 December 2023
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Wishing you a blessed and joy-filled Christmas. The best part of this season is spending time with family and friends. May this season fill your heart and home with good cheer.
Merry Christmas!
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On Thursday, December 7th, I hosted my Annual Fourth District Christmas Open House at Chino Hills City Hall. Thank you to everyone who attended, it was great to personally connect with so many familiar faces and new faces as well.
I'm already looking forward to next year's event.
If you would like to view the photo gallery from the event, please click here.
Free Document Shredding Event for San Bernardino Residents
 I partnered with the City of Chino Hills to host a free document shredding event for San Bernardino County residents.
Please join me on Saturday, January 27th from 9am-12pm (or until the shredding truck reaches capacity) at the Shoppes (overflow parking lot), located at 13920 City Center Drive, in Chino Hills.
- Documents destroyed on-site
- Identity theft prevention tips from law enforcement
- Limit of 3 standard filing boxes per vehicle
- No CD's, DVD's, binders, x-rays, plastics, etc.
For more information on this event, please call my District Office at (909) 465-5265.
Ontario International Airport (ONT) passenger volume increased by more than 12% in November and 11% over the first 11 months of the year, airport authority officials announced.
Ontario International Airport welcomed 575,877 passengers in November, an increase of 12.4% compared with the same month last year. The total included 535,507 domestic and 40,370 international travelers, increases of 8.9%, respectively.
 More than 500 businesses and regional leaders gathered Wednesday, November 1, to celebrate one of the aviation industry's great success stories as Ontario International Airport (ONT) hosted its annual State of the Airport event.
Serving one of the most dynamic population and economic centers in the United States, ONT will serve more than 6 million passengers this year, its highest annual total since 2008 - years before the airport's return to local ownership in 2016. Its growth has earned it the title of fastest-growing airport in the U.S. five years running from Global Traveler magazine and has helped ONT land more than $88 million in state and federal grants in recent years to enhance the airport's safety, security and convenience.
 The San Bernardino County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk (ARC) Department led by Assessor-Recorder Chris Wilhite is tasked with fulfilling numerous duties that impact our community including:
- Locating, identifying, and establishing a value for all taxable properties
- Preparing both annual and supplemental assessment rolls
- Reviewing and recording documents; ensuring that they conform to California Document Recording requirements
- Issuing copies of Birth, Death, and Marriage Certificates
- Issuing Marriage Licenses and performing marriage ceremonies
- Filing of Fictitious Business Name (DBA) Statements
- Administrating the County Archive Program
- And much more...
The 2023 two-time NACo Award winning department, prides themselves in providing excellent service across their six office locations and via their innovative "ARC Mobile Unit". The ARC Mobile Unit is equipped with the latest technology to allow for the remote production and secure issuance of vital records copies (birth, death, and marriage certificates), issuance of marriage licenses, performance of marriage ceremonies, property assessment information, and more. Please visit arc.sbcounty.gov/mobileunit to obtain information on the whereabouts of the mobile unit.
"I encourage all property owners to visit our website to learn about the numerous tax savings programs offered by our office", said Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk Chris Wilhite. Although the Assessor's office does not include property taxes, they do administer property tax savings programs including a homeowners' exemption, disabled veteran's exemption and several programs for certain non-profit agency activities. A homeowner's exemption is a tax provision, providing a $7,000 reduction in your primary residence taxable home value. The disabled veteran's exemption is granted to those veterans or their unmarried surviving spouses who own and occupy a home as their principal place of residence and who have been rated 100% disabled due to a service-connected disability by the Veterans Administration. To learn more about these tax savings programs and others, please visit: arc.sbcounty.gov/tax-savings.
The Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk department can be reached Monday through Friday from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. at (855) 732-2575.
 Residents in unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County and the City of Big Bear Lake can now receive additional financial support through the Pet Over Population Coalition (POPCO) for spay and neuter services!
To request a voucher of $150 for dogs and $75 for cats, call POPCO at (888) 767-2550 or email info@popco-inc.org.
 Voter information is coming to your hometown! The San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters (ROV) held an event last month to debut its first-ever traveling voter education vehicle: The BallotMobile. Registrar of Voters, Stephanie Shea unveiled the BallotMobile in front of the ROV office in San Bernardino and talked about the importance of voter education efforts throughout the county.
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