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The San Bernardino County News of Note from Around the Largest County in the Lower 48 States Friday, DecemberSentinel 7, 2018 A Fortunado Publication in conjunction with Countywide News Service 10808 Foothill Blvd. Suite 160-446 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 (951) 567-1936 City Of Commerce Now Trying To Muscle In On Tres Hermanos Ranch O’Gilvie Bests By Mark Gutglueck the activity with regard geles Times Publisher of Industry, which as its the Los Angeles County Cole In Come- Seemingly out of no- to the 2,445-acre prop- Harry Chandler and the name implies is largely boundary from Chino From-Behind where, the southeast Los erty, which a significant heirs of California pio- dedicated to the prolif- Hills some 16 miles dis- Angeles County munici- number of Chino Hills neer John Rowland, the eration of manufacturing tant. To facilitate that Photo Finish pality of Commerce has residents want to see property was acquired concerns, would have ac- aim, the City of Indus- In 29 Palms inserted itself into the kept as open space but by the City of Industry cess to water that would try banked the property sweepstakes to com- which is coveted by mul- in 1978 for $12.1 million. be adequate to keep in within the Industry Ur- mandeer Tres Hermanos tiple entities in both the That city had taken pos- operation the more than ban Development Agen- Ranch and pursue the private and public sector session of it with what one thousand light, me- cy, which served as its likely agenda of using for its development po- was then a somewhat dium and heavy facto- redevelopment agency, the property to host a tential. vague intention of uti- ries, foundries, manu- but never brought the massive solar farm. Long the rustic play lizing it as the grounds facturing and assembly reservoir project to frui- The move came last ground of oil baron Tom for a massive reservoir concerns that permeate tion. In 2011, the State of month, ending a lull in Scott, former Los An- to ensure that the City the city, which lies across C a l i f o r n i a See P 2 Supervisors Yet Soliciting Bribes? Or Merely Tone Deaf To Past Graft Implications? In a symbolism-laden vendors while acting jacent to the county’s cafeteria, also located Karmolette O’Gilvie statement of disdain to- as the city’s senior staff historic 1926 courthouse on the ground floor of ward reformists seeking member in the 1950s, in downtown San Ber- the county administra- In the final and there- the elimination of graft 1960s and 1970s is leg- nardino, has been known tion building. This week, fore most dramatic of in county government, endary. as the Robert Covington the board adopted an more than a half dozen the San Bernardino Since 2003, the main Meeting Chambers. amended annual meet- actual or near reversals County Board of Super- public meeting quarters Beginning on De- ing calendar for itself in of the election day out- visors this week signaled for the board of super- cember 19. 2018 and 2019 that changed the comes in the 2018 gen- it will extend its com- visors located on the running until next June, meeting location from eral election throughout memoration of Robert ground floor of the coun- renovation of the cham- the Covington Cham- San Bernardino Coun- Covington, whose fa- ty’s current administra- bers is to be undertaken bers to what it deemed ty, political newcomer cilitation of crooked land tion building, located at by contractors working Robert Covington “the Temporary Coving- Karmolette O’Gilvie deals and contractual ar- 385 North Arrowhead on behalf of the county. board of supervisors will ton Chambers,” i.e. the sprinted past Twenty- rangements with county Avenue, which lies ad- During that time, the hold its meetings in the cafeteria. Ac- See P 3 nine Palms incumbent Councilman John Cole in the home stretch of Four PDs & Cal State SB Host Reach Air Medical In Upland At The Right the race to serve as the Sites For Psych Crisis Triage Time To Advance With County Fire Merger council representative The Chino, Fontana, Reach Air Medical ble Airport in Upland in provide emergency air in the 4th District of the Rialto and Upland po- Services, an inadver- 2010 to provide 24 hour medical transportation 26,000-population des- lice departments as well tent beneficiary of the per day/7-days-a-week to the citizens of Upland ert city. as Cal State San Ber- county’s assumption of emergency helicopter and its automatic aid/ From the first count nardino are providing fire protection service in service to Upland and mutual aid partners. of votes in Twentynine accommodations to the Upland last year, saw its the surrounding San That partnership re- Palm’s newly drawn 4th San Bernardino County advantage extended yet Bernardino County area. mained intact over the District until earlier this Department of Behav- further this week. The Upland Fire De- ensuing years, during week, O’Gilvie trailed ioral Health where men- In 2009, following partment’s contribution which there were six behind Cole in the first tal