San Bernardino County has received $2.5 million from the state to purchase much-needed heavy snow removal equipment. The money, which is part of the state’s 2023-2024 fiscal year budget, will allow Angelus Oaks Forest Falls, both unincorporated communities, to respond more effectively to wildfires, earthquakes, flooding, mudslides, snow, and other …
Read More »Inland manufacturing keeps growing
Manufacturing in the Inland Empire kept growing in September, albeit at a relatively slow pace. The region’s purchasing managers index was 51.3 last month, essentially unchanged from August, according to the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal State San Bernardino. The index has been above 50 for …
Read More »San Bernardino to upgrade internet access
San Bernardino has received a state grant that it will use to upgrade the broadband equipment at its main and three branch libraries. The new hardware at the Norman F. Feldheym Central Library will create data speeds of one gigabit per second, a “significant increase” compared with the system’s current …
Read More »Menifee to hold 15th anniversary bash
Menifee will forego its annual State of the City address this year. Instead, in its place, the city will celebrate the 15th anniversary of its incorporation. The Menifee Birthday Celebration is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at the recently built Mt. San Jacinto College Stadium, 28237 La …
Read More »Believe Walk to be held Sunday
The 16th annual Believe Walk is scheduled to be held Oct. 1 in downtown Riverside. Sponsored by Stater Bros. Charities and Inland Women Battling Cancer, the event raises money for multiple cancer-fighting entities in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Since it started in 2008, the Believe Walk has raised $8.4 …
Read More »New agency will help Riverside address homelessness
Riverside is ramping up its effort to reduce its homeless population. The city council on Sept. 12 voted unanimously to create the Department of Housing and Human Services, which will focus exclusively on helping all homeless people living in Riverside find a place to live. The new department will have …
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