Christopher Salazar

A proposed controversial warehouse project has been rebranded as the March Innovation Hub to promise innovation and jobs in the tech and start up sectors. The developer sees the project as an opportunity to develop a tech campus in the Inland Empire. For the Riverside Neighbors Opposing Warehousing (R-NOW), the mixed-use development’s sleek new name and softened language do little to disguise what they see as greenwashing propaganda.

The clock runs out on the March JPA as residents push back

Christopher Salazar

The March Innovation Hub promises to bring high-tech jobs to the Inland Empire, but critics say it’s just another front in the fight over land, life and the future of a Riverside neighborhood.

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Proposed warehouse hub in Riverside faces community pushback

Anthony Victoria

The March Joint Powers Authority is set to vote on Monday to approve a an industrial project near the former March Air Force Base. Some Riverside residents still oppose it, despite some modifications.

Trucks and vehicles passing through the 215/60/91 freeway interchange in Riverside.

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Community groups express disappointment over CARB’s withdrawal of clean truck and air rules

Christopher Salazar

With President-elect Donald Trump unlikely to approve them, California is forced to abandon its groundbreaking rules for electric trucks and clean air. Residents in polluted areas express disappointment.

Anna Ortega poses outside the Amazon Air facility in San Bernardino Dec. 16, 2023. Ortega says “Me and my co-workers are demanding that Amazon pays us a living wage … they are a giant company and have the means to do so. We want a base raise of 25$ an hour and we are asking for better safety measures on the job.”

How Amazon Workers Got a Raise Before a Union

Christopher Salazar

In 2021, workers at this Amazon air cargo hub started to win improvements at work by relying on each other.