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W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD

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Vol 15, N O. 1 9

THIS WEEK

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Januar y 25, 2018

Dynamic , productive discussion between residents, developer over new retail project

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Und ocumen ted Mentorsh ip Academy h elp s immigrant

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By Marina Rojas

Cajon students fir st in IE to ear n college-backed cer tificates

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n Thursday January 18, at 6:30pm, the City of Rialto hosted a Retail Development Community

Workshop at the Grace Vargas Senior Center. The purpose of the workshop was to bring Rialto City officials and residents together to discuss the current and ongoing development of the pro-

posed 15-acre project on the west side of Riverside Avenue between the old Walmart building and the new Rialto Marketplace center in the south side of Rialto. Several artist renditions of the

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By Anthony Victoria

housands of people-both women and men-gathered at the Historic Courthouse in downtown Riverside on Saturday Jan. 20 for this year’s Women’s March.

INSIDE

People marched 12 blocks (or 1 mile) from the courthouse through 11th Street near the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the Mission Inn, and Main Street.

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Opinion

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Classifieds

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Words To think About A5

Legal Notices

The event was organized by an array of social justice and political groups, who adamantly expressed how women’s issues intersect with immigration, poverty and homelessness, sexual assault, criminal justice, environmental, LGBTQIA, and labor rights issues to name a few.

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new development, called the Renaissance, were placed for perusal for those who attended the meeting. Representatives of NewMark Merrill, the developer Project, cont. on next pg.

River side Women’s March becomes platf or m f or inter sectional social issues

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Gloria’s Corner

MARINA ROJAS

Karen Moore, Rialto resident, and Joanne Gilbert, City Beautification Commissioner, check out one of the artist renderings of the proposed new development site

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ANTHONY VICTORIA

Artist and activist Nosente Uhuti speaking to the thousands of people during the Riverside Women’s March on January 20, 2018.

“Women’s rights are [also] human rights,” said Camilla Bradford. “We are here and Issues, cont. on next pg.


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