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Pinole Valley High Grad Hired as San Pablo’s New Police Chief

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A captain of the Pittsburg Police Department and Pinole Valley High graduate has been named San Pablo’s new police chief.

Rathnesh (Ron) Raman, a 21-year veteran of the Pittsburg PD, is set to officially start as San Pablo police chief on Aug. 14.

“He is the city’s first male minority Chief of Police appointed in San Pablo since the city’s incorporation in 1948,” according to SPD. “His starting annual base salary is $217,536.”

Raman, who grew up in Pinole, is married and has two children and currently lives in Concord.

San Pablo City Manager Matt Rodriguez said the new chief was selected from a field of 32 applicants. He will replace Interim Chief of Police Walter Schuld, who has been serving since March 2017. Schuld took over in order to allow the department to search for a replacement for Chief Lisa Rosales, who left earlier this year to become police chief in Glendora, Calif.

“A complete pre-employment background check confirmed that Mr. Raman is an accomplished law enforcement professional with a solid professional reputation, extensive community experience, and noteworthy credentials,” Rodriguez said in a statement.

Growing up in Pinole, Raman graduated from Pinole Valley High School in 1991, according to SPD. In May 1996, he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from California State University, Sacramento, and in 2004 he earned a Master’s Degree in Leadership from St. Mary’s College. He was hired by the Pittsburg Police Department in 1996, where he advanced to captain in 2014.

Since 2005, Raman has served as a part-time faculty member of the Department of Administration of Justice at Los Medanos Community College in Pittsburg.

Pittsburg Police Chief Brian Addington praised Raman as “instrumental in shaping Pittsburg’s crime-reduction strategies and ensuring that Pittsburg police officers have the tools and training necessary to provide exceptional police services.”
“He will be missed,” Chief Addington said.

The City of San Pablo City Council has scheduled an official swearing-in ceremony for the new chief on Wednesday, Aug. 30, at 5 p.m., with a community welcoming reception immediately following in Maple Hall located in the San Pablo Civic Center, 13831 San Pablo Avenue in San Pablo.

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In a significant move towards student safety, the California Senate Education Committee passed Senate Bill (SB) 1248, also known as Yahushua’s Law, on April 3. The bill is named in memory of Yahushua Robinson, a 12-year-old student from Lake Elsinore, who tragically died due to a heat-related illness during a physical education class in 2023. It is a pioneering effort to prevent similar incidents in the future.

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In a significant move towards student safety, the California Senate Education Committee passed Senate Bill (SB) 1248, also known as Yahushua’s Law, on April 3.

The bill is named in memory of Yahushua Robinson, a 12-year-old student from Lake Elsinore, who tragically died due to a heat-related illness during a physical education class in 2023. It is a pioneering effort to prevent similar incidents in the future.

Authored by Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) and co-authored by Assemblymember Akilah Weber, M.D. (D-La Mesa), SB 1248 directs the California Department of Education to develop comprehensive guidelines for schools regarding student activity during all extreme weather conditions.

“No student should ever lose their life on campus to extreme weather when we can take steps to protect them by preparing statewide plans to minimize exposure to the most harmful elements of exposure,” Hurtado said after introducing SB 1248.

The bill stipulates that schools must implement safety measures which include monitoring weather forecasts, postponing or relocating outdoor activities during hazardous conditions, and ensuring students have proper hydration and access to shade. It also requires schools to establish clear communication plans to keep parents, teachers, and students informed about potential weather hazards.

Supporters of the bill include the Robinson family, advocate Christina Laster, Bold Enterprises LLC, California Black Women’s Collective Empowerment Institute, Familias Empoderadas del Valle Central National Action Network, The Black Student Advocate, and the Ventura County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

Thanking Hurtado for introducing this crucial legislation, Weber said, “The story of Yahushua Robinson last year was heartbreaking. We have protections for farm workers and other industries in the case of extreme weather, now climate change is forcing us to also extend similar protections to students at school.”