roads in Apple Valley.
In May 2017, the Yucca Loma Bridge was opened, with Phase I and II of the project completed. Since that time, many have applauded the partial completion of the project for the addition roadway that connects Bear Valley Road and the SVL area to Apple Valley.
Others have voiced frustration over the uncompleted project that has increased traffic congestion near SVL and for commuters driving eastbound on Bear Valley Road as they attempt to turn left onto Ridgecrest Road.
Reporter Rene Ray De La Cruz may be reached at 760-951-6227, [email protected], Instagram@renegadereporter, Twitter @DP_ReneDeLaCruz.
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LOCAL NEWS Here’s a list of upcoming street, lane closures for work on the rail line between San Bernardino and Redlands
G By JENNIFER IYER | [email protected] | Redlands Daily Facts PUBLISHED: October 28, 2019 at 3:29 pm | UPDATED: October 28, 2019 at 3:33 pm
As construction work on a 9-mile rail line connecting Redlands and San Bernardino steams ahead, more street and lane closures at the tracks have been announced for the week of Oct. 28.
According to the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority, the only full street closure this week is at Texas Street in Redlands between Stuart Street and Oriental Avenue. The road will continue to be closed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through early November. M Some daytime activity for the Redlands Passenger Rail Project won’t RELATED LINKS completely close roads, but could cause delays. This work will take place,
from west to east, at Richardson Street in San Bernardino, and in Redlands Old rail tracks in Redlands will soon be at Nevada Street, Alabama Street, Colton Avenue, Tennessee Street and gone, and no, you can’t have the ties University Street. Construction begins for rail connecting Other work along the tracks isn’t planned to close lanes, but bridge work at Redlands to San Bernardino the Santa Ana River will bring construction vehicles to Waterman Avenue in Funding setback won’t slow 210 Freeway San Bernardino. There could also be extra construction traffic between widening between Redlands and San Orange and Sixth streets in Redlands. Bernardino
Over the next 5 years, here’s how Redlands plans to improve traffic and Two more roads, Seventh and Church streets, are expected to close during roads the day beginning Nov. 5. Detours will be in place.
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Future of Redlands transit village development in hands of voters Rail service, dubbed Arrow, is expected to begin in early 2022.
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LOCAL NEWS Here’s what San Bernardino International Airport has in store for SBD Fest air show this weekend The annual two-day celebration of aviation promises fun for the whole family
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By BRIAN WHITEHEAD | [email protected] | San Bernardino Sun PUBLISHED: October 28, 2019 at 3:41 pm | UPDATED: October 28, 2019 at 3:42 pm
San Bernardino’s annual two-day celebration of aviation returns this weekend to San Bernardino International Airport.
Scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, and 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, the fifth annual SBD Fest air show will have aerobatic performances and a car show, freestyle BMX demonstrations, food vendors, live entertainment, raffles and activities for children.
And for the fourth year, the SB Strong Public Battle of the Badges Tug-o-War.
Catherine Pritchett, the airport’s director of administration and air show administrator, said in a news release that event offers visitors a chance to relive nostalgic memories of air shows previously held at
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the former Norton Air Force Base and “share the excitement of aviation with future generations.”
In addition to a weekend of festivities, SBD Fest also is running a Socktober sock drive to benefit homeless and foster children in San Bernardino Unified School District’s A.T.L.A.S. program.
Guests who bring two pairs of new and unused socks to the main gate will receive a free general admission ticket.
SBD Fest also will raffle off a custom-made SBD Fest Fender guitar to raise money for the award- winning music performance program Teen Music Workshop, which recently had a trailer and thousands of dollars of music equipment stolen.
Two of the program’s bands, Alive in the Lights and Soul Points, are expected to perform when the gates open both days.
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What: SBD Fest air show
When: 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, and 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3
Where: San Bernardino International Airport, 190 Victoria Ave., San Bernardino
Tickets: $10 for adults 13 and older; $5 for military veterans, family of active military and seniors 65
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BUSINESSHOUSING San Bernardino ranked 13th ‘most dangerous’ US city, 10 Southern California cities make make ‘safest’ list Murrieta No. 3 and Thousand Oaks No. 8, according to 24/7 Wall St.’s rankings.
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Brooklyn Bruce, 3, of Irvine looks out the top hatch of the Irvine Police department’s SWAT armored vehicle during the Spooktacular Fun Days at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine on Sunday, October 14, 2018. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
By JONATHAN LANSNER | [email protected] | Orange County Register PUBLISHED: October 28, 2019 at 9:20 am | UPDATED: October 28, 2019 at 12:31 pm
Lots of folks try to measure what city is “safest” to live in, and by one new measurement, it’s Irvine.