health crisis response extensive discussions to the joint effort was amendments to the origi- election under a dis- teams are being sta- with the City of Upland, to provide a flight nurse nal contract. In 2014, Up- trict voting system in tioned. Veronica Kelley Reach Air Medical Ser- and flight paramedic on land merged its fire de- that city’s 31-year his- According to Veroni- Bernardino County De- vices entered into a pub- a helicopter owned by partment administration tory. Cole had previously ca Kelley, San Bernardi- partment of Behavioral lic/private partnership Reach and operated by with the Montclair Fire been elected to the coun- no County’s director of Health has partnered with the Upland Fire a Reach-employed pilot, Department and Reach cil when Twentynine behavioral health servic- with various key agen- Department to open an such that the airship was extended its service area Palms held at-large elec- tions in which there were es, “Since 2015, the San cies for no cost See P 3 operational base at Ca- constantly available to to Montclair. See P 7 no residency restrictions Flood Control Division Buys Land To Improve Sand Creek/Warm Creek Channel on those vying for coun- The board of super- Palms Mobile Home vert water flow from sur- fluence of Sand Creek Park, apartments, and cil beyond living some- visors this week autho- Park. rounding developments. and Warm Creek. The single family residences. where within the city’s rized the expenditure The county flood con- Sand Creek flows from project consists of the The project is slated 59-square mile confines. of just under $11,000 to trol district is planning the north and combines construction of rock rip- to be constructed in two At that time, voters in enable the undertaking improvements at the spot with Warm Creek flow- rap improvements to the phases. The first phase of the city were free to vote of the Sand Creek/Warm where the Sand Creek ing from the east, and bottom and to the slopes the project will involve with regard to the can- Creek Confluence Chan- Flood Control System the combined channel of of the existing channel to improvements within didacies of all of those nel Project near the San and the Upper Warm Warm Creek continues provide for bank stabili- the flood channels and running in the election Bernardino/Highland Creek Flood Control flowing to the west from zation to prevent erosion widening of the chan- and cast up to two votes boundary. System come together. the confluence point. and reduce the velocity nels. After the first phase for the two seats contest- The proposed project The two creeks are man- The district proposes of flows. In general, the of the project, it is an- ed in years correspond- site is situated between made drainage channels the construction of ap- project is surrounded ticipated that the access ing to the national presi- the Sand Creek/Warm that are extensions of proximately 2,675 linear by residential proper- road along Warm Creek dential election and up to Creek Flood Control natural creeks modified feet of flood control im- ties including the Pacific will be too narrow to three votes for the three posts at stake Channel and the Pacific to accommodate and di- provements at the con- Palms Mobile Home accom modate See P 2 See P 14 Friday, December 7, 2018 San Bernardino County Sentinel Page 2 the more distant watch- ment of Finance. After ing the purchase of Tres City Of Commerce The San Bernardino County ful eye of the California the California Depart- Hermanos Ranch the Looking To Pick Department of Finance. ment of Finance allowed City of Industry “was, of Up Where City Of While a handful of the processing of the sale course, negotiating with Industry Left Off real estate development to proceed, Chino Hills itself to acquire the prop- Sentinel Published in San Bernardino County. With Tres Herma- concerns including GH and Diamond Bar then erty because the succes- The Sentinel’s main office is located at 10788 Civic nos Solar Power America Inc. and South lodged legal challenges sor agency is governed Center Drive in Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 Project from front Coast Communities of of the City of Indus- by a board of directors A Fortunado Publication in conjunction with Irvine had expressed try’s ploy. In those suits, (the ‘successor agency page Countywide News Service interest in acquiring the Chino Hills and Dia- board’) comprised of Mark Gutglueck, Publisher closed out all redevelop- 2,445 acres at Tres Her- mond Bar named both the five members of the ment agencies statewide manos Ranch for the the oversight board and Industry City Council.” Call (951) 567-1936 pursuant to legislation purpose of developing successor agency to the According to the suit, to learn of locations where the Sentinel sponsored by Governor it both residentially and Industry Urban Develop- some 11 months prior is available or to provide news tips Jerry Brown and passed commercially, the City ment Agency, the board to the sale “In Septem- 10808 Foothill Blvd., Suite 160-446 by the legislature.