City / County News

Riverside County has received a $90,000 donation from PetSmart, the Phoenix-based chain of pet superstores. The grant will be used by the county’s animal services division, which helps county residents and their pets, according to a statement on the county’s website. Specifically, the county will use the money to support …

Victorville will increase staffing at one of its fire stations with revenue from Measure P, a one-cent sales tax approved by city voters in 2020. Station 315, at 12820 Eucalyptus St., will go from a two-person paramedic squad to a three-person medic engine that can respond to fire and medical …

Riverside County has received $76 million from the state to build two behavioral health campuses, one in Coachella and other in Hemet. The grant from the California Department of Healthcare Services, is part of the department’s Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure program, which is intended to reduce homelessness, incarceration and unnecessary …

California’s proposed budget for 2022-2023 fiscal year includes $15 million for the Coachella Valley Housing Catalyst Fund. That money will help to deliver 2,500 new units of affordable housing in the Coachella Valley during the next two years, speeding up the region’s goals of providing 10,000 affordable units by 2028, according …

A Palm Springs non-profit has received a state grant that it will use to help stop youth violence in the city. The $2.1 million from the California Board State and Community Correction’s Violence Intervention program will be distributed to We Are One United during the next three years, according to …

Moreno Valley plans to spend more than $29 million upgrading its streets. The city council recently approved the first phase of its Pavement Rehabilitation Program, the largest public works project in Moreno Valley’s 28-year history, according to a statement on the city’s website. Construction on phase one is expected to …