The Riverside County Board of Supervisors has approved pay raises to several elected officials. The plan was approved 3-2 Tuesday, with board members Jeff Stone and Kevin Jeffries casting the dissenting votes, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. Sheriff Stan Sniff, who currently earns $223,166 annually, will have his …
Read More »Industrial park changes hands
A three-building industrial park in Ontario has been sold. Airport Distribution Center was purchased by Guthrie Development Co. and an unnamed investment partner for $20.25 million, said Rob Guthrie, president of the Newport Beach-based company. Panattoni Development in Newport Beach was the seller. CBRE Group Inc. Ontario represented Panattoni Development …
Read More »Tune in to The Main Event this Saturday morning at 9:30 on AM590
Tune in to The Main Event this Saturday morning at 9:30 on AM590 with host Ed Hoffman, as he discusses national, regional and local current events in addition to trends in the local real estate market. Ed delivers intelligent radio with unique, witty and irreverent flair. This week’s show opens …
Read More »Hemet drops its fire department
Hemet has agreed to contract with Riverside County for its fire and paramedic services. By a 3-2 vote, the city council Tuesday put an end to the city’s 106-year-old fire department, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. Council members also agreed, by the same margin, to make its last, …
Read More »Consumer spending drops
U.S consumers cut their spending slightly during 2013, the first drop in overall spending in three years. Average expenditures last year among “consumer units” – mostly families and singles – was $51,1000, down 0.7 percent from 2012, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Labor. Consumers increased …
Read More »Nurses stage protest
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center nurses protested today outside the San Bernardino County Government Center regarding stalled contract negotiations. The nurses, all members of the California Nurses Association, maintain that the delay at the Colton hospital is putting patients there in harms way, according to a report in the Inland Valley …
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