Aeromexico will offer roundtrip flights between Ontario International Airport and Mexico City starting next month. The flights, on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, are scheduled to start April 6, airport officials announced Wednesday. Once those flights begin, Aeromexico will operate eight international flights out of Ontario International: the airline, the …
Read More »Backers of pot dispensaries will go to court
Supporters of medical marijuana dispensaries in Upland are asking for a court order that would mandate a special election to settle the issue. If approved, three dispensaries would be allowed to operate legally in the northwest part of the city, according to a report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. …
Read More »Lose lobbyists, save money
Riverside County could save $170,000 by not renewing two contracts with Sacramento lobbying firms that expired last year. However, should the county chooses to make that move, it will still need to find independent help to secure much-needed state and federal dollars, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. Those …
Read More »Salton Sea action called for
State officials are being called on to restore funding to clean up the Salton Sea. A coalition of private residents, elected officials and water officials spoke before the state water board Wednesday and implored its members take action before the lake turns into an environmental disaster, according to a report …
Read More »State gets tougher with water use
California officials Tuesday tightened restrictions on water use, limiting use by hotels and restaurants and placing an outright ban on irrigation during and immediately after measurable rainfall. The state, now in the fourth year of a drought, is completing this winter with historically low rainfall, forcing the State Water Board …
Read More »County spent generously on lobbyists
Riverside County spent more than $6 million on outside lobbying firms during a 10-year period, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. Since 2010, the county has also spent nearly $900,000 related to the California State Association of Counties and the Southern California Association of Governments, the report stated. County …
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