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Gov. Gavin Newsom talks with formerly homeless mother Atiya Willis, serviceGov. Gavin Newsom talks with formerly homeless mother Atiya Willis, serviceproviders and local officials at the Arrowhead McKee Family Health Center in Sanproviders and local officials at the Arrowhead McKee Family Health Center in SanBernardino on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Bernardino on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)Enterprise/SCNG)

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Gov. Gavin Newsom talksGov. Gavin Newsom talkshomelessness with Sanhomelessness with SanBernardino County officialsBernardino County officialsWith state funding growing for shelter, he heardWith state funding growing for shelter, he heardabout local ideas to solve a stubborn problem.about local ideas to solve a stubborn problem.

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San Bernardino County’s work converting hotels and motels into housing for theSan Bernardino County’s work converting hotels and motels into housing for the

homeless was among several initiatives that grabbed the attention of Gov. Gavinhomeless was among several initiatives that grabbed the attention of Gov. Gavin

Newsom, who was in town Tuesday, April 16 to learn more about the county’sNewsom, who was in town Tuesday, April 16 to learn more about the county’s

efforts to combat homelessness.efforts to combat homelessness.

Newsom, who met with county leaders and formerly homeless people and serviceNewsom, who met with county leaders and formerly homeless people and service

providers at the Arrowhead McKee Family Health Center, said he heard some bigproviders at the Arrowhead McKee Family Health Center, said he heard some big

ideas to take back to Sacramento.ideas to take back to Sacramento.

“There are a lot of wonderful things happening at the local level,” Newsom said,“There are a lot of wonderful things happening at the local level,” Newsom said,

while sitting next to Philip Mangano, chief executive of the American Roundtablewhile sitting next to Philip Mangano, chief executive of the American Roundtable

to Abolish Homelessness, and Gary McBride, chief executive of San Bernardinoto Abolish Homelessness, and Gary McBride, chief executive of San Bernardino

County.County.

During his campaign last year, Newsom said homelessness would be a priority forDuring his campaign last year, Newsom said homelessness would be a priority for

his administration. On Tuesday, he said he has been meeting with local leadershis administration. On Tuesday, he said he has been meeting with local leaders

across the state to hear innovative solutions, some of which figure to get part ofacross the state to hear innovative solutions, some of which figure to get part of

the nearly $2.5 billion in new funding the state has set aside for housing andthe nearly $2.5 billion in new funding the state has set aside for housing and

homelessness programs.homelessness programs.

“The question for me is ‘Am I making a case to my legislature that I’m directing“The question for me is ‘Am I making a case to my legislature that I’m directing

those dollars appropriately?,’” Newsom said. “That’s why I’m here. I want to makethose dollars appropriately?,’” Newsom said. “That’s why I’m here. I want to make

sure that I’m getting those dollars to the right places.”sure that I’m getting those dollars to the right places.”

Earlier in the afternoon, Newsom was briefed by supervisors and county officialsEarlier in the afternoon, Newsom was briefed by supervisors and county officials

on five of the county’s housing initiatives. Those included the county’s effort toon five of the county’s housing initiatives. Those included the county’s effort to

convert hotels and motels into dwellings.convert hotels and motels into dwellings.

By at least one estimate, that effort is more economically efficient than new homeBy at least one estimate, that effort is more economically efficient than new home

construction. The American Roundtable to Abolish Homelessness projects thatconstruction. The American Roundtable to Abolish Homelessness projects that

the cost of building studio and one bedroom apartments in San Bernardinothe cost of building studio and one bedroom apartments in San Bernardino

County runs more than $350,000 per unit, while the acquisition and rehabilitationCounty runs more than $350,000 per unit, while the acquisition and rehabilitation

of motel and hotel units is estimated to cost $150,000 to $170,000 per unit.of motel and hotel units is estimated to cost $150,000 to $170,000 per unit.

Newsom suggested he’s interested in the project: “I want to look to redirect someNewsom suggested he’s interested in the project: “I want to look to redirect some

of that money in a much more robust way in this space.”of that money in a much more robust way in this space.”

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Newsom highlighted the county’s work helping homeless people find jobs, sayingNewsom highlighted the county’s work helping homeless people find jobs, saying

that mindset is missing in much of the current discussion on homelessness, andthat mindset is missing in much of the current discussion on homelessness, and

in the current state budget. He also said the county’s use of technology during itsin the current state budget. He also said the county’s use of technology during its

Point-In-Time Count in January was very important.Point-In-Time Count in January was very important.

“I’m looking for the novel. I’m looking for the innovation. I’m looking for the“I’m looking for the novel. I’m looking for the innovation. I’m looking for the

breakthrough,” Newsom said. “And, today, I heard a number of things that enlivenbreakthrough,” Newsom said. “And, today, I heard a number of things that enliven

me.”me.”

Leaders of agencies that provide services for the homeless, including Step Up andLeaders of agencies that provide services for the homeless, including Step Up and

Lighthouse Social Service Centers, said they’d like to see some money spent toLighthouse Social Service Centers, said they’d like to see some money spent to

expand mental health services and to speed up the process of providing housing.expand mental health services and to speed up the process of providing housing.

Two county residents who recently struggled to find shelter — Atiya Willis andTwo county residents who recently struggled to find shelter — Atiya Willis and

Michelle Padilla — told the governor about finding housing and gaps in theMichelle Padilla — told the governor about finding housing and gaps in the

system. They also told him about what is working.system. They also told him about what is working.

Willis said that in 2016, after she’d been medically discharged from the Army, sheWillis said that in 2016, after she’d been medically discharged from the Army, she

and her three children moved to California, only to find that the apartment she’dand her three children moved to California, only to find that the apartment she’d

thought she’d secured had fallen through.thought she’d secured had fallen through.

Veterans services, she said, helped connect her with a transitional home in theVeterans services, she said, helped connect her with a transitional home in the

county. Then, about two years ago, KEYS and Lighthouse found her housing.county. Then, about two years ago, KEYS and Lighthouse found her housing.

“My children are able to receive mental health services for the trauma we“My children are able to receive mental health services for the trauma we

received during our experience,” she said. “We’re now living very healthy andreceived during our experience,” she said. “We’re now living very healthy and

stable lives.”stable lives.”

Padilla, who was homeless and dealing with substance abuse from 2007 to 2015,Padilla, who was homeless and dealing with substance abuse from 2007 to 2015,

ultimately connected with Step Up, which helped her regain her independence.ultimately connected with Step Up, which helped her regain her independence.

