A backyard is a place for many that offers a quiet escape from the sounds of clunking machinery, beeping trucks and rushing traffic. Better yet, it’s a place to breathe after a long day and enjoy a sunset view.
But the Inland Empire’s warehouse boom has turned what once was a serene escape into a never-ending chorus of beeping loading docks surrounded by staggering gray walls.
When I first covered this topic in my article with the Frontline Observer, I approached it not just as a first-time journalist but as a resident of Rialto. I live right across from the Target Distribution Center. As I’m writing this, I hear beeping trucks outside my window…