Victorville Daily Press
A 39-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle crash involving a pair of Honda Civics in Barsto Tuesday night, authorities said.
The man’s identity had not been released by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Coroner’s Division as of Friday morning. Barstow Police Department spokesperson Capt. Andy Espinoza Jr. said the man was a Barstow resident.
Police officers responded to the crash at West Main Street and Highway 58 at 7:40 p.m.
According to Espinoza, the man who died exited Highway 58 and was making a left turn onto West Main Street. He “accelerated through a yellow light which turned red before entering the intersection,” according to Espinoza.
Camargo says goodbye to Adelanto politics during emotional City Council meeting
After 12 years on the dais, councilman s run ends in emotional meeting
Victorville Daily Press
On an emotional night, a 12-year policymaker wanted one more opportunity to vote no during an Adelanto City Council meeting.
When asked to cast his vote during Wednesday s special meeting to pass a resolution approving the results of November’s election, outgoing Councilman Ed Camargo cracked a joke.
“I want to say no one more time, but I won t,” Camargo said.
Camargo, and the rest of the City Council on the teleconference call, instead voted to pass the motion 4-0, with Mayor Pro Tem Gerardo Hernandez absent.
Barstow honors Hackbarth-McIntyre, Hernandez; new City Council members take oaths
Victorville Daily Press
On a night that saw three newcomers sworn in to the Barstow City Council, two outgoing officials were honored for their many years of service to the community.
During a special meeting Monday, longtime Barstow Mayor Julie Hackbarth McIntyre and Mayor Pro Tem Carmen Hernandez received proclamations as recognition for their contributions to the city after both lost re-election bids last month.
Hackbarth-McIntyre served on the City Council for 14 years, including the past eight as mayor. She was the second woman ever mayor in Barstow. It s been an honor, she said during Tuesday s meeting. Through my 14 years there s been a lot of things that have happened in this community and I m really truly honored.
Jones named Victorville mayor as all-female City Council meets for first time
Irving, city s first elected African American woman, is mayor pro tem
Victorville Daily Press
On a historic night for Victorville, which saw the ushering in of its first all-female City Council, the elected body selected Debra Jones as mayor and newcomer Leslie Irving as mayor pro tem.
Following certification of the results from the Nov. 3 election on Tuesday during a special meeting, each City Council member was asked to make nominations for mayor and mayor pro tem.
Unlike Adelanto and Barstow s, Victorville s mayor is not elected. Rather, voters elect council members, and the City Council later votes to appoint one of its own to the position. This process is similar in Apple Valley and Hesperia.