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Inland Empire
Trail O�aen
With the snip of the ceremonial red ribbon on
October 27, 2007, a flood of joggers, wall�ers, and
Uicyclists poured onto a new five-inile centerpiece
of the Pacific Electric Inland EmpireTraIl in Rancho
Cucamonga.
This is no ordinary trail. Pollowing the east-west
route of the old Pacific Electric Railroad, the t�ail is
night-lighted for safety from end to end, and has
climate-appropriate landscaping, trash cans, and
doggie bag dispensers at all intersection crossuigs.
You'll even find horse tie-ups and drinking
fountains along the route.
The newly opened segment—stretclung from
Amethyst Avenue to east of Etiwanda Avenue—
features two parallel trails: a ribbon of concrete and
another of decomposed granite. The concrete traIl
is intended for pedestrians and bicyclists, while the
softer surface is designed for joggers and equestrian
riders.
On any given day, you'll find wall�ers, joggers,
bicyclists, and eveu horsebacic riders and in-line
skaters enjoying the trail, part of an eventual 21-
mile system reaclung from Rialto to Claremont.
Design is nearly complete for ne�t segment of trail
that will extend to the City's eastern border.
Construction bids on the project will be out by
year's end and it is anticipated that construction
will begin ui spring 2008.
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The trail follows the route of the lege�idary
Pacific Electric Railway, once the aTorld's largest
interurUan and street railway systein, extencling
from Los tingeles to its outlying regions. The
building of the railway tlirough Rancho Cucamonga
was crucial to the development of the area,
particularly the agriculttu-al industry that fiieled tlie
early local economy.
The trail project was paid for by tappuig a wide
range of regional, state, and federal grant sources,
including the California Department of
Transportation's Transportation Developinent Act,
the State BicycleTransportationAccotmt, phis local
matclung funds. The Friends of the Pacific Electric
Trail is also taking tax deductiUle donations from
residents who want to help i.uiderwrite project
amenities.
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Our Animals Love and
Appreciate Their Volunteers
The animals at the Rancho CucamongaAnimal Care aiidAdoption Center love their volunteers.
You can tell by the way the cats cuddle up during socializing time and the way the dogs frolic
when they're taken for a walk. '
Vohmteers are very important peo�le at the-Center, and the anunais aie looking for more caring
' frieiids.
' The Center relies on the assistance of caring, hardworkuig adult volunteers for all of its many �` '�} ,
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prograins. The opportuliities for atumal-loving aclults are as varied as the animals themselves: ;�^� �--� "� �"" _ .F
, adoption couiiselor, communiry outreach vohmteer, dog walker, cat socializer, rabbit handler, � �� �. '
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So, if you love anunats uid want to make a difference in their lives, become a,volunteer. Save - `'�"`� ��" ���� `'� '
{ the lives of arumals, develop new skills, meet people with similar uiterests, acquire work �' � � -�, �{
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f experience, uid:reeeive support and guidance from professionaI staf£ But most of all, become a .� '� �
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Some 400 people are now registered as voltmteers at the Rancho CucamongaAnimal Care and ��_ t � " �
Adoptioli Center. That sounds ]ike a lot, but more are needed. The Animal Care and Adoption "�- �—�- --="'`�
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Extensive new construction and a full-tilt capital
campaign are both underway as the Rancho
CucamongaAnimal Care and Services Center
continues to build on its inaugural year
success. The Center provides high qualiry care
for 5,600 pets per year.
The Phase II constniction project includes
the creation of a 1,200-square-foot on-site
surgical facility, as well as expanded pet play
and get-acquainted areas to help happy pets
get new loving homes.
In the meantime, the Animal Center is
looking to the communiry to
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projects. Donations are
tax-deductible and can be
made in any amount.
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the surgical facility
offers the opportuniry `
to directly help injured,
homeless pets that need 'unmediate
assistance.Your gift will help purchase
everything from surgical tables and
lamps to instniment sterilization units.
