Both Riverside and San Bernardino counties are claiming progress in their efforts to reduce their homeless populations, according to data released this month. Riverside County identified 3,990 people who were living in a homeless shelter or on the street during its annual Point-in-Time Count, which county officials and a team …
Read More »Morongo tribe makes donations
The Morongo Band of Mission Indians has donated nearly $400,000 to 80 nonprofit organizations throughout the Inland Empire. The donations – $5,000 to each entity – were announced during the recent Morongo Community Outreach Awards Luncheon, according to a statement on the tribe’s website. Collectively, the groups provide multiple services …
Read More »Inland hospital gets renewable energy system
An Inland Empire hospital is being powered by what is reportedly the largest hospital-based, renewable energy microgrid system in the United States. Kaiser Permanente Ontario Medical Center is getting an extra two megawatts of solar-generated power from the new system, and nine megawatt hours of non-lithium battery storage capacity, according …
Read More »Home prices will stay down during the rest of 2205, report says
U.S. home prices will flatten in the third quarter and be down one percent year-over-year by the end of the fourth quarter, a well-known commercial real estate brokerage has predicted. If that forecast holds true, it will be a major reversal from the past few years: aside from a brief …
Read More »ONT has 50th straight month of passenger growth
Ontario International Airport accommodated 575,623 passengers in April, a 0.4 percent year-over-year increase, according to a report. That marks the 50th consecutive month the airport’s passenger count has grown, a streak that began in March 2021, the Ontario International Airport Authority reported May 22. Domestic passengers – 539,067 – were …
Read More »Markin wins international award
Matthew Markin, an academic advisor at Cal State San Bernardino, has been recognized for promoting global collaboration in that discipline. An advisor in the university’s Office of Academic Success and Undergraduate Advising, Markin was awarded the Charlie Nutt Award for Promoting and Supporting International Collaboration in Academic Advising, according to …
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