City / County News

As southeastern Riverside County continues to grow, local municipalities are beginning to look at expansion projects to address freeway congestion. The City of Menifee is expanding the existing interchange off I-215 at Newport Road with a $48.4 million interchange project. The project would widen Newport Road to six lanes and …

A California Supreme Court decision that will allow cities and counties to require developers to sell some of their product at below-market rates will only worsen the state’s housing crisis, an Inland housing official said Tuesday. The home building industry is in “extreme disagreement” with the decision handed down Monday, …

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 …