International traffic has been driving the engine recently at Ontario International Airport, increasing steadily during the last year or so. That trend went away in May. The airport’s two international carriers – AeroMexico and Volaris, both of which have regular flights to and from Mexico – experienced an 18.8 percent …
Read More »Following Great Britain’s Lead
By Ed Hoffman Last week, I opened my radio show with the song “We’re Not Gonna Take It” from The Who’s musical “Tommy” and explained that it was apropos because that’s what the British citizens said to the European Union on June 23. Brexit is significant because it signals that …
Read More »Base Conversion Company Makes Appointment
Stirling Capital Investments, the company that is developing the Southern California Logistics Centre and Global Access in Victorville at the former George Air Force Base, has named Anita Tuckerman its vice president of asset services and corporate relations. Tuckerman will manage Stirling Capital’s real estate investments and be in charge …
Read More »Local Foreclosures Keep Dropping
Foreclosures in the Inland Empire dropped slightly in April. The foreclosure rate on outstanding mortgage loans in Riverside and San Bernardino counties fell 0.18 percent compared with April 2015, to a total of 0.61 percent, Irvine-based CoreLogic reported Tuesday. That was below the national rate of foreclosures – 1.03 percent …
Read More »Brown Approves Budget
Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed a $171 billion budget that increases assistance to poor people and sends more money to universities. The spending plan, which Brown signed without using a line-item veto, also places $2 billion in the state’s rainy day fund, which ls meant to be a safety …
Read More »A Warning: Fireworks are Illegal Almost Everywhere in IE
Just as they do every year at this time, the fire departments of Riverside and San Bernardino counties are issuing warnings regarding the use of fireworks on the Fourth of July. Except for a few cities in both jurisdictions, fireworks – including sparklers – are illegal in both counties all …
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