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 […]
May 2019 Cities Report
Compiled by Bill Ruh, CVAR Director of Government Affairs CHINO SharpLine Commercial Partners, a full-service boutique commercial real estate brokerage firm, has completed the $4.35 million acquisition of a 23,285-square-foot industrial building located on 1.84 acres at 15142 Vista Del Rio Ave., Chino. The facility features approximately 6,300 square feet of office space, three ground-level […]
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 […]
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 If approved by the voters, Proposition 10 would have repealed the rent […]
Cities Report – Sept. 2018
REGIONAL The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority (Construction Authority) announced a milestone for the 12.3-mile, six-station rail extension from Glendora to Montclair on Sept. 12, as four shortlisted design-build teams vying for the Alignment Design-Build Contract submitted proposals. The four teams deemed most qualified and shortlisted to compete for the more than $700-million design-build contract […]
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 – May 2018
Compiled by Bill Ruh, CVAR Government Affairs Director BALDWIN PARK Baldwin Park is set to enter negotiations with a developer looking to build a warehouse on city-owned land that had been tentatively earmarked for affordable housing. The city council voted 3-2 to enter into an exclusive negotiating agreement with MG Development Group for the […]
Cities Report – April 2018
Compiled by Bill Ruh, CVAR Government Affairs Director BALDWIN PARK The Baldwin Park City Council panel approved development plans for all 15 of the city’s prospective marijuana businesses. The approval came in a split 3-2 vote, with Councilwomen Cruz Baca and Susan Rubio opposed. Their opposition was primarily because the blanket vote included approving the agreement […]