Riverside residents pay among the lowest property taxes of any U.S city, a recent report has found. The city’s effective property tax rate – taxes paid as percentage of market value – is currently about 0.7 percent according to Seattle-based Redfin Corp. a real estate brokerage and mortgage company. Anaheim …
Read More »San Bernardino gets new street lights
San Bernardino has installed an estimated 96 street lights in the northern part of the city. The “Genevieve” Circuit – between Mountain View Avenue and Sierra Way from Marshall Boulevard to 34th Street – features 36 lights and polls, according to a statement on the city’s website. Sixty lights and polls …
Read More »Judge halts proposed industrial project in Bloomington, at least for now
A proposed warehouse-distribution project that would cover 213 acres has been tripped up, at least temporarily, by a flawed environmental impact report compiled by San Bernardino County. Bloomington Business Park would bring 2.1 million square feet of warehouses to Bloomington, an unincorporated community of approximately 23,000 residents in San Bernardino …
Read More »Riverside to test three Ohmio shuttles
Riverside will bring three Ohmio shuttles to the city for a test run. The Riverside Transit Agency will staff, operate and maintain three of the electric vehicles for a two-year period, according to an agreement reached recently between those two entries. That trial run, which could start as soon as …
Read More »Rancho Cucamonga and the Quakes reach lease agreement
Rancho Cucamonga has signed a 15-year lease with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, assuring that the team will remain at LoanMart Field. The Class-A minor league team – a member of the California League and an affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers – has produced more than 60 major league players …
Read More »City gets started on senior center expansion
Moreno Valley has broken ground on an expansion of its senior center, a step forward in the city’s efforts to help its senior population. The project will add 4,540 square feet to the facility at 25075 Fir Ave., including a 920-square-foot covered breezeway that will connect the new building to …
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