Opportunities to support improved medical care
for pets e�st at all levels.
Meanwlule, work is underway on the "Field of
Dreams" outdoor pet get-acquainted area.
Additions include pet-friendly landscaping
canopies to provide shelter from sun and rain.
Donations for these areas will help homeless pets
get acquainted with individuals and funilies that
would like to provide them with their forever
homes.
Both the surgical facility and the "Field of
Dreams" areas have significant nunuig oppor-
tunities for those with a special fondness for pets.
"The support and generosiry of
our communiry for the welfare of
homeless pets has been
tremendous in our first year as a
Ciry operation," said Joe Pulcinella,
Aniinal Care and Services Director.
"Every contribution we receive
truly makes a difference in the lives
of our many wonderful uiimals, and
we gratefully accept any gift that is
affordable to our donors °
For more information about the Center's needs
and the opportunities to help the anunals, visit us
at www.rcpets.info or call (909) 466-7387,
extension 2076.
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The Rancho Cucamonga
Animal Care and Adoption Center
has partnered with PetsMart to
promote anunal adoptions. Fifteen
to twenry adorable, adoptaUle cats
froin the center are available
seven days a week at the new
So far, the effort has been a
huge success with several pets
fuiding new lovuig homes on a
daily basis.Tlie partnership
combines Rancho Cucamonga's
forward-looking pet adoption
policies with PetsMart's longtime
and supplies.The Ciry provides
staff or center volunteers eveiy
afternoon to do adoptions and
provide educational material and
volunteer information.
So, when you're looking for
your new pet, be sure to visit
Q�_ PetsMart fac�ty on 4th Street �ust commitment to helpmg homeless petsMart or the Rancho
' west of Milliken Avenue. Cats, aiumals. PetsMart provides the Cucamonga Aiumal Care and
�.»t dogs, and rabbits are all avaIlable lovely "minishelter," showcasing Adoption Cent�r.
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Cats and dogs need protection fronz wet and cold, so be blades and moving belts y
sure to winterize your pets. Here are some handy pointers. is obvious. On cold ����
Cats are best kept inside, as are most small and short-haired
dogs.An otrtdoor dog needs a dry, elevated doghouse with
clean, dry Uedding and a flap over the opening to keep drafts
out. Or consider addulg a dog door to the garage or house and
putting a comfy cnshion in the warmest corner.
Animals' food needs change with the winter. Otrtdoor dogs
burn mare calories ui the winter to produce bod}� heat, so
when they act lilce they really,
really need that snack,
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ingredient, ethylene
glycol, is a deadly poison.
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pet. Cats are four times as
sensitive to the poison as
dogs. One to two
teaspoons will poison a cat
and three taUlespoons are enough to lcill a medium sized dog.
The most likel}� exposures to the poison are radiator drainage
spots in your garage. If you spill radiator fluid, flush with water
immediately.
A cat may crawl iip under your car seeking shelter and
warmth near the engine.The potentill for injury from fan
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Rancho Ctuamonga's Animal Care and Adoption Cente�
wIll be operating� on our winter schedule ehrough
Pebniary 29. The new hotirs are: �
Monday - Friday: 1:00 l�.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday� - Stinday: Noon eo 6:00 p.m. �
Pield service hours will remain the same.
The ,A�iimal Care and Adoption Center is located at '
11780 Arrow 12oute in Rancho Cucainonga.
days, slap the hood
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startle any sleeping
animals.
Rabbits do not
tolerate drafts or
dampness. They must
be fillly protected
while still allowing
natural lighe to enter
and openings for
ventilaYion. Bruig
rabUits inside if the
weather �alls below
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At 5:30 on a gorgeous late July evening in Rancho Cucamonga the
doors o�ened at the largest outdoor enthusiast store on the west coast.
