Ontario residents reported campaign signs associated with Alan Wapner and Larry Trinidad at locations along Riverside Drive and at or near public and HOA/community property. Wapner Watch has asked City officials to determine ownership, authorization status, and compliance with Ontario's political-sign regulations.
Resident-submitted photographs document the presence and physical placement of the pictured signs. Property ownership, right-of-way status, and authorization remain under verification.
Ontario District 3 — 2026 City Council Race
Wapner Watch is a public-record research and accountability project examining documented government actions, financial disclosures, campaign-finance records, public-agency compensation, development and land-use relationships, federal-investigation reporting, and other matters involving Alan Wapner and related public entities.
Our goal is to help Ontario residents distinguish documented facts from credible reporting, allegations, open questions, legal questions, and corrections — while providing access to the underlying evidence whenever possible.
Sept. 21: Ontario residents reported Wapner and Trinidad campaign signs at locations along Riverside Drive and near public and HOA property. Wapner Watch has asked City officials to determine ownership, authorization status, and compliance with Ontario's political-sign regulations.
Alan Wapner
Ontario City Councilman
Alan Wapner's home was searched as part of a federal investigation on July 28, 2026
In The News
Federal-investigation reporting remains a major research area. These linked reports document that area of coverage; the site also organizes records on compensation, governance, campaign finance, disclosures, development, and public actions.
Daily Bulletin / SCNG
The Daily Bulletin reported, based on OIAA records released in response to a California Public Records Act request, that Wapner received $233,449 in board stipends from 2017 through July 2026 — nearly four times the average reported for three fellow commissioners.
Read full articleKVCR Public Media
KVCR reports that Ontario Councilmember Alan Wapner has stepped away from several regional roles following the July 28 FBI search of his home, reiterating that the situation had become a distraction and that he was focusing on his District 3 re-election campaign.
Read full articleSan Bernardino Sun / SCNG
Alan Wapner submitted a written resignation from the Ontario International Airport Authority, San Bernardino County Transportation Authority, and Omnitrans, effective August 15, 2026. Wapner said Mayor Paul Leon had made clear his intention to remove him and that he chose to resign on his own terms.
Read full articleSan Bernardino County Sentinel
The Sentinel reports that Wapner dropped an unsigned resignation letter at the Ontario City Clerk's Office on August 12, detailing his failed attempt to hold three council votes against removal. Wapner has been the only president of the Ontario International Airport Authority Board since its 2012 inception.
Read full articleSan Bernardino County Sentinel
An attorney for Lee & Associates principal Carol Plowman calls reporting linking her to the airport property deal 'categorically false.' The Sentinel responds with Plowman's itemized Form 460 donation history to Wapner — more than $28,000 across 22 transactions from 1999 to 2022 — and details the federal statutes underlying the FBI investigation.
Read full articleKVCR Public Media
KVCR reports that Wapner has withdrawn from the mayor's race, is running for District 3, and has endorsed Councilwoman Daisy Macias for mayor. Mayor Paul Leon said he had already decided to replace Wapner on regional appointments. The council was set to discuss Wapner's removal at its August 18 meeting.
Read full articleResearch Areas
Federal investigation reporting
Search-warrant coverage
Reporting on the July 28, 2026 searches and related public developments remains a major research area; reported claims are kept distinct from confirmed records and legal findings.
OIAA records
Compensation and governance
OIAA agendas, packets, minutes, compensation materials, attendance, participation, authorizations, and payment-verification limitations are documented separately.
Political and financial records
Campaign finance and Form 700
Campaign-finance filings and financial-disclosure records are organized with source citations, classifications, and unresolved-reconciliation notes where applicable.
Public actions and records
Development, contracts, and corrections
The record also covers documented development and land-use relationships, government contracts and public actions, corrections, open questions, and primary or archived public records.
About This Site
Wapner Watch is an independent public-record research and accountability project focused on organizing, preserving, and explaining records concerning Alan Wapner's public service, political activity, financial disclosures, public-agency compensation, campaign finance, government relationships, development matters, and related investigations or reporting.
The site organizes evidence so citizens can distinguish documented facts, credible reporting, allegations, open questions, legal questions, and corrections. We prioritize primary records and linked sources while preserving important qualifications and contrary evidence.
Federal-investigation reporting remains a major research area. This site will continue to update its record as public information becomes available across its documented research areas.
This site is not affiliated with Alan Wapner or his campaign. All content is sourced from publicly available news reporting.
Alan Wapner
Ontario City Councilmember, District 3
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