Padilla said she continues to meet with the nonprofit for support.Padilla said she continues to meet with the nonprofit for support.

“I’m greatly appreciative on being more comfortable with my surroundings, with“I’m greatly appreciative on being more comfortable with my surroundings, with

my city. And (I’m) just happy to be employed and living on my own.”my city. And (I’m) just happy to be employed and living on my own.”

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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KABC) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom made a stop in SanBernardino to discuss solutions to the state's chronic homeless problem. "We are seeing the unsheltered homeless population at record numbers. It is not even theoverall population. It is how the population is manifesting on the streets and sidewalks thetents the encampments," said Newsom. During the roundtable discussion the governor heard from local officials, service providers andformer homeless individuals about what is working in San Bernardino County. "Until I actually asked for help when I was hospitalized at Arrowhead Medical Regional Centerthat was the first time in years I had a place to shower regularly without getting asked to leave,"said Michelle Padilla. Padilla spoke about becoming homeless through mental health problems and substance abuse.She says it wasn't until she was hospitalized that she learned about services. Padilla credits theprograms she received for getting her off the streets and a job. "I was able to go to an EDD office and find myself a position while I was in the homelessshelter," said Padilla. Atiya Willis also talked about the need for affordable housing. The Army veteran said she andher three children became homeless when their housing fell through. She credits servicesprovided by the county and the VA for helping her find a home. "Now me and my children are stable in this housing. We've been there for two years and able tomake ends meet with my income," said Willis. Newsom has pledged more money to address and solve the state's homeless problem, including$500 million for building emergency shelters, centers and supportive housing and $100million to expand the state's Whole Person Care pilot program. "We will be providing an unprecedented amount of resources and we are here for the long haul,not just this year. We have to be here for many many years if we are going to turn this around,"said Newsom.

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During his first 100 days in office, California Gov. Gavin Newsom made early progress on campaignpledges to create universal health care (https://www.politifact.com/california/promises/newsom-meter/promise/1463/create-universal-healthcare-access/), guarantee free community college(https://www.politifact.com/california/promises/newsom-meter/promise/1462/guarantee-free-community-college/) and expand affordable housing(https://www.politifact.com/california/promises/newsom-meter/promise/1456/boost-affordable-housing-credit/) and homeless services (https://www.politifact.com/california/promises/newsom-meter/promise/1459/expand-homeless-services/).

In January, advocates praised Newsom for his budget proposal to spend $625 million on homelessprograms (https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2019/3942/consid-governors-proposals-homelessness-022119.pdf),saying he’d given the issue greater priority than past administrations. His current budget calls for $500million in one-time funds for cities and counties to plan and build emergency shelters, navigation centersor supportive housing, all to help the estimated 130,000 homeless Californians.

While Newsom has taken this initial action, he’s yet to move forward on one specific promise: Appointing acabinet-level State Homelessness Secretary.

But it might not be long before Newsom fills that post. He said in an interview on Monday with CapitalPublic Radio that he’ll announce this week that he’s filled the position.

"I think we have 3,600 appointments. I think we’ve done justice," Newsom said in the interview. "We’reputting together, I think, a world class team."

Here’s what Newsom said about the homelessness secretary on the campaign trail:

"We must address homelessness. I’ll create an interagency council to end chronic homelessness led by acabinet-level secretary committed to solving the issue not just managing it," Newsom promised ina campaign video (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10156256125903117).

Newsom’s campaign website(https://web.archive.org/web/20181104000238/https://gavinnewsom.com/housing) described thepromise this way: "As Governor, he will appoint a State Homelessness Secretary to oversee an InteragencyCouncil on Homelessness – because we need statewide leadership laser-focused on this problem."

PolitiFact California is tracking this pledge and 11 more through our Newsom-Meter(https://www.politifact.com/california/promises/newsom-meter/)project. So far, we’ve rated four ofNewsom’s promises on housing, healthcare, education and homelessness  "In the Works," meaning there’sevidence of initial progress. Over his term in office, we’ll eventually rate these pledges as "Kept," "Stalled,""Broken," or "Compromise," depending on the action Newsom and the Legislature take.

We spoke with several experts about Newsom’s promise to hire a homelessness secretary and alsoexamined what he’s done so far to address California’s homeless crisis.

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California is home to one quarter of the nation's homeless people, though it represents just 12 percent ofthe country's overall population. It also has the highest share of unsheltered homeless, 69 percent, of anystate.

Two years ago, the state’s homeless population jumped nearly 14 percent(https://www.politifact.com/california/statements/2018/mar/27/travis-allen/has-californias-homeless-population-skyrocketed-an/) as the nation's remained flat; last year, it declined 1 percent.

"The numbers are absolutely unacceptable. You’re talking about virtually every county in the state— thereare folks that are homeless," Paul Tepper, executive director of the Western Center of Law and Poverty(https://wclp.org/about-us/contact-us/), told us.

Experts weigh in on secretary promise

Tepper said "it’s absolutely critical" that California "makes progress, and makes it soon" on its homelessproblem by partnering with federal and local governments.

He was less certain about whether that requires a state homeless secretary.

"It depends on what the person can accomplish," Tepper said. "If the person or the council can bring moremoney to the table, can get more housing built than it’s important. We won’t know until we see the results.It’s kind of like relationships, it’s not what the person says, it’s what they do."

By contrast, Chris Martin, a legislative advocate at Housing California, a nonprofit that advocates forhomeless services, said he’d like to see Newsom hire the cabinet-level post.

"It is a little bit concerning that we’re about 100 days in and we kind of haven’t gotten the update," on thesecretary position, Marti said. "That person would be reporting to the governor and giving him updates ona daily basis and having his ear on a regular basis."

'I would rather have the resources'

Others believe Newsom needs to prioritize how he plans to address homelessness. Joel Roberts is theCEO of PATH, a non-profit that helps people find permanent housing in California. He said Newsom needsto tackle the issue another way.

"I think what’s even more important than having a staff person is to actually set aside funding to addresshomelessness, and he’s done that," said Roberts. "I would rather have the resources than just have a staffperson who talks."

Roberts added: "I would hope within the first six months of his term that he would have somebody. But Idon’t think there is a magic date or time either."

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Gavin Newsom reflects on his first 100 days as governor of California.

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During his first 100 days as California’s 40th governor, Gavin Newsom has grabbed a lot of headlines.

In some cases, the substance of Newsom’s announcements has yet to match the sizzle.

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He canceled California’s high-speed rail project. Except, he didn’t. A closer look in the days that

followed revealed that Newsom didn’t really change too much.

