EL CHICANo Weekly
Vol 62, NO. 34
June 12, 2025
San Bernardino Appoints Eric Levitt City Manager After Divisive Interview Process; Residents Are Cautiously Hopeful
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Lucille Devlin, 100, Becomes First Centenarian in Native Sons Chapter Pg. 4
PHOTO MANNY SANDOVAL San Bernardino City Council hears public comment ahead of the city manager appointment June 4 at Feldheym Library, where meetings are held due to the city’s lack of a permanent city hall.
By Manny Sandoval
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n a 7-1 vote on June 4, the San Bernardino City Council appointed Eric Levitt as the city’s new permanent city manager, concluding a turbulent selection process that exposed deep divisions inside City Hall and among commu-
nity members who continue to call for greater transparency, stability, and public accountability. Levitt, currently the city manager in Fullerton, will assume his post on August 4 after fulfilling a 45-day notice required by his Fullerton contract. His agreement with
San Bernardino includes a $333,000 base salary, 3% annual cost-of-living increases, $12,000 in annual deferred compensation, $775 monthly vehicle allowance, a $6,000 relocation stipend, and severance equal to nine months’ salary. SB City cont. on next pg.
San Bernardino ICE Protest Draws 300, Demands Due Process and End to Aggressive Immigration Tactics San Bernardino’s Historic California Theater Closes for $6.8M Renovation Pg. 5
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PHOTOS MANNY SANDOVAL Protesters from across the Inland Empire rally outside San Bernardino City Hall on June 9, holding signs demanding due process and the end of ICE enforcement tactics.
By Manny Sandoval
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ore than 300 people marched through downtown San Bernardino on Monday, June 9th, demanding due process for immigrants detained by ICE, criticizing what they described as an aggressive and discriminatory enforcement strategy under President Donald Trump’s policies—one that has mistakenly ensnared even American citizens.
The march began outside the San Bernardino County ICE Field Office on West Rialto Avenue and ended at San Bernardino City Hall. In stark contrast to protests in downtown Los Angeles just two days earlier—which ended in chaos and multiple arrests—Monday’s demonstration was peaceful, organized, and widely supported by passing motorists honking in solidarity.
Chants like “Abolish ICE” and signs reading “The Founding Fathers Were Immigrants” and “Melt ICE” echoed through the streets, while volunteers were seen collecting trash to keep the protest site clean—underscoring the community’s commitment to nonviolent civic action. “We demand due process—not raids and family separations,” said Ana Gonzalez, a ICE Protest cont. on next pg.