Ontario-based Citizens Business Bank has opened a bank in Santa Barbara, continuing the financial institution’s move into the Santa Barbara County-Ventura County market it began nearly one year ago. The new branch, which opened Jan. 11, employs four people and is being led by Phil Morreale, senior vice president with …
Read More »Website Devoted to El Nino
Riverside has set up a website that provides information regarding El Nino. The site, riversideca.gov/elnino, is designed to help residents and businesses prepare for heavy amounts of rain as well as the aftermath of a storm, said Phil Pitchford, spokesman for the city. It also tells people where they can get …
Read More »Firefighters Raise Money for Charity
Redlands Fire Station 261 will donate $5,000 to Inland Women Fighting Cancer Believe Walk, the annual fundraiser conducted by Stater Bros. Charities’ that raises money for cancer centers and cancer-fighting organizations in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The firefighters recently conducted a pink ribbon t-shirt campaign to raise awareness about …
Read More »Southern California Housing Continues to Shine
The Southern California housing market got even hotter in December, as the price of a single-family home reached its highest point in more than eight years. The median price of a single-family home last month was $443,000, a 6.7 percent year-over-year increase and the highest price recorded in the region …
Read More »Questioning the Prisoner Swap
By Ed Hoffman There’s a lot to celebrate when it comes to the release of the four Americans wrongfully imprisoned in Iran, but there’s also much to criticize. Christians in America are celebrating the release of Pastor Saeed Abedini, and they should. Media figures are celebrating the release of Washington …
Read More »No-Burn Alert in Place
The South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a residential no-burn alert for today and Wednesday for the non-desert portions of Riverside, San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties and all of Orange County. That means residents in those areas are prohibited from burning wood in their fireplaces, either indoors or …
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