Connie Raya is Omnitrans’ new maintenance director. Raya spent 25 years working for Orange County Transportation Authority before joining Omnitrans, San Bernardino County’s largest public transportation agency, according to a statement. She will oversee the 108 employees responsible for keeping Omnitrans’ 108 buses and 25 support vehicles running. Raya, who …
Read More »Inland office market holds steady
It was business as usual for the Inland Empire office market during the first three months of 2018: steady growth, but nothing spectacular. Vacancy was 9.5 percent, down 1.2 percent from the first quarter of 2017, according to Newmark Knight Frank’s first quarter office report for Riverside and San Bernardino …
Read More »Apartment rents keep rising
Apartment rental rates nationwide rose in March, the first increase since last summer, according to data released Tuesday. The average rent last month was $1,371, a $4 increase from February, Santa Barbara-based Yardi Matrix reported in it monthly analysis of the U.S. multifamily market. Year-over-year, rents grew 2.5 percent but …
Read More »Exceeding Expectations
By Tim Kolacz Isn’t it fun to go into a store when you are looking for a fight over a product that you think you got the short end of the stick on, only to receive the best customer service of your life? Or when you order from your favorite …
Read More »Walk to benefit McDonald’s charity
The annual 5-k Inland Empire Walk for Kids is scheduled to be held Sunday. The event, which benefits the Inland Empire Ronald McDonald House, is looking to raise $250,000, according to a statement. All of the money raised will go to local families. The 40-year-old charity is a “home away …
Read More »Acquitted Colonies defendant sues SB County
A former defendant in the Colonies corruption trial has filed a $50 million malicious prosecution lawsuit against multiple defendants, including San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos and former state Attorneys General Jerry Brown and Kamala Harris. The 56-page suit, filed Monday by Rancho Cucamonga developer Jeff Burum in U.S. …
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