A crowd estiinated at 20,000 poured into the two-story
sportsman's paradise; and the pIlgrimage of outdoor �r;�
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enthusiasts has not stopped. ��"�� �
At 180,000 square feet—triple'the size of �`
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Victoria Gardens is so big that you nught ''�'' �,��
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stores ul the countt-�� The company rings up over $1.9
billion in'sales from 90 million visitors to 43 large retail stares in North '
America.The Rancho Cucamonga store is the company's first in .. -'
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Become a Code
Enforcement Volunteer
If you're friendly, observant, and care about Rancho Cucamonga,
you could be the volunteer we're looking for.
The Rancho Cucamonga Code Enforcement Division is looking
for people who are interested in preserving and enhancing the
qualiry of life in the community. Volunteers will assist City Code
Enforcement Officers in identifying various municipal code
violations such as illegal signage, graffiti, or abandoned shopping
carts, as well as providing clerical assistance in the office. Code ,
Enforcement maintains the housing, properry maintenance and
zoning standards that protect the public's health, safety and welfare.
If you are interested in becoming a part-time volunteer in the
Code Enforcement Division or have questions, please call (909) 477-
2712. Or you can complete the volunteer application on-line at
www.cityofrc.us.
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Visitors to the Rancho Cucamonga store can
purchase almost aiiything for the outdoors—fishing, hunting,
camping, backpackulg, outdoor cooking and inarine items,
plus clothing, footwear; gifts, and furniture.Tlie store also
�,��s features an expansive boat showroom withTracker,
���Nitro-, Mako andTalioe boats, all built byTracker
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�of fishing boats:Visitors can dine at the 11,090
� " sguare-foot, on-site Islamol•ada Pish Company
Restaurant (pronounced `eye-lah-mah-rah-dah'), '
a first-class restatuant offering fresh fish,
�� -... shellf"isli, wIld game rousseue broiled fowl, great
��„� � ' steaks, exotie appetizers and daruig desserts.
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` Rancho Cucainoiiga stare is designed to cap�ure the
flavor and atmosphere of the region:
Bass Pro Shops is located on the east side of the Victoria
Gardens Regional Center adjacent to the I-15 Freeway. The
Rancho Cucamonga store employs approximately 300 fiill-time
employees an<t is expected to become one of Rancho
Cucamonga's largest retailers, generating $650,000 to $1 million
in annual sales tax revenue for the City.
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is a tribute to tl�e CaliPor�ua landscape—pine-covered pealcs, ruggecl desert mountains, and flie cobalt-bhie Pacific.
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destinations of Lake tlrrowhead ancl Big �3ear Lake. The interior is decorated with over 3,500 area artifacts, antiques, � y--��� "���
pictures, mounts, and memorabilia. SCairwa}�s �vind Cheir wa3� above �vaterfalls that splash over rocky cra�s ,izlto a
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24,000-g�llon aquarium scocked �vith freshR�ater fish. �
I�i addition to visiruig cro��ds, tlie Bass Pro Shops gr�uid openiiig �vas attended by a list of well- � �
l�iown sports and entereaumient persona[ities: Captaul Sig H�sen from the Discovery i � �
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Hailey is the star of"Living the Dream," a new marketing DVD produced by the Rancho � ���.,��,,,
C R d 1 t A A th t unf ld H il 's offered a eat osition —
ucamonga e eve opmen gency. s e s ory o s, a ey i gr p
at a prestigious company. But before she accepts the offer, she wants to make sure this is a
place where she, her husband Nate, and daughter Becky really belong. Is Rancho
Cucamonga the perfect commiuury to live, work, and play? Can you guess the rest? Let's
just say that the beautiful Rancho Cucamonga community wins them over and that the
ending is a happy one.
The video can be viewed on the Ciry's website at wwwcityofrc.us as well as on RCTV-3.
The video includes a bonus feature titled "From Dream to Realiry." In it we hear from
residents and business professionals who are living the Rancho Cucamonga dream.
