Higher mortgages caused by rising interest rates helped slow California home sales in September, according to data released Tuesday. Sales of existing single-family homes totaled 305,680 last month, down 2.5 percent from August and 30.2 percent year-over-year, the Los Angeles-based California Realtors Association reported. The sales data, collected from more …
Read More »ONT loosens restrictions on non-travelers
Ontario International Airport is allowing non-travelers to meet air passengers at the gate or spend time with them as they prepare to depart. ONT+ is a free service that allows non-traveling guests to obtain an online visitor pass which allows them to enter Transportation Security Administration checkpoints and access passenger …
Read More »Deas, Sims receive high honors
Two faculty members at UC Riverside have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Deborah Deas, vice chancellor of health sciences and the Mark and Pam Rubin Dean of the UCR School of Medicine, and Mario Sims, a professor in the medical school’s Department of Social Medicine, Population and …
Read More »New contractor for MoVal bridge project
Moreno Valley has reached an agreement with two entities to complete the Moreno Beach Drive Bridge Project. Skanska USA, a New York-based general contractor with an office in Riverside, was selected as a contractor by the Great American Insurance Company after the previous contractor defaulted, according to a statement posted …
Read More »Sheriff’s Department gets $1 million
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has received a $1 million grant that will pay for traffic safety programs and more community patrols. The money was provided by the California Office of Traffic Safety and will be administered through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, according to a statement on …
Read More »City’s housing element OK’d by State
Moreno Valley’s housing element has been approved by the state. The Housing and Community Development Department approved the certification earlier this month, allowing Moreno Valley to chart its housing future for the next 20 years, according to a statement on the city’s website. “A certified housing element is a huge …
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