Late PRSRT STD The San Bernardino County Final ECRWSS Edition U.S.POSTAGE News of Note PAID from Around the EDDM Retail Largest County in the Lower 48 States Friday, April 23, 2021 A FortunadoSentinel Publication in conjunction with Countywide News Service 10808 Foothill Blvd. Suite 160-446 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 (951) 567-1936 State Cuts Arrowhead’s Strawberry Canyon Water Use By 60 Million Gallons Assemblyman By Amanda Frye and Bernardino Forest an- decades been overdraft- ing numerous complaints Canyon on average per Mayes Authors Mark Gutglueck nually in recent years to ing water from a spring of profligate water use by year pursuant to a permit The California State 2.365 million gallons. complex to which its the bottler, which led to a issued in 1978 to the for- Legislation To Water Resources Con- The action, which rights are non-existent, multi-year investigation mer operator of the water trol Board today acted came less than a month disputed or overstated. into Nestlé’s unauthorized bottling concern. Keep Measure to curtail the Arrowhead after Nestlé S.A., a Swiss Nestlé Waters of North spring water diversions at Nestlé extracted the K’s Salary & Spring Water Company’s multinational food and America was until last the 5,000 foot elevation water from the Straw- drafting of prodigious drink processing con- month owned by Nestlé level in the San Bernardi- berry Canyon watershed, Term Limit quantities of water from glomerate corporation, S.A., headquartered in no National Forest. selling it under the Ar- Reforms From an ecologically sensitive divested itself of all of its Vevey, Vaud, Switzer- For 29 years, as the rowhead 100% Moun- canyon high in the San American water holdings land. owner of the Arrowhead tain Spring Water brand Being Applied Bernardino Mountains. including the Arrowhead The State Water Re- Drinking Water Compa- name. Nestlé acquired In an effort widely The state has told the brand, recognizes the sources Control Board ny since 1992, Nestlé Wa- the Strawberry Creek viewed as making good company that it must re- long-held contention of made its determination ters of North America had water diversion system on a political chit he is- duce the 62.56 million environmentalists that the in the face of a two-year been drawing on the order from Perrier in 1992. The sued over a decade ago, gallons of water it has water bottling company running drought in the of 60 million gallons of permits for the water ex- Assemblyman Chad has for more than three Golden State and follow- water from Strawberry traction system, been taking out of the San See P 2 Mayes has authored leg- islation aimed at prevent- Rancho Cucamonga Declares A Moratorium On Service Station Development Projects ing Measure K, the coun- In a move hailed by perhaps impede perma- nally six years ago was lization goal at the year tions and their future de- ty government reform both environmentalists nently the construction to entail a stabilization 2030. velopment as to be over- initiative approved by and futurists and con- of two pending new gas in the use of fossil fuels On March 17, 2021, seen by the city and its more than two thirds of versely decried by free stations and the revival throughout the entirety the city council asked planning division. San Bernardino County’s marketeers, the City of of two currently shut- of California at 2015 city staff to gather infor- On Wednesday af- voters in November 2020, Rancho Cucamonga this tered filling stations. levels by the end of this mation pertaining to and ternoon, April 21, 2021 from going into effect. week put a 45-day mora- The council action year going forward even conduct some analysis of the council considered In one fell swoop, torium on the approval sets the stage for the in the face of further gas stations in the city of and later that evening Mayes with Assembly of new or the revamping eventual adaptation of state population growth Rancho Cucamonga in signed off on a set of Bill 428 is aiming at pre- of old service stations standards intended to- and development. Zero order to give that deci- findings that grew out venting both prongs of within its city limits. ward facilitating the carbon target advocates sion-making panel some of the municipal plan- Measure K – the imposi- The vote by the coun- so-called net zero car- have more recently reset direction with regard to ning division’s inquiry tion of a one term limit on cil puts on hold or will bon target, which origi- the fossil fuel use stabi- the regulation of gas sta- along the lines See P 3 San Bernardino County supervisors and putting Exemption Sought In Building 722 Mayor Politically