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Operating your business in Rancho Cucamonga just got even easier. City businesses
may now renew their licenses online with just a few keystrokes. t
In yet another improvement to the City's friendly, award-wuuiing website, the web-
based business license renewal option went live in September 2007. Just visit
https://businesslicense,cityofrc.us/ to see how easy it is.
First log onto the secure site by using the busiaess license number and PIN number
on your renewal form. For the internet'impaired, don't fret: a pop-up diagram shows you
where the numbers appear on the renewal form.
The site then walks you through a straightforward process thafprovides a jargon-
free, user-friendly description for each fee. Credit card;payments are securely
processed.After your renewal is reviewed and accepted, you will receive ,.r.,�r"�
your business license certificate by mail withiii ten days. ,-' �
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Tlus year, Rancho Cucamonga celebrates 30 years since its
incorporation—the voter-approved merging of the communities of
Etiwanda, Cucamonga, andAlta Loma in November 1977.This
three-part series highlights the community's deep roots in careful
plaiuung, visionary development, and economic prosperity.
As part one of our story ended, the area the Native America
inhabitants called "Cucamonga," meaning "sandy place," had passed
through the hands of Spanish-era rancher and pioneering planter
of vineyards, Don Tiburcio Tapio, to the Rains family, and finally was
purchased for $50,000 by San Francisco businessman Isaias
Hellman and partners in 1870. Hellman
divided the rancho into three pieces,
eventually selling them off. Hellman
thus set in motion the history of the
"Tri-communities"—the three thriving '
communities that would finally be
reunited over a century later.
Etiwanda
Engineer and visionary George
Isaias WHellman Chaffey purchased the Etiwanda land George
area in 1881, taking the name of a
family friend—a Canadian Indian Chief—for the Etiwanda Colony.
Chaffey's vision for the Colony was founded on fair and equal
�� ; E,� distribution of water, the construction of public
�'� `' works such as a main road through the Colony, and
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providing education for both children and adults. Chaffey and his
brother William were pioneers ui the new discipline of modern city
p1am�.ing.They created a mutual water company and well-planned
subdivisions.They supported beautification and attractive landscaping
and advertised to attract new settlers. George Chaffey was also a
pioneer in producing electriciry and adopting new technology. In fact,
the Chaffey-Garcia house on Etiwanda Avenue was the first site in
Southern California to display an electric light and the first to
make a long distance telephone call.
Cucamonga
In the early 1880s, before water was available for irrigation,
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�� + became much less risky in 1887 when an engineer named
` George Day harnessed water from the San Bernardino
i Mountains and directed it to the valley. A cascade of
�J' developments quickly followed.The Cucamonga Fniit Land
y Company and the Cucamonga Development Company used
Chinese labor to drill tunnels into the Cucamonga Canyon to tap the
underground water flow The Cucamonga Water Company organized
the Land Investment Company to oversee the purchase of land and
water rights.And in 1887, the Santa Fe Railroad completed its route,
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establishing the Cucamonga Depot in the viciniry of
Archibald and Eighth Street. Packing houses cropped up
aroimd the depot, taking advantage of convenient access to
rail shipping. Cucamonga leapt to prominence as a national
supplier of citnis, peaches, olives, and raisins.
Alta Loma
In the late 1800s, as his vision of a prosperous future was
being realized, Isaias Hellman subdivided the northern
portion of the Cucamonga Homestead Association, creating
the Iowa Tract. After a merger with the Hermosa Tract, the
area was briefly called Iomosa, untIl common sense
thankfully prevailed and the area was renamedAlta Loma.
The diversion of water to Alta Loma helped the citrus
industry thrive. In 1913, the Pacifie Electric Railway was
completed, allowing regional crops to be sold on the
national market.Alta Loma distuiguished itself from Etiwanda
and Cucamonga by depending mostly upon citrus rather
than vineyards.
