City / County News

Riverside County is providing three overnight emergency cooling centers in the Coachella Valley. The facilities, in Palm Springs, Cathedral City and Desert Hot Springs, are being paid for with funding from the state’s Homeless Emergency Aid Program, according to a statement on the Palm Springs website. Palm Springs’ facility, which …

Fontana will host its 11th Fontana Arts Festival annual July 27. The free festival, which will feature the work of more than 50 local artists, will be held from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Fontana Park, 15556 Summit Ave., according to a statement on the city’s website. Interactive demonstrations …

Riverside County has received a $488,635 federal grant that it will use to help local veterans find work. The money, from the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, will support the Riverside County Veterans’ Employment-Related Assistance Program, according to a statement. The program is being administered by two entities, …

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is urging customers in San Bernardino and Kern counties who may have lost gas service in last week’s Ridgecrest earthquakes to arrange an emergency inspection and gas relighting. Both can be scheduled by calling PG&E’s customer service line at 1(800) 743-5000, according to a statement. …

San Bernardino County has 814,067 taxable parcels that combined are worth nearly $234.7 billion, according to a statement. As required by law, San Bernardino County Assessor-Recorder-Clerk Bob Dutton last week signed the 2019 Annual Property Assessment Roll, according to a statement. The 2019 property assessment is a 5.8 percent increase …

Pomona and Claremont will receive $2.1 million from California that will help build a solar panel manufacturing facility. The money, which is part of the state budget for the 2019-2020 fiscal year, will pay for solar panels for low to moderate-income residents, according to a statement. The facility, which is …