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Am I the only one who didn’t know about the wetlands in South Los Angeles? Last weekend I was invited to what I would call a curated park cleanup: Show up, pick up tools or garbage bags, dial into a conference call, and learn a little about the park through earbuds while you pick up trash no contact required.
I went because the cleanup was held in South Los Angeles Wetlands Park, a place I had never heard of, at 5413 S. Avalon Blvd. As wetlands go, this one is a convincing imposter, described in a 2012 media account as “carved out from the industrial tundra of South Los Angeles.”
Lenwood man pleads not guilty to 14 sexual abuse felonies, bail set at $7M
Victorville Daily Press
A 28-year-old Lenwood man is being held on $7 million bail after prosecutors charged him with 14 felony counts of sexual abuse on Friday.
Mario Renteria, identified by San Bernardino County Sheriff’ officials as Mario Renteria Junior Gallegos, appeared via video in a Victorville courtroom Friday and pleaded not guilty to the charges. Ten of those charges carried allegations of aggravated circumstances, court records show.
Authorities arrested Renteria at his home in the 34200 block of Birch Road on Wednesday. Two days later, prosecutors charged him with five counts of lewd or lascivious acts, three counts of sexual penetration/oral copulation, two counts of sexual intercourse/sodomy, two counts of rape by force or fear, sodomy and sexual abuse of a child, court records show.
Facing a looming deficit, Apple Valley seeks members for budget advisory committee
Victorville Daily Press
Two months after announcing budget-related cuts to services and staffing following the defeat of Measure O on the Nov. 3 ballot, Apple Valley officials are looking to increase community involvement in the town’s budgeting process.
The Town Council voted last week to create a Citizen’s Budget Advisory Committee that will provide input in the review and recommendation process for Apple Valley’s annual budget, which faces a looming revenue deficit estimated at $4.5 million.
The 15-member committee will include Apple Valley’s five Town Council members and ten community members who will be appointed at a rate of two per councilor. Each community member must reside within Apple Valley or within its sphere of influence, town officials said in a statement.
Facing a looming deficit, Apple Valley seeks members for budget advisory committee [Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.]
Jan. 18 Two months after announcing budget-related cuts to services and staffing following the defeat of Measure O on the Nov. 3 ballot, Apple Valley officials are looking to increase community involvement in the town’s budgeting process.
The Town Council voted last week to create a Citizen’s Budget Advisory Committee that will provide input in the review and recommendation process for Apple Valley’s annual budget, which faces a looming revenue deficit estimated at $4.5 million.
The 15-member committee will include Apple Valley’s five Town Council members and ten community members who will be appointed at a rate of two per councilor. Each community member must reside within Apple Valley or within its sphere of influence, town officials said in a statement.
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An unexpected snowstorm stranded Holly Casner s van on a mountaintop in Idyllwild.Courtesy of Lori Skrivan
Holly Casner’s plan was to van camp with her two dogs in Big Bear for a few nights between Christmas and New Year s. As a roving professional equine photographer, the 32-year-old had been living and working out of her van for a couple of months, occasionally dropping by Orange County, where she grew up, to be with her mom.