W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
Vol 24, NO. 29
February 26, 2026
Rialto USD Marks 100 Years of Black History Month, Honors Hundreds for Academic Excellence
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1 in 10 Cal State Students Face Homelessness. This Emergency Housing Program Helps Pg. 4 PHOTO MANNY SANDOVAL Rialto Unified School District celebrated 100 years of Black History Month with a vibrant event at Eisenhower High School’s Performing Arts Theatre on February 21, honoring hundreds of students for academic achievement while uplifting student voice, culture, and community. The milestone celebration featured dance performances, a Curls, Coils, and Crowns crowning ceremony, community partnerships, and recognition of students earning high GPAs and strong performance on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP).
San Bernardino Residents Demand City End $84K Flock Surveillance Camera Contract By Manny Sandoval
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ore than 100 residents filled the meeting room at the Feldheym Central Library on Feb. 18, with over two dozen rallying specifically to protest the city’s contract with Flock Safety and urging officials not to renew an $84,000 annual agreement for 28 automated license plate reader cameras.
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Public comment on the issue did not begin until about 7:40 p.m. — more than two hours after the meeting started — as the San Bernardino City Council first spent nearly 90 minutes debating a proposed ban on short-term rentals. Several pre-planned speakers left before they were able to address the council.
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At one point during discussion of the rental ban, Councilman Fred Shorett said, "I've been very passionate about this short-term rental ban for quite some time.” During public comment, a speaker responded, “Old man Fred needs to be passionate about the homeless shelter and homelessness in this city.”
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PHOTO MANNY SANDOVAL A resident and public commenter looking down at his sign that reads “get the flock out of San Bernardino” as the council discussed banning short term rentals for 90 minutes.
By the time the council opened the floor, seats were
filled with residents and organizers from the Warehouse Worker Resource Center, The People’s Collective for Environmental Justice and Just San Bernardino. Many attendees held signs reading “Get the flock out of SB” in English and Spanish. The Flock Safety agreement, set to renew March 30, 2026, assists police in identifying stolen vehicles and suspects. The contract is under community scrutiny over privacy concerns and potential data sharing with federal immigration agencies. Sheheryar Kaoosji, co-founder and executive director of the Warehouse Worker Resource Center, said the cameras are part of a broader surveillance system that disproportionately affects working-class communities of color. “These cameras represent a consistent threat to the safety of local communities from federal agents,” Kaoosji told the council. He said residents are concerned that data collected by the cameras “can be used by local and state law enforcement agencies that target black and brown people whose lawful activities should not be recorded and collected.” Flock Cameras cont. next pg.