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Board Certified Naturopath next is unclear. Because it has no set responsibilities, it is up to panel members to set the agenda, Miller said. The ordinance that created the commission rather skeletal about its mission, and the direction is driven by who is he said. The commission picked Richard Fass, one of the drivers of the traffic-stop study, as its new chairman. He succeeded Helaine Goldwater, who stepped down and who has said that she had problems getting issues on the agenda.

The veteran commissioners all said that there were issues over the last 18 months that they wanted to talk about but make it into a meeting. City Manager Glenn Southard, attending his second commission meeting, promised that anything that the commission, the public or the Police Department wanted to raise would be considered. The commission is one of the most watched and controversial in the city. It was created over the furor following a January 1999 police shooting of an 18-year-old black man during a traffic stop, and with the way the city handled the aftermath. In the years after the shooting the Police Department was accused of racial profiling, a charge that officers vigorously deny and that city officials believe is unfounded.

Nevertheless, the Police Commission was born out of that climate, Miller points out. The commission was created after months of hearings over the attitude toward racial and ethnic minorities. And questions about the city and the department that were raised in the hearings be answered if commissioners dismiss even the possibility of police abuse, he said. is why we have one in the first he said. understanding is that it was a result of hearings and that there were a lot of accounts of questionable encounters with the police by community residents and the suggestion was that some of that might be based on race.

of the first questions you might want to answer is: Is there any truth to it? And: What are you going to do about That is why Miller voted against and appointments. Soto vigorously defended himself against any suggestion that he was an insider. His being Latino and gay put him far outside the mainstream, he said, and sensitive to how minorities are treated. What the Police Commission will do in its second term will be determined by the newly configured membership. The traffic study is nearing the end of its first three-month trial period although it has been challenged in court by the police union.

Former Police Commissioner John Murphy said he believes that the commission should turn to how new police officers are recruited to the department. Another place to watch is how officers are evaluated once in the department, he said. At last meeting, Murphy harangued his former colleagues about cultural sensitivity in the department, saying that although city documents suggest officers are expected to be culturally sensitive, none of the evaluation forms measure that. Southard interrupted the conversation to concede that Murphy was right. He then vowed that police officers would, in the future, be evaluated for racial and cultural sensitivity as would the rest of the city workforce.

PANEL Continued fromA1 DORMITORY Continued fromA1 and national trend, with more students coming to college and more of them wanting to live on campus, said area university housing directors. Padilla moved in Sept. 1 and says she made the right choice. also had the run of the place this past week, waiting for a roommate. kind of jealous when they come and see our she said.

the old there was no air Padilla said she chose the hotel because it offered private bathrooms, air conditioning and a quieter atmosphere than the on- campus dorms. Staying at the hotel costs $2,086 per semester for a student versus $1,780 for the dorms, said Loretta Rahmani, the dean of student affairs. Meal plans are the same price for students at either location and range from $1,620 to $1,900 per semester, she said. The one inconvenience found, and not that much of a big deal, Padilla said, is that it takes a little more time to drive to and from the campus. only thing is you just have to she said.

before I could wake up and leave and get to class in two Now, from hotel room to classroom it takes 15 minutes. University of La Verne students staying in nearby hotels will probably continue for the next few years, Rahmani said. have identified a need for more housing on she said. issue is where is that footprint of land that we could build it Rahmani said a fourth dorm would be an issue that university administrators and the Board of Trustees would tackle this year. This year 524 students are in the three residence halls, she said.

Beyond the increase in student enrollment, also a rising demand for on-campus space, because studies have shown that students who live on campus get better grades, have a richer college social life and are more likely to graduate in four years. Other area schools are seeing an increased demand for housing as well. Cal Poly Pomona, which has about 2,000 students in dorms or in nearby university apartments, is opening a new residential housing complex next year. More students are asking for housing, said Douglas Freer, a Cal Poly associate vice president who oversees student housing. On-campus amenities, particu- larly high-speed internet connections and satellite television, are a big draw, Freer said.

The first phase of the Cal Poly complex is expected to open in fall 2003, with space for 410 students. Asecond phase is planned to open around 2005 with about 450 students, Freer said. ors are ready, Fehring said. The original floor plan included wide spaces on the second floor designated for offices, which meant all the support would come from the surrounding walls, said Robert Wise, project manager for the Redevelopment Agency. The plans were changed to bring down the costs of the $15-million project and now there will be more support beams in the interior of the building, Wise said.

Because of the changes, there was a delay in the delivery of steel beams that had to be specially sized for the building. Half the beams are on the construction site, with delivery of the remainder expected by Friday. After that, construction will start in another week, said Wise, who has a view of the project from his second story City Hall office. Work on underground utilities has already been completed, he said. think going to be blown away by the project, once Fehring said.

a very stunning feeling of turn-of-the- century America with some contemporary designs as The complex will have two parts connected by a bridge through the upper stories. The building will have frontage on both Mission and Garey, with a parking lot for about 125 cars behind, Wise said. The anchor tenant for the retail ground floor will be the Pomona Chop House, an upscale steak restaurant, Fehring said. Other food tenants will include Starbucks, Fatburger, La Salsa, StuftPizza and Magic Wok, he said. There will also be a Mailboxes Etc.

and a Cingular wireless store, he said. There is one more retail space available, with about 1,700 square feet, Fehring said. Monthly rent for commercial tenants is about $1.40 per square foot, Wise said. Three attorneys have taken offices on the second floor and there is 10,000 square feet of office space available. Rent for the lofts on the third floor range from $900 to $1,700 a month depending on the size, Fehring said.

