Canyon Fire Update #5: 
Parents,

Out of an abundance of precaution, the following schools will remain closed tomorrow, Wednesday, September 27, 2017 due to the active Canyon Fire.

1. Coronita Elementary School

2. John Adams Elementary School

3. Cesar Chavez Academy

4. Prado View Elementary School

5. Eisenhower Elementary School

6. Citrus Hills Intermediate School

7. Franklin Elementary School
All other CNUSD schools will remain open tomorrow and may be placed on inclement weather schedule.
The current school closures are schools that are closest to the active fire and are near the mountain ridge, the closed schools are also the schools that would be most affected by road closures and have a higher risk of evacuation.
As we continue to stay in close contact with the fire department, we will keep you apprised of any additional information. This message will also be posted to the District’s website and Facebook page. We want to sincerely thank all of our staff, parents and students for their cooperation.

Thank you,

CNUSD

This advisory is in effect through Wednesday morning.  SCAQMD will issue an update if additional information becomes available.                                                                                                       

A brush fire, named the Canyon Fire, is burning in Orange County near the border of Riverside County, south of the 91 Freeway and west of Green River Road.  The burn area is reported to be over 2500 acres this morning, with five percent containment.  The winds this morning are from the northeast, bringing smoke to Orange County.  Smoke has also moved to the south, into the Lake Elsinore vicinity.  The sea-breeze later this morning and in the afternoon may spread smoke that is offshore into Los Angeles and Orange County and into additional areas of Riverside County, depending on evolving conditions.  Air quality may reach Unhealthy levels in areas directly impacted by smoke.

Areas of direct smoke impacts and Unhealthy air quality will likely include portions of:

• Corona/Norco Area (Forecast Area 22);
• North Orange County Area (Forecast Area 16);
• Central Orange County Area (Forecast Area 17);
• North Orange County Coastal Area (Forecast Area 18);
• Saddleback Valley Area (Forecast Area 19);
• Central Orange County Coastal Area (Forecast Area 20); and
• Lake Elsinore Area (Forecast Area 25).

In any area impacted by smoke:  Everyone should avoid any vigorous outdoor or indoor exertion; people with respiratory or heart disease, older adults, and children should remain indoors.  Keep windows and doors closed or seek alternate shelter.  Run your air conditioner if you have one and keep the fresh air intake closed and the filter clean to prevent bringing additional smoke inside.  Avoid using a swamp cooler or whole-house fan to prevent bringing additional smoke inside.  To avoid worsening the health effects of smoke, don’t use indoor or outdoor wood-burning appliances, including fireplaces.

SCAQMD Advisory updates can be found at the following link:  ftp://ftp.aqmd.gov/pub/globalist/Advisory.pdf

To subscribe to air quality alerts, advisories and forecasts by email, go to http://AirAlerts.org

To view current air quality conditions by region in an interactive map, see http://www3.aqmd.gov/webappl/gisaqi2/home.aspx

For more tips on avoiding health impacts from smoke, see SCAQMD Fire Safety Alert Factsheets at http://www.aqmd.gov/home/library/public-information/publications#factsheet

For a map of SCAQMD Forecast Areas, see

http://www.aqmd.gov/docs/default-source/default-document-library/map-of-monitoring-areas.pdf

Officer Struck Helping Fire Evac, Driver Flees

Staff Reports

Corona –A Corona Police Officer was struck by a motorist who fled the scene after, Corona officials said. The officer was struck directing traffic during the overnight fire evacuation.

The motorist, identified as David Shaheen, drove around police barricades and hit the motorcycle officer who suffered minor injuries. He was taken to the hospital, treated and released, Corona PD said.

The officer was off his motor unit directling traffic at Green River Road and Montano Rancho Road, an area that was notified later in the evening to evacuate, when Shaheen drove around the barriers, striking the officer. He was reported as leaving the scene and caught afterwards. The incident happened around 8:30 pm.

Alert:: Canyon Fire EvacuationsThe Corona Fire Department has ordered an evacuation for the following streets on the West end of Sierra Del Oro in the City of Corona due to the brush fire. 

Dominguez Ranch Road 

San Almada Road 

San Ponte Road 

San Viscaya Circle 

San Sebastian Circle 

San Ramon Drive 

San Alvarado Circle 

Mount Elena Circle 

Mount Tesoro Circle 

Mount Palmas Circle 

Mount Cantara Circle 

Dominguez Ranch Road is closed at Green River Road for incoming traffic. There is an emergency evacuation shelter open at the Corona High School Gymnasium located at 1150 W. Tenth St.

