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The Ontario Tower Buzzers ' inaugural season starts April 2. It's the new team in the Dodgers' minor league system.This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, In the ever-evolving Inland Empire , the city of Ontario is experiencing significant changes, largely due to a growing “sports empire.
”, the city stretches across San Bernardino and Riverside counties and has shifted from an agricultural colony to a bustling residential hot spot.Last week, Ontario opened its brand new ONT Field, home of the Dodgers’ Single-A affiliate, the Tower Buzzers, which holds up to 6,500 fans.If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less.“The idea of putting together a sports complex that allows both community play and attracts the burgeoning market for travel teams really manifested itself into the potential of that 200-acre parcel,” Ochoa said. The city plans to use this field and its surrounding area, calling it the Ontario Sports Empire, for a variety of tournament sports.Here are some of the key features:“The Sports Empire is really born from a chip on our shoulder,” Ochoa said, adding that they may be in the Inland Empire, but the goal is to remain as part of Greater Los Angeles. That’s part of the Ontario City Council’s long-term strategy to expand offered amenities consistent with the boom in single-family home development over the last few decades. Ochoa said that, given Ontario’s proximity to L.A., he believes the city has a unique opportunity to evolve into an entertainment hub.Kome Ajise, executive director of the Southern California Association of Governments , pointed to sports entertainment hubs like those in Inglewood that have grown around SoFi Stadium and Intuit Dome.the city’s 130-acre Grand Park to 340 acres, making it longer than Central Park in Manhattan, as well as a new Capital City Project that will be an entertainment mixed-use space.You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our connected community. We are free to tell the full truth, to hold power to account without fear or favor, and to follow facts wherever they lead . Our only loyalty is to our audiences and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen our community. Right now, LAist has lost $1.7M in annual funding due to Congress clawing back money already approved. The support we receive from readers like you will determine how fully our newsroom can continue informing, serving, and strengthening Southern California.
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