He pulled the California National Guard off the Mexico border. Well, almost. He left about a third of the

troops at the border to fight drug smuggling.

He cut the Delta Tunnels water project in half, from two to one, which former Gov. Jerry Brown’s

administration was already floating.

And he placed a moratorium on the death penalty, even though California hasn’t executed anyone since

2006.

In an interview this week with Capital Public Radio, Newsom said he’s sparking “overdue healthy

conversations that add a little bit more nuance and specificity.”

The governor said it would’ve been easier to dodge some of those controversial issues. Instead, he

argued, he’s trying to be more transparent — even bold.

“If there's any point I'm trying to make, [it’s] that we're not unwilling to lean in to some of these vexing

issues,” he said.

Some of his former colleagues at San Francisco City Hall say that’s exactly what Newsom did when he

was mayor.

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“It’s similar in the splashy part,” says Tom Ammiano, a former San Francisco supervisor and state

assemblyman.

Ammiano said Newsom was splashy both when he delivered on his promises, like when he issued same-

sex marriage licenses, and when he didn’t follow through, like — in Ammiano’s opinion — Newsom’s

efforts to address homelessness.

So, now that Newsom is governor, “Is there going to be follow-up?” Ammiano asked. “Will he be able

to withstand the pressures to change, modify or lighten up? Which he did a lot as mayor – [he] would

promise one thing and then in the end not be supportive of it.”

Newsom’s allies from his time as mayor acknowledge his “big splash” style. But they argue that even if

his initial actions are incremental, he often gets there in the end.

And after all, the governor only hit his 100-day mark on Tuesday.

“Listen, Gavin is a flashy guy,” said former Supervisor Angela Alioto, who endorsed Newsom in the 2003

mayoral runoff after losing to him in the primary.

“I mean, it’s hard to get around that. He’s not dull. He’ll never be dull,” Alioto said. “But the question is,

as an elected official of the people, does he live up to what he says? And I believe he always has.”

Of course, Newsom — who’s also known to dive deep into policy and spent two hours unveiling his first

budget proposal in January — is hardly the first Californian to govern by splash.

Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger leveraged his Hollywood stardom to great effect, although he left

office with low approval ratings after alienating liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans alike.

“I see that passion and zeal for being the leader of the pack, and certainly that’s similar to Gov.

Schwarzenegger,” said Schwarzenegger’s first press secretary, Margita Thompson, who noted Newsom

and her old boss both sought to play on the world stage. “But — and this is something I just feel in my

gut — from a stylistic perspective, [Newsom] just seems more cautious.”

Maybe, Thompson said, that’s because of a little thing called the U.S. Constitution: Schwarzenegger

couldn’t run for president.

But it likely won’t be the big splashes that make or break Newsom’s governorship. It’ll be whether he

can convince voters that he followed through on his promises.

This story is part of our California Dream collaboration. You can listen to Ben’s interview this week withGov. Newsom about wildfire liability, immigration and much more here.

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Today, the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), theSheriff’s Department, the Probation Department, the PublicDefender’s Office, the District Attorney’s Office and the SanBernardino County Superior Court will come together to hostthe first annual Law + Justice and Behavioral HealthSymposium.

This multi-agency collaborative event, will provide aplatform in which all agencies will be able to share research,experiences, and findings utilizing expert knowledge and skills.

“We want all agencies to have an opportunity to learn about each other’s current practices, when it comes tomental health. All the key players have a seat at the table and we are all working collaboratively in orderbetter serve San Bernardino County.” said DBH director, Veronica Kelley.

This annual educational forum was developed to help facilitate collaboration and increase relationshipsamong stakeholders, agencies, and community partners, foster dialogue and promote awareness of currenttrends on mental health, encourage mental health advocacy, and improve access and treatment of mentalhealth care through dissemination of information and resources.

“This symposium is an example of the level of collaboration that our county partakes in,” said Board ofSupervisors Chairman Curt Hagman. “San Bernardino County is committed to its people and interagencycollaboration is key to our success.”

DBH, through the MHSA, is supporting the Countywide Vision by providing behavioral health services andensuring residents have the resources they need to promote wellness, recovery and resilience in thecommunity. Information on the Countywide Vision and on DBH can be found at www.sbcounty.gov.

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Home caregivers paid minimum wage rally for raises from countyBy Jené Estrada, Hi-Desert Star Apr 16, 2019 Updated 21 hrs ago

YUCCA VALLEY — About two dozen caregivers, those who use caregivers and their supporters

gathered in front of county Supervisor Dawn Rowe’s satellite o�ce in Joshua Tree April 8 to urge her

to increase pay and bene�ts for in-home supportive services (IHSS) workers.

The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors has been in negotiations with SEIU 2015, the local

union for IHSS workers, for about nine months. Individual members of the board do not get involved

in labor negotiations. The board as a whole gives bargaining direction to county staff, and county

staff negotiates directly with the unions.

“From the county’s perspective, negotiations have been productive and the union has not expressed

any frustration to the county about the pace and progress of the talks,” county spokesman David

Wert said via email. “Why, then, was there a protest? I can’t say for sure in this case.”

There are approximately 27,000 IHSS workers in the county and they make minimum wage, said

union regional director Sergio Donis.

“We’ve met with them (the county) nine times,” he said. “The concern we have here is that the need

for caregivers is increasing in the county and is expected to increase more over the years but these

workers are being undervalued and there’s no incentive to get more.”

It is estimated that about 30,000 people receive care from IHSS workers in the county’s 3rd District

and their needs can vary from occasional hourly work to full-time, live-in care. Caretaker Louise

Rodriguez said the di�culty of their job should re�ect in their pay.

“I have my client here with me and when they get sick, even in the middle of the night, I take care of

them,” she said. “But I don’t get paid for that.”

IHSS workers in San Bernardino County have not gotten a pay increase, other than the minimum

wage increase, in over nine years, said Donis.

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About 50 percent of the program is funded the federal government and another 23 percent through

the state, but the �nal 17 percent comes from the county.

Donis said in negotiations with the board of supervisors, the county leaders said the minimum wage

increase should be su�cient, but he believes this is not enough.

“Over 300,000 workers across the state already are making over minimum wage doing the same

jobs because their counties have decided that they value these workers, but this county hasn’t done

that,” Donis said.

Rowe released a statement after Monday’s protest.

“I think it’s great that IHSS caregivers are letting the public hear their stories about the valuable work

they perform on a daily basis,” she said via email.

Rowe, who was appointed to her position in December, was not present at the beginning of the

negotiations, but she has been directly involved for the past several months.

