Press Releases

The City of Ontario had hundreds of young ghosts, ghouls and goblins pack the Anthony Munoz Community Center Friday night to get a sneak peek of the facility’s upcoming expansion and – in a fitting Halloween twist – leave their imprint for all eternity.

The center, at 1240 W. Fourth St., combined its annual Halloween party with a preview of the renovation project, which will nearly quadruple the center’s size and significantly increase the number of community program and class offerings.

The night included the opportunity for children to take part in creating a public… Read More

The City of Ontario is pleased to announce the next citywide yard (garage) sale weekend is Friday, November 2nd through Sunday, November 4, 2018. If rainy conditions occur on that Friday or Saturday, an alternate yard sale may be held on November 9, 10, and 11, 2018. 

In 2010, the City adopted a yard sale ordinance giving residents the opportunity to hold more sales each year on fixed dates and eliminating the need for yard sale permits and fees. Approved yard sale dates are the first full weekends in the months of February, May, August, and November. This will be the… Read More

On Saturday, October 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Ontario Police Department and the U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public its 16th opportunity in eight years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your pills for disposal to Ontario Police Department located at 2500 S. Archibald Avenue, Ontario or the Ontario Senior Center located at 225 East “B” Street, Ontario or Kaiser Permanente, Ontario Medical Center, 2295 S. Vineyard Avenue, Bldg. B, Ontario. (The DEA… Read More

Since 1932, six employees of the City of Ontario have lost their lives while serving the City and its community. The City of Ontario has always been home to many dedicated public servants, and recently, the Ontario City Council, along with City staff, paid tribute to these six City employees by redesigning street signs that mark the six streets in the Ontario Ranch neighborhoods named after these fallen souls. 

In the West Haven development, Ontario police officers Bernard Green, Louis Dulisse, Russel Grower and Richard Mason Hyche each have a street bearing their last… Read More

 The City of Ontario and National Community Renaissance (National CORE) will break ground Oct. 12 on a 101-unit affordable apartment community that will help anchor the city’s plans for a modern urban village in and around its historic downtown core. 

The Vista Verde Apartments at East Nocta Street and North Virginia Avenue is part of a broad redevelopment of the downtown area funded in part from a $35 million grant the city received though California’s Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) program. The TCC grant is a critical element of a city-led initiative… Read More

The City of Ontario will host the Annual Fire Department Open House on Saturday, October 6, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The annual open house event is the start to National Fire Prevention Week. This year’s theme, “Look. Listen. Learn. Be aware – fire can happen anywhere,” works to educate people about essential steps to take to reduce the likelihood of having a fire and what to do should an emergency occur. 

The Ontario Fire Department Open House is an exciting way for the community to meet their local first responders. Come learn more about the services they… Read More