BLOOMINGTON, Calif. (KABC) — Residents in one San Bernardino County rural community are protesting the development of an industrial business park that is forcing them to be evicted from their homes.
Many residents have already sold their properties to make room for the warehouse project in Bloomington; but many renters say they’ve been given no choice in the matter and have been evicted.
But not all of them are ready to give up just yet.
The Ortiz family, for one, has lived on a ranch in Bloomington for more than a decade, raising their kids there in the rural lifestyle that is part of their culture.
It’s where 15-year-old Fatima Ortiz and her younger siblings learned their favorite rope tricks.
But their home will likely soon be gone. They recently received an eviction notice as the owner is selling the property. Heavy equipment is already moving in to make way for a 213-acre industrial …