Twenty four people have applied to fill a vacant seat on the Temecula City Council. The seat, vacated by Chuck Washington last month when he was appointed to fill an open seat on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, will be filled by appointment rather than with a special election, …
Read More »Celebrating Our Achievements
By Ed Hoffman On April 8, 1864, the United States Senate passed the 13th amendment to the Constitution. That means this month marks 151 years since our Senate voted to abolish the abhorrent practices of slavery and involuntary servitude. But the milestones don’t end there; April 9 marks 150 years …
Read More »Tax returns could boost retail sales
U.S. retailers are probably looking forward to Wednesday when income tax season officially ends. Sixty six percent of all U.S. consumers expect to receive a tax refund this year, according to data released Monday by the International Council of Shopping Centers. When asked how they plan to spend their extra …
Read More »Upgrade for premier IE mall
A little more than 10 years after it opened, Victoria Gardens is getting an overhaul. The high-end, open-air shopping mall in Rancho Cucamonga is undergoing major upgrades, including new building facades, more patio dining, wider sidewalks and resting spaces called “parklets,” according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. Most of …
Read More »Rail system between Redlands and San Bernardino moves forward
The long-planned project has cleared its environmental hurdles and been cleared to begin design and construction. Proponents hope it will not only lessen traffic in both communities but attract commercial development along its route as well. How much the latter happens is open to debate, says one local retail broker. …
Read More »Pomona Unified to lay off employees
Nine employees of the Pomona Unified School District who work in child development will no longer be district employees by the end of June. All of the employees – eight child care assistants and a medical technician – lack the certification needed for the jobs they now hold and will …
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