EL CHICANo Weekly
Vol 60, NO. 03
Januar y 05, 2022
SBD Inter national Air por t is a success for the Inland Empire,
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By Manny Sandoval
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ince its inaugural flight on August 4th, 2022, San Bernardino International Airport has serviced nearly 20,000 passengers, with daily non-stop service to San Francisco, with multi-opportunities each week for a connecting flight to Provo, Utah.
The trail-blazing airport will be around for a while as it is preparing to launch non-stop Thursday and Sunday flights to Las Vegas beginning February 16th, 2023.
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In August 2022, when asked about the possibility of future flights to Las Vegas, Director of Aviation Mark Gibbs said, “We’ve been getting a lot of requests from people about flights to Las Vegas, and I’d like to see that happen. But we’re gaging how well our flights travel non-stop to San Francisco.”
And based on Gibbs’ comments last year, it’s evident that the airport has attained some success, as it’s continuing to add more outbound
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“After years of efforts by the Airport, our region has embraced the convenience of flying locally with nearly 20,000 passengers traveling through SBD since Breeze Airways launched service this summer – it’s a major achievement and just the beginning of passenger service at SBD,” said Mike Burrows, Chief Executive Officer of SBD and the Inland Valley Development Agency. “SBD had more than 70 percent of all seats filled in November, and all indications point to December having even higher passenger counts.”
One-way tickets to San Francisco, Provo, Utah and Las Vegas start at just $31, and SBD’s daily parking rate is unrivaled, costing only $5 per day - making the airport quite the attraction in the Inland Empire. “Breeze’s service to San
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Director of Aviation Mark Gibbs discussing the SBD International Airport and Breeze Airways with the Highland Area Chamber of Commerce On April 26, 2022.
Lack of “honesty and integrity” drove Leslie Tovar to open Trinity Legal Services
By Eric Sandoval
Susan Longville, Director, Division 3 takes Oath of Office for San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District
flights, and SBD reports 70 percent of seats filled in November 2022.
fter opening its office in Colton on March 7, 2022, Trinity Legal services has aimed to educate, assist and empower its clients in whatever capacity it can.
Trinity legal services is a non-attorney legal assistance firm specializing in case management, legal doc assistance and educating its clients on their position and rights.
Some services offered include; legal separation, child custody, estate planning,
restraining order, civil disputes and notary. Trinity is owned and operated by Leslie Tovar, who has partnered with Lilliana Pulidos, who owns Elite Lifescan Notary. The two women share the same office building and utilize each other to best assist their clients.
“Liliana and I met at a mixer last December, and since we were both notaries, we decided to open offices next to each other to join forces to hopefully provide one-stop legal assistance,” said Tovar.
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