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Riverside’s fire department has been re-accredited by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International. That move leaves Riverside one of only five California fire departments with that accreditation, as well as the highest recognition – ISO Class 1 – given out by the state’s Insurance Services Office, according to a statement …

Eight months after it opened, Corona held a grand opening ceremony at a former hotel that has been converted into a homeless facility. Vista Dorada reached full capacity in June, not long after it opened, but a ceremony marking that milestone was postponed because of a COVID-19 outbreak at the …

Voters in Riverside County may now cast their ballots in the March 5 presidential primary election. Seventeen voting centers were scheduled to open throughout the county Feb. 24, and another 131 will open March 2, according to a statement on the county’s website. Residents may vote in-person or return their …

San Bernardino will soon launch a mobile veterinary clinic that will allow the city’s Animal Services Department to provide treatments throughout the city, including spay and neuter procedures, vaccinations, and microchipping. The mobile clinic was to have been introduced Feb. 20 during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Secombe Park, but that …

Palm Springs has started a pilot program intended to help entrepreneurs who want to start a small business. The project is a partnership between the city and the Caravanserai Project, a recently-opened small business development center in Palm Springs that is affiliated with Orange County/Inland Empire Small Business Development Center …

Next month, Chino residents will vote on Measure V, a one-percent sales tax that is expected to generate an extra $28 million in revenue annually if it’s approved. If it’s approved March 5, the Public Safety, Roads, Essential Services Protection Measure will help close a budget deficit expected to reach …