The Inland Empire housing market is doing a good job of ridding itself of its distressed properties. The percentage of distressed properties sold in Riverside and San Bernardino counties in August was 11.4 percent, down from its peak of 76.3 percent in February 2009, according to data released Wednesday by …
Read More »Local Credit Union has Solid Quarter
Riverside-based Altura Credit Union has reported a net income of $1.6 million and total assets of $1.1 billion for the third quarter of this year. The report is Altura’s first quarterly data since its merger with Visterra Credit Union became official August 1, so these results can’t be compared with …
Read More »Cal State Faculty Votes to Strike
California State University faculty members have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike in their battle over a pay dispute. Members of the California Faculty Association voted 94.4 percent in favor of a strike if their request for a five percent pay increase is not met, association officials announced Wednesday during …
Read More »Inland Hospitals Receive Safety Recognition
Three Kaiser Permanente hospitals in the Inland Empire have received an “A” rating in safety from a national non-profit organization that promotes safety and quality care in U.S. hospitals. Kaiser-Permanente’s Ontario, Fontana and Riverside hospitals were among 13 of that organization’s Southern California facilities that were recognized by The Leapfrog …
Read More »Boycott Tarantino
By Ed Hoffman As listeners of my radio program know, I’m a dedicated movie buff. While other radio hosts begin their shows with a signature song, I start mine with an audio clip from a feature film; I personally select each one, and it is always applicable to something we’ll …
Read More »Housing Development to Break Ground
A groundbreaking is scheduled Thursday on the first phase a large master-planned community in Corona. Terramor will consist 1,443 single-family lots, most of which will be set aside for residents 55 and older, according to a statement released Tuesday by Foremost Cos. in Corona, the project’s developer. The project will …
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