A bill that would guarantee California workers at least three days of paid sick leave a year has been passed by state Assembly. AB1522, which has strong support from organized labor and workers rights groups, passed by a 48-20 vote and will now go to the state Senate for its …
Read More »Upland wants library to be run by private entity
Upland is negotiating to hand over day-to-day management of its library to a private company. City Manager Stephen Dunn has been told by the City Council to negotiate a five-year contract with Library Systems and Services Inc., according to a report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. The move is …
Read More »New Stater Bros. stores
Stater Bros. has announced plans to build two stores, including one in the Inland Empire. The San Bernardino-based supermarket chain will build a 44,000-square-foot store in Menifee at Newport and Menifee roads, its third location in that city, according to a company statement. That store is scheduled to open late …
Read More »Proposal to move horse races from Fairplex to Los Alamitos might have legs
That’s the opinion of the chairman of the state’s horse racing board, although moving races from one county to another might be tricky. Other issues must be resolved Fairplex officials appear to have a solid case for moving horse racing from the Pomona facility to Los Alamitos Race Course in …
Read More »Tribe donates to its own graduate program
The San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians has donated $4 million to the Claremont Graduate University, money the school will use to expand its Tribal Administration Certificate Program. The tribe has now donated $7.4 million to the program, which provides training and education for tribal management and other employees, …
Read More »Grocery contract up for vote
Members of the United Food & Commercial Workers Union are voting this week on a contract. The union reached a tentative agreement with Vons, Ralphs and Albertsons one week ago, and now an estimated 60,000 rank-and-file union members must approve or reject the agreement, according to published reports. Terms of …
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