Most lofts will rent for $1,100 to $1,300 per month, he said. COMPLEX Continued fromA1 Only in the ADVERTISING INFORMATION: (909) 484-7023 SUBSCRIPTIONS: 1 800-LA TIMES David Hermann Inland Valley Voice SAN BERNARDINO After more than a week off the air, it will be a while longer before Southern oldest public television station begins broadcasting again, officials said Sunday. has been worst-case scenario from the very said Don Leiffer, pro- gram director for KVCR-TV Channel 24. Leiffer said it would take KVCR engineers at least until Tuesday to install a new tube in the San Bernardino Valley College-based 1.3-million watt transmitter atop the Box Springs Mountains in Riverside. could be on as early as he said.

when we install the tube, we may find out that other portions of the thing have blown up. I really want to Leiffer said the original tube began to fail on Aug. 31 in part because of a faulty cooling system that was unable to protect the tube during a heat wave. were problems on Saturday and it went down totally on he said. Station engineers thought they had the solution to the problem on Wednesday when they installed a replacement tube, but tests on Thursday revealed that it did not work.

Leiffer said the station scrambled and found another replacement tube on Friday in San Jose. should be here by Leiffer said, adding that it will take at least another two days to install it and get the transmitter up and running. In the meantime, the station, which began broadcasting in 1962 with a transmitter and which reaches more than 3 million households on 80 different cable systems today, is dark. Besides being unable to broadcast popular public television programs such as and News Leiffer said the station has also been unable to broadcast lecture material that it provides for San Bernardino Valley College students who are enrolled in 20 televised courses. been mass hysteria with thousands of students tuning in for Leiffer said.

He said students are being forced to go to the audio visual room to watch videotapes of the missed classes. KVCR-TV aims to be back on air soon Station is waiting to install replacement tube, but official cautions that might not fix problem. MONTCLAIR Officials seek help locating 80-year-old Officials here are asking Inland Valley residents to be on the lookout for an 80-year-old man who wandered away from home Saturday. Police said Anselmo Blancos Salas was last seen walking away from his residence in the 4700 block of Fauna Street between 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Salas, who suffers from disease, was wearing a light blue shirt with orange lettering on the sleeves, beige pants and a white baseball cap with red lettering. He has white hair and a full white beard. Police said Salas is from Tijuana, Mexico, but has been in the United States for five years. Family members told authorities that they believe he might try to head back to Mexico. Anyone with information about whereabouts should call police at 621-4771.

POMONA Police investigating Phillips Ranch killing Detectives on Sunday were still trying to piece together the events that led to the shooting death of a man in the Phillips Ranch section of the city over the weekend. very much a whodunit for Police Lt. Ken Gillespie said, adding authorities had very little information about the crime including the identity of the victim. is being investigated as a possible gang-connected homicide but until we identify the victim we really say for Gillespie said. He said police were initially dispatched to the intersection of Hidden Valley Road and Glen Ridge Lane late Saturday to investigate reports of a loud party.

When they arrived, witnesses reported that a shooting victim had been loaded into a private car and was on the way to the hospital. The man died early the next morning. Gillespie said the body had been turned over to the Los Angeles County office for identification. Lt. Cheryl MacWillie of the office said the man was declared dead at 3 a.m.

Sunday at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center. this point, we still confirmed an MacWillie said. Gillespie said anyone with information about the party or the shooting should call Det. Allen Maxwell or Det. Tom Snyder at 620-2095.

POLICE BRIEFS David Hermann Inland Valley Voice RANCHO CUCAMONGA Homicide investigators were still searching Sunday for a 17-year- old reputed gang member who authorities said they believe shot aRancho Cucamonga man following a dispute over graffiti. San Bernardino County Sgt. Bobby Dean said the teen, who was identified only by his first name, Anthony, and his gang nickname, because of his age, pulled the trigger of the sawed-off shotgun that killed Paul Casey, 33, of Rancho Cucamonga, early Saturday. Casey and a friend were reportedly walking home in the 7500 block of Carnelian Avenue when they came upon a group of teenagers tagging a bus bench with graffiti on the busy street. Casey reportedly exchanged words with the group, which included the 17-year-old and David Enriquez, 19, of Rancho Cucamonga.

After the exchange, Dean said Enriquez ran to a nearby house, grabbed a sawed-off shotgun and fired at Casey and his friend, missing them. Dean said the 17-year-old then took the shotgun from Enriquez and ran after Casey, threatening him with the weapon. The two reportedly struggled over the gun and the teen shot Casey once in the chest. Dean said friend was uninjured. sketchy at this point, but we know a struggle took place after Anthony went over and pointed the gun at Dean said.

Casey was taken to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton where he died at 6:40 a.m. Saturday. Dean said Casey leaves behind awife and three children. The family could not be reached for comment Sunday. After the shooting, Dean said the 17-year-old and Enriquez, along with the other teens, ran away, but Enriquez was arrested ashort while later by deputies responding to the shooting.

He is being held without bail on suspicion of murder at West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga. Enriquez and the 17-year-old have been identified as members of a West Covina-based gang. Detectives said they believe that the 17-year-old was dropped off in West Covina shortly after shooting Casey. Although police recovered the shotgun, Dean said Anthony should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information about the shooting or Anthony should call their local police or investigators at 3873589.

Police searching for teen in shotgun killing.