The 24/7 Wall St. website ranked the 50 safest U.S. cities among those with 100,000 people based on the FBI’s latest crime stats and demographics figures such as population growth, income and poverty. S Top-ranked Irvine was one of 10 Southern California cities to make the Top 50. And when you compare the safety rankings with local housing prices, it’s no surprise that these safe cities are also among the nation’s priciest places to buy a residence.
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Here is a look at the 10 SoCal cities on the safest-city list and a snippet of 24/7 Wall St.’s analysis. Plus, we’ve added some housing-cost info from my trusty spreadsheet using Zillow figures: median value of a single-family home as of September and how that ranks among the 400 largest cities nationwide; and the five-year price increase, plus how than gain ranks among the 400. E
And Southern Californians do pay up to be safe. The median house value in these 10 cities is By $659,850 vs. $265,500 in the 400 largest cities nationwide …
1. Irvine: “The low prevalence of crime may have been a big draw for the large influx of residents who M moved to Irvine over the past decade. From 2009 to 2018, the population of Irvine grew by 33.6%, more than five times the 6.6% national growth rate.” An Irvine home costs $994,300 — No. 12 nationally — up 15.52% in five years, 27th smallest gain of the 400.
3. Murrieta: “Adjusted for population, there were just 80 violent crimes per 100,000 Murrieta residents, less than one-fourth the national violent crime rate of 369 incidents per 100,000 Americans.” Murrieta homes cost $446,800 — No. 86 nationally — up 25% in five years, 90th smallest of 400.
8. Thousand Oaks: “While Thousand Oaks is one of the safest cities in the country, in November 2018 a mass shooting took place there that left 13 dead, including the gunman.” A Thousand Oaks home costs $761,700 — No. 27 nationally — up 20% in five years, 54th smallest of 400.
9. Glendale: “Just 99 violent crimes reported per 100,000 residents in Glendale, the fourth-lowest rate of any city with a population of at least 100,000 in California and the ninth-lowest nationwide.” A Glendale home costs $945,400 — No. 14 nationally — up 30% in five years, 130th smallest of 400.
15. Orange: “Just 113 violent crimes reported per 100,000 city residents, far less than the national violent crime rate.” An Orange home costs $725,000 — No. 30 nationally — up 26% in five years,
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94th smallest of 400.
19. Temecula: “Just 6.8% of residents live in poverty, and 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed, compared to the national poverty rate of 14.6% and an unemployment rate of 3.9%.” Temecula homes cost $484,200 — No. 74 nationally — up 24% in five years, No. 81st smallest of 400.
25. Santa Clarita: “Just 135 violent crimes reported per 100,000 residents in 2018, far less than the corresponding national rate.” A Santa Clarita home costs $594,700 — No. 46 nationally — up 28% in five years, 120th smallest of 400.
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31. Corona: “In 2018, there were 155 violent crimes reported per 100,000 residents in the city, far less than the national violent crime rate.” A Corona home costs $510,600 — No. 67 nationally — up 24% in five years, 78th smallest of 400.
40. Simi Valley: “The city was one of 19 mid- to large-size cities nationwide with no criminal homicides reported in all of 2018.” A Simi Valley home costs $593,000 — No. 47 nationally — up 26% in five years, 93rd smallest of 400.
45. Torrance: “Just 1,838 property crimes reported for every 100,000 people in the city in 2018, well below the national rate of 2,200 per 100,000.” A Torrance home costs $860,900 — No. 21 nationally — up 24% in five years, 76th smallest of 400.
The rankings also looked at “most dangerous” cities and only one from Southern California made that dubious list: San Bernardino at No. 13 with 24/7 Wall St. noting the city’s 1,333 violent crimes for every 100,000 people, more than triple the national rate. That helps explain the city’s $301,700 median home value, No. 171 among the 400 largest cities.
PS: 24/7 Wall Street quoted John Roman, a researcher at the University of Chicago, on the long-term trend: “If you are under the age of 40, you’ve never been safer than you are today … Growing cities tend to grow because they’re perceived as safe and that safety compounds in a virtuous cycle. Safe places get safer.”
