"The Sun" San Bernadino, CA Headlines

"The Sun"
San Bernadino, CA
Headlines
Tuesday, October 31, 2006


Giant fire fully contained
Guy McCarthy and Andrew Edwards, Staff Writers

Two men were questioned Monday by authorities investigating the cause of the fire, but no arrests were made. Four firefighters were killed in the blaze that had burned and estimated 40,200 acres. Arson investigators staked out hundreds of multicolored flags to mark the rate of spread and other details of the fire. Authorities estimated 34 homes and 20 other structures destroyed with the cost of firefighting as $9.9 million as of Monday. As of Monday residents from Twin Pines and Poppet Flats were allowed to return to thier homes.
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Rally protests use of police
Robert Rogers, Staff Writer

A dozen protesters hand-delivered a letter addressed to Mexico's President Vincente Fox by marching into the office of the Mexican government's chief representative in San Bernadino. They also aired thier concerns for about 15 minutes to Carlos Giralt-Cabrales, the Mexican government's diplomatic representative to the Inland Empire. Armando Navarro, a critic of the Fox administration, called the protest. "What happens in Mexico...will ultimately impact us over here," Navarro said. He said the federal response to demonstrations for higher wages for teachers "rapidly escalated the unrest" in Mexico. The turnout on Monday was low but energy was not. Some protesters held up signs that were streaked with red and depicting bloody clashes between police and protesters in the past. They drew comparisons between the current situation and the 1968 Tlatelolco Massacre. Navarro said "The police did not use any kind of arms, pistols or guns, only defensive elements, like shields. The federal government only acted to restore order and security to the people of the city." Later, Navarro said he was not convinced.
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Fees falling at two-year colleges
Selicia Kennedy-Ross, Staff Writer

In order to make community college more affordable for low-income students, fees for state-funded community colleges will be lowered from $26 to $20 per unit by state lawmakers beginning Jan.1, 2007. "Several years of rising costs have created a barrier for some of our prospective students," California Community Colleges Chancellor Marshall Drummond said in a written statement. The fee reduction is expected to help turn that around.
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