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Report: High-speed rail, development to bolster retail in San Bernardino County
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new era of enhanced retail sales and product availability is in store for San Bernardino County in the near future, according to a recent report in the real estate trade publication GlobeSt.com by ALM. “Emerging opportunity and sustainable progress” was how the article published last month characterized America’s largest county by size and 15th most populous, as it gets set for “a first-of-its-kind transportation project” along with plans to develop a nearly 10,000-acre master plan. “We talk about San Bernardino County’s affordability and for good reason, but I think this chapter of our development will really emphasize the broad growth and economic diversifica-
By Staff tion taking place across the unincorporated areas of the county and all 24 cities,” Derek Armstrong, director of the San Bernardino County Economic Development Department, told GlobeSt.com. Rancho Cucamonga, the county’s fourth-most populous city, is slated to be the end point for the country’s first high-speed rail link between Las Vegas and Southern California spearheaded by developer Brightline West. The Cucamonga Station’s transit-oriented district will be where travelers connect with Metrolink rail that will take them to Los Angeles or Ontario International Airport. “All in one place, the multi-modal transportation hub and enhancements will
further elevate the region as a travel and economic destination,” Armstrong said. “There is great excitement about Cucamonga Station.” The Resort, a forthcoming 160-acre mixed-use development adjacent to the Cucamonga Station will have 3,450 residences for sale or lease and 220,000 square feet of retail space. “The Resort aims to provide a unique and engaging experience, offering convenience, activities, public spaces, and services within 0.5 miles of Cucamonga Station,” according to the article. Another project, dubbed the Epicenter Master Plan, was approved by the Rancho Cucamonga City Council late last year, and intends to reinvigorate the 56 acrearea around the “minor
A rendering shows the planned high-speed rail line’s Cucamonga Station. | Image courtesy of San Bernardino County
league baseball-anchored Epicenter Sports Complex,” GlobeSt.com reported. In the High Desert city of Hesperia, Silverwood Devel-
opers has devised a master plan for a community devel-
oped by DMB Development that will total 9,366 acres
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Riverside County board sets hearing on whether to impose liens on delinquent bill payers
Suspect arrested in connection with alleged sexual assaults
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he Board of Supervisors on Tuesday scheduled a June 25 public hearing to consider the imposition of special assessments totaling $3.39 million on thousands of Riverside County residents’ property tax bills to collect unpaid trash collection debts. According to the Department of Environmental Health, 6,348 residents in unincorporated communities owe the county’s four waste haulers for rubbish pickup and disposal services in 2023. Amounts in arrears range from a low of $136 to a high of $9,159 per customer, according to the proposed special assessment roll. Environmental Health Director Jeff Johnson
requested the public hearing for the board to approve the assessments, which would be tacked onto delinquent payers’ annual property tax obligations. Supervisor Karen Spiegel asked Johnson about why the current proposed assessment list was not searchfriendly via the internet, and he assured her his staff was working to correct the issue for the benefit of property owners. “I’ll have that presentable at the public hearing on June 25,” Johnson said. In a statement posted to the board’s agenda, the enviSee Liens Page 27
ronmental health director noted that “regular removal of solid waste from residential properties is a basic sanitation practice that protects both the environment and the public.” “The mandatory collection of solid waste and the payment for the collection is critical,” he said. The hearing will provide a platform for ratepayers to argue before the board their cases against assessments, offering specifics about mitigating circumstances, including how their finances have been impacted in the last year by inflation and other
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24-year-old man suspected of riding a motorized scooter and exposing his genitals to two women during separate offenses in Moreno Valley was taken into custody, authorities announced Thursday. The Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station Investigation Bureau was notified around 2 p.m. on Tuesday of a possible suspect matching the description of a man riding a motorized scooter exposing his genitals last week near Farragut Avenue and Elsworth Street, where authorities took Ruben Potillo Delgado into custody, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Robert Martinez. Deputies responded around 5 p.m. on May 29 near
TownGate Memorial Park regarding a man exposing himself to a woman while riding a motorized scooter. Upon further investigation, investigators discovered Delgado had allegedly grabbed the victim after exposing his genitals and rode away on his scooter to an unknown destination. Martinez said another woman reported a similar incident around 2 p.m. on May 30 near Arbor Park and Dracaea Avenue before riding away on his scooter. Delgado was also being linked to another alleged sexual assault involving a child in the 12100 block of Indian Street, which investigators have been investigating since January.
“In this incident, Delgado was confronted by the victim’s family, and he immediately fled the area; his whereabouts were unknown,” Martinez said in a statement. Delgado was booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center on suspicion of felony sexual assaults and had a bail set at $1 million. Investigators believe there are possible additional victims and released a surveillance photo of Delgado in hopes that those individuals would come forward. Anyone with information regarding the alleged assaults was urged to call Investigator Andrew McCracken or Deputy Bradly Bowdry at the Moreno Sheriff’s Station at 951-486-6700.