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Tele-Town Hall Update from Employment Development Department

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Get insight on how to receive benefits quicker.

Unemployment benefit claims have reached levels not seen since the Great Depression. This issue has caused uncertainty and a slowing of benefit payout to workers. Join my office and Russell Best, EDD Employment Program Manager III on this call to get insight into best practices to receive benefits quicker. The EDD will also answer the most common questions asked during this COVID-19 pandemic.
My office has organized this virtual town hall, and I encourage you to participate in this important discussion.

Thursday, June 4
3 p.m.
Call In Number: (888) 204-5984
CODE: 3731564

Because of the volume of virtual guests we are expecting, live questions will not be possible. Those who wish to submit questions, please do so by Wednesday, June 3 at 10 a.m. by emailing my office.

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Event information can be found on my website as well as additional COVID-19 resources.
Sincerely,

Eloise Gómez Reyes
Assemblymember, 47th District

Capitol Office: State Capitol
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0047
Tel: (916) 319-2047		District Office:
290 North D Street, Suite 903
San Bernardino, CA 92401
Tel: (909) 381-3238
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SUPREME COURT DENIES COMET’S PETITION FOR REVIEW

COMET’s counsel recently received the California Supreme Court’s written notification that it was denying COMET’s petition, without comment. Readers may remember that COMET’s counsel had asked the high court to order the Fourth District Court of Appeals (aka appellate court), a lower court but higher than the local San Bernardino Superior Court), to review COMET’s petition for writ of mandate, or writ petition, on the merits. The Appellate Court had denied COMET’s writ petition without comment, called a summary denial, so COMET is unaware of the appellate court’s reasons.

The writ petition requested the appellate court to review the decision of Judge Donald Alvarez denying COMET’s request for damages for Redlands’ many annexations of Mentone territory over the years, which Judge Alvarez stated was barred by the statute of limitations – in other words, they had happened two many years ago.

Judge Alvarez’ decision on the issue of damages becomes the “law of the case,” according to COMET’s counsel. “It is a disappointment,” she said, “but not the end of the fight against Redlands’ constant and illegal takeover of territory that does not want to be in Redlands. We will continue to fight the takeovers, as long as we possibly can,” she promised.

Although COMET represents every Mentone resident and property owner that wishes to be included, individuals such as the owners of Tom’s Burgers, are still enabled and welcome to file their own case for damages, she added. Additionally, a fight against any annexation in which Mentonites are given an opportunity to vote – only those covering 150 acres or more – only needs 25% of the residents and/or property owners to trigger an election. If 50% object, the annexation cannot go through, according to state law that governs the actions of the County Local Area Formation COmmission, or LAFCO, also a party to the lawsuit. The difficulty is that every annexation since 1956 has been less than 150 acres and Mentonites have been denied the right to vote whether its territory may be eroded, which has been occurring piece by piece, she concluded.

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GOOD-BYE TO GODFREYD AND HELLO TO ??

MM is losing Godfreyd – aka Garth – Tuazon, a Web Developer student at Crafton Hills College, who has been assisting MM with posts and various other tasks this semester, which is ending shortly. Godfreyd has been doing a lot of behind-the-scenes work such as coding and posting visual images, that MM’s editor/publisher would not begin to know how to do.

Godfreyd has been learning on the job, so to speak, supervised by Crafton Hills professor, Edward J. Papp, who will be retiring this summer but will continue to supervise MM’s interns into next year. MM sincerely appreciates the work both men have done to help MM get the news out.

Godfreyd joins a list of former interns that began three years ago with Fall-semester students Troy Galle, Jamie Lehman and Aaliya Mariscal the first year, who also worked on the community garden brochure [Ed.’s note: see earlier issues for the beautiful one they produced]. Another student, Edith Stetka, also worked on the web page in Fall semester, and volunteered her time during the Spring semester. Last school year Zoe Lane, a philosophy major, assisted MM and was willing to assist in the summertime, as well, as she had time in between one-month classes. All were honors students, supervised by their Political Science professor, Steve Hellerman, who arranged for their assistance to MM; some were paid for their time.

All of the previous interns provided their personal knowledge and experience to help get the webpage set up, as well as other tasks to protect Mentone, says MM’s publisher and editor. Godfreyd, a hemodialysis technician who also works three days a week has been working long days during the pandemic, is transitioning to a new career in web development. He had several additional changes he wanted to make to the website but ran out of time and the new intern will take those over. His only “payment” is hours toward his grade for the year, which relieves Crafton Hills College from having to find grant money to pay interns, in order to interest them in working on MM, who wishes all of its former interns the very best and looks forward to the assistance of the new one coming on board. -mm

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STILL WAITING. . .

Over the weekend, COMET’s counsel received written notification from the Supreme Court that its decision on COMET’s petition to the Court, to order the Fourth District Appellate Court to decide COMET’s writ petition to it on its merits rather than the summary (Ed’s note: without giving any reasons) denial, would be extended to June 4, or perhaps earlier. The writ petition concerns damages suffered by Mentone as a result of Redlands’ demanded annexations.
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the County courthouse has been closed to all but emergency situations since mid-March and is scheduled to reopen May 28, unless it is extended again (it was to have reopened on May 1). The Appellate Court is likewise operating through its clerks working at home.

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FIRE TAX NEWS: GET OUT AND VOTE IT DOWN!

