Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA) articles from April 2005

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA) archives from April 2005

Inland Empire developers plan 10,243 homes.
April 26, 2005... Byline: Joe Florkowski Apr. 26--Developers pulled permits to build homes in the Inland Empire for the first quarter of this year at about the same rate they did for the first quarter last year, industry data show. Developers pulled...

Riverside site proposed for Homeland Security complex.
April 26, 2005... Byline: Sue Doyle Apr. 26--RIVERSIDE -- The Inland Empire Homeland Security Task Force is heading to Sacramento to lobby for a Riverside County-based training center for domestic security preparedness. The Ben Clark Training Center,...

Chino to get street face-lift.
April 26, 2005... Byline: Mason Stockstill Apr. 26--CHINO -- City residents can soon look forward to a smoother ride. Chino workers will be repaving several streets in the western part of the city in the coming weeks, with more on the way. City...

Cucamonga teachers give their OK to new contract.
April 26, 2005... Byline: Molly R. Okeon Apr. 26--RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- About three-fourths of the Cucamonga School District teachers' union voted in favor of a tentative agreement that will save the jobs of 31 teachers and the district's physical education...

Admiration for administration.
April 25, 2005... Byline: Joe Florkowski Apr. 25--CHINO -- John Driscoll often finds himself in a bind every year at this time. Driscoll, president of a financial services company in Chino, will search for a gift for his assistant in honor of...

Norco gets new trash program.
April 25, 2005... Byline: Sue Doyle Apr. 25--NORCO -- A new trash pickup program rolls into town July 11. The program, approved by the City Council this week, will allow homeowners to replace their seven trash cans with one 96-gallon plastic bin. ...

Minutemen shift focus to target employers.
April 19, 2005... Byline: Sara A. Carter Apr. 19--A citizens' group patrolling a 23-mile stretch of the Arizona-Mexico border to keep out illegal immigrants announced Monday that it will shift its focus to employers who hire such immigrants. Jim...

Preserve houses sell fast.
April 18, 2005... Byline: Joe Florkowski Apr. 18--CHINO -- Want to buy a home in the master-planned community the Preserve? Better be quick. Since home builders began releasing homes for sale in February, each release has sold out within a few days...

Conference shows Pomona still able to grow.
April 14, 2005... Byline: Joe Florkowski Apr. 14--POMONA -- Real-estate experts were upbeat about the future of industrial, office and retail development in Pomona at a conference Wednesday. Industrial growth probably will lead the way, but all areas...

Gas cost hits other sectors of market.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Lisa Mascaro Apr. 11--Gasoline prices soared an average of 19 cents in the past three weeks because of high crude oil prices, growing demand and higher refining costs, an industry analyst said Sunday. The average retail price...

Nursing students study toxic plants.
April 11, 2005... Byline: Sue Doyle Apr. 11--RIVERSIDE -- There are those who boast about their prize-winning roses or bountiful fruit trees, but at Riverside Community College, they are most proud of their poison garden. Armed and dangerous? Not...

Young community considers new zoning restrictions.
April 11, 2005... Byline: L.C. Greene Apr. 11--EASTVALE -- Enforceable limits on RV parking and how long trashcans can be left out could be coming soon to the emerging community of Eastvale. County planners expect to present a rough draft of proposed...

Border Patrol union says overtime cap affects jobs.
April 8, 2005... Byline: Brenda Gazzar Apr. 8--As civilian Minuteman Project volunteers this month push for stricter enforcement at the Arizona-Mexico border, the union representing Border Patrol agents says a law changing the overtime cap for them makes...

Biology building synthesizes "green" energy.
April 8, 2005... Byline: Jason Newell Apr. 8--CLAREMONT -- Waterless urinals, lights that think for themselves and a frozen underground "swimming pool" that cools the air. Those are just a few of the features that Pomona College officials say make...

Fewer qualify for median-priced homes.
April 8, 2005... Byline: Michael Rappaport Apr. 8--The Inland Empire has long been the source of affordable housing for California buyers. Those days are disappearing fast, according to numbers released Thursday by the California Association of...

Sheep manicure Chino Hills.
April 8, 2005... Byline: Amy Frye Apr. 8--It's that time of year when Chino Hills residents start counting sheep -- in their back yards, not bedrooms. Grazing along the city's hillsides, the animals have drawn more than a few curious looks from...

Sunterra, Southwest Gas at different end of ratings.
April 7, 2005... Byline: John G. Edwards Apr. 7--Southern Nevada is home to a top-rated small, publicly traded company, Sunterra Corp., and a low-rated public company, Southwest Gas Corp. Bloomberg News compiled average analyst ratings in the Russell...

O.C. man to lead valley chamber.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Mason Stockstill Apr. 4--CHINO -- Andy Ronquillo knew he had a great opportunity when he heard the Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce was looking for a new executive director. Ronquillo, who worked for two chambers in Orange...

Counties seek rail funding.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Sue Doyle Apr. 4--With U.S. trade expected to triple in the next 20 years, local counties are lobbying the federal government for $900 million to improve rail systems and prevent freight trains from causing further traffic...

Pomona looks at waste station.
April 4, 2005... Byline: Monica Rodriguez Apr. 4--POMONA -- Jesus Reveldes doesn't want to see another waste transfer station coming to his neighborhood on the eastern end of Pomona. It's bad enough having one transfer station a few blocks from his...

'Minutemen' wage immigration battle at border.
April 1, 2005... Byline: Sara A. Carter Apr. 1--Where the Sonoran desert rolls into the Arizona line, thousands of Minuteman volunteers will wage a political battle to stop illegal immigrants from crossing the porous border. Unlike their historical...