Compiled by Bill Ruh, CVAR Government Affairs Director AZUSA Avison Young announced the $7.5 million sale of Rockvale Apartments, a 34-unit, multifamily property located at 333 N. Rockvale Ave., Azusa. Avison Young’s Irvine office represented the seller, a private company with offices in Covina, as well as the buyer, a private investor group based in […]
August Cities Report
Compiled by Bill Ruh CVAR Director of Government Affairs CVAR REGION Twelve-million people rode Metrolink in 2018, making this the highest annual ridership ever, the commuter rail agency announced in August. With the expansion of the Gold Line, those numbers are likely to grow. A contract was decided for the design-build part of the Gold […]
Cities Report – June 2019
AZUSA OneLegacy will relocate its corporate office from downtown Los Angeles to a new 4.45-acre property it has acquired in Azusa, at 1303 Optical Drive. The Azusa property currently contains a 98,000-square-foot, three-story commercial building, which OneLegacy intends to update to accommodate its administrative, foundation and clinical operational needs. Upgrades of lighting, glazing and HVAC systems […]
April 2019 Cities Report
Compiled by Bill Ruh, CVAR Director of Government Affairs AZUSA The Azusa Unified School District (AUSD) will consolidate and close two schools at the end of this school year as a result of declining enrollment. Both Mountain View and Gladstone elementary schools are set to close their doors. District Superintendent Linda Kaminski said students should […]
March 2019 – Cities Report
Compiled by Bill Ruh, CVAR Director of Government Affairs SAN GABRIEL VALLEY The Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District is launching the region’s first ever Residential Plant Voucher Program to incentivize residents to transform their landscapes with drought-tolerant plants and develop water-efficient gardening practices. The program will provide up to $250 dollars of water […]
Chino Hills Code Enforcement: $36 Per Sign Permit Violation
As of May 24, 2018, the city of Chino Hills changed its municipal code and now requires a permit, free of charge, to be obtained for any signs placed in the city right-of-way in connection with any Single Exhibition Event (open houses, etc). The city charges $36 per sign that is removed for being in […]
Cities Report – February 2019
Compiled by Bill Ruh, CVAR Director of Government Affairs Southern California Gas Co. filed a proposal on Feb. 28 to serve millions of households with renewable natural gas derived from the methane from human waste and dairy farms. If the California Public Utilities Commission approves the plans, SoCal Gas Co. would offer renewable natural gas to […]
Cities Report & Election
Statewide Results: Last Tuesday, about 39% of registered voters in California turned out to vote, 3 points below the last Gubernatorial election in 2014. The big news for the night was the defeat of Proposition 10, with 61.7% of voters rejecting the measure. If approved by the voters, Proposition 10 would have repealed the rent […]
June 2018 – Cities Report
BALDWIN PARK Baldwin Park approved a 20-year development agreement for marijuana distributor Rukli Inc. The agreement was first described in a city staff report as a lifetime agreement for Rukli’s second location at 4150 Puente Ave., but city Community Development Director Gus Romo issued a corrected version that clarified the term for the agreement. The […]
Cities Report – Feb. 2018
by Bill Ruh CVAR Director of Government Affairs AZUSA After less than a year on the job, Hermosa Beach City Manager Sergio Gonzalez has resigned from his position to take the same position in Azusa. His resignation from Hermosa Beach is effective March 22. Gonzalez said he accepted a city manager’s job in Azusa to […]