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The San Bernardino County News of Note from Around the Largest County in the Lower 48 States Friday, October Sentinel 31, 2014 A Fortunado Publication in conjunction with Countywide News Service 10808 Foothill Blvd. Suite 160-446 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 (909) 957-9998 Stephanie Mendenhall, Vestige Of Pomerski Regime, To Retire In July Assessor’s Office By Mark Gutglueck tober 27. By stepping the conclusion reached Big Bear Court Stephanie Menden- down from her position by a small but influential hall, who made a mercu- near the pinnacle of mu- number of city residents Lease Signals rial rise to the top level nicipal government in at the time of and in the Realignment of the city of Upland’s Upland, Mendenhall is immediate aftermath administration in large seeking to orchestrate following Pomierski’s To Last To 2019 measure because of her the terms of her exodus, indictment, which held Action by the county association with now even as events around that Mendenhall was in- board of supervisors disgraced former Upland her and at City Hall are extricably bound up in at earlier this month sig- Mayor John Pomierski, on the verge of overtak- least some of the former naled that the terms of San Bernardino County has elected to retire at Stephanie Mendenhall ing her. John Pomierski mayor’s actions, depre- In recent months there dations and violations of Presiding Judge Marsha the end of July of next nounced her decision numbers of the city’s have been ever clearer the public trust. Slough’s court realign- year. in a memo to city man- residents and decision signals that growing At the Sep- ment will likely remain Mendenhall an- ager Rod Butler on Oc- makers are coming to See P 6 in place at least until Fontana & Ontario Council Campaign War Chests Eclipse $100K & $200K 2019. In May, over much cumbent politicians have 2010 Census, current protest by attorneys, lo- amassed absolutely stun- officeholders have been cal government officials ning amounts of money particularly well forti- and citizens, Slough’s re- in their campaign war fied with money, i.e., alignment went into ef- chests in the current campaign cash, which fect, transferring nearly election cycle, raising former California As- all civil cases county- the specter of pay-to- sembly Speaker Jess Un- wide to the new San play politics dominating ruh called “the mother’s Bernardino Justice Cen- much of the local gov- milk of politics.” ter located at 247 West ernmental landscape. According to Califor- Third Street in the coun- Acquanetta Warren nia Form 460 filed at the In Ontario, the coun- Alan Wapner Paul Leon ty seat, which contains ty’s fourth largest city, City of Ontario’s City 35 courtrooms within A number of San county’s second larg- $218,000 in political do- and in Fontana, the Clerk’s Office, Mayor its 11 floors. In addition, Bernardino County’s in- est city according to the nations so far Paul Leon has received See P 2 San Bernardino district Once Accustomed To State & National Stage, criminal cases, formerly Derry’s Redlands Council Run heard in the San Ber- Draws $100,000 In Opposition Baca Seeking Municipal Role In Fontana nardino Central Court- house built in 1927, are Neil Derry’s attempt Former congressman see projects to comple- tried in the new San Ber- to stage a political come- Joe Baca said he is run- tion after I served in get- nardino Justice Center. back has garnered the ning for mayor in Fon- ting the federal funding West Valley Superior most energetic opposi- tana ”to take the city to a in place to start them. I Courthouse in Rancho tion campaign in San higher level. I’ve served served my country in Cucamonga, which pre- Bernardino County dur- in Congress and in the time of war when I was viously was a venue for ing the current political California Assembly and in the Army and then in all order of cases includ- season, one that indeed State Senate. I want to the state legislature and ing both civil and crimi- rivals the hardest politi- use my expertise to make in Washington, D.C. I nal cases originating on cal counterattacks in the Fontana a better place. I am blessed to be able to the west end of the coun- history of local politics. have worked with three run for mayor now.” ty, is now devoted almost In recent years, only different presidents – Joe Baca Baca said, “I think entirely to criminal cas- a handful of individual Neil Derry Bill Clinton, George the major issue Fontana es, including those aris- city/town council cam- Bush and Barack Obama why I want to serve at is its leaders