City / County News

Riverside County golfers are free to tee it up and start playing again, providing they abide by certain conditions related to controlling the potentially deadly COVID-19. County health officials on Monday issued a revised ruling of an April 2 public health order which allows golf courses to reopen this week, …

A fifth testing site for COVID-19 will open in Riverside County. The clinic at the Blythe Fairgrounds, 591 N. Olive Lake Blvd., is scheduled to open Wednesday and will operate for four days, according to Dr. Cameron Kaiser, the county’s public health officer. Anyone who wants to be tested should …

San Bernardino County has received $1.3 million from Pacific Gas & Electric Co, part of a $386 million payment in property tax and franchise fees the company made recently to areas in which it does business. On April 10, the company paid nearly $255 million in property taxes to the …

Palm Springs has ordered its essential businesses to make their employees and patrons wear face coverings throughout the COVID-19 epidemic. The order, issued Monday, reinforces an identical order issued by Riverside County, according to a statement on the city’s website. All businesses must post signs explaining the requirement to people before …

Riverside County has created a smartphone app and an online form to report anyone who violates state or county designed to stop the spread of the Coronavirus. RivCoMobile – which also provides services and information to residents – has a “Coronavirus” feature on the landing page that can be used …

Moreno Valley has declined to raised its utility rates. Council members Tuesday refused to vote on a resolution that would have kept the city’s utility rates commensurate with Southern California Edison rates, according to a statement on the city’s website. “Raising utility rates is the last thing we would even …