Last night’s elections in San Bernardino ended in a tumultuous grand finale fiasco that will leave people scratching their heads for weeks to come. The recall election batted 2 for 3, recalling both City Attorney Jim Penman and his close ally on the City Council Wendy McCammack. Councilman John Valdivia …
Read More »Amazon Moreno Valley is Great for City
Amazon Moreno Valley is Great for City Moreno Valley officials spent the past six months negotiating with Amazon.com to bring a fulfillment center to the city, and their efforts paid off this week. The online retail giant announced Tuesday that it will build a 1.2 million-square-foot facility in Moreno Valley, much to …
Read More »Banning Airport: Upgrades set for local airport
Banning Municipal Airport is about to get a new fueling station, the first of several improvements planned for the city-owned airport. The above-ground “fuel farm” will be built on the west end of the airport and will replace an underground fuel tank on the airport’s east side, said Art Vela, …
Read More »The Inland Empire’s newest city might not be a city for long
Jurupa Valley, which became a city less than three years ago, might be forced to return to being a county-run community, although its battle is far from over For Jurupa Valley, incorporation might end before it really got started. Two days before it officially became a city, on June 28, …
Read More »City hires new top administrator
Hemet has a new city manager. Wally Hill, who most recently served as San Diego’s assistant chief operating officer, was hired by the Hemet City Council Tuesday, according to a published report. Council members voted 4-0 to hire Hill, who served in San Diego from 2009 until January of this …
Read More »Water districts might take over private utility
Two water districts in Southwest Riverside County are considering assuming control of an undercover private utility in order to provide service to a small community between two cities. The governing boards of the Elsinore Valley and Eastern Municipal Water Districts held their first-ever joint meeting Monday, in which they discussed …
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