Toni Lewis has retired as Fontana’s city clerk. Lewis, who served four consecutive four-year terms, stepped down Feb. 2, according to a statement on the city’s website. “As a lifetime resident of Fontana, it has been an honor and privilege to have served as your elected city clerk for the …
Read More »Grants will help Inland nonprofits provide COVID vaccines
Ten Inland Empire nonprofits have received grants from Health Net that will help increase vaccinations in communities hit hard by COVID. Those grants are part of $4.5 donation Health Net is making statewide to more than 80 nonprofits to increase vaccine equity, according to a statement. “After serving California’s most vulnerable …
Read More »City-owned airport tops two million passengers
Palm Springs International Airport accommodated more than two million passengers in 2021. Total passenger count at the airport was 2,092,943, a 67 percent year-over-year increase, according to a statement on the city’s website. The city-owned airport also set monthly passenger records during the last eight months of the year, attracting …
Read More »CSUSB to mark student union expansion
Cal State San Bernardino will hold a grand opening ceremony to mark the $90 million expansion of Santos Manuel Student Union. The ribbon-cutting, scheduled to be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 17, will officially open the three-story, 120,000 square-foot project, according to a statement on the university’s …
Read More »Citizens Business Bank earns another high ranking from Forbes
Citizens Business Bank has again been listed by Forbes among the best banks in the United States. The Ontario-based bank ranked fourth on Forbes’ list of the 100 largest publicly traded banks nationwide, based on asset size, according CVB Financial Corp., the bank’s holding company. This is the sixth time …
Read More »The Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs is about to get a major overhaulf
Closed since 2014, a massive restoration was derailed by COVID-19 but is now back on track thanks to a $5 million donation. The next steps are to finish fundraising and come up with some plans. Backers of the restoration of the Plaza Theatre in downtown Palm Springs got …
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