Nearly 120 new homes are on the way in a 20-acre master-planned community in Palm Springs. SunCal, a real estate developer that specializes in master-planned communities, sold 119 home lots in Escena Palm Springs to Toll Brothers, a developer of luxury homes, according to a statement. Cost of the transaction …
Read More »ONT posts solid January
Ontario International Airport is off to a good start in 2025. More than 475,000 passengers passed through the airport in January, a 1.2 percent year-over-year increase, and the facility’s 47th consecutive month of passenger growth, according to a statement on the airports’ website. The domestic passenger count reached nearly 435,000, …
Read More »Bill would give Eastvale one ZIP code
Two Inland Empire representatives have reintroduced a bill that, if passed, will give Eastvale one ZIP code. Since its incorporation 14 years ago, the city’s multiple zip codes has caused confusion among some businesses and residents, according to multiple reports. The bill by Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona, and Norma Torres, …
Read More »Economist: AI likely a threat to Inland jobs
The Inland Empire economy faces a dire threat from artificial intelligence, more so than other parts of California due to the fact that the two-county region has so many service sector jobs, according to a local economist. “AI is not coming, it’s already here, and it’s a direct threat to …
Read More »UCR receives most applicants ever
UC Riverside has received a record number applicants for the fall 2025 semester. The number of first-year applicants – 70,578 – was a 23.2 percent increase year-over-year, and the most ever received by the school since it opened in 1954, according to a statement on the university’s website. This increase …
Read More »Settlement paves way for Palm Springs Plaza Theatre to reopen
A legal issue between Palm Springs and a downtown restaurant that could have delayed the opening of the restored Plaza Theatre has been settled. The dispute involved the city’s efforts to widen to 20 feet a 10-foot easement leading into Kalura Trattoria, an Italian restaurant at 124 S. Palm Canyon Drive, …
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