Brian Sylva has been named president of Mt. San Jacinto College’s board of trustees. Sylva, a Beaumont resident and the sports information director at College of the Desert in Palm Desert has been an MSJC trustee since 2020, according to a statement on the school’s website. Sylva has served on …
Read More »Dillard joins San Bernardino County
Marcus Dillard has been named chief of San Bernardino County’s Office of Homeless Services. Dillard most recently worked at Riverside County, where he helped provide housing for more than 900 homeless individuals through that county’s Project Roomkey program and the March Veterans Village, according to a statement on San Bernardino …
Read More »Carousel Mall, Measure A among the major business stories in the Inland Empire in 2023
In San Bernardino, 2023 might be remembered as the year the Carousel Mall and a wrecking ball finally got together. Interior gutting and stripping of the abandoned downtown property started in February, nearly six years after the mall shut down for good following years of dwindling crowds, lost tenants, and …
Read More »ONT expects rise in holiday travel
Ontario International Airport is predicting a 13.5 percent year-over-year increase in holiday travel. More than 343,000 passengers are expected to pass through the airport between Dec. 18 and Jan. 4, with peak travel – 20,000 passengers – on Dec. 22 and Dec. 23, according to a statement on the airport’s …
Read More »Tinoco named Riverside County’s registrar of voters
Art Tinoco has been named Riverside County’s registrar of voters. Tinoco, who has been interim registrar for the past two months, was named permanent registrar by the board of supervisors on Dec. 12, according to a statement on the county’s website. “After conducting a recruitment, it became clear that we …
Read More »San Bernardino County’s Public Works Director set to retire
Brendon Biggs is stepping down as San Bernardino County’s public works director. A county employee since 1991, Biggs has held several positions during that time, including supervising project design engineer, division chief of transportation planning, and deputy director of operations, according to a statement on the county’s website. In 2019, …
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