City / County News

Riverside County will consider a 15 percent increase in its budget for the 2023-’24 fiscal year, which will start July 1. The county’s preliminary budget, which the Board of Supervisors discussed earlier this month, recommends spending $8.6 billion on “vitals services” during the next 12 months, according to a statement …

Moreno Valley has added WiFi Gardens to four public facilities. The upgrades at Bayside, Patriot and Moreno Valley Community parks and Towngate Community Center brings the total number of public facilities equipped for public, password-free access to the Internet to 29, according to a statement on the city’s website. “Everyone …

When it comes to the Carousel Mall in San Bernardino, it seems like nothing is ever easy. Even getting rid of it six years after it shut down has proven to be enormously difficult, a two-step-forward-one-step-back process. The downtown shopping center next to Interstate 215 had a few respectable years …

San Bernardino is scheduled to launch an eight-member homeless outreach team on June 15. Team members will find homeless individuals in the city and connect them with housing, transportation, and other services, according to a statement on the city’s website. “As we promised, San Bernardino is taking action to address …

Palm Springs International Airport has hired a Southern California advertising agency to create ads that will be displayed in the airport. The three-year agreement with Fuse will “reimagine” the city-owned airport’s in-house advertising, with an emphasis on giving local businesses more opportunities to make themselves known there, according to a …

Nearly 1.1 million square feet of industrial space has opened in Norco. The first phase of Palomino Ranch Business Park and all of Saddle Ranch South went online recently, according to CapRock Partners, the developer of both projects. Palomino Ranch Business Park is at 1700-1910 Mountain Ave. west of Interstate …