City / County News

Riverside County Supervisor Marion Ashley has joined the governing board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District. Ashley, who was sworn in Friday, will represent Riverside County on the district board, according to a statement. He will finish the four-year term of the late Riverside County Supervisor John Benoit, …

Palm Springs will hold a special meeting to discuss a proposed bridge that would cross the Tahquitz Creek Channel on South Palm Canyon Drive. The meeting, which is being held in partnership with the Coachella Valley Association of Governments, Caltrans and the Federal Highway Administration, is scheduled to begin at …

Riverside is offering new business owners the chance to obtain and renew their business tax certificates online rather than at city hall. The service, which has been available to existing businesses for several years, makes it possible for them to meet their business tax requirements with the city quickly and …

Riverside will hold a special city council meeting Tuesday regarding Measure Z, the one-cent-per-dollar sales tax that voters approved last November. The meeting, scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. will be held at the Art Pick Council Chamber at Riverside City Hall, 3900 Main St., according to a statement. The …

Riverside has been selected to participate in the What Works Cities philanthropic initiative. The program, sponsored by Bloomberg Philanthropies, will help the city use its own data to determine ways to reduce its homeless population, according to a statement. Riverside is one of 58 mid-sized U.S. cities in 33 states …

The Southern California Gas Co. has asked its customers to cut their use of natural gas in order to avoid a shortage of that commodity as well as electricity. The Los Angeles-based company is asking its customers to lower their thermostats to 68 degrees or below, delay the use of …