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See’s Candies store coming to Apple Valley By Rene Ray De La Cruz Staff Writer Posted Oct 28, 2019 at 3:52 PM APPLE VALLEY — As the holiday shopping season approaches, See’s Candies has announced they’ll open a store in the Jess Ranch Marketplace on Bear Valley Road.
The See’s Candies store will be located between Apple Valley Cleaners and Denny’s, and just across from Bed Bath & Beyond, all located at the shopping center in Apple Valley.
Denny’s owner Cynthia Villaneuva told the Daily Press she’s excited about her new neighbor and expects to be a regular customer of the popular candy store. She also confessed her love for See’s “Bordeaux” chocolates.
A See’s Candies employee told the Daily Press the new Apple Valley location is a ’trial store,” the store should open next month and employees have been hired.
See’s Candies chocolate shops were founded over 90 years ago upon Mary See’s basic principle of “Quality without Compromise.” the store’s chocolates and candies manufactured in company-owned factories located in Los Angeles and South San Francisco.
See’s Candies has more than 200 chocolate shops, including a location at the Mall of Victor Valley in Victorville.
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LOCAL NEWS University of La Verne considering closure of its law school in Ontario The Board of Trustees is expected to take up the matter in November
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Devorah Lieberman, President of President of the University of La Verne, gives the Keynote Address during the 68th Commencement ceremony on Friday June 13, 2014. The university’s college of law, located in Ontario, is being studied for possible closure. A decision is expected Nov. 18. (File Photo by Keith Durflinger/San Gabriel Valley Tribune) S
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The University of La Verne is considering whether to continue operating or close its law school, which is located in downtown Ontario. M
On Oct. 18, the private university’s Board of Trustees voted to ask both the administration and the faculty to report back and provide recommendations on whether the law school should continue to exist.
“The board is looking at all options. Those options include continuation of the college,” university spokesman Rod Leveque said in an interview Monday, Oct. 28.
The fate of the ULV College of Law rests in the hands of the Board of Trustees, which will take up the matter at its meeting on Nov. 18, Leveque said. https://www.dailybulletin.com/...m_medium=social&utm_content=tw-ivdailybulletin&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter.com[10/29/2019 7:38:03 AM] University of La Verne considering closure of its law school in Ontario – Daily Bulletin
Ad ad-hoc committee of nine faculty members and the school’s administration is digging into the College of Law’s finances, talking to faculty members, alumni and current students. Their reports will be completed by Nov. 15.
“Their role is to look at the mission and finances, in order to look at all the options regarding the future of the college (of law),” Leveque said.
On Wednesday, Oct. 23, ULV Provost Jonathan Reed addressed a crowd of about 200 current law students who gathered in a meeting hall at the College of Law, located at 320 E. D St. in Ontario. “It was an opportunity to explain to students what is going on,” LeVeque said.
Reed, as well as Kevin Marshall, interim dean of the College of Law, reassured students that no decision has been made. They also explained that if a decision is made to close the law school, the university will provide enough law faculty to teach the necessary courses so current students can finish their juris doctorate degrees, according to an article in the college newspaper, Campus Times, by student journalist Layla Abbas.
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The College of Law was established in 1970. It did not achieve full ABA accreditation, however, until March 2016. Before then, too few students passed the bar exam, necessary for becoming a lawyer.
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Planning board to consider shelter’s relocation By Rene Ray De La Cruz Staff Writer Posted Oct 28, 2019 at 12:01 AM Updated Oct 28, 2019 at 9:15 PM VICTORVILLE — The Planning Commission has scheduled a special meeting to discuss an agenda item that includes a temporary warming shelter inside the Victor Valley Transportation Center in Old Town.
During Wednesday’s meeting, High Desert Homeless Services will explain its plan to move its warming shelter from the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds to the city-owned Victor Valley Transportation Center building located on the corner of D and Sixth streets in downtown Victorville.
The plan to open the shelter hinges on the commission’s approval of a conditional use permit with an environmental exemption. The permit would allow a temporary warming shelter with a maximum of 80 beds at the center, which is served by Amtrak, Greyhound and the Victor Valley Transit Authority.
The building was also home to the shuttered Renee Allen’s Mac & Cheese restaurant.
Should the commission approve HDHS’ request, the downtown warming shelter would operate from November to March 2020, when the temperature reaches 40 degrees or lower, and during inclement weather.
“If we’re denied the CUP, then we’ll have to rely on plan B, which means using the Doris Davies building at the fairgrounds when it’s not being used by other events,” HDHS Executive Director Jimmy Waldron told the Daily Press.
