Fontana has opened an affordable apartment complex meant to help low and very-low income residents. The 69-unit Rosena Fountains development sits on 4.3 acres at 9451 Olive St., according to a statement. The project, the eighth affordable-housing development to open in Fontana since 2003, is a public-private partnership between the …
Read More »Riverside County consulting contract has union up in arms
A $761,600 agreement has ballooned into a $41 million pact, and that has a prominent service employees union asking questions. In October 2015, Riverside County hired a global accounting firm to help it analyze how the county was spending money on public safety. At the time, its contract with KPMG …
Read More »Museum to honor Garner Holt
The San Bernardino County Museum is paying tribute to one of the Inland Empire’s most interesting and innovative businesses. “Mechanized Magic: 40 Years of Garner Holt Productions in San Bernardino County,” opened Sunday and will run through Nov. 25, according to a statement. Founded by Holt in 1977 when he …
Read More »Mag Instrument to help veterans
Mag Instrument Inc. has entered into a sponsorship agreement with The American Veterans Center and National Memorial Day Parade. The Ontario company, which makes heavy-duty flashlights used by law enforcement and the military, will help veterans attend and be honored at today’s annual event in Washington, D.C., among other efforts, …
Read More »Omnitrans to offer youth discount
For the second consecutive summer, Omnitrans will offer youth discounts. From June 1 through July 31, anyone 18 years old or younger will pay $1 per trip, according to a statement. Regular rates $1.75 and a one-day pass is $5. Young riders will be able to pay on board or …
Read More »New CEO for Boys & Girls Club
Shelly Anguiano Figueroa has been named chief executive officer of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest [Riverside] County. Figueroa held the same position in San Marcos, where she was successful in developing programs that increased donor support and planned gifts, according to a statement. “We are thrilled with the …
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