A single fire protection district service zone would be more equitable and create more revenue, officials say. San Bernardino County is looking to restructure the way some of its residents pay for fire protection and emergency medical services. Under a proposal that the Board of Supervisors is scheduled to discuss …
Read More »Amazon to open facility at March Air Reserve Base
Amazon will open an air gateway at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside. The facility, which will supplement the online retail company’s operations at Ontario International Airport, is expected to create several hundred jobs, according to a statement. It will include daily flights and a facility for sorting packages. The …
Read More »State housing slowdown predicted
California’s housing market is expected to weaken next year, the result of high prices that will keep buying a home out of reach for many people, according to a report. Home sales are also expected to decline next year for the first time in four years, the California Association of …
Read More »Corona councilman retires
Corona City Councilman Dick Haley has left office. Haley, who suffered a brain hemorrhage in a fall last month, tendered his resignation Oct. 4, according to a statement on the city’s website. “After discussions with and the advice of two neurologists, my family physician and my family, I have come …
Read More »SCAG appoints Interim Executive Director
Darin Chidsey has been appointed interim executive director of the Southern California Association of Governments. A 13-year association employee, Chidsey was most recently the agency’s chief operating officer, according to a statement. He replaces Hasan Ikhrata, who recently agreed to head the San Diego Association of Governments. An ad hoc …
Read More »Inland Empire credit unions add membership
More than 18,400 consumers joined an Inland Empire-based credit during the year that ended June 30, a move percent year-over-year increase, according to a report by the California Credit Union League. At the end of the second quarter, total credit union membership in Riverside and San Bernardino counties exceeded 366,000 …
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