“I will continue to meet and listen to members of SEIU Local 2015, just as I have on several

occasions these past few months, with the hope of �nding an equitable solution for caregivers and

taxpayers,” Rowe said. “Until then, I encourage IHSS workers to continue engaging in thoughtful

dialogue with me, my colleagues on the board of supervisors and members of our community.”

Activists plan on visiting the district o�ce of every county supervisor in the coming months, but

Wert said the protests will likely not affect the outcome of negotiations.

“They generally don’t have any effect on what takes place at the bargaining table,” Wert said in an

email. “There, each side is focused squarely on the information presented by the other side.”

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| Inland Valley Daily BulletinPUBLISHED: April 16, 2019 at 4:40 pm | UPDATED: April 16,2019 at 4:40 pm

Scandia Family Fun Park miniature golf course is drained andready to be disassembled in Ontario, Calif. on Friday, Feb. 8,2019. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

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When Scandia Fun Center closed its Ontariolocation in February, the company president said itwouldn’t be replaced with another theme park.

He was right: The property will be converted towarehouses.

On Tuesday, April 16, Chicago-based BridgeDevelopment Partners announced that it hasacquired the site of the former Scandia park, andplans to build two “speculative industrial buildings”on the 11.9-acre site. The company is buildingthem without tenants lined up.

The first building will sit on the southern part of theproperty. When completed, the 178,462-square-foot building will have 32-foot clearance inside, a155-foot truck court, along with 10,000 square feetof office space. It’ll also have 23 exterior docksand parking for 99 cars.

On the northern end of the parcel, the secondbuilding also will have a 32-foot internal clearanceheight in a 90,252-square-foot building. It will havea 137-foot truck court, 8,000 square feet of officespace, 11 exterior docks and parking for 56 cars.

Including the Ontario development, Bridge Pointhas 8.5 million square feet of property indevelopment in California, according to a companynews release.

“The City of Ontario has been very welcoming,”Greg Woolway, vice president of Acquisitions inBridge’s California office, is quoted as saying inthe press release. “Its business-friendly climatemakes this the ideal location to continue to grow

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Bridge’s presence in the region, and we lookforward to delivering this ideally-located, state-of-the-art distribution center to the heart of the InlandEmpire.”

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In February, Scott Larson, president of ScandiaRecreation Centers, blamed “lawsuit abuse” for theLarson family’s decision to shutter the 27-year-oldpark. Some of the Ontario rides and arcade gameswere relocated to the company’s Victorvilleamusement park. The Larsons also operate anArcadia location in Sacramento.

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If you’re a Redlands water and wastewatercustomer, you can become a member of theUtilities Advisory Committee.

Members are being sought for a committee toreview rates for services and offerrecommendations to the City Council.

Rate hikes could help the city pay for $40 million inupgrades to its wastewater treatment plant. Otherfunding options for the work could include grantsand loans.

The water and wastewater rate study is expectedto take about six months, and members of theUtilities Advisory Committee will be expected toattend four to six meetings, tentatively from 5 to 7p.m. Wednesdays or Thursdays.

Committee members serve two-year terms, whichallows for flexibility in case additional review isrequired after the initial study, according to cityspokesman Carl Baker.

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On Friday, April 12, at approximately 3:45 p.m., acting on information of drug and criminal activity at the 1300 block of Jasper

Ave. in Mentone, Deputies with the San Bernardino County Sheri�’s Department, Probation O�cers with the San Bernardino

County Probation Department and O�cers with the Redlands Police Department served a search warrant. David Berner, 32,

Miriam Jimenez, 24, Joseph Johnson, 36, Christa Morris, 29, and Elvon Parks Johnson, 23, all residents of Mentone, were located

at the residence. During a search of the residence, drug paraphernalia and methamphetamine was located. Berner and his

girlfriend, Miriam Jimenez, have lived at location for the past several months and have allowed other drug users at their

residence.

Deputies also located a partially stripped stolen vehicle out of Redlands, a 2013 BMW, parked at the residence.

•David Berner was arrested for maintaining a drug house and warrant for possession of a controlled substance. He is being held

on $25,000 bail.

•Miriam Jimenez was arrested for maintaining a drug house and warrants for possession of drug paraphernalia and shoplifting.

She is being held on $25,000 bail.

•Joseph Johnson was arrested for possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was cite

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•Christa Morris was arrested for possession of controlled substance. She was cite Released.

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All were transported and booked at the Central Detention Center.

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VICTORVILLE — A standoff between Sheriff’s deputies and a man who refusedto come out of a house in Old Town on Tuesday ended with no injuries, officialssaid.

Victorville Sheriff’s Station spokesperson Mara Rodriguez told the Daily Pressthat San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies and members of the SpecializedEnforcement Division deployed nonlethal gas to get the man to come out of thehouse located on the 16600 block of A Street.

The man, who was not identified, was on probation and is in custody, Rodriguezsaid.

The standoff lasted about four hours and ended around 5:00 p.m. She had nofurther details on the incident on Tuesday.

The Daily Press spoke to a man at the scene who said he owned the twoadjoining houses on the lot where law enforcement responded.

Blas Sanchez said the man and his girlfriend were staying in one house. Around12 p.m., he said the girlfriend came running out of the house crying, saying thatthe man wasn’t letting her go to work.

The woman called 911. The man barricaded himself in a room and was possiblyarmed with a screwdriver, Sanchez said.

He said the man had possibly done that to the woman before, and held herhostage for a few days in a previous incident.

This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.

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IN 2016, TIM Cook fought the law—and won.

Late in the afternoon of Tuesday, February 16, 2016, Cook and several lieutenants gathered inthe “junior boardroom” on the executive floor at One Infinite Loop, Apple’s old headquarters.The company had just received a writ from a US magistrate ordering it to make specializedsoftware that would allow the FBI to unlock an iPhone used by Syed Farook, a suspect in the SanBernardino shooting in December 2015 that left 14 people dead.

The iPhone was locked with a four-digit passcode that the FBI had been unable to crack. The FBIwanted Apple to create a special version of iOS that would accept an unlimited combination ofpasswords electronically, until the right one was found. The new iOS could be side-loaded ontothe iPhone, leaving the data intact.

But Apple had refused. Cook and his team were convinced that a new unlocked version of iOSwould be very, very dangerous. It could be misused, leaked, or stolen, and once in the wild, itcould never be retrieved. It could potentially undermine the security of hundreds of millions ofApple users.

