City / County News

A state agency has dismissed Moreno Valley’s environmental study regarding a proposed mega-industrial project in the city. The California Air Resources Board called the city’s report on the World Logistics Center “fundamentally inadequate,” and declared that the study is in need of major changes before the project can be considered …

More than $340 million earmarked for California communities hit especially hard by the drought has not been spent. One year ago, lawmakers voted to use the money for drought relief, protect wells from contamination and upgrade old water system, according to an Associated Press report. While much funding has gone …

The Perris Housing Authority created the Senior Home Repair Program that gives a one-time $10,000 grant to senior citizens in order to make minor health and safety improvements in their home. Improvements include minor roof repairs, installing ramps, handrails or grab bar, heating or air-conditional replacement, smoke detectors, minor electrical …

A certain demographic group has fallen for Riverside. The millennial population – defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as anyone between 20 and 34 years old – increased by 40 percent in the greater Riverside market between 2010 and 2013, according to a report released Thursday by the National Association …

Riverside County will pursue building a 32-acre medical campus next to the Riverside County Regional Medical Center. The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to negotiate with a private real estate firm that will put together a development plan for that project, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. Board …

Outdoor water use in San Bernardino County needs to be cut in half, and about 50 percent of the water used in irrigation needs to be cut back during the next nine months, according to local water officials. Large lawns should not be allowed in California given number of droughts …