The Riverside County Coroner is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying an adult, male pedestrian victim of an apparent hit and run. On the evening of August 23, 2017, the unidentified male, believed to be in his mid to late 20’s to mid 30’s, was found deceased on Martin Luther King Boulevard, in the city of Riverside. He is 6 foot in height, weighs approximately 178 pounds, has brown eyes, brown hair and reddish-brown facial hair. He was wearing a striped, two toned gray t-shirt, with a green, black and gray striped tank top underneath, black and white plaid shorts, and black NEW BALANCE tennis shoes. He was also carrying a black TETON Sports backpack. All attempts to identify this individual have been unsuccessful. If you recognize him, or have any information, please contact the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s office at 951-443-2300 and refer to case number #2017-09514.

Deputies recover a vehicle stolen out of ChinoDATE/TIME: September 21, 2017, 1:59 a.m. 
INCIDENT: PC496D(A) Possession of A Stolen Vehicle 

LOCATION: Arrow Blvd/Redwood Ave, Fontana 

SUSPECT(S): Miguel Rodriguez, 30 year old resident of Rialto 

VICTIM(S): Confidential 

SUMMARY: On September 21, 2017, at approximately 1:59 a.m., Deputy Torres conducted a traffic stop on a red Dodge pickup truck with no rear license plate. The truck was occupied by two male subjects, Miguel Rodriguez and Salvador Serna. Rodriguez was the driver of the vehicle. 

After running the vehicle’s VIN number, it was found to be stolen out of Chino. Rodriguez was arrested for PC496D(A), Possession of a Stolen Vehicle and Serna was arrested for a No Bail CVC 10851 Grand Theft Auto warrant. Both suspects were booked at West Valley Detention Center. 

Refer: Deputy R. Torres 

Station: Fontana 

Phone No. 909-356-6767 

Case No. 031702666 

JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff-Coroner 

San Bernardino County

Cal State LA student from La Puente receives CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding AchievementAnthony Robles never imagined that he would attend a university. As a youth, he was arrested and faced a seemingly bleak future.

But Tuesday, Robles was one of 23 students to receive the 2017 California State University (CSU) Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement—the CSU’s highest recognition of student achievement and scholarship.

A sociology major and Chicano studies minor at California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA), Robles was honored during the September 19 CSU Board of Trustees meeting in Long Beach. He was presented with an $8,000 award and named a Trustee Emeritus Murray L. Galinson ​Scholar.

“I am deeply humbled and appreciative to receive this award,” said Robles, 24, who lives in the La Puente neighborhood of San Gabriel Valley. “This scholarship, besides being an awesome and a very needed financial reward, represents transformation and possibility. It is a testament that anything is possible no matter where you are at in life or what you might have been through.”

Robles’ family has struggled to make ends meet. His father, who works in a warehouse, was an undocumented immigrant and deported three times. His mother battled cancer.

As a teenager, Robles had run-ins with police and was arrested. He found himself facing a possible sentence of two years for carrying contraband into a police station. That experience changed his life, Robles recalled.

He wanted to help his family and make his parents proud. He set a goal to complete high school and go to college. He earned a high school diploma and was accepted to Rio Hondo College. In 2016, he enrolled at Cal State LA.

Now, Robles is in his senior year and has a 3.7 GPA. He is on his way to becoming the first in his family to earn a university degree. His goal is to become a professor. He wants to help transform the lives of young people through education, just as his life was transformed.

“We’re proud of Anthony and what he has overcome on his path to a university education,” Cal State LA President William A. Covino said. “His dedication to his community and social justice are unwavering. He is poised to become a scholar whose research will shed fresh light on matters impacting youth and immigrants.”

Robles’ life challenges have motivated him to pursue a degree in sociology with a focus on immigration, criminal justice and environmental justice.

Having experienced first-hand the impact of immigration on his family, Robles is writing a book chapter on the criminalization of immigration. He also helped create an immigrant detention visitation and pen pal program at Cal State LA called the Migrant Liberation Collective.

For his senior thesis, he is examining prosecutorial discretion and racialized decision-making in the criminal justice system. He also organized a club that serves as a support network for students who have been incarcerated.

“Academia has taken me from a destructive environment to a positive environment full of possibilities and opportunities to help transform others’ lives,” Robles said. “Because of the transformative experiences I have had in college, I now live an inspired life filled with hope rather than calamity and despair.”

Robles finds time to mentor high school students in East Los Angeles and to volunteer at Habitat for Humanity, the L.A. Food Bank and Earth Peace. He is a member of Project Rebound, a university program that assists incarcerated students. With determination and drive, Robles is committed to helping young people in his community.

“Everything I accomplish is with those who are marginalized in mind because success is not personal for me. It is mutual, reciprocal and shared,” he said. “It is meant to uplift others.”

The CSU Trustees’ Award program was originally established by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation as an endowed scholarship fund to honor William Randolph Hearst, founder of the Hearst newspaper chain. In 1999, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation partnered with the CSU Board of Trustees to supplement the endowment with contributions from CSU Trustees, CSU Foundation Board of Governors, and private donors. Today, more than 120 donors have supported the program.

Photo: Anthony Robles. (Credit: J. Emilio Flores/Cal State LA)

# # #