Cardenas Markets Foundation has donated $50,000 to 25 food banks in areas where the Hispanic supermarket chain operates. The Coachella Valley Rescue Mission, Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County, Corona/Norco Settlement House and Inland Valley Partners are among the agencies that received $2,000 donation, according to a statement. “We …
Read More »Another cash dividend for CVB Financial
CVB Financial Corp. has announced a 20-cents-per-share cash dividend for the third quarter. That’s an increase of one cent per share compared with the second quarter of this year, and it represents the Ontario company’s 132nd consecutive quarter of paying a dividend to its shareholders, according to a statement on …
Read More »Newsom continues battle against California’s chronic homelessness
Two bills signed by the governor last month are expected to make it easier to get housing built in commercial areas. Funding is also being provided for some “shovel ready” projects statewide to help get them built faster. Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed two bills intended to help ease …
Read More »Desert Water Agency augments grass removal program
The Desert Water Agency, a nonprofit that manages groundwater in the Coachella Valley, has added $2 million to its grass removal program, according to a statement. The program, which the agency started in 2014, began the 2022-23 fiscal year on July 1 with $1.65 million, nearly 80 percent of which …
Read More »Smith steps down as Staters’ chair
Phil Smith has stepped down as board chairman of Stater Bros. Holdings Inc. His retirement was announced Wednesday and is effective immediately, according to a statement on the company’s website. A 35-year Stater Bros. employee, Smith began working for the supermarket chain in 1987 as a controller, and was promoted …
Read More »Reinertson named fire marshal
Adria Reinertson has been named Murrieta’s fire marshal. Reinertson has spent 25 years working in community risk reduction, most recently as deputy fire marshal with CAL-Fire/Riverside County Fire, according to a statement on the city’s website. She began her career with the Santa Ana Fire Department in 1997 as a …
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