W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
Vol 24, NO. 23
January 8, 2026
San Bernardino County Seeks Volunteers in Rialto for Jan. 22 Point-In-Time Homeless Count By Manny Sandoval
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an Bernardino County is asking volunteers in Rialto to help conduct the 2026 Point-in-Time Count of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, as part of a countywide count scheduled during the final 10 days of January.
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The point-in-time count is a one-day, locally planned survey required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for Continuums of Care that receive HUD homeless-program funding. In San Bernardino County, the count is sponsored by the San Bernardino County Homeless Partnership in collaboration with the Office of Homeless Services and in consultation with the Institute for Urban Initiatives.
Senator Reyes Introduces SB 873 on Jan. 6 to Curb ICE Arrests In and Around Courthouse Grounds Pg. 3 PHOTO MANNY SANDOVAL A volunteer gathers backpacks filled with everyday essentials shortly after 6 a.m. during San Bernardino’s January 2025 homeless pointin-time count, following the launch at the National Orange Show.
County officials said the updated approach requires coordination and volunteers from every city and all unincorporated areas. Volunteers may include local government repre-
sentatives, social service providers, law enforcement, municipal agencies, educational institutions, faith-based organizations, businesses, civic groups, neighborhood associations, nonprofit agencies, and people who are currently or formerly homeless. The count is made up of an unsheltered component and a sheltered component and uses HUD’s definition of homelessness, covering those living in places not meant for human habitation as well as people in emergency shelters, transitional housing for individuals who came from the streets or shelter, and HUD-defined safe havens. Volunteers also conduct a brief subpopulation survey, using questions from the county’s Homeless Management Information System, to identify HUD-required subpopulations such as chronically homeless individuals and families, veterans, unaccompanied youth under 18, people with mental illness, substance use disorders, and survivors of domestic violence. PITC cont. on next pg.
Riverside Protest Condemns Trump’s Venezuela Raid as ‘Illegal,’ Warns of Another Endless War
Rep. Pete Aguilar Condemns President Trump on the Fifth Anniversary of the January 6th Insurrection Pg. 3
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PHOTO CHRISTOPHER SALAZAR Odeh Gammoh of Inland Empire Democratic Socialists of America addresses the crowd of concerned residents and activists Jan. 3, 2026.
By Christopher Salazar
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esidents and activists from across the Inland Empire flocked to downtown Riverside Saturday evening, Jan. 3, to protest what organizers described as an illegal U.S. attack on Venezuela, condemning the Trump administration’s foreign policy and broader U.S. intervention in Latin America. The demonstration comes amid renewed national debate over U.S. foreign and
executive overreach, international law, regional precedent and the human costs of unprovoked military action abroad. The move has drawn criticism from lawyers, scholars and foreign governments, many of whom argue it violates international law governing the use of force against sovereign states. That this coincides with rising political and economic turmoil at home is a growing concern for local activists.
Jag Arreola, a Riverside based hip-hop artist who attended the rally, said the protest was an act of solidarity with Venezuela and a rejection of U.S. imperialism. “We are demanding an end to the criminal attack that happened on Venezuela,” Arreola said. “We say no war with Venezuela: not one more life lost for the greed and interests of the ruling class of Protest, cont. next pg.