City / County News

Time is running out to apply for community development block grant funds issued by Wildomar during the 2017-18 program year. Interested parties have until 5 p.m. Monday to turn in an application, which can be found at cityofwildomar.org, according to a statement. Wildomar receives some of Riverside County’s block grant …

Good news for dog lovers in the Coachella Valley: the Palm Springs Dog Park is scheduled to reopen in November. The park, at  222 N. Civic Drive, has been fitted with a new irrigation, system, upgraded landscaping, a concrete walkway and an underground electrical that will accommodate new LED decorative …

The Community Foundation, a Riverside-based nonprofit that promotes philanthropy in the Inland Empire, is accepting online applications from nonprofits interested in participating in Give BIG San Bernardino County. Give BIG is a one-day, 24-hour program scheduled to be held Nov. 29, according to a statement posted on the county’s website. …

Palm Springs is trying to help solve the Coachella Valley’s homeless problem. With $75,000 from its general fund, the city has established a day program that will help homeless people learn job skills, find employment and obtain housing assistance, according to a statement. The program, which began Wednesday, was started …

Riverside is looking for volunteers to fill vacancies on several of the boards and commissions that help shape city policy on various issues. Eleven of Riverside’s 14 advisory panels – airport commission, police review commission, cultural heritage board, commission on disabilities, human resources board, board of library trustees, mayor’s commission …

San Bernardino County’s Workforce Development Board is scheduled to hold its annual Valley Regional Job Fair Wednesday at Ontario International Airport. The event, which is being co-sponsored by several cities and chambers of commerce on the Inland Empire’s west side, will run from 9 a.m. to noon at Terminal One, …