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Subsidiary of Caterpillar, Inc. Pleads Guilty to Federal Offense of Dumping Parts into Long Beach
Dec. 19 City Council meeting set for Downtown Anaheim Community Center
A company that repaired railcars at a Terminal Island facility has pleaded guilty to a federal environmental offense of dumping parts into the ocean to conceal that it was performing unnecessary and improper repairs for several railcar operators. United Industries LLC – a subsidiary of Progress Rail Services, Inc., which itself is a subsidiary of Caterpillar, Inc. – appeared last week in United States District Court and pleaded guilty to the federal water pollution charge. Immediately after the guilty plea, United States District Judge Dolly M. Gee imposed a sentence that required United Industries to pay a $5 million criminal fine. Judge Gee also ordered United Industries to pay $20 million in restitution to three victim companies – TTX Company, Pacer International, and Greenbrier Company, all of whom owned and operated railcars that were improperly serviced and repaired. United Industries admitted in a plea agreement filed in federal court that its employees “knowingly conducted inadequate inspections” on railcars the company serviced. United Industries employees improperly replaced functioning parts that did not need to be removed in a process known as making repairs to “green parts.” Employees also made random repairs on
United Industries pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor offense of depositing refuse in navigable waters
the railcars without conducting a proper inspection. The victim companies were then charged for the unnecessary and improper repairs. “In order to conceal their unnecessary and improper repairs, United Industries’ employees,
SoCalGas And Sempra Energy Pledge to Assist With $150,000
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas), announced it will donate more than $100,000 to assist victims of the four wildfires that continue to destroy homes and property across the region. Sempra Energy, a Fortune 500 energy services holding company that includes San Diego Gas & Electric and SoCalGas, will contribute another $50,000, for a total of more than $150,000 in donations. SoCalGas and Sempra Energy have pledged $100,000 to the United Way Thomas See Page2
operating within the scope of their employment and motivated by an intent to benefit the company, concealed the replacement of ‘green’ railcar parts by throwing such parts into the Port of Long Beach (also known as Long Beach Harbor), a navigable
San Bernardino Invitation For Letters Of Interest For 5th Street Gateway Project
The City of San Bernardino invites Letters of Interest from developers that are interested in developing the City's 6.56-acre 5th Street Gateway Project. The 5th Street Gateway Project Site is a significant development opportunity because it is: 1. Immediately east and adjacent to the 1-215 Freeway and 5th Street Interchange; 2. A major access point into downtown; 3. Anchored by an In-N-Out Burger See Page 3
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water of the United States, from the shore alongside the Terminal Island repair facility,” according to the plea agreement. After receiving a tip about the improper dumping, Port authorities conducted underwater See Page 2
Temple City Advises Residents to be Vigilant
Residential burglaries up, trend expected through the holiday season A large uptick in home burglaries was recorded in Temple City and surrounding communities over the past few months and according to Captain David Flores of Temple Sheriff’s Station, citizens should prepare for increased criminal activity through the holiday season. See Page 4
Anaheim’s Dec. 19 City Council meeting is moving to the Downtown Anaheim Community Center directly next to City Hall. The meeting, which will take place in the community center’s assembly hall, is moving to allow for year-end work on the Council Chambers at City Hall. The chambers is undergoing maintenance and upgrades to the audio and voting systems as well as the video projector used during meetings. The work is set to be done in time for the first meeting of 2018 on Jan. 9. The regular session of the Dec. 19 meeting is set to start at 5 p.m. City Council is expected to convene earlier for a closed session discussion with the time yet to be determined. On the afternoon of Dec. 15, you can find the meeting agenda online by visiting http:// www.anaheim.net/2527/Agendas. The Downtown Anaheim Community Center is at 250 E. Center St., just northeast of City Hall. Visitors can still park in the City Hall parking structure off Broadway as they usually do for meetings at the Council Chambers. You can also park in the structure directly across from the Downtown Anaheim Community Center at 235 E. Center St. The council meeting will be aired online as usual. You can find the video at http://anaheim. net/2142/Council-Meeting-Video. For more information on the city of Anaheim, please visit Anaheim.net.
Neighborhood Policing Areas in Riverside
Each NPC is tasked with managing resources and coordinating efforts to reduce crime in their assigned geographic areas, while addressing issues of neighborhood livability. Each NPC is managed by an Area Commander and staffed with a group of Burglary and Auto Theft Detectives, School Resource Officers, Police Service Representatives and Problem Oriented Policing Officers. The collective staff strives to address emerging crime trends, maintain safe school campuses, create safe parks and neighborhoods, reduce retail crime and develop working partnerships with all of our Riverside communities. For additional information contact the Police Service Representative for your area. East: PSR Halley at lhalley@riversideca.gov or 826-5297 North: PSR Fierro at bfierro@riversideca.gov or 826-8721 Central: PSR Ochoa at iochoa@riversideca.gov or 353-7962 West: PSR Alexander at aalexander@ riversideca.gov or 353-7969