City / County News

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 …

San Bernardino County residents must wear a face covering while out in public in order to help slow the spread of the Coronavirus. An order to that effect was issued Tuesday by Dr. Erin Gustafson, the county’s acting public officer, according to a statement on the county’s website. Violators may …

Palm Springs has placed a moratorium on evicting renters who can’t pay their rent because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Council members last week unanimously approved the suspension, which applies to residential and commercial tenants and will remain in place until the crisis is over, according to a statement on the …

Riverside will hold a “call in public comment” during its virtual city council meeting today. The meeting is scheduled to be held at 1 p.m., and anyone who wants to comment on an agenda item can call 951-826-8600, according to a statement on the city’s website. Calls will be limited …