In the boardroom, Cook and his team went through the writline by line. They needed to decide what Apple’s legalposition was going to be and figure out how long they had torespond. It was a stressful, high-stakes meeting. Apple wasgiven no warning about the writ, even though Cook, Apple’stop lawyer, Bruce Sewell, and others had been activelyspeaking about the case to law enforcement for weeks.

The writ “was not a simple request for assistance in acriminal case,” explained Sewell. “It was a forty-two-pagepleading by the government that started out with this litanyof the horrible things that had been done in San Bernardino.And then this . . . somewhat biased litany of all the timesthat Apple had said no to what were portrayed as veryreasonable requests. So this was what, in the law, we call aspeaking complaint. It was meant to from day one tell astory . . . that would get the public against Apple.”

The team came to the conclusion that the judge’s order wasa PR move—a very public arm twisting to pressure Appleinto complying with the FBI’s demands—and that it could beserious trouble for the company. Apple “is a famous,incredibly powerful consumer brand and we are going to bestanding up against the FBI and saying in effect, ‘No, we’re

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not going to give you the thing that you’re looking for to tryto deal with this terrorist threat,’” said Sewell.

They knew that they had to respond immediately. The writ would dominate the next day’s news,and Apple had to have a response. “Tim knew that this was a massive decision on his part,”Sewell said. It was a big moment, “a bet-the-company kind of decision.” Cook and the teamstayed up all night—a straight 16 hours—working on their response. Cook already knew hisposition—Apple would refuse—but he wanted to know all the angles: What was Apple’s legalposition? What was its legal obligation? Was this the right response? How should it sound? Howshould it read? What was the right tone?

Cook was very concerned about the public’s reaction and knew that one of the outcomes of hisaction could be that Apple would be accused of siding with terrorists. What kind of companywouldn’t help the FBI in a terrorist investigation? From a public relations standpoint, Apple hadalways been on the side of privacy advocates and civil libertarians. This case put the companyunexpectedly on the side of a terrorist. This was brand-new territory, and Cook had to figure outhow to navigate it. He had to show the world that he was advocating for user privacy rather thansupporting terrorism.

At 4:30 a.m., just in time for the morning news cycle on the East Coast, Cook published an openletter to Apple customers explaining why the company would be opposing the ruling, which“threatens the security of our customers.” He referenced the danger that could come from thegovernment having too much power: “The implications of the government’s demands arechilling,” he wrote. “If the government can use the All Writs Act to make it easier to unlock youriPhone, it would have the power to reach into anyone’s device to capture their data.”

Apple had been working with the FBI to try to unlock the phone, providing data and makingengineers available, Cook explained. “But now the US government has asked us for something wesimply do not have, and something we consider too dangerous to create . . . a backdoor to theiPhone.” He continued, “In the wrong hands, this software—which does not exist today—wouldhave the potential to unlock any iPhone in someone’s physical possession.” This could havepotentially disastrous consequences, leaving users powerless to stop any unwanted invasion ofprivacy. “The FBI may use different words to describe this tool, but make no mistake: Building aversion of iOS that bypasses security in this way would undeniably create a backdoor. And whilethe government may argue that its use would be limited to this case, there is no way to guaranteesuch control.”

Cook then accused the government of trying to force Apple “to hack our own users andundermine decades of security advancements that protect our customers . . . from sophisticatedhackers and cybercriminals.” It would be a slippery slope from there. The government could thendemand that Apple build surveillance software to intercept messages, access health records orfinancial data, or track users’ locations. Cook needed to draw a line. He believed the FBI’sintentions were good, but it was his responsibility to protect Apple users. “We can find noprecedent for an American company being forced to expose its customers to a greater risk ofattack,” he wrote. Though it was difficult for him to resist orders from the US government, andhe knew he’d face backlash, he needed to take a stand.

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Long-Running DebateThe magistrate’s order thrust into the spotlight a long-running debate Apple had been havingwith the authorities about encryption. Apple and the government had been at odds for more thana year, since the debut of Apple’s encrypted operating system, iOS 8, in late 2014.

iOS 8 added much stronger encryption than had been seen before in smartphones. It encryptedall the user’s data—phone call records, messages, photos, contacts, and so on—with the user’spasscode. The encryption was so strong, not even Apple could break it. Security on earlierdevices was much weaker, and there were various ways to break into them, but Apple could nolonger access locked devices running iOS 8, even if law enforcement had a valid warrant. “Unlikeour competitors, Apple cannot bypass your passcode and therefore cannot access this data,” thecompany wrote on its website. “So it’s not technically feasible for us to respond to governmentwarrants for the extraction of this data from devices in their possession running iOS 8.”

The update had repeatedly stymied investigators. At the New York press event two days afterCook’s letter on San Bernardino, the authorities said that they had been locked out of 175iPhones in cases they were pursuing. For more than a year, law enforcement at the highest levelshad been pressuring Apple for a solution. “When the FBI filed in San Bernardino, I think manypeople in the public perceived that as the beginning of something,” said Sewell. “Whereas inreality, it was a long point leading up to that, with a lot of activity that preceded the actualdecision by [FBI director James] Comey to file.”

Sewell explained that he, Cook, and other members of Apple’s legal team had been meetingregularly with heads of the FBI, the Justice Department, and the attorney general in bothWashington and Cupertino. Cook, Sewell, and others had met not only with James Comey, butalso with Attorney General Eric Holder, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, FBI director BobMueller (Comey’s predecessor), and Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates.

Cook and Sewell met with Eric Holder and Jim Cole, then the deputy attorney general, in late2014, and FBI agents told them they were “interested in getting access to phones on a massbasis.” This was way before the attack in San Bernardino, and Apple made it clear from the startthat they were not going to grant the FBI access to hack into Apple users’ phones. Cook andSewell told Holder and Cole that they “didn’t think that that was an appropriate request to bemade of a company that has as its primary concern the protection of all citizens.” They had asimilar conversation with Lynch and Yates.

Sewell said that during the discussions, it was clear that some law enforcement officials weren’tconvinced by the broader social issues. Some were intellectually sympathetic to their position,but as officers of the law, they insisted they needed access to pursue cases. But Sewell said Cookstuck to his position that security and privacy was a cornerstone. Cook was adamant that anyattempt to bypass security would be very dangerous. Once a backdoor had been created, it couldeasily be leaked, stolen, or abused.

But when the San Bernardino case came along, law enforcement saw it as an opportunity to forceApple’s hand. “There was a sense at the FBI level that this is the perfect storm,” said Sewell. “Wenow have a tragic situation. We have a phone. We have a dead assailant. This is the time thatwe’re going to push it. And that’s when the FBI decided to file [the writ ordering Apple to create abackdoor].”

