In 1967, 17,000 acres of farmland were designated as the San Bernardino County Dairy Preserve. The South Ontario Logistics Center, recently approved by the Ontario City Council, would pave over former preserve lands, some of which were also set aside for conservation through a state fund.
The coronavirus pandemic, protests over the police killing of George Floyd, the Blue Ridge fire, lockdowns, and the closing of schools rocked the Chino Valley and the rest of the nation during this extraordinary year.
The devastation was matched by the goodness of residents who helped school children cope with social isolation, collected food and items for those hit hardest by the pandemic, and rallied around frontline healthcare workers.
Barely had the year begun when the coronavirus pandemic originating in Wuhan, China spread across the globe resulting in 334,000 deaths in the United States by the end of the year.
There were 11 deaths in Chino Hills and 70 in Chino, with 26 of those at the California Institution for Men in Chino and one at the California Institution for Women.
First-term councilmembers Karen Comstock (top) and Christopher Flores (middle), and incumbent Mayor Eunice Ulloa (bottom) were sworn in Tuesday night in Chino City Council Chambers in front of their family members by San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason Anderson. Ms. Comstock, a retired Chino Police chief, will serve District 4. Mr. Flores, 26, will serve District 1. Mrs. Ulloa has an at-large position as mayor and will begin her fifth term as mayor. She has been on the city council since 1984. The three councilmembers were elected to serve four-year terms. Additionally, Councilman Marc Lucio was appointed mayor pro tem by Mayor Ulloa.