Grade Your Food
I like David Allen. Even if he didn't write a column that mentioned "Ontario Emperor" back in the last millennium, I'd still like David Allen.
Allen is a columnist at the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, and while ex-journalists can fill you in on more of the juicy details, suffice it to say that the Daily Bulletin is the newspaper for the city of Ontario, California (and some other cities besides).
When he isn't reciting the alphabet, Allen goes to City Council meetings, finding them a source of humor:
Jumping all over the manager of the county Health Department, [Rancho Cucamonga city] council members picked the inspection scoring apart, demanded consideration of an alternate "pass/fail" system, whined that the county didn't consult them before proposing grades and denounced inspectors for causing anxiety and for rumors that they play favorites....
And Councilman Sam Spagnolo fretted: "There should be something to protect (restaurant owners) if the inspector is having a bad day and is taking it out on them."...
Oh, and what if the City Council is having a bad day and taking it out on others -- can something be done about that, or should we get rid of the council?...
The Health Department's Terri Williams kept her cool despite a half-hour of listening to council members try to rewrite a countywide program to their specifications....
Incidentally, Rancho is the 12th of San Bernardino County's 24 cities to adopt the standards, following Montclair on Monday. "We're at the halfway point," Williams said.
"Ontario is the only remaining city on the West End," she added. No, she hasn't heard from anyone at City Hall.
Maybe they need to overcome their gag reflex, too....
Meanwhile, my city is pursuing more important matters:
A CITY PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR A GARAGE SALE
Ontario City Ordinance #1770 states that you must buy a permit from City Hall before you conduct a yard sale.
A yard sale permit can be obtained from the License Department at 303 East B Street [Ontario, CA 91764] during the regular workday for only three dollars ($3.00).
Our yard sale ordinance allows a person or household to have two yard sales within a 12-month period. Each yard sale is limited to three consecutive days or two consecutive weekends. The ordinance permits one double-faced sign to be placed on the property where the yard sale is located. This sign cannot exceed six square feet in size.
It is illegal to post yard sale signs off of the property, especially signs posted on trees, telephone and utility poles, directional signs, and traffic control panels/boxes in the parkway and other public rights-of-way. A violator may be fined a minimum of $30.00 for conducting a garage sale without first obtaining a city permit and an additional minimum of $30.00 for posting illegal garage sale signs off-site and on trees and/or utility poles.
FOR MORE INFORMATION on Ontario Municipal Code regulations or other codes visit the Reference Section of the Ontario Public Library.
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