The merger of an Inland Empire company that distributes water and waste-water products with a business in the midwest has been completed. St. Louis-based Core & Main, which distributes water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products, has purchased Inland Water Works Supply Co. in San Bernardino, according to a …
Read More »Riverside bans camping in fire-prone areas
Riverside has banned camping and storing items in the Santa Ana River bottom and other places likely to catch fire. An ordinance passed by the city council Aug. 2 applies to all “fire-prone” areas, especially parts of the city where residential development is near undeveloped vegetation and wild areas, according …
Read More »Moreno Valley to hold state of city
Mayor Yxstian Gutierrez will deliver Moreno Valley’s annual state of the city address Aug. 18. Gutierrez will speak of the city’s accomplishments in the past year and its plans for the future, according to a statement on the city’s website. “As we go through life, we inevitably wonder what kind …
Read More »Ontario ballot measure would raise money for public services
Ontario voters will decide this November whether to approve more funding for maintaining and improving city services. If approved, the Local Services Measure will generate an average of $95 million per year by taking the city’s sales tax from the current rate of 7.75 percent to 8.75 percent, according to …
Read More »San Bernardino, Rialto to pay for street improvements
San Bernardino has approved $5.5 million in street improvements on Pepper Avenue between Mill and Base Line streets. The contract, which San Bernardino passed in partnership with Rialto earlier this month, was awarded to Hillcrest Construction Inc. in Corona, according to a statement on San Bernardino’s website. Work will be …
Read More »Mortgage delinquencies hit new low in May
Two point seven percent of all U.S. mortgages were at least 30 days past due in May, according to data released today. That number, which includes foreclosures, was a two percent drop in early-stage delinquencies from May 2021, Irvine-based CoreLogic reported in its monthly report on loan performance. Loans 60 …
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