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Chino Airport’s strategic plan unveils 300 acres for development
By Joe Taglieri
By Staff
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hino Airport, known for supporting recreational flying, pilot training plus firefighting and rescue missions, is opening 300 acres of prime real estate for new development, county officials announced Thursday. The general aviation airport is regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration and operated by the San Bernardino County Department of Airports, which is now seeking “innovative aeronautical and non-aeronautical development,” according to a county statement. Officials said the transformative move is spearheaded by Director Brett J. Godown of the airports department and aims to attract developments that enhance the airport’s growth and the surrounding community. The first phase of the county’s “Request for Qualifications” seeks proposals to develop 21 to 151 acres of land located near key roadways and surrounded by residential, commercial and industrial
President Donald Trump, at left, shows reporters a list of “reciprocal tariffs”; Gov. Gavin Newsom has said California remains a leader in
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alifornia officials on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to enact tariffs. The tariff plan hurts states, consumers and businesses, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta. Noting that California is the largest economy in the nation with the most robust manufacturing and agricultural sectors, the lawsuit argues that Trump does not have the authority to unilaterally implement tariffs by invoking the International Economic Emergency Powers Act, or IEEPA. These tariffs have disrupted supply chains, inflated costs for the state and Californians, and inflicted billions in damages on California’s
economy, the fifth largest in the world. “President Trump’s unlawful tariffs are wreaking chaos on California families, businesses, and our economy — driving up prices and threatening jobs,” Newsom said in a statement. “We’re standing up for American families who can’t afford to let the chaos continue.” According to Bonta, “The president’s chaotic and haphazard implementation of tariffs is not only deeply troubling, it’s illegal. As the fifth largest economy in the world, California understands global trade policy is not just a game. Californians are bracing for fallout from the impact of the president’s choices — from farmers in the Central Valley, to small businesses in Sacramento, and worried families at the
kitchen table — this game the president is playing has very real consequences for Californians across our state.” Trump has pledged to reverse free-trade policies. “For decades, the United States slashed our trade barriers on other countries, while those nations placed massive tariffs on our products and created outrageous nonmonetary barriers to decimate our industries,” the president told reporters last week at the White House. “They manipulated their currencies, subsidized their exports, stole our intellectual property, imposed exorbitant VAT taxes to disadvantage our products, adopted unfair rules and technical standards and created filthy pollution havens. This all happened
with no response from the United States of America, but those days are over.” The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. It seeks a court declaration to nullify the tariffs. California officials are challenging Trump’s authority to unilaterally implement tariffs on products from Mexico, China and Canada and create an across-theboard 10% tariff. Claiming unprecedented authority under the IEEPA, Trump has issued several executive orders placing 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada and a universal 10% tariff on every other U.S. trading partner, according to the
total of 95 people were arrested during the first weekend of the 2025 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, a 17% jump from the event’s opening weekend last year, police said Wednesday. The largest number of arrests, 29, were for drug possession, while 22 people were arrested for drug or alcohol intoxication and 22 more for possessing false identification. There was one “property crime” arrest, while 21 other arrests were categorized solely as “other,” according to the Indio Police Department. The first weekend of the 2024 Coachella fest saw 81 total arrests, police said. Police said 82 citations were issued for handicapped parking violations -- a 75% increase from 47 during the first weekend of Coachella last year.
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