Mayor Acquanetta Warren
Council Member John Roberts
Council Member Phillip Cothran
City Clerk Germaine Key
City Treasurer Candidate Joe Armendarez

We would have NO problem opposing them if they were not doing a terrific job. But they have consistently done a superior job for the people of Fontana, and that is why we support them.

These are very important reasons why we support them.

After you read the bullet points and the EXECUTIVE SUMMARY and would like more information, then read the rest of the narrative below. Fontana offers:

• Affordable housing
• Good schools
• Excellent youth activities
• Highest quality police and fire departments in California
• Excellent local jobs and/or access for commuters
• Excellent programs and services to improve your quality of life
• Excellent programs and services to assist community members in need

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Fontana is one of the best and most affordable places to live in California.

Fontana’s story is ultimately about measurable results and the excellent quality of life those promised results create for residents.

Fontana has affordable housing, good schools, world class public safety, and access to good jobs and transportation. These are not abstract policy issues; they are the everyday factors that families consider when deciding where to live, work, raise children, and build their futures.

Fontana has superior and award-winning recreational opportunities, among the best roads and infrastructure, and quality of life.

Fontana’s investments in education, public safety, transportation, health care, economic development, and community programs demonstrate an ongoing effort to strengthen the city around the priorities that matter most to its residents.

Fontana is investing in the future with a revitalized downtown: shopping, dining, entertainment, and transportation.

Fontana is leading the way in providing worldclass collaborative help for homeless and restoring healthy and stable lives. Fontana is leading the way with C.O.A.S.T., a multidisciplinary approach to mental health emergencies and other programs to meet the needs of residents who are struggling.

The measure of effective local government is responsibly keeping the political promises by delivering visible results that make a difference in the community.

Promises were made, and they were kept.

That is why we believe you should vote for:

• Mayor Acquanetta Warren
• Council Member John Roberts
• Council Member Phillip Cothran
• City Clerk Germaine Key
• Treasurer Candidate Joe Armendarez

CONCEPTS USED TO DECIDE WHO TO SUPPORT

When families decide where they want to live, they almost always balance four factors. While each family places their own emphasis on what is most important, in the end, the decision of where to live is a balance of those four primary factors.

• HOUSING AFFORDABILITY – decisions between what you get and what you pay.
• SCHOOLS - quality, safety, and proximity of home to schools.
• PUBLIC SAFETY - police, fire, EMS, and proximity to health care.
• PROXIMITY TO WORK - local job or commute by car or public transit.  

There are other important factors.

The other important factors are the overall quality of life, meaning access to parks, libraries, recreational facilities, recreational activities for all ages, proximity to family and friends, and the ease of getting to places we regularly go such as shopping, restaurants, and entertainment. There may also be personal and unique factors such as family history in the area.

MESARUABLE RESULTS

The public has become cynical about political promises because we may not see results. Fontana is Different. RESULTS MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

If someone does not see the results of the hard work the City Council has done, they are not looking, or they are deliberately ignoring the progress and solutions.  Let us look at the results the City Council has produced.

We begin by using the First Things First model by looking at the four most important reasons, the first things first, that helped us select Fontana as our hometown.  

1• AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Fontana remains the most affordable City in the area. Fontana has the best houses at the most competitive prices. It is clear evidence that the City Council works hard to help provide affordable housing in Fontana. It is that affordability that brought most of us to Fontana in the first place. Fontana homes continue to be among the most affordable.

2• SCHOOLS
Fontana schools are among the best in the area. Fontana Unified School District (FUSD) has a 98% graduation rate, higher than Redlands and Colton. Approximately 90% of all Fontana students attend FUSD schools.  The City of Fontana partners with FUSD to provide safe walking routes for kids to get to and from school.

Fontana and FUSD are also partners to provide after school care. The Fontana Expanded Learning Program (FELP) is an after school enrichment program that teaches kids life skills and augments their cultural growth in a safe and supportive environment.

At the same time, FELP is a non-police way to improve public safety. FELP integrates and synchronizes various city programs to help reduce crime. Moreover, it increases involvement of our youngest residents by promoting healthy lifestyle opportunities. Fontana is also in the process of building a new Chaffey College Campus on south Sierra Avenue near Jurupa Avenue.

3• PUBLIC SAFETY Police, Fire, and EMS +A)  POLICE Fontana is ranked among the 20 safest cities in California by SafeWise magazine and by Business Insider. Crime has continued a steady decline over the past few years. There are 483 cities and towns in California.

B)  FIRE + PARAMEDICS Fontana has 8 fire stations, all with paramedics. Fontana Fire is in the process of establishing its own highly sophisticated training facility. All that means lower home insurance rates for you.

C)  ER + URGENT CARE There is a renowned major hospital and emergency room in the City and another in nearby Colton. There are four urgent care centers in Fontana.

D)  COAST (Community Outreach and Support Team) is a collaborative team of Fontana Police, Fontana Fire, and San Bernardino County Behavioral Health professionals who respond to people experiencing a mental health crisis. It connects residents with appropriate care and resources while reducing unnecessary hospitalizations and easing the burden on emergency responders. This saves taxpayer money.

E)  HOST (Homeless Outreach and Support Team) provides street outreach, case management, basic necessities, housing navigation, and while connecting people in need to a shelter, healthcare, employment, and other services for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless. It works by bringing services directly into the community and helps residents move toward housing and greater stability.

F)  MOBILE OPIOID TEAM provides state-of-the-art field-based outreach to people affected by opioid and other substance-use disorders, connecting them with treatment, rehabilitation, and wraparound support.

G)  PATH (The Path / Pathway to Housing) provides transitional housing and supportive services as a pathway for people experiencing homelessness. Services include case management and connections to permanent housing and other resources. This is all about solving the problem at its roots.

