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One of my top priorities since entering Congress has been facilitating the transfer of Ontario International Airport (ONT) from the city of Los Angeles to the Ontario International Airport Authority. I believe that returning the airport to local control will attract more travelers and businesses to the area and spur economic development in the Inland Empire. The Ontario International Airport is strategically located at the center of an important freight movement system that attracts and supports economic activity throughout the region. Not only is the airport an important hub for our region’s manufactured and agricultural goods, Ontario Airport provides a convenient option for local businesses to expand their operations to reach other markets. In order to move the process of returning the airport to local control forward, I worked with my Democratic and Republican colleagues in Congress to pass legislation that was needed to implement the agreement between ONT and LAX.
Now that our community will have local control of Ontario Airport, I believe we need to make it easier for people to access it, which is why I strongly support the completion of the Gold Line Foothill extension to Ontario Airport. Not only will this lead to increased access and use of Ontario Airport, it will also attract investment in the surrounding communities, make our freeways and roads less congested, and reduce air pollution.
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ONTARIO, CA – Today, Rep. Norma J. Torres (D-Pomona) took part in the Airport Transfer Ceremony of Ontario International Airport. The ceremony marked the official completion of the transfer of control of the airport from Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) to the newly-formed Ontario International Airport Authority (OIAA).
ONTARIO, CA – On October 25th, Rep. Norma J. Torres (D-Pomona) hosted a workshop at Cal Poly Pomona to help local officials and non-profit organizations find, apply, and obtain federal grant funding.
ONTARIO, CA – Today, Rep. Norma J. Torres (D-Pomona) applauded two studies that revealed the significant economic impact of the Gold Line. The reports, prepared by The Maxima Group and Beacon Economics, quantified the economic growth that resulted from the Gold Line’s first segment and measured the potential development that could take place during Phase 2 of the project.
ONTARIO, CA – Rep. Norma J. Torres (D-Pomona) was awarded the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Defender of Housing Award at a reception hosted by the Building Industry Association of California Baldy View Chapter this Thursday at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario.
ONTARIO, CA – Today, Rep. Norma J. Torres (D-Pomona) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded the City of Pomona with a $69,550 grant to combat human trafficking and prostitution.
POMONA >> The U.S. Department of Justice awarded Pomona a grant to combat human trafficking and prostitution, the office of Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-Pomona, announced Wednesday.
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant is in the amount of $69,550, a news release states. Pomona will use the money to bolster the city’s human trafficking and prostitution enforcements.
Rep. Norma J. Torres (D-Pomona) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded the City of Pomona with a $69,550 grant to combat human trafficking and prostitution. During the Fiscal Year 2016 congressional appropriations process Rep. Torres signed onto a letter specifically requesting strong funding for the JAG program in the FY16 Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bill which funds programs in the Department of Justice.
ONTARIO, CA – Today, Rep. Norma J. Torres (D-Pomona) will join National Night Out festivities throughout the 35th district, taking part in the celebrations in Fontana, Montclair, Ontario, and Pomona.
By the numbers:
7,044: total weapons melted
23: years melting guns at Gerdau Steel Mill in Rancho Cucamonga
3,000: degrees it takes to melt a weapon
150: pounds of scrap metal mixed in with the weapons
5: tons of rebar created
RANCHO CUCAMONGA >> Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell stood nearby while more than 7,000 confiscated firearms became steel rebar Thursday morning.
The move toward local control of L.A./Ontario International Airport is gaining altitude.
In recent days, President Obama signed a bill that was necessary for the airport’s transfer from Los Angeles to a local authority; marketing plans for the airport began taking shape, and local officials began discussing a shuttle service that would move passengers from Metrolink to the airport and vice versa.
All those developments are important, but the absolutely critical one was Obama’s signature on a Federal Aviation Authority reauthorization bill.