Waldron said using the Doris Davies building would mean some nights without a warming shelter.
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Last year, the warming shelter operated inside the Doris Davies building and on the campus of Trinity Lutheran Church, located about a mile apart from each other in Victorville.
In 2017, the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Barstow provided two military tents that served as temporary shelter at the fairgrounds. In July of that year, a fire destroyed a building at the fairgrounds that was used as the warming shelter.
“We’d use the tents, but the property on the east end of the fairgrounds is prone to flooding,” Waldron said. “If the city approves us, we’d set up bunk beds inside the transportation center, which is probably double the size of the Doris Davies building.”
Waldron said the new shelter location would include separate sleeping quarters for men, women and families.
“We’d set up the shelter with bunk beds, probably 15 beds for men, 15 for women and these rest for families,” Waldron said. “But it all comes down to CUP approval.”
The Planning Commission meeting is scheduled at 5 p.m. on Wednesday at Victorville City Hall,14343 Civic Drive. For more information, visit www.victorvilleca.gov.
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BUSINESS Inland industrial property market nearing plateau, studies suggest Some say the warehouse industry might take a monent to catch its breath
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An industrial condo in Desert Hot Springs — part of a larger complex used for indoor cultivation of cannabis — has been sold for $7.76 million, according to NAI Capital, a commercial real estate broker. The buyer was Ten Tree Properties, which purchased the M property from Snyder Interests. NAI Capital represented both sides in the transaction. (Courtesy of NAI Capital)
By JACK KATZANEK | [email protected] | PUBLISHED: October 28, 2019 at 10:53 am | UPDATED: October 28, 2019 at 10:53 am
The push to build and find tenants for warehouse properties in the Inland Empire continued at a brisk pace in the third quarter, but some industry executives suggest the sector might be ready to take a break.
Reports on recent industrial real estate activity from several commercial real estate brokers and investment companies indicate vacancy rates are continuing to decline and the rents for properties are on the rise.
External factors, including trade disputes with China and the political cloud hanging over the nation, could cause the market to level off in the coming months, if only temporarily.
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A report by NAI Capital suggests the market could be transitioning to slower growth in the second half of 2019. While there are numerous projects being built in the region, the amount of space warehouse users are leasing was at its lowest level since 2011, the report said.
J.C. Casillas, NAI Capital’s vice president for research, marketing and communications, pointed out this is not an uncommonly high number. In the third quarter of 2018, 38% of newly delivered space did not yet have a tenant.
He added that it’s not unusual for the logistics industry to pause and assess the big picture.
“It’s just kind of taking a breather,” Casillas said. “Some look at a little slowdown as a negative connotation, but it’s really not bad news. There may be a change of pace, but the market may just be trying to catch its breath.”
The NAI report said the market said 13.7 million square feet have been built this year, but almost one- third has yet to be leased. Casillas said that’s not alarming as 38% of 2018’s new inventory was available at the end of the third quarter.
Casillas said some cities are taking a look at traffic and other issues, looking to balance the jobs new warehouses bring with the impact of traffic, pollution and other density issues.
However, steadily increasing rents will put pressure on RELATED LINKS tenants to make a decision. Mike McCrary, managing
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foot facility, waiting to make a decision could mean an extra jobs as it quits scrap metal, melting $120,000 per month. police-seized guns
“It becomes a pure math equation,” McCrary said. Status Update: Office park sells for $41.7 million; Farmer Boy’s returns to its roots Despite the slow absorption of new warehouses, NAI near Perris Capital put the overall vacancy rate for Inland properties at a low 4.5%. Lee & Associates estimates vacancies at 3.7%. Slushie maker ICEE to exit Ontario for Newmark Knight Frank estimated the vacancy at 3% and Tennessee, cutting 127 jobs
said it has been under 5% for 26 consecutive quarters. Letter Ride delivery to cut 500 jobs in region as Amazon ends contracts NAI Capital said that slow trade negotiations with China caused a 2.4% decline in cargo activity at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in August from a year earlier, a month when retailers usually ramp up orders in preparation for the holidays.
Also, analysts say tariffs on steel and aluminum have made new facilities more expensive, and those costs are being passed on to tenants.
NKF reports the average asking rent is 66 cents per square foot, up from 63 cents in the third quarter of 2018. That means a company with a relatively small facility of 250,000 square feet is paying $165,000 a month. “Tenants with leases up for renewal may be in for sticker shock when they see today’s rents,” NKF’s analysis said.
