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Vol 143, NO. 42
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October 8, 2015
Assemblymember Brown Opens Satellite Office in Colton
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Job fair connects job seekers with employers A8
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CJ Tire Shop, located at 695 E Valley Blvd.
By Anthony Victoria
ver a decade ago, Froylan Sanchez and his wife, Maria, drove through Colton and saw a vacant space that was available for rent. The 51-
Support pours in at annual Angles’ Closet Fundraising Tea
year-old native of Michoacan, Mexico had dreams of opening a family business one day. He decided to buy property in the city. However, due to their commitment to their full time jobs and their children, they were unable to
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devote the time into making their dream come true. After 20 years of hard work as an employee of the Los Angeles based transportation company Metro, Froylan with his CJ Tires cont. on next page
City Planner to speak about economic development projects
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ssemblymember Cheryl Brown (D-San R. Bernardino) will open a satellite constituent service office on Thursday, October 8, to better serve constituents in the city of Colton. “Establishing our Colton satellite office is important to me because it will allow better public service for our constituents in Colton. We provide a variety of constituent services to help resolve state bureaucratic issues and problems,” said Assemblymember Brown. The new satellite office will be located at Colton City Hall, 650 North La Cadena Drive. The office will be staffed every 2nd and 4th Thursday from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Constituents can receive assistance with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), Employment Development Department (EDD), Department of Consumer Affairs, Covered California, and other state agencies. For more information, contact Ashley Jones at (909) 381-3238. Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown represents the 47th Assembly District, which includes Colton, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Rialto, San Bernardino, and the unincorporated communities of Bloomington and Muscoy.
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n Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. the Colton Area Museum and Historical Society will present
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Mario Suarez, a city planner with and Design Manual. the City of Colton who will be Since 2010, Colton’s Economic speaking about “new projects” Development Department has seen coming to town and present latest slow, but steady, expansion in resinews on development of Colton’s CAM cont. on next page Downtown Development Code
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ontact El Chicano and Colton Courier Staff Writer Anthony Victoria. He can be reached at (909) 6376369 or at victoriaanthony91@gmail.com.