A group of Upland residents has sued the city, asking the court to vacate approval of a 65-unit housing development to be constructed in a flood control basin. Friends of Upland Wetlands vs. City of Upland was filed in late May and is moving through San Bernardino Superior Court. Both sides will meet in the […]
Cities Report Dec. ’19-Jan. ’20
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 […]
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 […]
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 If approved by the voters, Proposition 10 would have repealed the rent […]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 […]
Cities Report – March 2018
by Bill Ruh, CVAR Government Affairs Director AZUSA Azusa Light & Water (ALW) is upgrading its infrastructure with the latest smart metering technology. As part of its continued effort to improve essential services, the Utility Board recently approved a contract with Sensus, a Xylem brand, to upgrade ALW’s metering infrastructure with an Advanced Metering Infrastructure […]
Cities Report – Jan. 2018
by Bill Ruh CVAR Director of Government Affairs BALDWIN PARK Physical Rehabilitation Network announced their newest physical and hand therapy clinic to open under the California Rehabilitation and Sports Therapy name. The West Covina clinic, as it will be known, is located at 1632 Puente Ave., Baldwin Park, only a half mile away from Baldwin […]