THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BUDGET PROCESS DISCRIMINATES AGAINST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY--See the facts...

Oct 21, 2013
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin reports "reorganization" (closure as to entire category of cases & resulting access denial) while building new buildings for other counties across the state - why do we get the hoze?? 
www.dailybulletin.com/government-and-politics/20131021/san-bernardino-county-court-cases-to-be-reorganized-when-center-opens
The Superior Court of San Bernardino County released a "reorganization" plan (clever substitute for more loss of  locations and service) for when the new Justice Center in downtown San Bernardino opens which:
1. Shuts down Barstow Court July 1, 2014;
2. Shuts down Victorville Court except for family law matters May 1, 2014;
3.  Removes ALL civil cases from all the courthouses and pushes them to San Bernardino's NEW "Justice Center", effectively shutting down all courthouses in the County for civil litigants and
forcing people to travel from areas upwards of 2-3 hours to get to courthouses in areas with known violent street gangs, parking problems and poor support services;
4. Rancho Cucamonga's family law cases get moved to the new "Justice Center" in San Bernardino
5. Cases of small claims, landlord tenants and traffic/non-traffic infractions from the San Bernardino; Fontana and Rancho Cucamonga districts will be heard in Fontana;
6. West Valley Superior Courthouse in Rancho Cucamonga will only hear West End criminal cases.
7. Felony and misdemeanor cases in Fontana will be reviewed to determine which courthouse - San Bernardino or Rancho Cucamonga - is better equipped to hear them.
8. The Rancho Cucamonga courthouse will also have temporary hearings on both civil and domestic violence restraining order matters.
9. and more to come ???


Oct 7, 2013
Dedication of New South County Justice Center in Porterville
With over 300 people in attendance, there was standing room only at the dedication ceremony for the new Tulare County courthouse in Porterville, set to open on Oct 15.
Porterville Recorder article 1, Porterville Recorder article 2, Visalia Times-Delta article

Sept 20, 2013
Groundbreaking for New Kings Courthouse in Hanford
More than 100 community leaders and justice partners braved triple-digit temperatures to celebrate the start of construction of the new courthouse in Hanford for the Superior Court of Kings County.
Hanford Sentinel article

Sept 9, 2013
Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse Opens in Long BeachVast improvements in access to justice await first-time court visitors at the new courthouse in Long Beach, the first in the U.S. to be built using a unique delivery method called performance-based infrastructure.
Los Angeles Times article

July 16, 2013
New Santa Clara Family Justice Center Groundbreaking Ceremony
Santa Clara County residents celebrated the beginning of construction of their new courthouse in San Jose.  San Jose Mercury News story

July 1, 2013
Richard E. Arnason Justice Center Wins Architectural Award
The Richard E. Arnason Justice Center in Pittsburg for the Superior Court of Contra Costa County was recently awarded the 2013 Excellence Award, the highest honor given by the American Institute of Architects Academy of Architecture for Justice. The project will appear in the group's Justice Facilities Review.
May 3, 2013

New North Butte County Courthouse Groundbreaking Ceremony
Butte County residents celebrated the beginning of construction of their new courthouse in Chico.
Apr 9, 2013

New Yolo County Courthouse Groundbreaking Ceremony
Yolo County residents celebrated the beginning of construction of their new courthouse in Woodland.
Apr 2, 2013

Old Solano Courthouse Renovation Groundbreaking Ceremony
Solano County residents celebrated the beginning of renovation of their historic courthouse in Fairfield.
Mar 11, 2013