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Small businesses in Riverside that have been hurt by COVID-19 could get help from the city with their utility costs. About 3,300 businesses could be eligible for the program, which allows small businesses to apply their deposits to their account balance with the Riverside Public Utility, accord to a statement …

Riverside is scheduled to open its first COVID-19 vaccination site Saturday. As many as 500 vaccinations will be available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the large parking lot north of the Riverside Convention Center, according to a statement on the city’s website. The clinic plans to stay open …

The regulations, aimed mostly at health and safety issues, are a response to state legislation meant to put sidewalk vendors and regular businesses in equal competition with each other. How effectively those rules will be enforced remains a question. Apple Valley has adopted regulations regarding sidewalk vendors, measures designed to …

Starting Tuesday, San Bernardino County will conduct a vaccination “supersite” at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. COVID-19 vaccines will be available to people primarily aged 65 and older who live or work in San Bernardino County, according to a statement on the county’s website. Other vaccine-eligible groups – frontline …

The Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce and the Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism have started a program to help restaurants survive COVID-19. The chamber is offering a $10 coupon to customers who order takeout, with participating restaurants to be reimbursed by the city and other local businesses, according to a …

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to remove statewide the regional stay-at-home orders implemented in December because of the pandemic prompted praise from Riverside and San Bernardino County officials. The decision, announced Monday, means restaurants may again offer outdoor service, hair and nail salons and other personal care services may reopen as …