More than 541,000 passengers passed through the gates at Ontario International Airport in October, the highest one-month count since the airport came under local ownership six years ago, according to a statement released this week. That was a 7.3 percent year-over-year increase, and the eighth consecutive month in which Ontario …
Read More »Morongo tribes makes annual Thanksgiving donation
The Morongo Band of Mission Indians has donated 15,000 turkeys to non-profit groups, churches and charities from across Southern California. That’s the most the tribe has ever given out in its annual Thanksgiving Outreach Program, which is marking its 36th anniversary this year, according to a statement. This year’s donation …
Read More »Palm Springs looks to help businesses buy security cameras
Palm Springs is offering grants to businesses for the purchase and installation of security cameras on their commercial properties. The Commercial Security Camera System Pilot Grant Program will provide up to $500 to a business, with the money to be paid to the business or property owner based on the …
Read More »State housing affordability drops
Eighteen percent of California households could afford a median-priced home – $829,760 – during the third quarter, according to the California Association of Realtors. That was up 16 percent from the second-quarter of this year but down from 24 percent compared with the third quarter of 2021, the Los Angeles-based …
Read More »Inland universities get national recognition
The Inland Empire’s two largest universities have been named among the top universities in the United States by a publication. Cal State San Bernardino was ranked 43rd and UC Riverside 69th on Washington Monthly’s list of the country’s top national universities for 22. No other Inland Empire institutions of higher …
Read More »Ontario International Airport takes a victory lap
Six years after achieving local ownership, airport officials released a report detailing how much the airport has thrived during that time. Some who fought to get the airport away from the city of Los Angeles say that’s exactly what they expected to happen. Apparently, the people who for …
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