A legal issue between Palm Springs and a downtown restaurant that could have delayed the opening of the restored Plaza Theatre has been settled. The dispute involved the city’s efforts to widen to 20 feet a 10-foot easement leading into Kalura Trattoria, an Italian restaurant at 124 S. Palm Canyon Drive, …
Read More »Volunteers will oversee Barstow’s Measure Q
Barstow is looking for volunteers to serve on a committee that will oversee spending generated by Measure Q, a one percent sales tax approved by voters in 2018. The five-member resident oversight commission will be made of Barstow residents who hold no office with the city, according to the position …
Read More »San Bernardino joins grant competition
San Bernardino has joined a nationwide effort designed to support local art projects and community cleanups. The “Love Your Block” program was started in 2009 by the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University, according to a statement released by San Bernardino. That initiative gives grants of $1,000 …
Read More »Riverside is conducting a vendor survey
Riverside is asking the people it does business with how it can do a better job. The city’s purchasing division is surveying its vendors – past, present, and some it may hire in the future – to find out how it can improve its purchasing and contracting practices, according to …
Read More »“The Cheech” is a major economic force of Riverside, study finds
Actor-comedian Cheech Marin apparently had the right idea when he donated his collection of Chicano art to the Riverside Art Museum. Since it opened two years ago, the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture has generated an estimated $29 million into the local economy, enough to make it …
Read More »New EV charging station in Rancho Cucamonga
Rancho Cucamonga has opened a fourth electric vehicle charging station at the Rancho Cucamonga Sports Complex. The $1.2 million project, which opened Jan. 29, is expected to make it more convenient for Rancho Cucamonga residents to own and operate an electric vehicle, according to a statement on the city’s website. …
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