The FirestormAs Cook and his team had predicted, the judge’s order ignited a firestorm in the media. The storydominated the news all week and would continue to be headline news for two months. Apple’s

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response drew strong condemnation from law enforcement, politicians, and pundits, likeDemocratic senator Dianne Feinstein of California, head of the US Senate IntelligenceCommittee, who called on Apple to help with the “terrorist attack in my state” and threatenedlegislation.

At a press conference in Manhattan, William Bratton, New York City police commissioner, alsocriticized Apple’s policy. He held up a phone involved in a separate investigation of the shootingof two police officers. “Despite having a court order, we cannot access this iPhone,” he told theassembled journalists. “Two of my officers were shot, [and] impeding that case going forward isour inability to get into this device.”

A few days later, Donald Trump, then a presidential candidate, called for a boycott against Appleat a campaign rally in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. Trump even accused Cook of beingpolitically motivated: “Tim Cook is looking to do a big number, probably to show how liberal heis.” Trump was playing to his conservative audience, trying to make Cook seem like a liberal badguy and using scare tactics to make it seem like Apple was siding with terrorists. He tweetedfurther attacks on Apple, calling again for a boycott until the company handed over theinformation to the FBI.

With so many politicians and officials against Apple, the American public lined up against it, too.A Pew survey found that 51 percent of people said Apple should unlock the iPhone to help theFBI, with only 38 percent supporting Cook’s position. But a few days later, another poll byReuters/ Ipsos came to a different conclusion. According to that poll, 46 percent agreed withApple’s stance, 35 percent disagreed, and 20 percent didn’t know. The difference was attributedto the phrasing of the question: The Pew survey question gave less information about Apple’sposition and appeared to be biased toward the FBI. An analysis of the emojis used in socialmedia came to a similar mixed conclusion. By analyzing positive and negative emojis in people’stweets (smiley faces, frowns, claps, thumbs up, and thumbs down), a marketing firm calledConvince & Convert found a fairly even split between those who sided with Apple and those whosupported the FBI. Though this approach was less than scientific, it was clear the public wasdivided. This experience was unprecedented, and many did not know what to think.

And ultimately, it wasn’t all bad. Cook’s stance also appeared to have some influence on publicopinion. In hundreds of responses to Trump’s tweets, lots of citizens defended Apple’s actions.Trump’s tweets tended to bring out contrarian opinions, but most reactions tended towarddefenses of Apple. One responder tweeted, “Boycotting Apple products is absurd. Break into onephone, none of us will have privacy. The govt can’t be trusted!!” Several high-profile figures alsovoiced support for Cook and Apple, including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEOSundar Pichai, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, and Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower. TheNew York Times editorial board also weighed in on Apple’s side. In an editorial titled “WhyApple Is Right to Challenge an Order to Help the F.B.I.,” they wrote, “There’s a very good chancethat such a law, intended to ease the job of law enforcement, would make private citizens,businesses and the government itself far less secure.” Cook and his team obviously agreed, andhunkered down to continue the fight.

The War RoomFor the next two months, the executive floor at One Infinite Loop turned into a 24/7 situationroom, with staffers sending out messages and responding to journalists’ queries. One PR rep saidthat they were sometimes sending out multiple updates a day with up to 700 journalists cc’d onthe emails. This is in stark contrast to Apple’s usual PR strategy, which consists of occasionalpress releases and routinely ignoring reporters’ calls and emails.

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Cook also felt he had to rally the troops, to keep morale high at a time when the company wasunder attack. In an email to Apple employees, titled “Thank you for your support,” he wrote,“This case is about much more than a single phone or a single investigation.” He continued, “Atstake is the data security of hundreds of millions of law-abiding people and setting a dangerousprecedent that threatens everyone’s civil liberties.” It worked. Apple employees trusted theirleader to make the decision that was right not only for them but also for the general public.

Cook was very concerned about how Apple would be perceived throughout this media firestorm.He wanted very much to use it as an opportunity to educate the public about personal security,privacy, and encryption. “I think a lot of reporters saw a new version, a new face of Apple,” saidthe PR person, who asked to remain anonymous. “And it was Tim’s decision to act in thisfashion. Very different from what we have done in the past. We were sometimes sending outemails to reporters three times a day on keeping them updated.”

Outside Apple’s walls, Cook went on a charm offensive. Eight days after publishing his privacyletter, he sat down for a prime-time interview with ABC News. Sitting in his office at One InfiniteLoop, he sincerely explained Apple’s position. It was the “most important [interview] he’s givenas Apple’s CEO,” said the Washington Post. “Cook responded to questions with a raw convictionthat was even more emphatic than usual,” wrote the paper. “He used sharp and soaringlanguage, calling the request the ‘software equivalent of cancer’ and talking about ‘fundamental’civil liberties.

He said he was prepared to take the fight all the way to the Supreme Court.” It was clear thatApple’s leader wouldn’t back down from his beliefs, even when things got really tough.

The interview went well, and back at Apple’s HQ, staffers in the war room felt it was a pivotalpoint. They thought Cook did a great job not only explaining Apple’s point of view but alsoshowing the world that he was a compassionate, ethical leader whom users could trust tomaintain their privacy. “This is not a rapacious corporate executive who’s out to make a bunch ofmoney,” said Sewell. “This is somebody who you could trust. Somebody who does what he sayshe’s going to do. And doesn’t do things that are malicious or that are ill-intentioned but tries tobe fair, tries to be a good steward of the company and means what he says and does things thathe believes in.”

Apple employees had known this side of Tim Cook for many years, but the public was getting aglimpse for the first time. This was a victory for Apple, since many members of the public did notinitially approve of Apple’s decision to keep iPhone information away from the FBI. Apple wonanother victory at the end of February, when a court in New York rejected an FBI request toorder Apple to open the phone of a minor drug dealer. Judge James Orenstein agreed withApple’s position that the All Writs Act could not be used to order the company to open itsproducts. “The implications of the government’s position are so far-reaching—both in terms ofwhat it would allow today and what it implies about Congressional intentin 1789,” he said.

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Although this particular case wasn’t binding on the court in San Bernardino, Sewell said it gavethe company much-needed ammunition with the press. “For us it was very, very important,” hesaid. “It enabled us to then go back to the press and go back to people who had generally beendetractors and say, ‘This isn’t about Apple commercialism. This isn’t about Apple being a badactor. This is a principled position and the only judge in the country that’s looked at this agreedwith us.’” Cook and Sewell felt confident that with Judge Orenstein on their side, others wouldsoon be, too.

