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SAN BERNARDINO COMMUNITY COLLEGE CRAG O SBVC hIL DISTRICT COLLEGe 441 West 8th Street • San Bernardino, CA 92401-1007 • Ph. (714) 884-2533 August 27, 1991 Honorable Frank A. Gonzales Mayor, City of Colton 650 North La Cadena Colton, CA 92324 Dear Mayor Gonzales: I am writing to request your endorsement of Measure "L" on the November 5, 1991 ballot, which will provide bonds for the San Bernardino Community College District. I have attached a copy of the construction and renovations which would occur should this bond pass. I firmly believe that this issue is deserving of your support and of your constituents for the following reasons: • The rising costs at UC and State Universities, added to the dramatic growth predicted in the Inland Empire, will result in thousands of additional students requesting services over the next decade. The existing facilities at San Bernardino Valley College and Crafton Hills College cannot presently accommodate that growth. • The federal government has turned its back on us for bricks and mortar, and now the State of California is in the same dire circumstances. If the Inland Empire is to move forward, it is plainly clear that we must help ourselves. • Many residents of our District have told me that with jobs scarce in the Inland Empire, and with the street enticingly beckoning, San Bernardino Valley College and Crafton Hills College are not only good choices, but the only hope for a salutary future for our young people and many adults. Must we shut our doors to these residents in coming years? • Minorities are growing in numbers in our District. Our community colleges are enrolling greater numbers of minorities than any other segment of higher education in California and in our District. Must we turn these minorities away because of limited facilities?