JLL executive McCrary said the Inland Empire market is going through a transition because supply and demand have migrated east, to Riverside, Moreno Valley, Redlands and other cities at least 15 miles from the Interstate 15 corridor.
McCrary said when the distribution industry first discovered the Inland Empire, the focus was on land near Ontario International Airport. Now there is virtually no vacant space there.
“But in 25 years, this is the first time the vacancy rate in the west region has been below 3%,” he said. “Now the development community is building to the east.”
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An injured hiker was rescued in Joshua Tree National Park via night-hoist rescue Saturday. According to Sheriff’s reports, Sergio Betancur, a 23-year-old resident of Burbank, was hiking with friends in the Wonderland of Rocks area between Barker Dam and the Wall Street Mill in Joshua Tree National Park when the group began hiking off trail through the area’s large boulders. Betancur fell while attempting to jump from one large rock to another, suffering a serious, but non-life threatening injury to his leg. Betancur’s friends hiked to the park entrance and called 911. Members of the San Bernardino County Fire Department and Joshua Tree National Park Rangers responded, hiking with Betancur’s friends back to the accident scene. Emergency responders assessed Betancur’s injuries and determined that he needed to be hoisted out. A San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department
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NEWSCRIME + PUBLIC SAFETY Two small brush fires tamped down in San Bernardino and Rialto despite ‘howling’ winds The cause of the fires, a short distance from each other, was under investigation.
By RICHARD K. DE ATLEY | [email protected] | The Press-Enterprise PUBLISHED: October 28, 2019 at 4:41 pm | UPDATED: October 28, 2019 at 4:41 pm
Two small brush fires that broke out near each other in San Bernardino County were quickly knocked down by firefighters who remained on alert with a red flag warning for the Inland area until Monday evening.
The fires both broke out Sunday evening and were a short distance from each other, almost “in a straight line,” San Bernardino County Fire Department spokesman Jimmy Schiller said Monday morning.
The first, in the 2300 block of W. Base Line Street in the Rialto area, was reported around 10 p.m. Sunday and burned just over an acre before county and Rialto firefighters got the upper hand; the second fire in the 1000 block of Terrace Road in San Bernardino broke out about 30 minutes later.
The Terrace Road fire briefly threatened some homes, Schiller said. “The winds were howling and
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there was one strike team ordered to defend homes,” he said, but the team was withdrawn when the fire’s progress was stopped. It burned about two acres, he said.
Schiller said both fires were taken care of within 90 minutes of being reported. The cause was under investigation. He said fire investigators were checking to see if the Terrace Road fire was caused by embers from the Base Line Street fire to its north, or started separately.
On Monday, at least three strike teams were on standby at a staging area in Devore, on watch with a red flag warning issued for San Bernardino and Riveside County mountains, valleys and passes through 6 p.m. Monday due to northeasterly Santa Ana winds.
The National Weather Service San Diego office forecast winds will reach gusts as fast as 65 mph in the Cajon Pass.
In addition to the strike teams in Devore, “every hand crew that can be staffed up is staffed. We are ready for whatever the wind throws at us,” Schiller said.
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LOCAL NEWS Claim against Riverside County alleges blame in disappearance and death of Corona boy, Noah McIntosh
By DAVID DOWNEY | [email protected] | The Press-Enterprise PUBLISHED: October 28, 2019 at 1:12 pm | UPDATED: October 28, 2019 at 1:14 pm
In a likely first step toward a lawsuit, a claim has been filed against Riverside County seeking an undisclosed amount of money in connection with the disappearance and presumed death of 8-year- old Noah McIntosh, the Corona boy who authorities have said suffered extensive abuse.
Torrance attorney Carly L. Sanchez filed the claim on behalf of Noah’s estate and his sister Thursday, Oct. 3, records show.
“The county of Riverside dropped the ball in investigating this abuse and failed to take appropriate action,” Sanchez said Monday, Oct. 28. “And, unfortunately, Noah lost his life.”
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the circumstances surrounding that injury or death to ensure the highest safeguards for our most vulnerable. Protecting children A claim has been filed against Riverside County in the case of Noah McIntosh, 8. An and at-risk adults from harm is one of the most important roles of attorney alleges that the county “dropped the ball” in investigating alleged abuse of the county – if not the most important.” R the boy, who is presumed dead. His father was arrested and pleaded not guilty. (Courtesy of Doug Godfrey) The statement also says that, since May, county officials have made many changes in the Department of Public Social Services. The changes include better safeguards, more training for social workers, expanded audits for high-risk cases and stronger contracts with foster family agencies.