Big dogs, little dogs, red dogs, blue dogs... it was a dog party on stage
at the Lewis Family Playhouse.The resident professional theatre company
for young audiences, the MainStreet Theatre Company, kicked off their
second season this past October with the lularious production of PD.
Eastman's classic easy reader Go, Dog. Go!
Dogs of all shapes, sizes and colors came to life u� the larger-than-life
musical adaptation of the ageless classic. Inspued by Easnnan's beloved
book, first published in 1961 by Random House C1lildren's Books, the
show offered audiences of all ages an entertauiuig circus of
movement, color and space, with dogs, dogs, dogs all over the place.
� Adapted for the stage by Allison Gregoiy and Steven Dietz, with music
I�. composed by Michael Koerner, the show was directed by Sha
� Newrnan, with set design by Michael C. Smitti and costttmes by Tina
�� ITaatianen Jones
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teamed up with the Rancho Cucamonga Aniinal
Care andAdoptiou Center with a special Gq �
Dog. Go!Adopt-A-Dog-Days campaign to help ?'
promote the run of Go, Dog. Go! as well as help
find permanent homes for loving adoptaUle dogs. "
With over 100 dogs availaUle for adoption, the 'b�� .-
two-day Courtyard event generated over 100 ��
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inquiries and 20 adoptions. Emceed Uy a Radio �
Disney personality, adoptable dogs took center ry
stage at the festivities and wagged their way into the hearts of those in
attendance. The Adopt-A-Dog-Days campaign was a great success for both
the MainStreet Theatre Company and the Rancho Cucamonga Animal Care
and Adoption Center.
T'he 1YiainStreet Theatre Company:
Pro%ssion��. '�'lieater f�r A�es
The City of Rancho Cucamonga created the MainStreet Theatre
Company to provide imaginative professional productions specif'ically for
children, school groups and families. In addition to Gq Dog. Go!, which
opened the theatre for young audiences season, the sophomore season for
the MainStreetTheatre Company will inchide live theatrical productions
of Drec�ms ofAnne Frccnk in January and The BFG (Big Friendly Giant) in
April. Continuing to recruit talented professional actors, directors and
designers with national credits, the MainStreet Theatre Company brings
children's literature and stories from the page to the stage for all ages
to enjoy.
The production of Drean2s ofAnne Frank explores the fantasy world
the adolescent Anne Frank created to escape her captivity as her family
hid from the Nazis for two years in a cramped Ainsterdam attic. The BFG
(Big Friendly Giant) follows Roald Dahl's wickedly fiuiny book aUout the
friendship between a dream-blowing Friendly Giant and a little orphan
named Sophie.
The MainStreet Theatre Company delights in producing plays that wIll
make children laugh, thuik, dream and set-free the power of their
imagination. For a season schedule, visit lewisfamilyplayhouse.com or
contact the Box Office at 909-477-2752. Stay tuned for more
exciting perfarmances at the Lewis Family Playhouse, and we'll
see you at the theatre!
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;�� l�l neighbors. That's the goal of
residential j�ard sale ntles recently enaceed
by the Rancho Cucamonga City CoimcIl.
� A yard sale is a temporary sale oP household items
kF '� �, within a residentiai zoue.The new rules ace simple:
� LL � ` �� �'� 1. Items displayed, offered, or solcl at the sale may oi�ly Ue routuie
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-� 2.Yard sales may be conducted on one clay, but not to exceed two consecutive
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p�"} ' s z; }, . days, witlun a siY inonth period. (Every weekend for a mouth is off tlie list.)
� 3.Yard sales inay oiily be conducted between the liours of 7:00 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(Attention shoppers, you won't ha�e to lut the streets at 5:00 a:m. Saturday morning.)
