City / County News

Moreno Valley has opened its third library branch. Mayor Yxstian Gutierrez and the city council on Tuesday officially opened the Iris Plaza Library, 16170 Perris Blvd., with a ribbon-cutting, according to a statement on the city’s website. That library joins the Main Library on Alessandro Boulevard and the Moreno Valley …

Palm Springs starts its outdoor “al fresco” dining-in-the-street program today. On Thursday, Palm Canyon Drive between Baristo Road and Tahquitz Canyon Way closed, one day before the program began, according to a statement on the city’s website. Palm Canyon Drive, the city’s main thoroughfare, closed at 7 a.m.  Three southbound …

Malls, barbershops and hair salons were allowed to reopen Monday, under guidelines established by the state. The system, announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom, uses two metrics to measure the Coronavirus: spread rate and percentage positive tests, according to a statement. Tiers are designated by four colors: purple (widespread), red (substantial), orange …

Riverside Mayor Rusty Bailey recently accepted 50,000 masks from the Taiwanese-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Los Angeles. The masks will go to the city’s Emergency Operations Center and will serve as a back-up supply in the city’s battle against COVID-19, according to a statement on the city’s website. The …

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors has approved a $4 million program designed to help unemployed residents get work training. Pathways to Employment will provide adult participants paid stipends and other support services and will be overseen by the county’s Housing, Homelessness Prevention and Workforce Solutions office, according to a …

Apple Valley has started reconstruction at Apple Valley Road and Highway 18, one of the town’s busiest intersections. The project, expected to be completed in late 2021, will widen the roads in all four directions, realign Apple Valley Road, reduce the north slope approaching the intersection and improve drainage, according …