City / County News

Riverside Attorney Ben Eilenberg and his client, Stephanie Smith, a Pacific Palisades real estate investor, have a proposal that could help keep San Bernardino’s troubled animal shelter alive and steer the city council away from outsourcing operations of its animal shelter to Riverside County. Smith is offering to donate more …

Palm Springs has agreed to help a handful of residents who receive housing vouchers from Riverside County. On Wednesday, the city council voted 5-0 to allocate $100,000 to help people whose housing vouchers do not cover the cost of rent, according to a statement. The money will come from the …

Starting next month, it will be easier to build “granny units” in Apple Valley. The town council has approved lighter regulations on accessory dwelling units to comply with new state laws, according to a statement on the town’s website. Those regulations, scheduled to go into effect April 26, will allow …

Fontana is accepting applications for its housing rehabilitation program. The program, administered by the city’s housing department, provides grants and zero interest deferred loans up to $25,000 for the restoration of owner occupied, single-family dwellings in Fontana, according to a statement on the city’s website. Repairs paid for by the …

Ontario has been named one of 20 finalists for the 2019 All America City Award, which is presented by the National Civic League. The award, which is presented to 10 cities every year, recognizes “neighborhoods, villages, towns, cities, counties, tribes and regions that engage residents in innovative, inclusive and effective …

The city has contracted with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department since it incorporated, but there are potential advantages to such a move, beginning with saving a lot of money. Eight and a half years after it incorporated, Eastvale is considering forming its own police department. Since it became a city …