EL CHICANo Weekly
Vol 63, NO. 37
June 18, 2026
First 5 San Bernardino Launches Kid Safe Summer as Child Drownings Remain a Threat
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Community Theater Is Alive at Redlands Theatre Festival With Musical ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ Pg. 3
PHOTO FIRST 5 Baby Bruce, 6 months, and his mother, Loreal, practice active supervision during First 5 San Bernardino’s Splish Splash Water Safety Fun Day at Lake Gregory Regional Park.
PHOTO FIRST 5 First 5 San Bernardino representatives and partners demonstrated CPR and water safety practices for families during the Splish Splash Water Safety Fun Day at Lake Gregory Regional Park.
By Manny Sandoval
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First 5 San Bernardino welcomed hundreds of children, parents and caregivers to Lake Gregory Regional Park on June 12 for its free Splish Splash Water Safety Fun Day, an event designed to combine lifesaving water safety education with family-
“First 5 San Bernardino wants families to have a Kids Safe summer, so we’re making water safety fun by inviting our families out to learn more about water safety,” said Erin Meyer, a First 5 San Bernardino
ith child drownings remaining a deadly risk nationwide, First 5 San Bernardino and Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital Safe Kids Inland Empire are working to help local families prevent tragedy before sum-
Water Safety, Cont. next pg.
Rialto Council Unanimously Approves Environmental Review for Willow and Valley Warehouse Project Moreno Valley College Celebrates One of Its Largest Graduating Classes During 35th Anniversary Year Pg. 4
Redlands Community Hospital Opens Center for Radiation Therapy to Expand Cancer Care Pg. 5
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PHOTO CHRISTOPHER SALAZAR Following a public hearing, the Rialto City Council deliberates the issues identified in the letter sent by Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER) on Tuesday, June 9.
By Christopher Salazar
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he Rialto City Council unanimously approved a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) and a series of land-use entitlements on Tuesday, June 9, for a proposed warehouse development at the northeast corner of Valley Boulevard and Willow Avenue.
Required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), an MND is a document used to signal that a proposed project carries the potential for substantial environmental impacts, whereby an applicant agrees to reduce the impacts to a less-than-significant level, negating the need for a full Environmental Impact Review (EIR). In the Inland Empire, MND’s are often disputed by
community advocates due to issues of environmental justice and stewardship, land-use and warehouse saturation. The project, proposed by Investment Building Group, calls for the demolition of an existing building and construction of two warehouse buildings totaling nearly 120,000 square feet on roughly six acres. Warehousing, cont. next pg.