City / County News

The Riverside Police Department is offering grants of up to $10,000 to city businesses that want to upgrade their security measures. Funding from the American Rescue Plan Act will help pay for surveillance cameras, lighting, fencing, and other security-related items, according to a statement on the city’s website. All for-profit …

Temecula has formed a law enforcement team that will deal primarily with quality-of-life issues. CORE – Community, Outreach, Resource, and Engagement – is comprised of a sergeant, four deputies, and a community service officer, according to a statement on the city’s website. All are members of the Riverside County Sheriff’s …

CalFresh, the state’s largest provider of food to low-income residents, will soon end the extra emergency benefits it distributed during COVID-19. During the last three years, Californians who were eligible for CalFresh aid received extra allotments to help them get through the pandemic, according to a statement on Riverside County’s …

The Inland Empire’s population is expected to grow by 20 percent during the next 25 years, a state agency is predicting. If that forecast proves to be accurate, the combined population of Riverside and San Bernardino counties today – 4.7 million  – will increase to approximately 5.5 million people, according …

Ontario will hold its 2023 State of the City March 22 at the Ontario Convention Center. Hundreds of business and community leaders are expected to attend the event, which will focus on the city’s business investments and economic development projects, both present and future, according to a statement on the …

Riverside County has settled a lawsuit regarding juvenile detention fees. Parents and guardians who had to pay detention fees between Dec. 21, 2016 and April 21, 2020 may be eligible for a refund due the settlement of a class-action lawsuit, according to statement on the county’s website. The potential returns …