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Christopher Salazar

Christopher Salazar

Christopher Salazar studies Philosophy at Pitzer College and hails from La Verne, California. He’s not one to proselytize, but he considers whiskey on the rocks sacrilege.

Facing evictions, residents join community groups in denouncing San Bernardino Airport’s development plans

Facing evictions, residents join community groups in denouncing San Bernardino Airport’s development plans

Since the announcement of the Airport Gateway Specific Plan, residents and organizers have been voicing need for the Inland Valley Development Agency (IVDA) and the cities of Highland and San Bernardino to address the potential consequences of warehouse development on nearby tenants.

Tale of two bills: Proposed warehouse legislation sparking challenges, opposition from freight communities and business groups

Tale of two bills: Proposed warehouse legislation sparking challenges, opposition from freight communities and business groups

As residents of Riverside and San Bernardino counties question the benefits of the warehouse boom, California Assembly Majority Leader Eloise Gomez Reyes (D-Colton) and Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland) are both proposing bills to regulate their construction. AB1000, otherwise known as the Good Neighbor Policy, is the bill proposed by

Community voices concerned over SCAQMD's new railyard indirect source rule

Community voices concerned over SCAQMD's new railyard indirect source rule

Local residents, environmental advocacy groups and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) met at San Bernardino Valley College on Saturday March 25 to discuss a proposed Indirect Source Rule (ISR) to regulate emissions at future rail yard sites. Proposed Rule (PR) 2306, as the rail yard indirect source

Anti-union campaign at Amazon ONT 8 aims to silence and interrogate Amazon workers, says United 4 Change leader

Anti-union campaign at Amazon ONT 8 aims to silence and interrogate Amazon workers, says United 4 Change leader

The Moreno Valley Amazon Fulfillment Center, ONT8, has come under fire for alleged worker harassment following four Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charges filed by the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) as workers try to unionize. According to four dockets submitted to the National Labor Review Board (NLRB) by worker group Amazon

San Bernardino Amazon worker target of union busting efforts, says IE Amazon Workers United

San Bernardino Amazon worker target of union busting efforts, says IE Amazon Workers United

UPDATED on Friday Jan. 6 at 6:01 p.m. Sara Fee – a known leader with the Inland Empire Amazon Workers United – returned to work on Friday, only days after being put on temporary paid suspension by Amazon. On Tuesday Jan. 3, the Inland Empire Amazon Workers United (IE AWU)

Airport plan aims to build on San Bernardino’s logistics growth. Residents are concerned it will come at their expense

Airport plan aims to build on San Bernardino’s logistics growth. Residents are concerned it will come at their expense

UPDATE (Dec.21 at 7:39 p.m.): A previous version of this story reported that it was unclear if a housing relocation plan had been created by the Inland Valley Development Agency (IVDA). We have updated the story to reflect that such a plan does exist and can be

Pomona warehouse tax measure so far falling short of required two-thirds vote

Pomona warehouse tax measure so far falling short of required two-thirds vote

POMONA, CA - As of Wed. Nov. 9, Measure PS, a proposed special parcel tax that aims to address warehouse proliferation in Pomona, has about 53% of the electoral vote. However, the measure is so far falling short of the required two-thirds majority (or 66% of the vote) it needs