Politics & Government
Derry Talks in Loma Linda and Catholic Church Supports Measures
Eight people show up to hear the supervisor speak, as he prepares for a battle for his third district seat.
Eight people gathered around a table Wednesday night in the community room at the Loma Linda Civic Center to hear third district Supervisor Neil Derry give an update on the district.
It was just one of many such events the supervisor is holding over the coming months, as he prepares for a contentious battle for re-election. San Manuel Tribal Chairman James Ramos is his main competition for the seat.
Among the issues Derry discussed were problems with downtown San Bernardino and a plan for an arts council that could market events to the entire Southern California region.
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Derry's staff said these are not a part of his re-election campaign and that the supervisor holds town halls regularly. But in an election year, everything candidates do matter.
Phill Dupper was the only Loma Linda Councilman to attend the event. He was joined by City Manager T. Jarb Thaipejr.
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The local Catholic diocese is putting its weight behind getting two measures the November ballot.
In a Youtube video published Feb. 7, San Bernardino Roman Catholic Diocese Bishop Gerald Richard Barnes announced the local Catholic parishes would be taking signatures in support of the Parental Notification Initiative and Savings, Accountability and Full Enforcement for California Act.
The parental notification ballot initiative would require physicians and facilities that perform abortions on unemancipated minors, under 18, to notify a parent of the procedure at least 48 hours before it’s performed.
The Savings, Accountability and Full Enforcement for California Act ballot aims to replace the death penalty with a sentence of life in prison without possibility of parole.
There are six parishes across the Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Each one has about a dozen or more churches, according to the Diocese of San Bernardino website.
“Please lend your signatures to both of these initiatives,” Barnes says in the video. “Take this opportunity to help our Catholic values shape public policy for the betterment of our communities and our society.”
