EL CHICANo Weekly
Vol 60, NO. 02
December 29, 2022
San Ber nardino mayor and city council instillation held with optimism as the fir st Asian-American mayor is swor n-in
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The new San Bernardino City Council includes Helen Tran as mayor of the City.
By Manny Sandoval
n December 21st, Helen Tran was officially sworn in as mayor of the City of San Bernardino. At the ceremony, Theodore Sanchez (Ward 1), Sandra
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Ibarra (Ward 2), and Fred Shorett (Ward 4) were also sworn in and are all re-elects to the City.
The high-energy ceremony posed much optimism from local dignitaries such as Assembly Majority Leader
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Eloise Gomez Reyes and the community, who happily reiterated Tran’s coined campaign phrase, “TRANSformation.” “San Bernardino is about to be TRANSformed. It was my honor to attend the Swearing-in ceremony for the 30th Mayor of San Bernardino, Helen Tran,
and the re-elected members of the city council, Theodore Sanchez (Ward 1), Sandra Ibarra (Ward 2), and Fred Shorette(Ward 4). Mayor Helen Tran made history by becoming Swearing-in cont. on next pg.
Garcia Center celebrates 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 organiza-
tions including, former San Bernardino Councilman and Director of the event, Benito Barrios.
“As the years have gone by, resources are increasing, which is great because, in the end, people just want to help”, said Barrios.
The celebration featured attendees dressing as Mary, Joesph, and the three wise men walking around the surrounding neighborhood to mimic the story of Mary and Joseph searching for an inn the day Jesus was born. As they were walking, attendees sang songs for