Ontario City Councilor Freddy Rodriguez attends a recent open forum by Community in Action and the city of Ontario. He lost his bid Friday to have a judge continue a restraining order he obtained against a former girlfriend. (The Enterprise/Kezia Setyawan). VALE – Malheur Circuit Judge Lung Hung Friday afternoon[Read More…]

Ontario Councilor Freddy Rodriguez speaks at the Black Lives Matter rally at Ontario City Hall on June 4. (Rachel Parsons/The Enterprise) ONTARIO – The 90-day period to get signatures on the petition to recall Ontario City Councilor Freddy Rodriguez has begun, but the chief petitioner still has to finish filing[Read More…]

Ontario City Hall Ontario Fire Department (The Enterprise/Rachel Parsons) ONTARIO – A long-time Ontario resident is petitioning for the removal of City Councilor Alfredo “Freddy” Rodriguez because of Rodriguez’s “aggressive” behavior, domestic violence history and a restraining order filed against him by a former girlfriend. Vernon Denison, a retiree who[Read More…]

Ontario City Councilor Freddy Rodriguez attends an open forum by Community in Action organization and the City of Ontario discussing the outcomes and next steps for the winter shelter program (Kezia Setyawan/The Enterprise). A state judge ruled that Alfredo “Freddy” Rodriguez, an Ontario city councilor, was a credible threat to[Read More…]

Ontario Councilor Freddy Rodriguez speaks at the Black Lives Matter rally at Ontario City Hall on June 4. (Rachel Parsons/The Enterprise) A state judge on Tuesday ruled that Alfredo “Freddy” Rodriguez, an Ontario city councilor, was a credible threat to a former girlfriend and ordered him to stay away from[Read More…]

Ontario City Councilor Freddy Rodriguez, left, attends a recent forum by Community in Action and the city of Ontario discussing the outcomes and next steps for the winter shelter program. (Kezia Setyawan/The Enterprise) ONTARIO – Ontario City Councilor Alfredo “Freddy” Rodriguez has been involved in five local police cases in[Read More…]

Black Lives Matter Ontario board member Raquel Sandoval-Gonzalez says while she now lives in Seattle, she is organizing in Ontario because she was born and raised in the town. (The Enterprise/Kezia Setyawan) ONTARIO – Black Lives Matter Ontario is working with the city on its directional signs to ensure they[Read More…]

Weedology in Ontario is one of the marijuana dispensaries that city officials say serves thousands of customers coming to town from Idaho. That fact should lead to a change in tax distribution, the city contends. (File photo) Ontario city officials are again requesting that the state modify the formula for[Read More…]

Ontario Police Chief Steven Romero (The Enterprise/Kezia Setyawan). One year into his position, Ontario Police Chief Steven Romero said he’s had to learn how to do police work “with a lot less.” Romero, who was sworn in as chief on June 4, 2019, was a lieutenant at the Hawthorne Police[Read More…]

Barb Higinbotham, Community in Action executive director, Heather Echeveste, Community in Action member, and Adam Brown, Ontario city manager, listen to community feedback about the winter shelter program. (Kezia Setyawan/The Enterprise) ONTARIO – Ontario’s “tiny homes” project intended to provide housing for the homeless last winter saw pushback from neighbors[Read More…]