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Economics IE: March 2

Here's a rundown of this week's local economics news.
KVCR | By Madison Aument
Economics IE: March 2

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This week's rundown:

1. A judge says she intends to order the Department of Motor Vehicles to give 20,000 immigrants facing the cancellation of their commercial driver's licenses… a way to get them BACK.

2. The Moreno Valley Mall closed last week due to a long list of safety violations. On Thursday, Moreno Valley's city council held a special meeting to discuss how to get the mall reopened. But as KVCR's Anthony Victoria reports, the mall's owners must fix significant fire hazards first.

3. Workers at a hotel in Ontario are calling for a boycott as contract negotiations stall out. Unite Here Local 11 says housekeepers and cooks at the DoubleTree by Hilton are asking for higher wages and lower health insurance costs.

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