The regulations, aimed mostly at health and safety issues, are a response to state legislation meant to put sidewalk vendors and regular businesses in equal competition with each other. How effectively those rules will be enforced remains a question. Apple Valley has adopted regulations regarding sidewalk vendors, measures designed to …
Read More »SB County to conduct vaccinations at raceway
Starting Tuesday, San Bernardino County will conduct a vaccination “supersite” at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. COVID-19 vaccines will be available to people primarily aged 65 and older who live or work in San Bernardino County, according to a statement on the county’s website. Other vaccine-eligible groups – frontline …
Read More »Palm Springs chamber, tourism bureau team up to help restaurants
The Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce and the Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism have started a program to help restaurants survive COVID-19. The chamber is offering a $10 coupon to customers who order takeout, with participating restaurants to be reimbursed by the city and other local businesses, according to a …
Read More »Inland officials praise lifting of COVID-19 restrictions
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to remove statewide the regional stay-at-home orders implemented in December because of the pandemic prompted praise from Riverside and San Bernardino County officials. The decision, announced Monday, means restaurants may again offer outdoor service, hair and nail salons and other personal care services may reopen as …
Read More »“The Cheech” moves closer to reality
The Riverside City Council has reached two agreements regarding The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture, both of which bring the long-planned project closer to happening. First, council members have approved a 25-year management agreement with the Riverside Art Museum, according to a statement on the city’s website. …
Read More »More COVID-19 clinics for Riverside County
Riverside County has received 26,000 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, nearly 4,000 of which will be used at six clinics that opened Thursday. The clinics in Lake Elsinore, Perris, and Indio are for people in Phase 1A (all tiers) and Phase 1B (tier one, which includes people 65 and older), …
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