In San Bernardino, 2023 might be remembered as the year the Carousel Mall and a wrecking ball finally got together. Interior gutting and stripping of the abandoned downtown property started in February, nearly six years after the mall shut down for good following years of dwindling crowds, lost tenants, and …
Read More »ONT expects rise in holiday travel
Ontario International Airport is predicting a 13.5 percent year-over-year increase in holiday travel. More than 343,000 passengers are expected to pass through the airport between Dec. 18 and Jan. 4, with peak travel – 20,000 passengers – on Dec. 22 and Dec. 23, according to a statement on the airport’s …
Read More »Tinoco named Riverside County’s registrar of voters
Art Tinoco has been named Riverside County’s registrar of voters. Tinoco, who has been interim registrar for the past two months, was named permanent registrar by the board of supervisors on Dec. 12, according to a statement on the county’s website. “After conducting a recruitment, it became clear that we …
Read More »San Bernardino County’s Public Works Director set to retire
Brendon Biggs is stepping down as San Bernardino County’s public works director. A county employee since 1991, Biggs has held several positions during that time, including supervising project design engineer, division chief of transportation planning, and deputy director of operations, according to a statement on the county’s website. In 2019, …
Read More »San Bernardino County celebrates Brightline funding
San Bernardino County officials gathered on Dec. 11 at the future site of the Brightline West high-speed rail project station in Rancho Cucamonga, days after the Biden Administration announced it would provide $3 billion to help pay for the project. The funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which will provide …
Read More »Grant will help city lighten traffic on I-15
Corona will receive a $14 million state grant that will help ease traffic on Interstate 15 within the city. The money will pay for a toll-free deceleration lane north of the Ontario Avenue exit in Corona, which will reduce traffic and collisions at no extra cost to commuters, according to …
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