.' il� �� 5� These regulations were enacted in order to iiun'vnize the u�creased traffic and noise
".� ` that can be caused byyard sales, especially duruig early`motuuig hours or on a '
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': recurring basis. For fiuther questions about the new ordinance, or to re�ort a'violatiou, i
please contact the Rancho Cucamonga Code EnPorcement Divisioti`at (90�) 477-2712. �
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Improvements in cellular phone technology known as "Enhanced 66 (� �% 99
911" (E911) now allow Rancho Cucamonga callers to get quicker ' �������"'� ����� "�' ����
help in case of an emergency. Food service products made with expanded polysryrene,
Rancho Cucamonga residents with cell phones are urged to use commonly l�iown by the trademark name "Styrofoam,° have Ueen
the E9ll system, now operational nearly county-wide. To do so,:use prohibited at all Rancho Cucamonga facilities and Ciry sponsored
your cell phone and simply dial the three-digit number for events. In a trend-setting example of wise enviroiunental
emergencies— 9-1-1. The new E911 technology means that Uotli the stewardship, the Rancho Cucainonga Ciry Council voted to take the
Police Department and the Fire District can answer wireless 911 calls action on September 19, 2007.
placed witlun Rancho Cucamonga. Previously, all wireless 911 calls Expanded polysryrene is the petroleum-Uased plastic used to make
were answered by the California Highway Patrol. Non-freeway foam cups and similar disposable food service foam plates and
related calls were then transferred to other agencies, thus creating containers. But the material is not easily recyclable. It is not currently
delays in gettuig help on the way. accepted in curbside recycluig programs
There is one important key to using E911— cell phones ri� _. _ -" �� � in Rancho Cucunonga. In addition, ';
must be coinpatible with the system. IYs crucial that cell phone ;' expanded polystyrene foam takes an
users contact or visit their cellular provider to determine if they �' extremely long tune to decompose in the
ha�e E911-ready phones. ', environment—lnmdreds or thousands of
E911 provides the emergency dispatcher with the cell phone a� years. Foam debris is often fotmd
number and shows caller location based on proxixriiry to cell �; clogging storni drauis and waterways
towers or through the Global Positioning System (GPS). Many =� � rt � ! and has been shown to cause staivation
new phones have a GPS function, but some require it to be '� `` in buds and other marine wIldlife.
activated. The Fire District urges wireless users make sure the GPS , F � --- � Various affected City departinents
feature is on; in an einergency it could sa�e time and lives. For �� and programs were suiveyed 'uz order to confirm that �
more information aUout E911 or cell phone safety, please contact switclvng to more environmentally friendly packaging would not
the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District at (909) 477-2770. create excessive hardship. Even large users such as the Rancho i
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Cucamonga Quakes pledged theu support and report that the
Fightir�g The Writing On The Wall transition will be sunple. When you get your cold 32-ounce beverage
GraffitiTracker is the latest tool in the crime-fighting arsenal of during the 2008 season, it will be seived in envirorunentally friendly
the Rancho Cucamonga Police Department.The web-Uased cups, and that's somethuig we can all cheer about.
computer program uses GPS-enabled digital cameras and the latest As usual, Rancho Cucamonga is ui the vanguard of cities across
technology to document and track grafitti—locations, types, and the countiy. Some twenry cities have bamied expanded polystyrene,
trends. With a click of a button, police can access updated including Santa Monica, Oal�land, Portland, and San Francisco.The
information and see who the most active vandals are along with all n•end is growing; both the California ancl NewYork legislatures are
the damage they are accouutable for. Rancho Cucamonga Police is currentiy considerulg bills which would effectively ban expanded
the first agency in the Inland Empire to use GraffitiTracker. polystyrene in all takeout food packaging state-wide. �
www.cityofrc.us
10500 Civic Center Dr. • P.O. Box 807 • Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91729 •(909) 477-2700 • Fax (909) 477-2846
Donald J. Kurth, M.D., Mayor • Diane Williams, Mayor i�ro Tem ° Rex Gutierrez, L. Dennis Michael, Sam Spagnolo, Coun�alrnembers