SB To Take Over Mean Streets (SB SUN 051406) Slaying of Mynisha Leads to 99-Acre Annexation!!

There is a Sad thing that happened here and that is Mynisha Lost her life. The funny thing about this is that the Sheriff Department has controlled the Patrolling of the area that is being discussed in this Article for Annexation from them. The Sheriff's Department. This County Island has been in their Patrol since I started and probably since they started to agree to draw the lines for the City Limits, however the funny thing about this is, and if you really Think About this it is not FUNNY in ANY Way!!, but the people that live in that 990Acres, are not up in arms, they are not petitioning the Sheriff to try to fight this. There has not been an apparent mass of Residents that live in this area that have been at any of the County Supervisor's Meetings or the City of San Bernardino City Council Meetings about them taking the Patrol over. If you look at this really in a smaller scale, This is the same thing that has happened in the Rialto City area, when last Sept. 16 the Rialto City Council Voted to Contract with the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department for Law Enforcement Duties, however they thought they were going to win. Right down to the Deputies that I know personally that were telling me that they were going to be patrolling the city in the next few weeks. The People from the City just hung in there and fought the good fight and kept our heads up and we won finally we got the Rialto City Council to Realize that they could not win over the public hearts and minds on to their Idea of a better Patrol. Especially when the City and their own Police department had pointed in all to many better statistics when it came to clearance of Crime Cases.

Now it is happening in one of the most Crime Riddled Area's of San Bernardino. The Criminal knew he just had to run to the County area and hide among his peers and he would be safe, because the City had no resources to later send in a Patrol car and do Extra Patrol and the Like and have the Shift work in that Area in that fashioned, now they will not have to worry about that, they will be the Patrolling party and they will be the ones that will be in that neighborhood 100% It will be much better for the Citizens that live there and much better for the Officers that Patrol there.

However you don't see a great big up rising of people that live in the neighborhood that are angry about the Annex or talk of Annexing the 99 Acres. It will be all good!! We will see!!

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SB to take over mean streets Slaying of Mynisha leads to 99-acre annexation Megan Blaney, Staff Writer

What do you think? Join the blog here. SAN BERNARDINO - The annexation of 99 acres and about 2,400 residents of a blighted Del Rosa neighborhood is expected to move forward Wednesday. The area borders Citrus Street, where 11-year-old Mynisha Crenshaw was slain Nov. 13 in what police are calling a gang-motivated shooting. The killing of the girl outraged residents and put a greater focus on safety in the area. The City Council initiated the annexation in January in response to the community outcry. Officials hope to quell crime there and in neighboring areas by bringing the land into its jurisdiction. The Local Agency Formation Commission's approval of the annexation is expected Wednesday because, under state law, the proposal meets all the requirements. The area has vacant parcels, single-family homes and a few gas stations and convenience stores. Graffiti marks walls and buildings. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department responded to more than 2,000 calls for service in the area in both 2004 and 2005. There were 224 calls for service in April alone. "That area has significant crime issues that bleed out into the rest of the city," 4th Ward Councilman Neil Derry said. "Even though there will be a temporary increased cost, it will provide overarching benefits in years to come." Police Chief Michael Billdt said the annexation "makes good sense." "That county pocket is surrounded by the city limits," he said. "There will be some increased calls of service, but from a service delivery perspective, we believe it will be better for the city." Evelyn Alexander, president of the Del Rosa Neighborhood Action Group, said her organization has not taken a stand on the annexation because some residents support it and others don't. But, speaking as a resident, she said annexation would be good for the area. County standards are often more lax than the city's, and Alexander said the area will benefit from having to comply with city codes. The area "has been the subject of media coverage, increased law-enforcement activity and concerns of elected officials following the tragic death of Mynisha Crenshaw," according to a Lafco staff report. Although the staff report credited the sustained focus on the area for sparking the annexation, Alexander said media coverage of the neighborhood has been unnecessarily negative. "It hurts Del Rosa," she said. "It makes a big difference. I've heard it has hurt some property sales. It's frightening, I guess." Former Mayor Judith Valles and Mayor Pat Morris support the annexation. On April 11, the county Board of Supervisors approved the transfer of property taxes from the county pocket to the city upon the completion of the annexation. A recent change in state law allows the city to annex the land without approval from property owners or voters because it is substantially surrounded by the city and is less than 150 acres. Photo Gallery: Neighborhood annexation