W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
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Car ter High School students present Activism Through Ar t Show By Maryjoy Duncan
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omelessness, global warming and poverty were some of the social issues Carter High School 11th grade history students explored during the first Activism Through Art Show coordinated by U.S. History teacher Jessica Buckle. Projects were featured on campus on Friday, Feb. 7. According to Buckle the art show provided the opportunity for students to link history to current events and get them active and involved with history. “Students are not apathetic, they’re uninvited,” is a quote that resounds with Buckle and has shaped the method in which she teaches. “My goal is to invite students to find their voices and share their voices,” Buckle imparted.
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Student groups, who were learning about the Great Depression and the photogra-
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n January 28, Rialto City Council approved the city manager to send a letter to the California State Senate and Senator Connie Leyva opposing Senate Bill 50.
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Rialto to send letter to California State Senate to oppose Senate Bill 50 By Manny B. Sandoval
Redlands High wins Academic Decathlon
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U.S. History students at Carter High School were tasked with creating a project that raises awareness on a social issue of their choice and creating an art installation around it. Pictured from left: Julianna Amaya Rodriguez, Mariah Chacon, and Kamaiya Daniels.
The bill, which limits local government enforcement of planning, zoning, and design standards, aims to significantly increase housing construction in areas well suited by transit and jobs opportunities. “Despite the recent amendment, SB 50 continues to pose a serious threat to local governments’ ability to control development within the high-transit or job-rich areas, even if the local government is taking steps to support affordable housing growth,” shared City Manager Rod Foster. In addressing concerns from cities across the state, Senator Scott Weiner recently moved forward with an amendment to the bill, called the “local flexibility plan.”
The plan, which aims to implement more input and local flexibility on how to implement the legislation, still leaves many components undefined. “The recent amendment created an alternative planning process for jurisdictions to develop a ‘local flexibility plan’ that, if approved by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), would exempt cities from nearly all aspects of SB 50 with the exception of requiring four-plexes in single-family zones,” continued Foster.
within one-half mile of a major transit stop,” Foster said. “For the transit-rich housing projects within one-quarter mile radius of a stop on a high-quality bus corridor, developers would be able to determine housing density, and parking requirements above .5 spots per unit,”
concluded Foster. Currently, Rialto city staff is working on a broader legislative agenda to present to city council to address future legislation. For more information, visit yourrialto.com.
With the amendment made, city council and staff have many concerns that yet to be answered. “Senate Bill 50 gives housing developers and transit agencies, who are unaccountable to local voters, the power to determine housing densities, heights up to 55 feet, parking requirements, and design review standards for “transit-rich housing projects”
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Senate Bill 50 has generated a mixed response in cities and towns across the state of California, including Rialto.