City / County News

San Bernardino County has received $1.3 million from Pacific Gas & Electric Co, part of a $386 million payment in property tax and franchise fees the company made recently to areas in which it does business. On April 10, the company paid nearly $255 million in property taxes to the …

Palm Springs has ordered its essential businesses to make their employees and patrons wear face coverings throughout the COVID-19 epidemic. The order, issued Monday, reinforces an identical order issued by Riverside County, according to a statement on the city’s website. All businesses must post signs explaining the requirement to people before …

Riverside County has created a smartphone app and an online form to report anyone who violates state or county designed to stop the spread of the Coronavirus. RivCoMobile – which also provides services and information to residents – has a “Coronavirus” feature on the landing page that can be used …

Moreno Valley has declined to raised its utility rates. Council members Tuesday refused to vote on a resolution that would have kept the city’s utility rates commensurate with Southern California Edison rates, according to a statement on the city’s website. “Raising utility rates is the last thing we would even …

Riverside has been given 15 trailers from the state Department of Emergency Services that it’s using to help homeless people during the COVID-19 pandemic. The trailers at Riverside Airport are available to homeless people who are showing symptoms of the viral disease but who are able to care for themselves, …

A former Sears building in Riverside will serve as a temporary hospital for Riverside County during the COVID-19 epidemic. The 90,0000-square-foot building in the 5200 block of Arlington Ave. will be the county’s second federal medical station, with 125 beds and equipment from the U.S. Department of Health and Human …