Brian Fallon has been named chief of the Victorville Fire Department. Fallon, who joined Victorville Fire in September as a battalion chief after spending 16 years with Rancho Cucamonga Fire, took over as head of the department June 3, according to a statement. “Brian is proof that we have great …
Read More »Laurel named Riverside mayor’s chief of staff
Elisa Laurel has been named Riverside Mayor Patricia Locke Dawson’s chief of staff. Laurel, who most recently served as public information officer for the Western Riverside Council of Governments, replaces the retired Teresa Rosales, according to a statement on the city’s website. An Inland Empire native and Riverside resident, Laurel …
Read More »Coachella Valley apartments change hands
Three apartment complexes in the Coachella Valley have been sold for $3.8 million. The properties, at 3760 and 4022 E. Calle De Carlos in Palm Springs and 78981 Savanna La Mar Drive in Bermuda Dunes, were bought by a local private investor whose name was not released, according to a …
Read More »San Bernardino will use grant to hire economic consultant
San Bernardino has received a $150,000 grant from the Irvine Foundation that will help pay for an economic consultant. Bruce Katz, director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab at Drexel University in Philadelphia, will develop an investment plan that will help the city match its financial needs with public and …
Read More »Major Ontario apartment complex is sold
A Chicago-based real estate investment company has purchased a 736-unit apartment complex in Ontario. Waterton, which specializes in multifamily, senior living and hospitality projects, bought Terracina 3303 S. Archibald Ave., for an undisclosed sum, according to a statement on the company’s website. The 41.3-acre community, which will be rebranded as …
Read More »Ontario to be home to mega Amazon facility
Amazon is building a 4.1-million-square-foot warehouse distribution facility in Ontario. The five-story project will reportedly employ 1,500 people and be the online retail company’s largest logistics facility anywhere in the world, according to multiple reports. ProLogis Inc., a San Francisco-based real estate trust, is building the project in the southwest …
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