Banning City Manager Andy Takata has been fired. In a closed session during Tuesday’s council meeting, council members voted unanimously to dismiss Takata, effective immediately, according to a report originally published in The Press-Enterprise. The council then issued a statement, read by the city’s contract attorney, declaring they had lost …
Read More »U.S. sales down slightly
National retail sales took a slight dip last week. With demand varying in different retail categories, sales dropped 1.5 percent nationwide for the week ending March 22 compared with the previous week, according to data released Tuesday by the International Council of Shopping Centers in New York. The good news …
Read More »State Senate seat filled
Assemblyman Mike Morrell has won the special election for the State Senate’s District 23 seat. Morrell, R-Rancho Cucamonga, held commanding leads late Tuesday in Riverside and San Bernardino counties of 60 and 64 percent of the vote respectively, according to multiple published reports. Morrell defeated four other candidates and avoided …
Read More »Walmart looking at La Verne site
Walmart might be coming to La Verne. Not a regular Walmart, but a Walmart Neighborhood Market that would sell groceries almost exclusively, said Hal Fredericksen, La Verne’s community development director. The store will be located in the Foothill Plaza, a small shopping center at the northwest corner of Foothill Boulevard …
Read More »Land purchase means homes for Chino Hills
An Irvine homebuilder will build 94 single-family homes in Chino Hills. The Stratham Group of Companies has bought an 11.8 acre parcel on the east end of the city for an undisclosed sum, said Les Whittlesey, founding principal with WD Land in Irvine. WD Land helped arrange the sale, which …
Read More »Panel to discuss Mo Valley logistics project
NAIOP Inland Empire will host panel discussion on a 1.5-million-square-foot industrial project planned for Moreno Valley. The build-to-suit project is being developed by Panattoni Development in Newport Beach, according to NAIOP Inland Empire. The tenant has not been identified, but it is reportedly in the top 30 of the Fortune …
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