Moreno Valley and GO-Biz, formally known as the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, are holding a California Competes Tax Credit Workshop. Officials from small, medium and large businesses are encouraged to attend the event, which will be held from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 19 at the …
Read More »City Forms Financial Panel
Riverside is seeking applicants for its new Budget Engagement Commission. The 18-member panel will advise the city council on spending and other policy matters based on information it receives from quarterly financial and performance reports, said Phil Pitchford, city spokesman. The group, which will meet four times a year, was …
Read More »Ontario Christmas festival set to begin
Ontario’s annual Christmas on Euclid Experience, a city tradition that has attracted thousand of patrons every year since 1922, is just around the corner. This year’s event will begin with the tree lighting ceremony, scheduled to be held at 6 p.m. Dec. 2 at Ontario Town Square, according to a …
Read More »City website seeks to help businesses
Moreno Valley has set up a website that provides businesses with data meant to help them select the best location in the city. MorenoValleyBusiness.com is available to existing or prospective businesses, and it’s another example of the economic development efforts Moreno Valley has undertaken during the past few years, according …
Read More »Some Inland Empire Cities Agree to Higher Sales, Transient Occupancy Taxes
Voters in several communities acknowledge the need for better public services, especially stronger police and fire protection. Now those departments must decide on their spending priorities while they wait for the revenue to arrive. Five months after Hemet voters said no, they changed their minds and said yes. In June, …
Read More »Dog Park to Reopen
Palm Springs Dog Park is scheduled to reopen Nov. 20. The facility, at 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way behind city hall, was renovated with funding generated by Measure J, a one-cent sales tax increase voters approved in 2011, according to a statement on the city’s website. A grand re-opening ceremony …
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