H)  CAP (CityLink / Community Assistance Program) is a collaboration with the City to connect residents with food, housing assistance, life-skills and employment support, counseling referrals, temporary assistance, shelter/housing resources, and substance-abuse or behavioral-health resources. This is also is about solving the problem at its roots.

In sum, Fontana’s HOST, C.O.A.S.T., Mobile Opioid Team, PathPathway to Housing, and CityLink/CAP programs create a coordinated network of outreach, mental-health and addiction services, housing assistance, and basic support designed to help residents overcome homelessness and other barriers, restore stability and independence, and strengthen the overall well-being of the Fontana community.

4• COMMUTE OR LOCAL JOBS Commute, Health Care, Transportation-Logistics, Government

A)  COMMUTE - Three major freeways run through Fontana with 10 interchanges that help make freeway access easier.  Four interchanges were recently constructed or significantly reconstructed. The City has a Metrolink train station in the center of town. The City also collaborates with Omnitrans to provide local bus services. While building and maintaining bus stops is legally the responsibly of Omnitrans, the City of Fontana plays a supportive role.

B)  HEALTH CARE - The health care sector employs the most people in Fontana, with Kaiser Permanente and St. Bernardines Medical Center having the most employees. There are an estimated 28 other medical clinics/offices, including urgent care facilities, plus one major general acute care hospital.

C)  TRANSPORTATION-LOGISTICS - Fontana is a transportation and logistics hub. It is centrally located with three major freeways that run directly though Fontana, plus one (SR 60) that is adjacent to the City.

Two of the world’s largest railroads run through the City, including the Union Pacific (formerly Southern Pacific), which has had a major presence here since 1875.

Ontario International Airport, the 10^th largest cargo airport in the nation by volume, is within minutes of Fontana.

Logistics and transportation developed in the Inland Empire because it is located at the confluence of Southern California’s seaports, airports, highways, and railroads. There is also enormous consumer markets.  The land was perfect for that type of development.

Nearly every city in the Inland Empire has a significant number of logistics and distribution centers: Chino, Chino Hills, Corona, Eastvale, Jurupa Valley, Moreno Valley, Ontario, Perris, Rancho Cucamonga, Rialto,  Riverside, San Bernardino, and Fontana.

D)  GOVERNMENT - Just like most cities, the local school district employs a lot of people. FUSD is the second largest employer in Fontana with 5,983 people. (Kaiser – a non-profit - is the largest employer with 9,677 employees.) The City of Fontana employs 1,143, making it the sixth largest employer in Fontana.

LEADERSHIP EQUALS RESULTS

Fontana’s success is not an accident. It is leadership, planning, and working together as a community to become successful.

Other Factors
‍There are other important factors in addition to the top four. They are the overall quality of life, access to parks, libraries, and recreational facilities; recreational activities for all ages; proximity to family and friends; and ease of getting to places we regularly go such as shopping, restaurants, and entertainment.

Residents of Fontana have given high marks to Fontana’s quality of life, parks, libraries, recreational activities, and the City’s responses to problems.

Parks and RecreationThere are 52 parks and green spaces throughout the City. The recreation and parks department regularly receives awards for excellence. For example, in 2024, Fontana was recognized for Senior Paint Night, which contributes to senior physical, emotional, and mental well-being and community connection.City-School Partnership
Another example is the collaboration between the City and Fontana Unified. The City Council voted to spend our precious tax money to support the Fontana Expanded Learning Program (FELP). It is an after school enrichment program that teaches kids life skills and augments their cultural growth.

At the same time, FELP is a non-police way to improve public safety by using other city programs to help reduce crime.

Moreover, it increases involvement of our youngest residents by promoting healthy lifestyle opportunities.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Below is a partial list of awards and recognition that the City of Fontana has received over the past few years.

• America's Promise Alliance's One of America’s Best Communities for Young People
• RENTCafé: Fontana ranked among America's most prosperous cities
• Best Life: One of the best places in the U.S. to raise a family
• Clean California Community Designation for citywide anti-littering, cleanup, and beautification efforts, from the California Department of Transpiration (CalTrans)
• California Park & Recreation Society (CPRS) Award of Excellence in the Excellence in Design
• California Park & Recreation Society Innovative Programming Award (Special Fit Health and Fitness) for Aquatics programs
• Community Award of Excellence (Aging Well category) for Fontana Senior Paint Night
• Marketing & Communications Award of Excellence for the Fontana Activities Brochure
• California Park & Recreation Society Health and Wellness Award
• California Park & Recreation Society Professional Achievement Award
• International Association of Chiefs of Police - Webber Seavey Award for Quality in Law Enforcement
• Fontana POA named a Top Non-Profit in the Inland Empire
• Healthy Fontana Program honored by National League of Cities
• National Forum Public Policy Award for the Fontana Walks Program from the National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

That is the thought process and reasons we STONGLY SUPPORT the election of:

• Mayor Acquanetta Warren
• Council Member John Roberts
• Council Member Phillip Cothran
• City Clerk Germaine Key
• Treasurer Candidate Joe Armendarez

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ENDNOTES
There are multiple school districts which serve the people of the City of Fontana. Ninety percent of students are enrolled in schools of the Fontana Unified School District (FUSD). The other districts are Rialto Unified, Colton Joint Unified, Etiwanda Elementary, Chaffey Joint Union High, and Cucamonga Elementary. Likewise, Fontana Unified School District has jurisdiction outside the City of Fontana including parts of the City of Colton, City of Rialto, City of Rancho Cucamonga, and specified unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County. Aggregators who count public schools within the city limits of the City of Fontana report roughly 39,000 public-school students which include district-run and charter schools. One source lists ~39,256 public + ~2,678 charter students among schools in the City of Fontana.