The changes followed an independent review of claims and lawsuits from the past decade.
By law, the county has 45 days to decide how to respond to the claim. If denied by the county, a lawsuit could be filed and Sanchez said she intends to file one. It was not immediately clear Monday if the county had already acted on the claim or, if not, when it would do so.
Noah was born with bladder exstrophy, the claim states, and was incontinent. The claim contends that the boy’s father “used this as an excuse to abuse Noah.”
Noah was reported missing by his mother in March of this year, police said. In the two years before he went missing and presumably died, the department’s social workers investigated reports that the boy had his hands zip-tied behind his back and was dunked in cold water, and went to school without pants, according to county records obtained through a public records request obtained in August.
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Investigators found those reports to be unsubstantiated or inconclusive and kept him with his father, Bryce McIntosh. McIntosh, a 33-year-old Corona resident, has been charged with the boy’s torture- murder and with child cruelty, the records state. He has pleaded not guilty.
Riverside County social workers checked on the boy at least three times before Noah disappeared, according to the county documents. There was also at least one contact with a police officer during that time and, according to court documents, earlier investigations in Orange County.
Evidence gathered in the case showed McIntosh bought acid and other caustic chemicals as well as a large plastic trash barrel around the time Noah went missing, authorities said.
As early as 2013, the claim alleged, the county began receiving reports from people who asserted that Noah was being mistreated.
“In 2013, there were reports that Noah had an adult-sized RELATED LINKS hand print on his buttocks and a black eye,” the claim
alleges. “Noah reported that his father spanked him in the Social workers dismissed 2 years of stomach. By 2017, the referrals that DPSS received abuse claims for slain Corona boy regarding the McIntosh family were much more alarming. Mother and father of missing Corona boy Noah reported that his father handcuffed his feet and hands arrested, police ask public’s help in finding with zip ties and dunked him under cold water while the 8-year-old blindfolded when he urinated in his pants.” Missing 8-year-old Noah McIntosh The claim asserted that the boy also was made to sit in honored at Corona vigil cold water for hours at a time·while handcuffed to a Father charged with murder of missing 8- bathtub, and was forced to eat a laxative and sit in soiled year-old Noah McIntosh of Corona pants. Riverside County picks Assistant County Sanchez said damages are being sought for Noah’s sibling Executive to oversee Dept. of Public because “his sister was left in that home as well, to Social Services experience the things that she experienced.”
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OPINION Amid recession fear, many California cities are fiscal peril
A map created by the state auditor’s office ranks cities by fiscal health. Green is low risk, yellow is moderate risk and red is high risk.
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By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | [email protected] | PUBLISHED: October 28, 2019 at 4:43 pm | UPDATED: October 28, 2019 at 4:43 pm
These editorial pages have been waving the warning flag about the financial threats facing California cities because of the overly generous retirement benefits that cities have granted to their public employees. Trouble signs are everywhere, as cities are cutting services to pay their escalating tabs to the California Public Employees’ Retirement System.
State lawmakers have largely looked the other way, but perhaps they will take notice now that California’s well-respected State Auditor Elaine Howle released a report this month detailing the financial situation in the state’s 471 cities. More than half of them are in at least a moderately risky situation, with 18 of them at high risk for financial distress.
That’s particularly disturbing given that a boisterous economy has kept stock-market returns high enough to gloss over growing liabilities. If recession hits — and former Gov. Jerry Brown would always remind us that it always occurs eventually — some cities could face insolvency. That would create pressure on the state’s general-fund budget and for tax increases, which is the last thing highly taxed California needs in an economic downturn.
Benefits for retiring public employees, of course, are the main stress on municipal budgets. “Howle said that 337 out of 471 cities have not saved enough money to pay for future retiree health benefits,” the Associated Press reported. “Nearly half of the cities are not saving enough money to pay pension benefits in five years. She also said she was alarmed to see some cities borrowing money to pay for pension obligations.” We recently opined against the pension-obligation-bond trend, which allows cities to borrow money to help meet current obligations.
