EL CHICANo Weekly
Vol 63, NO. 08
November 27, 2025
San Bernardino Council OKs $4 Million Loan to Build 30-Unit Affordable Housing for At-Risk Veterans
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PHOTO MANNY SANDOVAL San Bernardino City Council listening to public comment.
By IECN Staff
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he San Bernardino City Council has unanimously approved a $4 million funding commitment to support a new 30-unit, three story affordable housing project for veterans to be located at 1351 North E Street. The project, being developed by the nonprofit U.S. Vets in partnership with Kingdom Development, will provide per-
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manent supportive housing for at risk and recently homeless veterans. Residents will also benefit from on-site supportive services tailored to the needs of veterans, including case management, food and hygiene supplies, transportation support, and employment assistance.
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“Housing our veterans and their families in San Bernardino’s is a responsibility we take very seriously,” said Mayor Helen Tran. “This is why this project is so impor-
The three-story, elevator-serviced building will feature one- and two-bedroom units serving veterans earning between
The 2025 San Bernardino County Homeless Point in Time Count found that approximately six percent of the County’s unsheltered homeless population are veterans.
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Rialto Unified Hit With $3 Million Penalty After Forensic Audit Finds Meal-Count Errors in Nutrition Program
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PHOTO MANNY SANDOVAL Rialto Unified School District is located at 182 East Walnut Ave.
By Manny Sandoval
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n Saturday, Nov. 22, the Rialto Unified School District released a statement detailing the findings of a nearly two-year forensic investigation into its Nutrition Services program and pledging stronger fiscal oversight going forward.
District officials said the independent review, launched in December 2023 and completed in October 2025, examined allegations involving how meal counts were reported for reimbursement.
tions of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 and 2022, as well as in the district’s summer feeding programs in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Those inaccuracies resulted in the district receiving more funds than it was entitled to.
Investigators concluded that daily counts for the regular school-year meal program were largely accurate, but found errors in the totals reported to the state during por-
In response, Business Services leaders and Nutrition Services supervisors have begun Rialto Unified, Cont. on next pg.