Riverside City Manager Mike Futrell is leaving the city to take the same position in Pasadena. Futrell, who has been Riverside’s top executive since January 2023, helped lead the city out of the post-pandemic era, while strengthening its finances, and reaffirming its AA+ credit rating, according to a statement on …
Read More »Palm Springs hopes assessment district will lure more visitors, fix its convention center
A city known around the world for its tourism wants to attract more conventions and more tourists. The Palm Springs City Council has approved a resolution of intention to create a Tourism Improvement District that will raise money to help pay for a $135 million renovation of the Palm Springs Convention …
Read More »Homeless navigation center breaks ground
A groundbreaking ceremony was held recently at the future site of the West End Regional Navigation Center in Fontana. The 200-bed facility at 1109 Jasmine St. will shelter homeless individuals until they can be moved into permanent housing, according to a statement on San Bernardino County’s website. It will be …
Read More »Coachella Valley festival returns
The 25th edition of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival kicked off April 10 in Indio. An estimated 250,000 people are expected to gather at the Empire Polo Club for the two-weekend event that will run through April 19 Both weekends are sold out, but the event will be …
Read More »SBCTA looks to curb improper use of HOV lanes
The San Bernardino County Transportation Commission has approved a pilot program meant to reduce the illegal use of Interstate 10 express lanes. The four-month Automatic Occupancy Detection program uses advanced cameras and artificial intelligence to count the number of people in a vehicle as it passes through a toll point, …
Read More »Victorville moves forward with Old Town restoration
Victorville’s plans for reviving its Old Town are getting more ambitious. Those plans now include reducing 7th Street from four lanes to two, one in each direction, and installing a roundabout at 7th Street and Forest Avenue, near the city’s Veterans Memorial. Officials in the High Desert city hope both projects …
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