GXO shuts a San Bernardino warehouse, cutting 31 jobs
California EDD WARN report: Permanent closure at 7010 Cajon Blvd., filed June 1, effective August 2 — the third logistics contraction filed on the Cajon corridor this spring.
CARB doubles factory decarbonization fund in cap-and-invest overhaul
California Air Resources Board: The Manufacturing Decarbonization Incentive Fund grows to $4 billion, with $800 million in added compliance support for industry; changes take effect September 1.
Why the IE Never Built Its Own Newport Coast
Citrus Belt Review: Four and a half million people and home values past their old ceilings, but no top-tier wealth enclave. The reason isn't poverty. It's how the corridor earns.
Walmart finishes remodel of its Van Buren Supercenter in Riverside
IE Business Daily: The 5200 Van Buren Blvd. store reopened June 5 with expanded curbside pickup, a new fulfillment center, and a wider product assortment — one of 56 California remodels underway.
The IE's growth machine is down to one engine
Citrus Belt Review: California shrank for the first time in three years. The IE still grew — but only where houses went up, and only in one of its two counties.
Most Inland Empire residents say they're struggling — even as the economy grows
Citrus Belt Review: A UCR survey finds just 41% of IE residents thriving, against 53% nationwide. The economy is growing, but the gains aren't reaching wages or the warehouse jobs the corridor was built on.
Riverside metro physician pay lands in the national top ten at $456,000
Citrus Belt Review: The Riverside metro pays physicians within 3% of Los Angeles rates — one of five California metros in Doximity's national top ten.
The Robots Didn't File These WARN Notices
Citrus Belt Review: The national story says AI is taking warehouse jobs. The corridor's actual filings tell a different one — for now.
Vista Norte charter wins city OK to keep running in Casa Blanca, grows to 450 students
The Raincross Gazette: A conditional use permit legalizes a campus that has run without city approval since 2015, and caps enrollment at 450.
Flock cameras are spreading across the IE, and no one's telling residents who put them up
Citrus Belt Review: Residents across the corridor keep spotting new license plate readers — on city streets, county roads, and inside their own gated neighborhoods. What they can't find is a straight answer about who installed them or why.
Riverside moves to interviews for its first inspector general
The Raincross Gazette: The watchdog post pays $161,000 to $217,000 and reports to the mayor and council — the structure critics say undercuts its independence.
Miranda Evans takes over Riverside's community and economic development department
The Raincross Gazette: Permanent now after four months as interim; oversaw a run that pulled in six international firms and 700-plus jobs.
Redlands pays $475,000 to settle another police harassment lawsuit
Community Forward Redlands: Settlement pushes the city's payouts tied to allegations involving former Deputy Chief Michael Reiss to about $4.25 million across four cases.
Coachella halts data centers, drops Stronghold Power deal
NBC Palm Springs: Council approves a 45-day moratorium — extendable to two years — and terminates the utility agreement behind a massive eastern-corridor project, accepting a high risk of litigation.
IE home shoppers skip the rental hedge spreading through coastal markets
Citrus Belt Review: Zillow's dual-shopper data puts the Riverside metro at 6.1% — affordable-market behavior paired with a coastal-sized cost gap.
Ontario's Prime Healthcare hits 55 hospitals with its ninth Chicago-area deal
Citrus Belt Review: The fourth-largest for-profit hospital system in the country runs from a Guasti Road office park — and the buying spree is financed like a public company.
Inland Empire set to open 12 hotels this year, with 54 more in early planning
Lodging Econometrics: The IE is the only California market in the national top five for hotel development, with 5,266 rooms in early planning at the end of Q1.
UCR plans for 35,000 students while CSUSB cuts its way to balance
Citrus Belt Review: The UC system is betting its statewide growth on Riverside. Cal State San Bernardino, drawing 88% of its students from the corridor, is closing an $18 million hole.
Chino trash carts get camera checks starting July 1
Champion Newspapers: WM trucks will photograph contaminated and overfilled carts; fines of $17.89 and $29.81 follow a two-month warning period.
San Bernardino County opens $125.6 million emergency dispatch hub
San Bernardino County: Federal American Rescue Plan money covered $106 million of the cost; the facility puts county emergency management, Sheriff dispatch and CONFIRE under one roof.