An Irvine architectural firm will design Victorville’s police station and civic plaza, both of which will be developed near city hall. LPA Inc. was one of 10 firms that bid on the $382,126 contract, which will be paid for with funds from the federal American Rescue Plan, according to a …
Read More »Inland entrepreneurship report to be released
The Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship will present its second annual State of Entrepreneurship report next week. The event is scheduled to be held from 5-7 p.m. March 30 at TopGolf in Ontario, 1050 N. Archibald Ave., according to a statement released Tuesday. “Entrepreneurship is vital for the economic success …
Read More »Riverside receives traffic safety funding
Riverside has received a $7.8 million federal grant it will use to improve automobile and pedestrian safety. The money from the Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program will be used to make traffic signals easier to see, according to a statement on the city’s website. It will also help pay for …
Read More »Riverside takes harder look at legal cannabis sales
Riverside has moved closer to allowing the sale of cannabis within its borders. In a 5-2 vote last month, the city council made cannabis stores an “allowed business,” setting the stage for eventually having licensed cannabis storefronts in Riverside, according to a statement on the city’s website. Besides making it …
Read More »Bill seeks to lift roadblocks to office-to-residential transformation
A state assembly bill would make it easier to convert empty office space into housing. If passed, AB 1532 would make it easier to get exemptions from the California Environmental Quality Act, while waiving impact fees not directly related to an office-to-housing conversion project, according to the bill’s text. Also, …
Read More »Norco ready to battle proposed state animal waste law
The city that calls itself “Horsetown USA” is up in arms about a proposed state law that it believes could seriously disrupt its way of life. AB 233, sponsored by Assemblywoman Lori Wilson, D-Suisun City, would require anyone riding a horse to collect and dispose of any waste produced by …
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