The region’s industrial sector is expected to be strong again next year, although 2015 might be difficult to match, especially in absorption. Much depends on whether the demand for large e-commerce centers remains strong, according to several brokers. Two thousand and fifteen has been a banner year for the Inland …
Read More »Economy Adds Jobs
The U.S. economy added 211,000 new jobs in November, the result of increased consumer spending and an expansion of the construction industry, among other factors. Overall, unemployment remained at 5 percent last month, a 7.5 year low, even as more U.S. residents began to look for work, according to data …
Read More »On The Move
Fontana Mayor Acquanetta Warren was honored recently with a 2015 Health Champion Award for Southern California Elected Officials. Warren received the award, which is given out by the California Center for Public Health Advocacy, at the Nov. 24 city council meeting, according to a city statement. Every year the center …
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Moreno Valley Mayor Pro Tem Yxstian Gutierrez recently attended USC’s Sol Price School of Public Policy Executive Education Forum. Gutierrez, a council member since 2013, attended the two-day event to improve his knowledge of public policy issues and policy direction, according to a city statement. The forum deals with a …
Read More »Inland Empire Foreclosures Fall
Foreclosure rates in the Inland Empire dropped slightly in September compared with one year earlier. Foreclosures among outstanding mortgage loans in Riverside and San Bernardino counties in September was 0.71 percent, a drop of 0.23 percent compared with September 2014, according to data released Thursday by CoreLogic in Irvine. The …
Read More »The Newest California Tax Scheme: Jacking Your Water Rates
Earlier this year the State of California mandated that public water agencies throughout the state implement reductions in water use by 25 percent statewide from 2013 levels due to the ongoing drought. Many water agencies were required to reduce water consumption by as much as 36 percent. The state surpassed …
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