From Tom Murphy at Red Brennan Group:
“All,
As many of you know, the San Bernardino County Supervisors voted April 7th to place FP5 repeal on the November 2020 ballot. This is a win! We will keep you updated as we continue with this effort.
However, the Red Brennan Group is contemplating further legal action against the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District in the matter of FP5 expansion and the protest process. We are considering a lawsuit in Federal court based on equal representation and due process claims.
Our organization is in the process of identifying plaintiffs.
If you, or someone you know, was unable to respond to the Protest Process in September 2018 for any, or all, of the following reasons:
Never received notification letter
Unable to obtain a protest form
No internet access
No access to hardware or software required to locate or print a form
And they fit into one of the following profiles:
Profile One – District Resident/Property Owner
Resident of San Bernardino County
Registered to vote in San Bernardino County
Property owner with property located in the San Bernardino County Fire
Protection District
Profile Two – California Resident/Property Owner
Resident of California
Not a resident of San Bernardino County
Property Owner with property located in the San Bernardino County Fire
Protection District
Profile Three – Non-resident/Property Owner
United States Citizen
Not a resident of San Bernardino
Not a resident of California
Property owner with property located in the San Bernardino County Fire
Protection District
The Red Brennan Group would be interested in direct contact via a follow-up interview.
If you are interested please send an email to tmurphy@redbrennan.org or contact Tom Murphy at (760) 810-5830. Please DO NOT REPLY ALL to this email!! However, feel free to forward this email to people you believe may fit into one of the three profiles.
Tom Murphy”

The Red Brennan Group

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ANOTHER PIECE OF MENTONE GOES AWAY!

On May 12, the Planning Commission will consider the following proposal and its agenda items reads as follows:
“PUBLIC HEARING to consider the following applications for a 0.71-acre site located at 1248 North Wabash Avenue (APNs: 0298-042-17-0000 and 0298-042-18-0000) in the Highway Commercial (C-4) District:

1. Conditional Use Permit No. 1139 – A request to construct a new Jack in the Box restaurant with approximately 3,000 square-feet in floor area and one drive-through lane, as well as associated new parking lot with 30 spaces, on-site landscaping and lighting, and related site improvements including perimeter walls, driveways, and utility connections. The proposed project is exempt from environmental review in accordance with Section 15303 (New Construction of Small Structures) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.

“2. Commission Sign Review No. 462 – A request to construct a pedestal sign up to 12 feet high, and a total area of approximately 24 square-feet per sign face.

“3. Lot Line Adjustment No. 648 – A request to merge two lots into a single 0.71-acre parcel for development. The proposal is exempt from environmental review in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15305 (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations). It encompasses the former party store/strip mall and the vacant land across Naples from the RV storage facility. If readers object, following are the instructions how to do so, from the Commission’s e-mail: “ll votes during the teleconferencing meeting will be conducted by roll call. The meeting can be observed online via the City’s website and on Redlands TV Channel 3 (Spectrum) and Channel 35 (Frontier).

“HOW TO SUBMIT COMMENTS: Following public health recommendations to limit public gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic, City Manager Charles M. Duggan Jr., acting as the City of Redlands Emergency Services Director has directed that Planning Commission meetings be closed to the public until further notice or until the current local State of Emergency has been lifted. The Council Chamber will not be open to the public during the Planning Commission meetings.

“In order to have your public comment read into the public record at the meeting, members of the public are asked to submit comments prior to 3:00 p.m. the day of the Planning Commission meeting by email at PlanningCommission@ cityofredlands.org or through the public comment form on the City’s website at www.cityofredlands.org/webform/planning-commission-comments-form. You can also submit a comment by voice mail by calling (909) 307-7333 prior to 3:00 p.m. the day of the meeting.

“In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance with public comment, please contact staff at the Development Services Department, (909) 798-7555 ext. 2, at least two hours prior to the meeting to make alternate arrangements (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II).

“If you challenge any proposed development entitlement listed on this Agenda in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised prior to the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission prior to this public hearing.

” ‘NOTE: Any writings or document distributed to a majority of the Planning Commission regarding an open session agenda item less than 72 hours before this meeting are available for public inspection at the Planning Commission’s website (https://www.cityofredlands.org/planning-commission).’ “

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Senior Affairs Commission: Skin Cancer

Below is a leaflet from the Senior Affairs Commission showing information on skin cancer. For more resources and additional information, please click here.

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Beware of Scams and Frauds amid COVID-19 Pandemic

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For additional information on healthcare and fraud, please call 855-613-7080 or visit their website at cahealthadvocates.org

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Happening in Mentone This Week

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Revelation of Peace online live streaming with Jeffrey Harper on Friday, April 10, 2020 at 7:00pm. Online Live-stream link, Pre-Registration, + More, Visit:
RevelationofPeace.live

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STILL WAITING. . .

C.O.M.E.T.’S counsel hasn’t yet received any notification from the California Supreme Court whether it will order the [subordinate] Fourth District Court of Appeals to consider C.O.M.E.T.’s Petition for Writ of Mandate to the San Bernardino Superior Court to reconsider or reverse its denial of C.O.M.E.T.’s request for damages in its lawsuit against the City of Redlands and San Bernardino County LAFCO (“Local Area Formation COmission,” which oversees annexations). 

In the meantime, everything else sits: the San Bernardino Superior Court closed March 17 for all but emergency matters, like restraining orders, until April 30, although courthouses apparently are still open in the high desert. All other matters and deadlines are extended by 30 days. The Fourth District Court is open on shortened hours but the Supreme Court is apparently completely open, hearing arguments by teleconferencing. MM will keep you posted on the progress of the lawsuit. MM