Ontario International Airport enjoyed a solid February. Passenger traffic was 5.6 percent year-over-year during the second month of the year, according to data released Tuesday by Los Angeles World Airports. Ontario International’s domestic passenger count last month was 295,948, up from 280,602 one year earlier, an increase of 5.4 percent …
Read More »Proposed Hike in State Minimum Wage Stirs Controversy
Gov. Jerry Brown has reached an agreement with state legislators to raise California’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, but the battle regarding that move has only begun. The proposal, which must be approved by the state legislature, would increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022, according …
Read More »United Parcel to Expand OIA Operations
United Parcel Service will expand its operation at Ontario International Airport. The Atlanta-based cargo carrier will enlarge its existing facility at the airport to approximately 900,000 square feet, an increase of about 15 percent, the company announced in a statement posted on its website last week. The increase, which will …
Read More »Water Restriction to Stay in Place
The Riverside City Council voted Tuesday to extend its emergency water conservation measures into this fall. The vote, which leaves those restrictions in place through Nov. 7, will affect all Riverside Public Utilities and Western Municipal Water District customers within the city, according to a statement. Major restrictions include no …
Read More »Affordable Housing Project Approved
Moreno Valley has approved a 141-unit affordable housing development. Boulder Ridge, a multi-family project, will be built on 8.6 acres of open space at the southeast corner of Alessandro Boulevard and Lasselle Street, said Marshall Eyerman, the city’s chief financial officer. The project, which will be built in two phases, …
Read More »City Health Panel Seeks Applicants
Applications are being accepted for an opening on the Chino Hills Healthy Hills Steering Committee. The panel, which meets four times a year, addresses heath issues and seeks to make the city a safer and healthier place to live, according to a statement. In addition to its quarterly meetings, members …
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