City / County News

Riverside is looking for volunteers to serve on the city’s Charter Review Committee. The 15-member committee is made up registered voters who live in the city, according to a statement on the city’s website. It reviews the charter every eight years and recommends possible amendments to place before voters if …

A single fire protection district service zone would be more equitable and create more revenue, officials say. San Bernardino County is looking to restructure the way some of its residents pay for fire protection and emergency medical services. Under a proposal that the Board of Supervisors is scheduled to discuss …

Riverside County veterans will have an extra month to complete a survey designed to assess their needs and what the county can do to help them. The deadline for filling out the Riverside County Veterans’ Needs Survey has been extended to Oct. 31 from its original Sept. 30 cutoff, according …

Fontana will hold a groundbreaking ceremony next week on Central City Park, its much-anticipated sports facility. The event, scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Oct. 17 at 8380 Cypress Ave., will mark the start of the 14.5-acre project behind the Cypress Community Center, according to a statement on the city’s …

The Fenner Valley Water Authority has created a $5 million fund that will help small water systems in Southern California improve their water qualtiy. The Southern California Clean Water Fund will be underwritten by Cadiz Inc., developer of the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation Recovery and Storage Project in the Mojave …

Perris has received $5.5 million from the federal government that it will use to help build a job training facility. The Perris Downtown Skills Training and Job Placement Center is expected to create 325 jobs and generate about $10 million in private sector investment, according to a statement. A construction …