<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Joaquin Castillejos</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:joaquin.c@ccaej.org">joaquin.c@ccaej.org</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Aug 19, 2026 at 4:01 PM<br>Subject: Urgent Request for Thursday - Bloomington Mega Warehouse Public Hearing<br>To: Tatiana Flores <<a href="mailto:tatiana.f@ccaej.org">tatiana.f@ccaej.org</a>>, Jennifer De Tejada <<a href="mailto:jennifer.dt@ccaej.org">jennifer.dt@ccaej.org</a>>, Marven Norman <<a href="mailto:marven.n@ccaej.org">marven.n@ccaej.org</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Good afternoon community partners and allies,</div><div>I am reaching out to request your support this Thursday at 9am at the San Bernardino County Planning Commission. The county's planning commission will hold a public hearing on the Bloomington Business Park Specific Plan. For those not familiar with the project, it is a 2.7 million sq ft warehouse being proposed on residential land next to a park and 3 schools. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_mszc49ev1" alt="Screenshot 2023-11-16 133644.png" width="236" height="198" style="outline:0px;margin-right:0px"><img src="cid:ii_mszc4ffr2" alt="Screenshot 2023-11-16 133723.png" width="267" height="156" style="outline:0px;background-color:transparent;margin-right:0px"><span style="background-color:transparent"></span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent">It was <a href="https://www.sbsun.com/2022/11/15/san-bernardino-county-supervisors-approve-213-acre-bloomington-industrial-park/" target="_blank">approved in 2022</a> but because of a <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-09-25/judge-halts-construction-of-massive-warehouse-project-after-scores-of-homes-demolished" target="_blank">lawsuit by </a></span><a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-09-25/judge-halts-construction-of-massive-warehouse-project-after-scores-of-homes-demolished" target="_blank">several</a><span style="background-color:transparent"><a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-09-25/judge-halts-construction-of-massive-warehouse-project-after-scores-of-homes-demolished" target="_blank"> environmental groups we were able to halt the project until now</a>. As the project comes back we remember the reasons why the community opposed it from the beginning: <a href="https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/bloomington-homes-to-be-demolished-for-development/3461435/" target="_blank">displacement of over 100 homes</a>, <a href="https://blackvoicenews.com/2024/02/15/between-progress-and-preservation-a-visual-narrative-of-the-impact-of-warehouse-development-in-the-inland-empire-2/" target="_blank">air pollution, truck traffic, noise pollution, and overall degradation of quality of life</a>. It is not a coincidence that such an egregious project like this is being placed in Bloomington. Bloomington is a low income, majority latino, unincorporated community and according to the CalEnviroScreen at a 90th percentile overall. This working class community faces many obstacles in trying to get involved and engaged including language barriers and meeting times which are early in the morning. Despite this the community continues to show up and make their voice heard. </span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent">As we get to the end of this process we need our partners and allies to come out strong and take a stand against injustice. </span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent">Meeting details:</span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent">August 20 at 8:30am</span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent">385 N Arrowhead Ave San Bernardino CA</span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent">If you are unable to make it in person please submit comments online by August 19 at 5pm through this<a href="https://lus.sbcounty.gov/planning-home/planning-commission/public-comments-for-planning-commission-meetings/" target="_blank"> link</a> under item #2. </span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent">If you have any questions please feel free to reach out. I have attached our petition in case you would like some talking points. Thank you so much! Hope to see you on Thursday. </span></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_chip gmail_drive_chip" style="width:386px;height:20px;max-height:20px;background-color:rgb(245,245,245);margin:6px 0px;padding:10px;font:400 14px/20px "Google Sans",sans-serif;border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1c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