Valbuena's swearing in occurred during NIGA's 11^th Annual Wendell Chino Awards Banquet.

The board started publishing the list annually in 2007, which lists the top 250 taxpayers with liened state income tax delinquencies greater than $100,000.

Each delinquent taxpayer is notified in advance via certified mail that their names will be published on the list if they do not take action to settle their tax debt.

"It is mandated by law for us to issue it (the list), and it is to help close the $6.5 billion tax gap we have," said board spokeswoman Brenda Voet.

The robberies, at the CVS pharmacy at 27310 Base Line Street and at Highland Liquor at 7567 Victoria Ave., both involved assailants who beat their victims.

"These suspects are aggressive and immediately these guys are becoming physical with victims who are complying with their requests," said sheriff's spokeswoman Jodi Miller.

At about 9:45 p.m. on Easter Sunday, sheriff's officials said a Latino male asked a CVS employee to use the store's bathroom. The employee opened the door for the man and he forced his way into the back office.

In doing so, he grabbed the employee by the hair, pushed her to the ground and kicked her, keeping his back to the surveillance camera the entire time, sheriff's officials said. He got away before Highland deputies arrived, leaving with an undisclosed amount of money.

On Friday at about 9:57 a.m., two black males, one who was armed with a handgun, attacked a clerk who was stocking shelves at Highland Liquor and forced him to the back of the store, said Detective Matthew Peterson.

The men got away with two cases of cigarettes and an unknown amount of cash, Peterson said. They left in a compact, light-green vehicle, the model and year haven't been identified.

Anyone with any information on either robbery is asked to call the Highland sheriff's station at (909) 425-9793 or the We-Tip hot line at (800) 78-CRIME.

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Sheriff's deputies are looking for two black men in their mid-20s who were dressed in dark clothing and hooded sweatshirts. Both had medium builds and were about 5'6 tall.

The men burst into Highland Liquor at 7567 Victorvia Avenue about 10 a.m. and locked the clerk in back of the store. The clerk was not injured.

The robbers escaped in a small light green sedan.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Matt Pererson at (909) 425-9793.

Sheriff's deputies hosted the eight-hour operation, which targeted drivers who were speeding, making dangerous turns or not stopping for pedestrians in crosswalks.

San Bernardino police and California Highway Patrol officers also participated in the operation.

Out of 286 vehicles that were stopped, officers issued 214 citations. Two dozen cars were towed because motorists were driving without a license.

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The San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, Animal Care and Control Division today began door-to-door visits in Highland to ensure all dogs have a current rabies vaccination and dog license. The program will not address cats.

The program is slated to run until July 4. About 8,200 housing units will be visited throughout the city, said Lynda Louden, an animal licensing supervisor with the county.

Three county animal license officers will work from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and visit about 200 homes per day during the course of the program, Louden said.

The City Council adopted the approach to increase responsible pet ownership and educate residents on the benefits of pet licensure.

Chuck Dantuono, the city's director of administrative services, said another goal is to encourage pet owners to have their dogs spayed or neutered, also called having a dog altered.

"If you look at our animal control costs over the past few years, it's been increasing," Dantuono said. "If we can reduce the amount of roaming dogs through sterilization, hopefully our animal control costs will be less."

The couple was hanging out in their garage in the 25000 block of Fifth Street when three men walked up, pulled out a gun and ordered them both to the ground before asking for drugs and money, according to a San Bernardino County sheriff's news release.

The woman complied but the man had to be held down by two of the suspected robbers, deputies said. The woman denied having drugs and the man fled before deputies arrived.

Anyone with information about the robbers is asked to call sheriff's deputies in Highland at (909) 425-9793.

The boy was standing with a group of friends at the corner of Pacific and Orange streets about 3:30 p.m. Sunday when a teen approached and asked to borrow the skateboard, said San Bernardino County sheriff's officials.

After the teen ran away with the skateboard, the victim chased after him and demanded it be returned. Then three other boys surrounded the victim and threatened him, deputies said.

The boy backed down and the group of teens escaped with the skateboard.

All four suspects were black. Two were about 9-years-old and 5'2. One was wearing a black shaort sleeve shirt and blue pants. The other had a shaved head and was wearing a brown shirt. The third suspect was about 14, 5'7 tall, had a shaved head and thin build. He was wearing tight blue pants and no shirt. The fourth suspect was about 17-years-old, nearly 6-feet tall and was wearing light brown shorts. He had a pierced lip and corn rows.

Anyone with information is asked to call sheriff's Highland detectives at (909) 425-9793.

Jesus Macedo, 31, is believed to have fled to Mexico after killing his wife in their Highland home Sunday afternoon, said sheriff's officials.

His green four-door 1989 Honda Accord was found this morning parked in a bus terminal lot at Mt. Vernon and East Olive avenues in Colton.

Neighbors in the 29100 block of Greenspot Road called 9-1-1 to report a possible domestic disturbance at the Macedo home. The body of his wife, 26-year-old Juanita Macedo, was found dead inside.

An autopsy will be conducted this week to determine the cause of death.

Anyone with information on Macedo's whereabouts is asked to call sheriff's homicide Detective John Gaffney or Sgt. Doug Hubbard at (909) 387-3589. Anonymous tipsters can call (800) 78-CRIME.

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