The first phase of an affordable housing community in Moreno Valley has opened. Courtyards at Cottonwood, an 81-unit gated community with 60 units for lower-income families and 20 more for lower-income seniors, opened Sept.14, according to a statement on the city’s website. The project, at 24580 Cottonwood Ave., was developed …
Read More »Report: Mortgages delinquencies, foreclosures stay down
Mortgage delinquencies and foreclosure rates remained near record lows in June, according to data released Tuesday. Later-stage delinquencies fell by 60 percent year-over-year, with only a small increase in foreclosures, CoreLogic reported. Two point nine percent of all U.S. mortgages were in some state of delinquency in June – 30 …
Read More »Report: Minority-owned businesses strong in IE
More than fifty percent of all Inland Empire businesses are minority-owned, with Hispanic owners making up the largest subgroup, according to report released Tuesday. Hispanic and African-American-owned business account for most of the minority entrepreneurship in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, and minority-owned businesses managed to thrive during the pandemic, …
Read More »Voters will decide fate of sales tax in Ontario
Measure Q, which will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot, would raise the city’s sales tax from 7.5 percent to 8.5 percent. City officials say they need more revenue to maintain Ontario’s current standard of living, but not everyone agrees. On Nov. 8, Ontario residents will vote on Measure Q, …
Read More »Johnson is ACE fellow at UofR
Austin H. Johnson is the University of Redlands American Council on Education fellow for the 2022-23 academic year. An associate professor in the school of education at UC Riverside, Johnson will work closely with President Krista Newkirk during his time on the Redlands campus, according to a statement on the …
Read More »Route 66 Cruisin’ Reunion scheduled for this weekend
The Route 66 Cruisin’ Reunion, Ontario’s annual tribute to the country’s love affair with cars, is scheduled to be held this Friday and Saturday. The ninth-annual gathering sponsored by the Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau will once again feature classic cars for 22 blocks parked along the Euclid Avenue meridian …
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