A Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge has ruled against Jurupa Valley in its bid to block a major power-line that Riverside and Southern California Edison want to build. Judge Thomas McKnew ruled Friday that Riverside has met the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act regarding the Riverside …
Read More »San Bernardino chooses reform panel
A nine-member panel that will study and possibly recommend changes to San Bernardino’s city charter has been appointed. The group, which was announced Monday, has until May 19 to recommend any changes to the City Council if those changes are to be included on the November ballot, according to a …
Read More »Top city executive dismissed
Banning City Manager Andy Takata has been fired. In a closed session during Tuesday’s council meeting, council members voted unanimously to dismiss Takata, effective immediately, according to a report originally published in The Press-Enterprise. The council then issued a statement, read by the city’s contract attorney, declaring they had lost …
Read More »Lawsuit seeks to block apartment development
A homeowners group has sued the city of Murrieta in an attempt to block a 112-unit apartment complex. Murrieta Community Values Organization filed a lawsuit in Riverside Superior Court last week that named the city and Golden Eagle Multi-Family Properties LLC in Irvine as defendants, according to a report first …
Read More »Norco moving cautiously on developing former weapons-testing site
The 430-acre parcel, still plagued by environmental problems, was sold recently and is seen as a place for commercial development, but what ends up being built there is impossible to say just yet It might be one of the most unusual pieces of commercial property anywhere, certainly in the Inland …
Read More »Local embroiderer helps police revamp uniforms
The Ontario Police Department has a new insignia on its uniform shoulder patch. Action Embroidery Corp. in Ontario teamed up with the department to design a more contemporary logo, one that officers began wearing last month, according to a statement. The new insignia adds a U.S. flag and two well-known …
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