City / County News

Riverside has secured $7.5 million in federal funds that it will spend on neighborhood safety upgrades. The money from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 2024 Safe Streets For All program will help pay for the $9.3 million Riverside Neighborhood Safety Investment Project, according to a statement on the city’s website. …

Gov. Gavin Newsom is considering a bill that would place restrictions on the construction of warehouse-distribution facilities. AB 98, which the Senate and Assembly passed Aug. 31, would establish strict regulations for the design and location of logistics facilities. It also would also establish guidelines for parking, truck loading bays, landscaping …

San Bernardino’s downtown Farmers Market is expected to return Sept. 17, one week after it was canceled because of the San Bernardino Line Fire. The popular event, which is held every Tuesday near the intersection of E Street and Court Street, was canceled this week because of poor air quality …

A Colton company has secured a $15 million loan from the South Coast Air Quality Management District that it will help develop an electric vehicle charging-station corridor on Interstate 15. Greenlane will develop the 280-mile project’s first phase in Colton, Barstow and Baker, California, according to a statement. Further stations …

Last year, the voters passed a measure mandating the County of San Bernardino commission a study to review whether it was receiving its fair share of state funds. The study, which resulted from a Bay Area consulting group, concluded that San Bernardino County does, in many areas, receive its fair …

Apple Valley will set up a committee to oversee Measure P, a one-cent sales tax that will appear on the town’s ballot Nov. 5. If it passes, the panel of local residents will ensure “transparency and accountability” in the collection and spending of revenue generated by Measure P, according to …