COLTON COURIER We ekly
December 29, 2022
Vol 151, N O. 0 3
John Ech eva r r i a r e -e lecte d a n d swor n- i n b y h i s daughter as City of Colton Council Member
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Vanessa Echevarria, 18, swearing in her Dad, John Echevarria, with an oath of office.
By Manny Sandoval
ouncil Member John Echevarria coordinated a tight-knit campaign, which mainly included his immediate family and his 18-year-old daughter, Vanessa Echevarria. Vanessa, who was one-week
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short of being able to vote for her dad, turned 18 right before the swearing-in installation ceremony and was able to give John Echevarria his Oath of Office at the City Council Chambers on December 12th.
“My daughter worked hard on my campaign but couldn’t vote for me because she was
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still 17. So, it was special that she was the one who swore me in,” said Echavarria. One of the most significant changes for Echavarria (District 4) is the expansion of his district.
“This time around, my district has grown after the findings of the 2018 census. I’m
taking on an additional 5,000 residents, and I look forward to serving all of them and representing our city professionally, respectfully, and fiscally,” continued Echevarria.
The reason behind the expansion of District 4 is due Swearing-in, cont. next pg.
Garcia Cen ter cel eb rat es Las Posadas with music , food and giving
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his past Thursday, December 23, the Garcia Center for the Arts hosted a Las Posadas celebration for a night of tradition, celebration and coming together.
The Las Posadas story is a Catholic celebration that commemorates Mary and Joseph’s search for a place to stay to give birth to baby Jesus.
This is the center’s fifth year hosting the celebration and it was helped put together by various community members and organizations including, former San Bernardino Councilman and Director of the event, Benito Las Posadas cont. next pg.
Attendees gathering for photos before heading out to sing throughout the neighborhood.
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