No Privacy in AmericaAs the battle raged on, support from privacy advocates grew, but public opinion on Apple’sdecision was still largely divided. An NBC survey of 1,000 Americans conducted in March 2016found that 47 percent of respondents believed the company should not cooperate with the FBI,while 42 percent believed it should. Forty-four percent of respondents said they feared thegovernment would go too far and violate the privacy of its citizens if Apple were to meet itsdemands.

The United Nations voiced its support for Apple, with special rapporteur David Kaye arguingthat encryption is “fundamental to the exercise of freedom of opinion and expression in thedigital age.” Kaye continued by stating that the FBI’s “order implicates the security, and thus thefreedom of expression, of unknown but likely vast numbers of people, those who rely on securecommunications.” But the FBI continued its PR offensive, with then director James Comeytelling attendees at a Boston College conference on cybersecurity in March that “there is no placeoutside of judicial reach. . . . There is no such thing as absolute privacy in America.”

The lowest point for Apple was when Attorney General Loretta Lynch criticized the companyduring a keynote speech at the security-oriented RSA Conference in San Francisco. Lynchessentially accused Apple of defying the law and the courts. Her comments were widely reportedand featured on the evening news. “Nothing could be further from the truth,” Sewell said. “Forthe attorney general to go on public television and say, ‘Apple is in breach of a court order and istherefore acting unlawfully,’ is inflammatory. . . . A lot of media picked up this as the attorneygeneral saying that Apple is . . . disregarding a court order. But there was no court order.” Thejudge’s writ requested Apple’s help in the case; it did not compel the company to do so, adistinction that was lost—or ignored—by many critics. Apple wasn’t breaking any laws, and itwas determined to fight for user privacy, despite lots of pressure from the government.

The Case Is DroppedSix weeks after the judge filed the motion against Apple, on March 28, Sewell and the legal teamflew down to San Bernardino to argue their case before the judge. Cook was preparing to flydown the next day to testify.

But that evening, the FBI backed down, asking the court to indefinitely suspend the proceedingsagainst Apple. The FBI said it had successfully accessed the data stored on the phone, though itdidn’t explain how. It was later revealed that the FBI had gained access to Farook’s iPhone withthe help of Israeli phone forensics company Celebrite. At a Senate Judiciary hearing in May,Senator Dianne Feinstein revealed that it had cost the FBI $900,000. Officials had previouslyadmitted that the FBI didn’t find any information they didn’t already have, and no evidence ofcontacts with ISIS or other supporters. The FBI had to drop the fight with Apple, Sewellexplained, because its entire position was that it couldn’t access the iPhone without Apple’s help.

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When it turned out that they could in fact access the phone, the case collapsed.

Privacy advocates celebrated the end of the case and Apple’s apparent victory. “The FBI’scredibility just hit a new low,” said Evan Greer, campaign director for Fight for the Future, anactivist group that promotes online privacy. “They repeatedly lied to the court and the public inpursuit of a dangerous precedent that would have made all of us less safe. Fortunately, internetusers mobilized quickly and powerfully to educate the public about the dangers of backdoors,and together we forced the government to back down.”

But Cook was personally disappointed that the case didn’t come to trial. Even though Apple had“won” and wouldn’t be forced to create the backdoor, nothing had really been resolved. “Tim wasa little disappointed that we didn’t get a resolution,” said Sewell. He “really felt it would havebeen fair and it would have been appropriate for us to have tested these theories in court. . . .[Though] the situation that was left at the end of that was not a bad one for us, he would havepreferred to go ahead and try the case.” The issue remains unresolved to this day. It could bereawakened at any time, and under the Trump administration it is probably likely to be. It wasjust another skirmish in the war for privacy and security, and as technology evolves, the battle islikely to erupt again in the future.

From Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level by Leander Kahney, to bepublished on April 16th by Portfolio, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division ofPenguin Random House, LLC. © 2019

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More than anything else, Claudia Navarro wantedhealth insurance for her children when she arrivedin the United States.

Navarro’s daughter has spina bifida — acongenital condition her doctors in Mexico saidwould kill the girl within a year. But Navarro didn’tgive up on her baby. Instead, she brought her twoyoung children to the U.S. to seek medical help.She obtained limited Medi-Cal benefits for herchild, despite her immigration status, and arrangedtreatments that kept her daughter alive.

Now, 27 years later, Navarro worries that herdecision to seek benefits could threaten herchances at becoming a legal U.S. resident.

She’s focused on proposed federal restrictions thatwould place new limits on who can qualify for agreen card. The rule change would broaden whothe immigration system defines as a “publiccharge” — essentially a taxpayer burden — andincludes an expanded list of federal taxpayer-funded public benefits that would count againstimmigrants, including food stamps and Medi-Cal,the state’s health program for low-incomeindividuals and families. Under the new rules,which are still under review, immigrants also couldbe denied a green card if they are deemed likely todepend on federal benefits in the future, even ifthey haven’t applied for them yet.

Such rules cannot be implemented retroactivelyand legal challenges to an expanded rule are allbut assured, experts say, but immigrants such as

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Navarro still fear that the prior use of benefitscould increase the chances that federal officialswill deny immigration petitions. Some immigrantsalso are being advised to drop all their benefits byattorneys and notarios, who are under-the-tablelegal advisers who may not be familiar with thelaw.

Across the country, worries over the proposed rulehave already prompted some undocumentedimmigrants to drop out of public programs or tostop going to the local clinic when they are sick,say doctors, immigration attorneys and advocates.

In California, such fears could also stop millionsfrom signing up for free health care for low-incomefamilies under proposals by Gov. Gavin Newsomand state legislators to expand Medi-Cal eligibilityfor undocumented individuals.

“The concerns over public charge are legitimatebecause the federal immigration policies havebeen focused on enforcement and sown fear andmistrust among immigrant families, whether theyare undocumented, permanent residents ornaturalized citizens,” said Jesus Martinez,executive director of the Central Valley ImmigrantIntegration Collaborative service agency.

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Navarro, 51, said the Trump administration’sproposed rule change has introduced newuncertainty into her family’s already precarious lifehere.

“Since we arrived, it’s been an ordeal trying to finddoctors and hospitals, a real agony,” said Navarro,whose children are on Medi-Cal.

Although Navarro does not regret asking forcoverage for her children, she admits worryingabout her immigration status. One source of relief:Her children have won temporary protection fromdeportation under the Deferred Action forChildhood Arrivals, or “Dreamers,” program,granted to children who were brought to the U.S.illegally.

