The Building Industry Association of Southern California has formed its own charitable foundation. The nonprofit Builders for Better Communities Foundation will partner with homebuilding industry members who support education programs that help better communities, according to a statement. The foundation will focus on the association’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative, …
Read More »Vacant MoVal restaurant to get new tenant
A Mexican food restaurant chain has purchased a fully-equipped restaurant in Moreno Valley. Kalaveras Mexican Cuisine & Bar bought a former Woody’s Restaurant for $2.7 million, according to Progressive Real Estate Partners in Rancho Cucamonga. The restaurant, at 23060 Alessandro Blvd., covers 8,900 square feet and has been vacant since …
Read More »Palm Spring says proposed campus is too small
College of the Desert wants to build a campus in Palm Springs, something the city has wanted for a long time. But what’s being proposed now isn’t satisfactory, according to city officials. Palm Springs officials have responded to the College of The Desert’s latest proposal for a long-planned campus …
Read More »Riverside’s green vehicles earn top honor
Riverside has been recognized for having the top fleet of green vehicles in North America by the NAFA Fleet Management Association. “Riverside has made ‘going green’ a part of our city’s identity, and the green fleet award is the latest recognition of those efforts,” Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson said in …
Read More »Wilhite to fill SB County position
Christopher Wilhite has been named San Bernardino County’s assessor-recorder. Wilhite has spent more than 22 years in public service in the assessor-recorder-clerk’s office as lead appraiser, according to a statement on the county’s website. He replaces Robert Dutton, who passed away in June. Dutton won the June primary for the …
Read More »Takano praises MoVal homeless programs
Rep. Mark Takano, D-Riverside, met with Moreno Valley Mayor Yxstian Gutierrez and a Salvation Army official about possibly expanding the city’s homeless services program. Takano heard a presentation from Salvation Army Capt. David Cain about the city’s Homeless to Work program, which allows homeless people to work part-time beautifying Moreno …
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