W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
Vol 24, NO. 12
October 23, 2025
Rialto USD Family Summit Returns with Inspiration, Special Guest Speaker By Manny Sandoval
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he Rialto Unified School District’s signature community event is back with a historic keynote speaker for its parental community.
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The RUSD’s 18th Annual Family Summit returns Saturday, October 25, celebrating literacy, community, and family engagement with the fan-favorite parade of schools, and an exciting keynote speaker — the renowned Julie Chávez Rodriguez, granddaughter of the late civil rights icon, Cesar Chavez, and a national leader in her own right.
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Wilmer Amina Carter High School, located at 2630 N. Linden Ave. in Rialto, will host this highly anticipated annual event. Registration begins at 8 a.m., with the Summit beginning sharply at 9 a.m. and lasting until 1:30 p.m.
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PHOTO RUSD Julie Chávez Rodriguez, a distinguished civil rights advocate and granddaughter of famed civil rights leader César E. Chávez, will inspire families as the keynote speaker at the Rialto Unified School District’s 2025 Family Summit on October 25 at Carter High School — a districtwide celebration of literacy, learning, and unity.
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This year’s theme, “A District United By Every Page,” highlights RUSD’s commitment to unity through literacy. The Summit will feature interactive workshops, an informational College & Career Fair, and the parade of schools, where students, staff, and families show their school pride.
National leader and community advocate Julie Chávez Rodriguez will deliver the keynote. Rodriguez is the granddaughter of civil rights icon César Chávez, the historic labor activist and co-namesake of Rialto USD’s César Chávez/Dolores Huerta Center for Education. She will share her experience advancing education, equity, and civic engagement. Rodriguez has dedicated her career to public service, including her role as White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs. A graduate of UC Berkeley, she has spent decades championing education, community engagement, youth empowerment, and social justice — work that is deeply rooted in her family’s legacy and the United Farm Workers movement. Early in her career, she served as Programs Director for the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation, developing service-learning programs and educational initiatives that connected schools, colleges, and community organizations across the country. Organized by the District’s Family and Community Engagement (FACE) team under the leadership of Joseph Williams, RUSD Senior Director of Community RUSD cont. on next pg.
Fontana Kaiser Workers Strike Over Patient Care, Staffing in Historic Nationwide Healthcare Walkout
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PHOTO MANNY SANDOVAL Registered nurse Celina Zumaya (center) joins fellow Kaiser Permanente Fontana workers in a spirited show of unity during day two of the statewide healthcare strike.
By Manny Sandoval
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undreds of Health care workers gathered outside the Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center on Wednesday, Oct. 15, marking day two of a multi-day strike over patient care, staffing levels, and contract negotia-
tions. The strike, which began Tuesday and is expected to continue through Sunday, Oct. 19, is part of a broader action involving more than 8,600 workers across the Inland Empire and tens of thousands nationally. Participants at the Fontana site included
members of the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) and United Steelworkers Local 7600. Among them was Maria Arevalo Ramirez, a union representative from Fontana, who said the protest was motivated by more than just Kaiser Picket, cont. on next pg.