Several Southern California cities — Compton, San Fernando, San Gabriel, Maywood, Monrovia, S
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Vernon, West Covina and La Habra — rank among the 18 at high risk. Most of them are relatively small, but 425,000-population Oakland and 110,000-population Richmond in the San Francisco Bay Area are on that list. The plight of larger cities makes the problem harder for the state to ignore. G
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California AGs shouldn’t be taking sides reporters, “trigger discussions and decision-making that writing ballot summaries: Dan Walters better prepares cities to be able to respond without cutting services.” The League of California Cities spokesperson told CalMatters that it’s a “data dump that’s void of context and analysis.” That’s an inappropriately defensive response that downplays the seriousness of the problem — one that even many of the league’s member cities have been warning about for some time.
How many more warning flags do state lawmakers need? California officials should address retirement-obligation costs now, while the economy still is humming, rather than wait until after a crash precipitates a full-blown crisis.
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A deficit looming for L.A., city departments are asked to find a way to save $100 million
A budget report asks Los Angeles city departments to come up with ways to cut spending or find new sources of revenue because of an expected budget deficit. (Richard Vogel / Associated Press) https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-29/deficit-budget-spending-cuts-savings 1/7 10/29/2019 A budget deficit looming, L.A. agencies asked to save $100M - Los Angeles Times By DAKOTA SMITH STAFF WRITER
OCT. 29, 2019 5 AM
Los Angeles City Hall, facing a potential triple-digit deficit largely tied to recent labor agreements with the city’s police, fire and other unions, could soon implement a sweeping savings plan.
The City Council’s budget committee on Monday voted to support a plan that would order city departments to come up with $100 million this fiscal year.
In a report released last week, the city’s budget chief, Rich Llewellyn, outlined projected deficits of $200 million to $400 million in the coming years, if the city does nothing.
Llewellyn’s report asks city departments to come up with immediate plans to reduce costs or find new revenue sources equal to 3% of what they were given in this year’s budget. The Los Angeles Police Department, for instance, which has a budget that tops $1 billion, would be forced to find $50 million in savings this fiscal year.
Under Llewellyn’s plan, which now heads to the full City Council, city departments must submit proposals for “ongoing expenditure reductions” to position departments to “curtail spending with minimum impact to service levels.” The reductions could come from scaling back hiring, the report states.
“Obviously, a projected deficit of this amount is sobering,” said City Councilman Paul Krekorian, chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee. However, he suggested the expenses from the new labor agreements were anticipated because of the ongoing negotiations with unions. The city doesn’t budget anticipated pay increases into its yearly spending plan, he said.
Maria Gutierrez, a finance specialist with the city’s budget office, told council members that economists are projecting a recession in 2020 or 2021. If growth dips in the 2% to 3% range in the coming years, as expected, “the city’s revenue will be inadequate,” she said.
The city’s predicted deficit also could be exacerbated by additional pending labor agreements, changes to pension liabilities or the cost of major construction projects, she said.
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The proposed belt-tightening comes despite current-year budget assumptions of above-average revenue growth of 6.1%, according to Llewellyn’s office.
The city has roughly $419 million available in a special savings fund and some of that can be used for emergencies. Gutierrez told the committee that her office recommends not dipping into the fund to cover the projected deficits.
Employee costs are routinely the biggest driver of city expenses, and this year the city signed off on several agreements that provide year-over-year raises. Pay increases and bonuses that are part of the new three-year contract with the city’s firefighters’ union, for instance, will increase costs by nearly $100 million, according to Llewellyn’s office.
Llewellyn’s savings proposal doesn’t apply to the city’s proprietary departments, which include the Department of Water and Power, the port and airports.
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Opinion: Automation is likely to eliminate nearly half our jobs in the next 25 years. Here’s what to do
Automated robots building a Chrysler in Sterling Heights, Mich. (Paul Sancya / Associated Press)
By RAMESH SRINIVASAN
OCT. 29, 2019 3 AM
A recent study from Oxford University estimated that as many as 47% of the jobs in developed nations will vanish in the next 25 years as a result of automation. These losses will be in both https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-10-29/opinion-automation-is-likely-to-eliminate-40-of-jobs-in-the-next-25-years-heres-what-we-can-do-a?f… 1/7 10/29/2019 Opinion: Automation is likely to eliminate nearly half our jobs in the next 25 years. Here's what to do - Los Angeles Times white- and blue-collar jobs. As a nation, we are completely unprepared for the upheaval this will create.
Decades ago, an increase in productivity and profit would have meant a rising quality of life for workers, but no longer. Automation can bring astonishing increases in productivity, but the increases in profit it brings currently benefit only a small minority. The vast majority of the spoils of automation have gone to investors and the executive classes who exert outsized economic power on our politics and markets — and therefore on our lives. This has left working people poorer, less secure and less powerful than ever. That trend will accelerate unless we act.