“Right now, everything regarding my status is inlimbo,” the Los Angeles resident said. “We live ingreat anguish and uncertainty, praying thatDreamers and their parents are granted residencystatus.”

Who is a taxpayer burden or ‘public charge’?

It’s established law to deny green cards toimmigrants based on whether a person couldeventually become a public charge. But until now,that rule was limited to those receiving long-termcare provided by institutions, such as mentalhealth centers or nursing homes, or cash-assistance programs for people who have physicalor mental disabilities.

In September 2018, the Department of Homeland

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Security proposed expanding the definition of“public charge” to include social assistanceprograms such as Medicaid, food stamps offeredunder the Supplemental Nutrition AssistanceProgram (SNAP), and Medicare Part D’s LowIncome Subsidy for prescription drugs. Use of foodstamp and housing programs under Section 8could also hurt residency applicants.

Expanding the definition of who represents aburden on society makes sense, argues AndrewArthur, a Washington, D.C.-based fellow at theCenter for Immigration Studies, which supportsreducing U.S. immigration. The proposed rulechanges are needed because “the law has neverreally been implemented the way it was written,”he said.

Arthur added that “generous benefits” promised bystate lawmakers would raise other questions, suchas whether people with pre-existing conditionswould enter the country or move to California fromother states so they can receive medical coverage.

People in need of medical care could get a visa tocome and get that care, he said. But it could alsoencourage other people to enter California illegally“and put a burden to the taxpayers.”

“It’s a bad public policy,” Arthur said.

The new governor’s health care plan

Newsom’s plan would expand Medi-Cal to everyCalifornian under age 26, regardless ofimmigration status, provided they meet low-incomecriteria. Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula and stateSen. Maria Elena Durazo have introduced

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legislation that would expand Medi-Cal evenfurther, to all low-income, undocumented adults.The state currently provides Medi-Cal toundocumented children.

Daniel Zingale, director of the governor’s Office ofStrategic Communications and PublicEngagement, said the state will spend millions ofdollars to educate immigrant communities aboutthe Medi-Cal expansion if the governor’s initiativegoes through. It’s hard to underestimate thepotential chilling effect of the Trumpadministration’s proposal to redefine whorepresents a “public charge” and the fears spurredby other federal immigration crackdowns, he said.

“We can’t be timid about it, we can’t hesitate in ouroutreach to try to … bring people into theseappropriate services without putting them at somedraconian risk,” Zingale said. “The messenger willreally matter.”

Who would be affected bythe new rule?

The public charge proposal was open tocomments during a 60-day period, which ended onDec. 10, 2018. The Department of HomelandSecurity is now analyzing more than 216,000comments before approving or modifying theproposal.

An estimated 382,264 people — many of themapplying for permanent residency — are expectedto be targeted annually under the proposed rulechange, according to Homeland Security.

In a statement, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration

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“Ana,” who asked to keep her real nameconfidential, has been waiting for 30 years for theopportunity to become a U.S. resident, sincearriving in Los Angeles from Durango, Mexico. Butnow she’s worried about the services andgovernment aid, such as Supplemental SecurityIncome, that she sought for her older son.

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April 16, 2019

Companies have long embraced workplace wellness programs as a way to improve workers’health and reduce overall medical spending, but a new study may prompt employers to rethinkthose efforts.

The study, published on Tuesday in JAMA, a medical journal, looked at the experience of 33,000workers at BJ’s Wholesale Club, a retailer, over a year and a half.

While workers who enrolled in the wellness program reported that they learned to exercise moreand watch their weight, the research found no significant differences in outcomes like lower bloodpressure or sugar levels and other health measures. And it found no significant reduction inworkers’ health care costs.

“These findings may temper expectations about the financial return on investment that wellnessprograms can deliver in the short term,” conclude the study’s authors, Dr. Zirui Song, a healthpolicy researcher at Harvard Medical School, and Katherine Baicker, dean of the University ofChicago Harris School of Public Policy.

Most employers — 82 percent of companies with more than 200 workers — offer some sort ofwellness program like smoking cessation or weight management, according to the latest surveyby the Kaiser Family Foundation. Companies often encourage participation in these programs bydangling some sort of financial carrot, ranging from a gift card if you track your steps to asignificant discount off what you pay toward your health insurance.

“Wellness is this multibillion-dollar industry where there has been a really weak evidence base ofwhat these programs do,” Dr. Baicker said.

Some programs have prompted concerns over employees’ privacy and the use of health data bythird parties, like vendors selling these workplace plans. Lawsuits have been filed that forcedemployers to retreat from offering incentives for reaching specific goals.

Nearly all the studies to date had been observational and have largely concluded that theprograms save some money for employers. But this study randomly assigned employees to awellness program and compared their results with those of employees who were not enrolled insuch efforts.

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Employers looking for a quick reduction in their health care spending will be disappointed, Dr.Baicker said.

But there were some encouraging notes among those who adopted healthier behaviors. “We’veseen that necessary first step,” she said. And those alterations could later lead to better overallhealth and lower medical expenses.

“It is not the final verdict on workplace wellness programs,” Dr. Song cautioned, calling theresearch “still a young field.” The authors are now analyzing three years of data from thewellness program to see if there are any longer-term effects.

BJ’s Wholesale Club referred all questions to the researchers.

There has been a shift in emphasis in what companies offer, including addressing broader issueslike emotional well-being, said Brian Marcotte, the chief executive of the National Business Groupon Health, which represents large employers that offer insurance coverage to their workers.

More recent programs provide a variety of techniques aimed at reducing stress or helpingemployees better manage their finances, tools that are aimed at increasing workers’ productivity,he said.

In a departure from previous wellness program policies, employers are now less likely to dictatewhat their work force should do in favor of offering workers a range of programs aimed ataddressing their individual needs. “It’s really hard to engage someone on their physical health” ifthe person is depressed or struggling with debt, Mr. Marcotte said.

But wellness has also raised concerns that employers are pressuring workers to participate inthese programs and that the private health data being gathered could be inappropriately sharedwith employers.

AARP, the consumer advocacy group for older Americans, sued the federal government in 2016,arguing that the rules governing the programs violated anti-discrimination laws aimed atprotecting workers’ medical information. The group won its lawsuit, and the government has notyet issued new rules that would govern these programs.

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A version of this article appears in print on April 16, 2019, on Page B3 of the New York edition with the headline: Plans for Wellness At Work FallShort, New Study Finds