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 …
Read More »Airport lawsuit will proceed
A lawsuit between Ontario and Los Angeles regarding control of Ontario International Airport will move forward now that both sides have failed to reach an out-of-court settlement. That decision came during a hearing Wednesday in Riverside County Superior Court, according to a report first published in the Inland Valley Daily …
Read More »Extension of park project to be considered
Hesperia’s Redevelopment Review Committee will discuss extending for the fourth time a project at Hesperia Civic Plaza Park. Plans calls for construction of a restroom-concession building that would cover 700 square feet, as well as shuffle board and bocce ball facilities and table for chess and reading, according to report …
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