National Night Out a Success!! & Landscaping work will begins later this year!! on Riverside Ave from Kauri to Peach ave...(County area). SB SUN 08020

This is a great welcome to the Police Department and the hard Job that they are doing!! Right now they are 25% down and they need Police Officers, however they will not start hiring new Cops until the new Chief is in his Office and then the fun begins so he can rebuild the department the way that he wants it. It will be interesting to see.

I have been Retired from Rialto since 2000 and in the 6 years since I was gone the turn over and the Contract talk everyone is gone. The only people that stayed is the ones that are on probations or were in a hire position such as Sgt. Lt. ect ect. However there was two sgt.'s that left to go to the Riverside D.A.'s office, and so even the Sgt's that I knew are gone as well.

But the citizens, Put up such a great fight along with the Police Department, to save it. They did a great job. What a good news report and a wonderful story..

The next one is the El Rancho Verde District has been formed to start planting and doing landscaping to fix and beatify the center median. We have been working on this for the last year or so. It has finally come. Thank You Jose Gonzales for your help and support on this particular matter!!

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RIALTO
National Night Out a success

At least six "National Night Out" celebrations rang out Tuesday across Rialto.

In the 400 block of South Pine Street, residents stretched a 50-foot banner across the street welcoming police into their neighborhood. It was just last year that the future of the city Police Department was in doubt.

Mayor Grace Vargas, Assemblyman Joe Baca Jr., D-Rialto, and a handful of police officers stopped by different neighborhood gatherings in the city, honoring Neighborhood Watch associations and thanking residents for service in fighting crime.

On South Pine Street, police cars burst through the banner to the crowd's delight.

"It was an unbelievable celebration," said Marilyn VanKleef. "Everything fell into place."

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RIALTO
Landscaping work begins later this year

Landscaping along the Riverside Avenue median, from Kauri Avenue to Peach Street, will begin later this year.

With support from local property owners, San Bernardino County will proceed with its beautification plans for the Riverside Avenue median along the unincorporated El Rancho Verde community. Each of the 509 property owners will pay $120 annually for the landscaping.

"The El Rancho Verde homeowners share my opinion that their property is worth the investment," said 5th District county Supervisor Josie Gonzales in a news release.