COLTON COURIER Weekly
March 05, 2026
Vol 154, NO. 14
Colton Defeats Pacific 55-42 to Win Cif Division 9 Title, Bringing Home First Cif Title for Basketball in School History
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PHOTO ANGEL ALCALA Colton celebrates its first ever CIF Championship in boys basketball with a 55-42 victory over Pacific High.
or the first time in school history, the Colton boys basketball team are CIF champions.
sion nine title. Behind a game-high 23 point, 3 rebound, 4 steal performance by senior Andres Elenes, the Yellowjackets took control of the game in the second quarter and were never seriously threatened as they cruised to the 13 point victory.
The Yellowjackets defeated the Pacific Pirates 55-42 at the Toyota Arena in front of a large crowd of family, friends and community members to take home the CIF divi-
In the first quarter, both teams came out tight, clearly trying to live up to the moment. Pacific struggled to hold on to the ball, turning it over 10 times in the quarter,
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and 24 times for the game, leading to 18 Yellowjacket points. Things broke open in the second quarter as Colton outscored the Pirates 17-8. During one crucial stretch, Elenes went coast-to-coast, grabbing a rebound and sprinting it back for the fast break layup. On the next possession he knocked down a three-pointer to put the Yellowjackets up Yellowjackets Basketball, cont. next pg.
Inland Empire Cities Fail to Meet Warehouse Regulation Deadline, Advocates Warn By Christopher Salazar
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he Moreno Valley library was enlivened by residents and planners who assessed the Inland Empire’s logistics future on Saturday, Feb. 21. The Freight Communities Action Coalition (FCAC) convened to dissect the rollout of Assembly Bill 98 (AB 98)— the 2024 warehouse siting law—and its new legislative partner passed in October 2025, Senate Bill 415 (SB 415), as cities scramble to comply with new county and statewide rules. AB 98 was designed to shield neighborhoods from industrial sprawl by mandating that new warehouses align with designated truck routes by 2028 and January 1, 2026 for Warehouse Concentration Region (WCR) counties and cities, including Riverside County and San Bernardino County along with the cities of Chino, Colton, Fontana, Jurupa Valley, Moreno Valley, Ontario, Perris, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Rialto,
Riverside and San Bernardino. The recent FCAC summit highlighted a growing urgency among Inland Empire advocates because, for those in attendance, the event was a critical assessment of policy language and whether AB 98 and SB 415 can protect vulnerable frontline communities exposed to heavy diesel traffic. Inland Empire Community News (IECN) requested comments from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Neither agency responded by the time of publication. The summit began with organizers presenting a tier system ranking jurisdictions according to their compliance with AB 98. According to the presenters, little progress has been made in Riverside County, whereas San Bernardino County jurisdictions have mostly implemented truck routes in compliance Warehouse next pg.
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PHOTO FRONTLINE OBSERVER City of Moreno Valley City Attorney Steve Quintanilla speaks to attendees of the Freight Communities Action Coalition's truck route summit at the Moreno Valley Library, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026.