Last call at midnight? Plus, Redlands warehouse ban delayed

This week in Redlands news:

• City Council delayed a final vote on Redlands' proposed warehouse ban as members debated rules for existing facilities.
• Redlands could require bars, restaurants and breweries to stop serving alcohol at midnight under a proposal returning to the Planning Commission Tuesday.
• Two suspects were arrested after PlayStation consoles were stolen from a Redlands GameStop.
• California lawmakers again rejected legislation regulating automated license plate readers as concerns grow over how police agencies use the technology.
• Have extra fruit? A local gleaning program can turn your backyard surplus into food for families in need.

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BUSINESS

🍺 Last call at midnight? Redlands is considering a citywide rule that would require bars, restaurants and breweries to stop serving alcohol at midnight — two hours earlier than allowed under state law. Police say the change would help address late-night crime and disturbances downtown, but local bar owners are pushing back, warning of lost revenue and arguing the city should target businesses causing problems instead. The Planning Commission revisits the proposal Tuesday.

edlands considers midnight cutoff for alcohol service

Planning Commission will revisit a police-backed proposal Tuesday to move last call to midnight as local bar owners warn of lost revenue and argue the city should target problem establishments instead.

Community Forward Redlands NewsStephanie Hastings Miranda

DEVELOPMENT

🏗️ Redlands warehouse ban delayed: City Council members agree on prohibiting new warehouses, but what happens to the ones already here is proving more complicated. A final vote was delayed until Oct. 6 as the council debated whether existing warehouses should be allowed to build taller or add truck docks, and what environmental benefits the city should require in return.

Redlands warehouse ban delayed over existing facilities

Council delayed a final vote until Oct. 6 as members debated how much flexibility existing warehouses should have to modernize and expand upward.

Community Forward Redlands NewsStephanie Hastings Miranda

PUBLIC SAFETY

🚨 In this week's police update: Two people were arrested after several PlayStation consoles were stolen from a Redlands GameStop and the getaway vehicle was located more than 40 miles away in Victorville. Also this week, Redlands police reported four DUI-related arrests, including two crashes on San Timoteo Canyon Road. Read more here.

GameStop theft suspects arrested after stolen consoles tracked to Victorville, police say

Redlands police weekly update also includes four suspected DUI crashes and arrests, an attempted beer theft and a masked man arrested after fleeing officers

Community Forward Redlands NewsCFR News Desk

🎥 California lawmakers have again rejected an effort to put new restrictions on automated license plate readers, or ALPRs, as debate grows over how police agencies use and share the data collected by the cameras. This week, we're republishing a CalMatters investigation looking at the failed legislation, documented cases of misuse and the debate over privacy and public safety surrounding the increasingly common technology.

California kills bill regulating Flock cameras even as public rage grows

The California Legislature has failed several times since 2022 to regulate technology for automatically tracking vehicles — even as examples of abuse mount. This year was no exception.

Community Forward Redlands NewsCalMatters

We want to hear from you: Do you think police use of automated license plate readers makes communities safer, or are you concerned about how the data is collected, stored and shared? Email: news@communityforwardredlands.com

EDUCATION

🎒 1,100 backpacks for local students: Micah House’s annual Back2School Jam brought the community together to provide local students with 1,100 backpacks filled with school supplies, 100 free haircuts, hundreds of books and 30 bicycles and scooters. The event also featured food, activities and resources from dozens of community partners.

Micah House Back2School Jam provides 1,100 backpacks

Annual event also provided free haircuts, books, bicycles and other resources to families preparing for the new school year

Community Forward Redlands NewsCFR News Desk

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT - SPONSORED

🍊 Have more fruit than you know what to do with? Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino can help put it to good use. Through its gleaning program, volunteers harvest excess fruits and vegetables from local homes and properties — even if you have just one productive tree — and distribute the produce through its hunger-relief network.

We visited a Redlands grove to learn how the program works and how residents can donate or volunteer.

Read the story here:

How to donate excess fruit in Redlands

Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino’s gleaning program harvests unwanted produce from local homes and properties, and even one productive tree can help.

Community Forward Redlands NewsCFR News Desk

EVENTS

📅 This weekend in Redlands

Friday, Sept. 4

• Friday Flea at Olive Avenue Market | 5–9 p.m.
  Curated vintage and Y2K clothing at OAM.

Saturday, Sept. 5

• Grove School Farmers Market | 8 a.m.–noon
  Saturday morning community market with local produce and vendors. Rain or shine.
• Downtown's Morning Market  | 7 a.m.–11 a.m.
  The city of Redlands’ weekly certified farmers market.
• STEAM Saturdays: Dino-Topia | 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  September in STEAM, travel back in time with Dino-Topia, a month of simple, hands-on dinosaur crafts designed especially for young learners and their families. Learn more.

Sunday, Sept. 6

• Sunday Morning Market at Olive Avenue Market | 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
  Weekly market featuring small businesses and makers.

Check out more Redlands events here.

ICYMI 👀

In case you missed it... Redlands Cinema Classic returns bringing international cinema to Redlands, with films from Italy, Lebanon, Brazil and Japan, plus the Manhattan Short Film Festival. Preview the lineup and watch the trailers before you go:

Redlands Cinema Classic returns with international film lineup

Preview the films before you go: Watch trailers for this fall’s international lineup, featuring films from Italy, Lebanon, Brazil and Japan, plus the Manhattan Short Film Festival.

Community Forward Redlands NewsCFR News Desk

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