Building Industry Riverside County

Riverside and San Bernardino counties outbuilt the rest of the nation during the first four months of the year, the National Assn. of Home Builders said Friday. The Riverside/San Bernardino area accounted for 12,280 single-family building permits in the January-April period, followed by Atlanta with 8,200 permits, Washington with 7,810 and Los Angeles/Long Beach with 7,000, the Washington-based trade group said. San Diego was 10th with 4,050 permits.

Anthony J. Shubin was in the garage checking out his boat when he heard what sounded like gunshots. Next, he was on the ground, gasping for breath and in pain. Shubin was not hit by gunfire, but by his garage door, which slammed shut after the springs failed. So serious were his back injuries that he could not remain in his truck-driving job and now lives on disability pay.

Anthony J. Shubin was in the garage checking out his boat when he heard what sounded like gunshots. Next, he was on the ground, gasping for breath and in pain. Shubin was not hit by gunfire, but by his garage door, which slammed shut after the springs failed. So serious were his back injuries that he could not remain in his truck-driving job and now lives on disability pay.

Riverside and San Bernardino counties outbuilt the rest of the nation during the first four months of the year, the National Assn. of Home Builders said Friday. The Riverside/San Bernardino area accounted for 12,280 single-family building permits in the January-April period, followed by Atlanta with 8,200 permits, Washington with 7,810 and Los Angeles/Long Beach with 7,000, the Washington-based trade group said. San Diego was 10th with 4,050 permits.