W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
Vol 24, NO. 18
December 04, 2025
Rialto Council OKs $100K Disaster Relief for Vista View Apartment Fire Victims, Landlord and Cannon Management Face Scrutiny
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PHOTO CHRISTOPHER SALAZAR Rialto City Council members deliberate strategies to resolve an emergency during the Nov. 25 session.
By Christopher Salazar
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ays after the Vista View Apartment fire displaced roughly 70 residents, the Rialto City Council added an item of “subsequent need” to the agenda and voted unanimously to create a $100,000 disaster relief fund to mobilize relief for victims. Community advocates praised the move but warn the emergency has shown that Rialto is unprepared and must make changes to city ordinances to protect tenants, alleging that the landlord failed to uphold its legal obligations.
Vista View Apartments, a 100-unit apartment building managed by Cannon Management, erupted in flames at approximately 5:15 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21st. Through the efforts of local fire fighters and police officers, there was no loss of life or serious injury despite 16 units rendered uninhabitable. In the aftermath, aiding and rehoming victims of the inferno has proved difficult. However, two community advocacy groups, the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice (CCAEJ) and
the Hispanic Coalition of Small Businesses (HCSB), have combined their efforts to provide temporary relief. But money is a pressing concern. “We are housing folks and the funds are running out,” said Ana Gonzalez, executive director of CCAEJ, pleading to the Council. “And so, right now, I am here to ask you all to please declare a state of emergency.” Gonzalez said she spoke with housing Apartment Fire, cont. on next pg.
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PHOTO RUSD Rialto High School’s Royal Knight Regiment and Director Mark Garcia celebrate their historic second-place finish at the Southern California Division 2A CSBC Championships on November 22.
By Manny Sandoval
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he Rialto High School Royal Knight Regiment is heading to the California State Band Championships for the first time in school history after earning a second-place finish at the Southern California Division 2A CSBC Championships on November 22.
The road to a California title continues at the State Championships on December 6 at Bolsa Grande High School in Garden Grove (9401 Westminster Blvd.). The Royal Knights are scheduled to take the field at 5:45 p.m. The trip to the championships is a major accomplishment for a program just in its
third year. Plus, Rialto High School is the only school from San Bernardino County represented at the state-level competition. Royal Knight Regiment Director Mark Garcia described this season as “an incredible underdog story and an unbelievable RHS Band, cont. on next pg.