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The Riverside County Transportation Department has awarded a $64 million contract to a Central California construction company. Watsonville-based Granite will be in charge of the Jurupa Road grade separation in Jurupa Valley, according to a statement. That project will include building a grade separation between Jurupa Road and the Union …

Moreno Valley will replace the bridge at Moreno Beach Drive and the 60 Freeway, a 50-year-old structure built by the California Department of Transportation. Construction is expected to begin this summer and be completed in early 2023, according to a statement on the city’s website. The Moreno Beach Drive project …

Riverside County has been awarded $25.5 million to create 119 permanent housing units for persons with “severe and persistent” mental illness. The money, from the state’s No Place Like Home program, will help people who are homeless, chronically homeless, or at risk of being homeless, according to a statement released …

Moreno Valley now has a second electric vehicle manufacturer. AYRO Inc., is now working alongside Karma Automotive at its facility at 17100 Perris Blvd., according to a statement on the city’s website. “AYRO is exactly the kind of forward-thinking company we want in Moreno Valley,” said Mayor Yxstian Gutierrez in …

Victorville is trying to help residents who are having difficulty paying their utility bills because of COVID-19. The city council voted unanimously to spend $2 million of its allotment from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to fund its Utility Bill Assistance Program, according to a statement on the …

Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson and Police Chief Larry Gonzalez met with Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday at a roundtable and press conference. The event, attended by mayors and police chiefs from California’s 13 largest cities, was a discussion on how to address crime and reduce organized theft statewide, according to …