Outmuscles Bare Majority San a cap on their pay com- Apartment Units At Redlands Mall Bernardino City Council On Concrete Removal mensurate with the mean income level of county Next week, the Red- Village Partners’ ef- By Mark Gutglueck fire broke out in the Kue- plans were to haul them residents – from being lands Planning Com- fort hinges on three A confluence of fac- hne & Nagel warehouse, off to whatever landfill implemented. mission will consider premises, with the first tors, including three city a 600,000 square foot would take them. Mayes began his po- Village Partners Ven- and most dynamic be- council members’ in- structure in the 2200 In San Bernardino, litical career as a fiscal tures, LLC’s proposal ing that city officials will tense distrust of Mayor block of West Lugonia some 12.5 miles away conservative and anti-big to transform the largely welcome the rejuvena- John Valdivia, is pre- Avenue in Redlands as the crow flies or vari- government advocate at vacant 11.15-acre Red- tion of the property after venting San Bernardino which had served as a ously 15.6 miles or 18.3 the age of 25 when he was lands Mall, which for- it has remained unpro- city officials from re- holding/distribution/dis- miles distant via differ- elected town councilman merly hosted the Harris’ ductive for more than a solving the environmen- patch facility for large ing routes using the local in Yucca Valley in 2002. department store, from decade, and that those tal hazard that has come items sold by on-line re- freeway system, there He remained on the coun- what was once an in- officials will accordingly about as a result of over tail behemoth Amazon. was a place where some- cil until 2011, twice serv- tensified and flourishing facilitate the application a thousand tons of frag- The fire gutted the build- one thought the rubble ing terms as appointed commercial center into a for the project’s approv- mented concrete having ing, which was a total could be put to use. mayor during that time. mixed use development al. The second premise is been left unattended at loss. At the far extension In 2010, he was given a with a dense residential that it can be considered the north end of the city. The concrete walls of Palm Avenue in North major boost in his politi- component. to be in confor- See P 3 On June 5, 2020, a were torn down. Initial San Bernardi- See P 6 cal/governmental career, when Janice Rutherford, Chino Planning Commission One Vote Shy Of Suspending Agency-To-Agency Privilege newly elected as San Ber- The Chino Planning Blanchard and commis- for the city to give Xe- one governmental en- ernmental agencies to as nardino County Second Commission this week sioners Kevin Cisne- bec Building Company tity needs assistance or high of a standard as is District supervisor, hired came within one vote of ros, Steve Lewis, Jody an entitlement to pro- approval from another exacted from the private him to serve as her chief violating the long and Moore, Robert Nastase ceed with erecting a governmental authority, sector. of staff. Mayes’s position hallowed tradition of and Walt Pocock, rec- 59,798-square-foot ad- cooperation and accom- As it turned out on on the fifth floor of the agency-to-agency privi- ommended approval of ministration building modation is automatical- Monday night, April 19, county administrative lege that is routinely the Chino Valley Unified on 4.52 acres at 13461 ly extended. This spirit Chairman Blanchard building put him at the extended between enti- School District’s request Ramona Avenue, and of courtesy and reciproc- and commissioners Jody center of confluence be- ties in San Bernardino to have the Xebec Build- a 325,000-square-feet ity is referred to as agen- Moore and Kevin Cisne- tween the county’s most County’s public sector. ing Company engage of warehousing on 14 cy-to-agency privilege. ros opposed the district’s powerful elected officials By a narrow 4-to-3 in just under 385,000 acres on Yorba Avenue, Under the doctrine of request. Their issue was and staff employees and vote, that panel, con- square feet of construc- between Schaefer and agency-to-agency privi- not with the new admin- major financial interests sisting of Commis- tion on two sites within Chino avenues. lege, governmental en- istration building but in the county, including sioner Jimmy Alexan- the city on its behalf. In San Bernardino tities do not hold their rather the warehouse, deep-pocketed donors to political cam- dris, Chairman Brandon The district had asked County generally, when fellow and sister gov- which is to be See P 5 See P 5 Friday, April 23, 2021 San Bernardino County Sentinel Page 2 Nestlé Cited Water year.