Gov. Gavin Newsom is being urged to place a moratorium on warehouse construction in the Inland Empire by a coalition of environmental groups. In an eight-page letter, the organizations call warehouse growth in Riverside and San Bernardino counties since the start of the pandemic “one of the most critical environmental …
Read More »Town updates ADA guidelines
Apple Valley is updating its Americans With Disabilities Act guidelines. The High Desert town’s transition and self-evaluation plan detail how Apple Valley will make facilities, programs, services, activities, and events accessible to handicapped people, according to a statement on the town’s website. Town officials are asking for comments from residents …
Read More »Industrial building slated for Rancho Cucamonga
Construction has begun on Arrow Business Center, a 49,291-square-foot industrial building in Rancho Cucamonga. The Class-A warehouse distribution facility, which is being developed at 11770 Arrow Route, is expected to be ready for occupancy in September, according to a statement. The project is less than a mile and a half from …
Read More »High Desert mall gets specialty retailer
BoxLunch, a specialty retailer that sells merchandise with a pop culture theme, has opened a store at the Mall of Victor Valley. The 2,625-square-foot store near the mall’s Center Court began operating Jan. 21 and Jan. 22, said Terry Relf, the mall’s senior marketing manager. “That was their grand opening, …
Read More »San Bernardino County holds PIT count
A record 800 volunteers, including 300 county employees, participated in San Bernardino County’s 2023 Point-In-Time Count. The early morning count on Jan. 26 was part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s annual one-day effort to determine the country’s homeless population, according to a statement on the county’s …
Read More »The project’s name is BIG, for a good reason
Barstow International Gateway, a planned $1.5 billion rail yard, and warehouse-distribution facility, could double that city’s population and over time transform not just Barstow but the High Desert, according to its proponents. Barstow’s days as a High Desert city best known for being a stopping point between Southern …
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