EL CHICANo Weekly
Vol 58, NO. 03
Januar y 09, 2020
Eastgate Air Cargo Facility gets green light at SB Airport
By Maryjoy Duncan
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he San Bernardino International Airport (SBIAA) Authority Commission unanimously approved the final ground lease for the Eastgate Air Cargo Facility with Hillwood Enterprises during a special meeting on Monday, Dec. 30, one week after receiving clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Principal lease terms cited at end of article.
Vo l u n t e e r s n e e d e d for homeless Point in Tim e Count Pg. 5
The six SBIAA members who voted to approve the development are City of San Bernardino Mayor and SBIAA President John Valdivia, Loma Linda Councilman Obvidiu Popescu, Highland Mayor Pro Tem Penny Lilburn, County Supervisor Dawn Rowe, Colton City Councilman Jack Woods, and San Bernardino Councilman Eastgate, cont. on next pg.
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ANDREA VIDAURRE, CCAEJ
Protesters during a special meeting on Monday, Dec. 30 where all six San Bernardino International Airport Authority Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the ground lease for the Eastgate Air Cargo Facility with Hillwood Enterprises. Initial lease term is 35 years.
The Unforgettables Foundation hosts Annual Lights for Little Lives memorial walk for children Ca den sets collection reco rd of teddy bears for LLUCH
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RICARDO TOMBOC
The Unforgettables founder Timothy Evans (center in a black sweater) is surrounded by families who experienced a loss of a child during the year. By Ricardo Tomboc
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n New Year’s Eve Tuesday, December 31, during the late afternoon hours, several hundred people gathered in the parking lot in front of the Ronald McDonald
House in Loma Linda to take part in The Unforgettables Foundation’s “20th Annual Light for Little Lives Memorial Walk”. There was a brief opening ceremony that included a welcome and introduction by the Unforgettable’s Founder
Chaplain Timothy Evans and several others who also welcomed the participants. At sunset, parents who have lost a child in 2019 released a dove into the sky. A larger dove release followed, as all the doves
took flight and gathered above the spectators into one flock encircling the area for several minutes before making their way home. A presentation to the mothers was made where dozens Memorial, cont. on next pg.