Stater Bros. will present a $50,000 check this week to a charity that supports families that have lost a loved one serving in the U.S. military. PepsiCo’s fourth annual Rolling Remembrance relay is scheduled to arrive at the company’s corporate headquarters and distribution center at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, 301 S. …
Read More »Riverside picks interim city manager
Lee McDougal has been named Riverside’s interim city manager. McDougal, who held the same title three years ago, was scheduled to begin work Monday, according to a statement on the city’s website. He replaces John A. Russo, whose employment was terminated by the city council last week. McDougal spent 18 …
Read More »Palm Springs ballot measure will decide fate of short-term rentals
The city already has an ordinance that places severe restrictions on the practice, but critics say it’s not enough. On June 5, Palm Springs voters will decide whether to ban short-term vacation rentals in their city’s residential neighborhoods. Measure C would prohibit the rental of an apartment or single-family residence …
Read More »Restaurant chain to open another IE store
Luna Grill, the Mediterranean food restaurant chain, will open a location next month in Redlands. The restaurant, scheduled to open in May, will be at 502 N. Eureka St. in the Redlands Packing House District, according to a statement released Wednesday. It will be the San Diego-based chain’s 44th restaurant …
Read More »State jobless rate stays low despite loss of jobs
California’s unemployment rate remained at a record-low 4.3 percent in March, despite the loss of 7,200 non-agricultural jobs, according to data released Friday. Eight of the state’s 11 economic sectors lost jobs last month, including construction, which lost 4,400 jobs, and trade, transportation and utilities, which dropped 1,900 jobs, the …
Read More »Esri employee wins media award
Allen Carroll, head of Esri’s creative maps team, has won the American Association of Geographers’ 2018 Media Achievement Award. Carroll and his associates created a series of story map web applications used by the public and private sector. Those applications pass along information using “interactive online maps and multimedia content,” …
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