Today’s new technologies are not designed to make workers’ lives easier, less dangerous or more engaging. Their purpose is to enrich corporate coffers by eliminating many workers and squeezing more out of those who remain. Amazon, for example, is famous for its high-tech warehouses. Many functions have been automated, and the workers who remain are heavily monitored with new technology that can track everything from how many breaks they take to how many boxes they scan an hour. The technology can also generate warnings and even terminations for those deemed not sufficiently productive. In return for working in such rigid and grueling situations, one analysis found, Amazon warehouse workers make a median wage of $28,466 a year, while the company’s CEO, Jeff Bezos, makes $8,961,187 an hour.
This is a stark example, but speaks to an astonishing trend. In the United States, the top one-tenth of 1% of the population earns nearly as much as the bottom 90% of the population combined; its three richest people hold more wealth than the bottom 50% of the country. Across the world, seven people or families have wealth equivalent to the entire bottom half of the population, almost 4 billion people. The looming tidal wave of automation will only exacerbate this staggering inequality — unless we act.
Envisioning a future that protects the vast working and middle class from calamity will require creative solutions. Imagine, for example, if Facebook paid its users for the data they currently contribute for free. In 2018, Facebook generated $55.8 billion in revenue with a business model designed to profit from its users’ data, their posts, comments, photos and likes.
Or what if companies had incentives to use technology for their workers’ benefits rather than to eliminate jobs, monitor and squeeze profit from workers and users. In Europe, automation has https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-10-29/opinion-automation-is-likely-to-eliminate-40-of-jobs-in-the-next-25-years-heres-what-we-can-do-a?f… 2/7 10/29/2019 Opinion: Automation is likely to eliminate nearly half our jobs in the next 25 years. Here's what to do - Los Angeles Times traditionally been viewed as a way to improve working conditions. Swedish mine workers, for example, now use joysticks to control machinery in mines from the comfort and safety of a control room above ground — and they have held on to the generous benefits and wages they enjoyed before. How have they achieved this? Largely through the power of worker councils, employer- funded bodies that sit on the supervisory boards of European companies and have a significant say in the introduction of new technologies.
We also need to revisit the gig economy. Already, 36% of U.S. workers earn their living as contract labor. Gig work offers the seductive chance to fit work in when and where it’s convenient. But the price for this perk is painfully high: Gig workers often do not receive a living wage, healthcare, education or retirement benefits. Minimum wage laws do not adequately protect them, with some studies estimating they make less than 4$ per hour, yet they are forbidden to unionize. And to top it all off, they will probably be among the first workers replaced by robotic systems.
Places as diverse as Germany, Britain, the United States and Kenya are beginning to rethink these inequities of power. One way is through a grass-roots innovation called the “platform co-op,” which already generates more than $2.36 trillion in revenue across the globe. What are these cooperatives? Think Uber, if Uber drivers owned significant equity in the company. Think Spotify, if the music-streaming service was owned and run by musicians, record labels and fans instead of a few ultra-rich Swedish guys. There are abundant models for this, including Fairmondo, a German digital selling platform that operates much like eBay — except that the sellers on the platform are also its owners.
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Another potential way of addressing the coming job loss is through basic income policies, which are already being tested in Stockton, Calif., as well as in Sweden, Finland and Spain. Under such programs, monthly sums are paid to citizens whether they work or not. These initiatives could be funded, at least partially, by the companies responsible for eliminating jobs and threatening
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-10-29/opinion-automation-is-likely-to-eliminate-40-of-jobs-in-the-next-25-years-heres-what-we-can-do-a?f… 3/7 10/29/2019 Opinion: Automation is likely to eliminate nearly half our jobs in the next 25 years. Here's what to do - Los Angeles Times worker security. Companies need to adhere to a social contract and acknowledge their responsibility to the country and its people.
Going forward, we will need a wide range of ways to address automation and the job loss that will accompany it. We should start with a “digital bill of rights” that includes a commitment to create technologies that serve the greater good and to rethink citizens’ roles within technology and work. As individuals trying to fight for our jobs and dignity, we are helpless. But as a collective, we can come together to design and engineer a future in which technologies serve us all.
Ramesh Srinivasan is a professor of information studies and design at UCLA and directs the UC Digital Cultures Lab. He is the author of “Beyond the Valley: How Innovators Around the World Are Overcoming Inequality and Creating the Technologies of Tomorrow.” @rameshmedia
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