Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA) articles from May 2007

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA) archives from May 2007

Pomona project pits preservation against progress.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Monica Rodriguez May 31--POMONA, Calif. -- If the wrecking ball takes down a series of buildings along West Second Street to make room for a proposed two-building, five-story development, part of Pomona's history may be lost,...

Home prices keep rising.
May 30, 2007... Byline: Michael Rappaport May 30--No one is buying homes. No one is building homes. But home prices are continuing to rise. Except for a little exaggeration in two of the three previous statements, that's the state of the California...

Once a student ... now a teacher.
May 29, 2007... Byline: Mark Petix May 29--POMONA, Calif. -- When Francisco Bustos' career as a professional-soccer player ended with two badly broken ribs and he decided to become a teacher, all roads led back to Garey High School. He now teaches...

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif., David Allen column.
May 25, 2007... Byline: David Allen May 25--BRITISH-OWNED MARKET TO INVADE SAN DIMAS: The only thing some of us know about Tesco, the U.K.-based grocery chain, is that a 2006 song by British pop singer Lily Allen managed to brilliantly rhyme "Tesco"...

As gas prices rise, fuel tanks tempt thieves.
May 25, 2007... Byline: Megan Blaney May 25--Locks for gas tanks were invented during the Great Depression when desperate financial situations drove people to steal gas from their neighbors' tanks. These preventive devices are still sold in stores...

City considering bigger police and fire station.
May 23, 2007... Byline: Will Bigham May 23--LA VERNE -- Plans to build a new police and fire station on city-owned land near Arrow Highway are being seriously considered by city officials. The city's current downtown facility, a 22,000-square-foot...

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif., business briefs column.(Column)
May 22, 2007... May 22--CHAMBER RECOGNIZES BANK VICE PRESIDENT: Jamil Dada, vice president of Provident Bank and a longtime voice for Inland-area businesses and economic development, was one of five people recognized Monday by the California Chamber of...

What rights do bloggers have?
May 22, 2007... Byline: Megan Blaney May 22--"Because of technology, even individuals who don't have money can express their views," said UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh, who has a group blog, The Volokh Conspiracy. "There is no downside." Online...

I.E. trumps state in jobs.
May 19, 2007... Byline: Michael Rappaport May 19--The April job picture in the Inland Empire was "shockingly strong," but in the rest of the state it wasn't so terrific. That was the reaction to numbers released Friday by the state Employment...

100 fans feel fulfilled at new Chick-fil-A.
May 18, 2007... Byline: Megan Blaney May 18--REDLANDS -- A tent city sprang up overnight in a most unlikely place -- the parking lot of Citrus Plaza retail center. And the reason its inhabitants chose to spend the night sleeping on concrete was even...

Norco conservancy step closer to purchasing land.
May 18, 2007... Byline: Megan Blaney May 18--NORCO -- A recently-formed land conservancy took a big step closer Thursday night toward purchasing a large chunk of privately owned land and turning it into open space. With a rousing round of "ayes,"...

Exhibits extol agriculture.
May 17, 2007... Byline: Sahra Susman May 17--POMONA -- On one table, a red barn nestled against a mountain range fashioned from painted paper bags illustrates how water flows down to farms where food is grown. A bit farther down, a green cardboard...

Chick-fil-A draws Redlands line.
May 17, 2007... Byline: Michael Rappaport May 17--REDLANDS -- William Crum grew up in South Carolina, where he attended The Citadel. But when he got the chance after three years with the company to get a Chick-fil-A franchise, Crum didn't want to...

Norco, steakhouse stuck in an impasse.
May 17, 2007... Byline: Andrea Bennett May 17--NORCO -- City officials say they have thrown in the towel on negotiations with Maverick Steakhouse owner Rob Koziel. Jim Daniels, community development director, told planning commissioners that he and...

Study: 'Rich' not what it once was in inland region.
May 17, 2007... Byline: Michael Rappaport May 17--"Wealthy" isn't what it used to be. The run-up in housing prices and values over the past decade has created a great deal of paper wealth for area residents, but there are plenty of people with big...

Home sales hit 12-year low.
May 16, 2007... Byline: Michael Rappaport May 16--Southern California home sales fell to a 12-year low in April, further evidence that the beleaguered housing market is in transition. The biggest declines came in San Bernardino and Riverside...

Postal fee hike won't ever affect this stamp.
May 15, 2007... Byline: Lori Consalvo May 15--Time to break out the pennies -- first-class stamps now cost 41 cents each. But the U.S. Postal Service has come up with an alternative to getting stuck with leftover stamps when rates go up. It's called...

Faded Fox Theater set for face-lift.
May 15, 2007... Byline: Mark Petix May 15--POMONA -- They lined up early, cameras -- and memories -- in hand. Photo Gallery: Fox Theater tour The Fox Theater opened its battered doors Saturday afternoon for a sneak peek tour, a chance for people to...

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif., Six Questions column.
May 13, 2007... Byline: Michael Rappaport May 13--Daniel Fontoura is the hospital administrator and chief operating officer of the Loma Linda University Hospital, one of the four Loma Linda University Medical Center hospitals (the others being the...

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif., business briefs column.(Column)
May 12, 2007... May 12--FONTANA -- H&E EQUIPMENT LEASES SITE FOR $7.7 MILLION: H&E Equipment Services LLC, a provider of construction rentals, parts sales, services and remanufacturing, has signed a 20-year lease for an approximately 4.3-acre parcel, with...

CBIA releases reports on home sales, prices for March.
May 11, 2007... Byline: Michael Rappaport May 11--Not many people were buying new homes in March, and those who were generally got pretty good deals. That's the word from the California Building Industry Association, which released its March 2007...

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif., business briefs column.(Column)
May 10, 2007... May 10--MONTCLAIR, Calif. -- MALL PARTNERS WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: Montclair Plaza is partnering with Habitat for Humanity to help raise awareness and resources for the worldwide charitable organization and the Pomona Valley affiliate,...

Foreclosures decline nationally.
May 10, 2007... Byline: Michael Rappaport May 10--Foreclosures fell nationally in April, but there was little reason for joy locally or in much of the Southwest. In fact, according to California-based ForeclosureS.com, more than four of every 10...

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif., business briefs column.(Column)
May 8, 2007... May 8--PALM DESERT -- RESTAURANT OPENS TO STRONG REVIEWS: Cork Tree, a new restaurant created by local restaurateurs, is now open. Joaquin and Sharon Delgado, and Ray and Kathi Rodriguez, who partnered and opened Casuelas Caf in Palm Desert...

Officials say former site of Xerox plant is ready for development.
May 8, 2007... Byline: Will Bigham May 8--POMONA -- The site of a former Xerox Corp. plant that once was a source of contamination that area residents charged with polluting groundwater is now clean enough for development, according to Xerox and city...

Google eases way to get public data.
May 4, 2007... Byline: Rod Leveque May 4--California and three other states are working with Internet search engine Google.com to help make many public records easier to find online. State officials say more than half the visitors to their Web...

R.C. votes to extend moratorium on marijuana shops.
May 4, 2007... Byline: Wendy Leung May 4--RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- A wave of moratoriums on marijuana dispensaries has swept the Inland Valley, and this city, which on Wednesday banned such businesses for 10 1/2 months, is no exception. The city voted...

Home market seen as puzzle.
May 3, 2007... Byline: Michael Rappaport May 3--The housing market is looking like a complex puzzle that will take some deciphering. That's the word from Dallas-based Metrostudy, a think tank that closely follows residential sales and construction....