When Kathy Graham was looking to purchase a building for her expanding Budget Blinds franchise in Palm Springs, she knew that she would need a commercial loan. The building she was already occupying was perfect, but a new showroom was desperately needed. For years, Graham had dreamed of creating full …
Read More »Another Habit for Upland
The Habit, the Irvine-based hamburger restaurant chain, is opening its second location in Upland. The restaurant, at 1213 W. Foothill Blvd., officially opened Wednesday, according to a company statement. The chain, formally known as The Habit Burger Grill, has operated a restaurant at the Colonies Crossroads Shopping Center next to …
Read More »Free sandbags in Moreno Valley
Moreno Valley is really getting out in front of El Nino. First, the city asked for volunteers to fill sandbags in anticipation of the massive rainstorms predicted for this winter. Now, it’s offering those sandbags to its residents, free of charge. The city is making the bags available through April …
Read More »Council member sought
Coachella is looking for someone to fill its vacated City Council seat. As of this Tuesday morning, no one had applied to fill the spot left by former Councilwoman Maggie Zepeda, who stepped down last month for personal reasons, Deputy City Clerk Andrea Carranza said. However, the deadline to apply …
Read More »Strike vote at CSUSB continues
Faculty at Cal State University San Bernardino continued to vote Tuesday on whether to approve a strike. The vote, which is being conducted at all 23 California State University campuses, is scheduled to last through Oct. 28, said Marcia Marx, president of the local chapter of the California Faculty Association. …
Read More »Are We Going to Fall For It?
Ed Hoffman Last week, the President announced that he will keep nearly 10,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan through most of next year, and then scale back to 5,500 when he leaves office in 2017. By doing this, Obama defaults on his promise to end the war on his watch, and …
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