Lewis Horne has been named president of CBRE Group Inc.’s Greater Los Angeles-Orange County region. Horne will be responsible for eight offices and more than 1,200 employees, including all of CBRE’s operations in the Inland Empire, according to a statement. Horne began his real estate career in 1984 as an …
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A youth award has been renamed to honor a longtime community leader in Riverside County. The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to the change the Character Counts! Youth Award to the Jamil Dada Character Counts! Youth Award, according to the Clerk of the Board office. Dada, 56, …
Read More »Lynn “Nay” Valbuena
Lynn “Nay” Valbuena has been elected chairwoman of the San Manual Band of Mission Indians. Valbuena, a longtime advocate for the tribe and Native America issues, began her term Tuesday, according to published reports. Valbuena has a history with the tribe, having served as tribal chairwoman from 1994 to 1996 …
Read More »Mark Takano, D-Riverside
Rep. Mark Takano has been named to the House Education and Workforce Committee. Immediately following his appointment, the Riverside Democrat and former high school teacher resigned his seat on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, according to a statement posted on Takano’s Congressional website. Takano, who was elected to …
Read More »Inland teacher wins statewide award
An instructor at Mountain View Middle School in Beaumont has been named the 2014 Middle School Educator of the Year by the California League of Middle Schools. Jonathan Brubaker, who teaches seventh-grade English and is also a department head at Mountain View, was selected from among 70 other teachers throughout …
Read More »Retired general to be honored
The California National Guard’s Moreno Valley Readiness Center will be renamed in honor of retired Lt. Gen. Herbert R. Temple Jr. A ceremony is scheduled to be held Saturday. Temple, 86, was in charge of the National Guard Bureau from 1986 until he retired four years later, according to a …
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