just don’t of $50,000. In Redlands ing on the county’s west paigns have involved and two governors, Pete the city level, I tell them have a vision for what the this year, where Derry end and other felony expenditures of upwards Wilson and Grey Davis. I have the ability to work city should be. is seeking to See P 4 When people ask me on a bipartisan basis to See P 4 and misdemeanor cases from the county’s cen- 100s Of Complaints Over Mortgage Modification Suits Get Sringoringo Disbarred tral district which in the Stephen Lyster Sir- some, though not all of he allowed non-attorney client matters and rec- past had been routed to ingoringo, the 1999 Fon- the hundreds of former employees to meet with ommended an 18-month the Fontana Courthouse. tana High School gradu- clients who claim Siring- clients, set fees and per- suspension. In partial The Rancho Cucamonga ate who seemingly made oringo took advantage of form legal services with- mitigation Siringoringo courthouse also hosts good by becoming an them, took their money, out supervision. has agreed to provide hearings on both civil attorney specializing in allowed their homes to A stipulation filed refunds ranging from and domestic violence modification services for be taken from them and October 15 in State Bar $1,500 to $5,970 to 14 restraining order mat- clients facing foreclo- then provided them with Court ratchets an earlier former clients named in ters. A small portion of sures during the height no accounting or records discipline to the state of the stipulation. the criminal cases once of the home mortgage to assist them in the af- disbarment for Siringor- That relates to but a heard in Fontana are now meltdown four years termath. Stephen Siringoringo ingo. Last December, the fraction of the harm Sir- being adjudicated in San ago, has agreed to dis- According to the State provide promised servic- Bar found Siringoringo ingoringo is alleged to Bernardino. barment. Bar, Siringoringo visited es to them and aided in culpable of collecting wreaked. The State Bar’s The historic San Ber- Losing his license to upon his clients signifi- the unauthorized prac- advanced fees for loan Office of Chief Trial nardino Courthouse re- mains as the practice law will mollify cant harm by failing to tice of law by other when modification work in 20 Counsel indi- See P 8 See P 8 Friday, October 31, 2014 San Bernardino County Sentinel Page 2 Richard Ellis Commer- Campaign War ates, $3,000 from Main The San Bernardino County Chests from front King, $2,500 from JC Street Fibers of Ontario, cial Broker Darla Longo, page Horizon of Arcadia, $2,375 from Patton Sales $2,500 from Geoffrey $1,500 from Waste Man- Corporation of Ontario, Stack of the Sares-Re- agement of Houston, $2,000 from Residuals gis Group, $4,000 from Sentinel Published in San Bernardino County. this year. Leon was giv- Texas, $2,500 from John GH Dairy, $2,500 from Recovery Group of Ana- The Sentinel’s main office is located at 10788 Civic en $10,000 by the Craig Geoffrey Stack, $1,500 Hagestad of the Sares- heim, $7,500 from Rich- Center Drive in Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 Meredith S.P. Trust of Regis Group, $2,500 land Management of Ir- from Larry Lukan- Newport Beach. He re- A Fortunado Publication in conjunction with from Geoffrey Stack of ish of the Sares-Regis Countywide News Service ceived $5,000 from PD the Sares-Regis Group, Group, $1,500 from Mark Gutglueck, Publisher Transport Inc. if Costa $1,500 from William J. 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Leon also trans- Services of Costa Mesa, 909-276 5796 gis Group, $1,250 from ferred $6,100 from his $1,500 from Burrtec Barbara Emmons Per- Paul Leon for Assembly Michael Tahan Waste Industries, $4,500 from Hagestad Enter- Responsible Govern- rier of La Canada Flin- 2013 account into his from John Gormly of prises of Irvine, $5,000 ment and $5,000 from tridge, $1,500 from Peter current campaign fund. vine, $6,099 from Lee & Oltman’s Construction, from the Ontario Police JM Realty Group of On- Rooney of the Sares- He was also provided Associates Real Estate $2,500 from John Hages- Association, tario, $2,600 in from the Regis Group, $1,500 with a $5,000 loan from Broker Michael Wolfe, tad of the Sares-Regis $2,500 from Pepe’s Ontario Police Officers from Cleanstreet of Gar- the Skropos For Ontario $2,000 from Stratham Group,$2,00 from Main Towing, $6,000 from Association Political Ac- dena, $2,500 from the City Council campaign Properties of Irvine, Street Fibers, $13,500 Caltrop of Rancho Cu- tion Committee, another San Bernardino Public fund.