Ontario’s annual Christmas celebration is scheduled to begin Friday. The yearly tree-lighting ceremony will he held at 5:30 p.m. at Ontario Town Square at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and C Street, said Sue Oxarart, spokeswoman for the Greater Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau. City officials will light the tree …
Read More »Website to Help with Anticipated Rains
Moreno Valley has launched a webpage intended to help city residents cope with El Nino. The site, movalley.org/elnino, is meant to help with the severe weather condition that could cause severe flooding and other damage to Moreno Valley and surrounding communities, according to a city statement. The webpage is aimed at …
Read More »Moreno Valley Council Adopts WLC Ballot Measures
For the second time in three months, the Moreno Valley City Council Tuesday voted in favor of a massive industrial project proposed for the city’s east end. In 5-0 vote, the council voted to adopt three ballot initiatives that support the World Logistics Center rather than put each of those …
Read More »City Posts Solid Sales Tax Gains
Menifee recorded an increase in sales tax revenue during the second quarter of 2015, the second consecutive quarter the city experienced such growth. Menifee’s sales tax revenue for April, May and June of this year rose 11.5 percent year-over-year, which was five times greater than Riverside County’s increase during that …
Read More »Victorville Still Sorting Out Target Closing
The announcement that the store on Palmdale Road will be shut down early next year caught some in the High Desert by surprise, even though the location, which was close to 30 years old, had been underperforming for several years. At least one person in the High Desert wasn’t surprised …
Read More »Apple Valley Moves to Take over Water Supplier
Apple Valley’s Town Council voted Tuesday to begin eminent domain proceedings that will allow it to buy the Apple Valley Water System. The council approved two resolutions, both with 4-0 votes, that officially begins the process of taking over the water system, according to a statement released Wednesday by the …
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