City / County News

Riverside and San Bernardino’s parks departments have been recognized for their use of social media. The departments ranked 12th and 14th, respectively, among parks departments for social media engagement, according to Next Practice Partners in Carmel, Ind. No other Inland Empire cities made the list, which is based on parks …

Riverside will spend $13 million on park improvements and $4 million on trash trucks from funds allotted to it through the American Rescue Plan Act. Those allocations, which the council approved Feb.7, will come from $36.7 million given to the city via the rescue plan act, the $350 billion pandemic recovery, …

The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority has received $18.8 million in state funding that will help pay for the West Valley Connector Bus Rapid Transit program. Announced recently by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the grant is part of more than $1.3 billion in state funding that will help pay for capital …

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors has agreed to a pay raise for workers in the county’s In-Home Support Services program. The agreement, which must still be approved by the state and members of the United Domestic Workers, calls for three straight years of pay increases for members of that …

Gov. Gavin Newsom is being urged to place a moratorium on warehouse construction in the Inland Empire by a coalition of environmental groups. In an eight-page letter, the organizations call warehouse growth in Riverside and San Bernardino counties since the start of the pandemic “one of the most critical environmental …

Apple Valley is updating its Americans With Disabilities Act guidelines. The High Desert town’s transition and self-evaluation plan detail how Apple Valley will make facilities, programs, services, activities, and events accessible to handicapped people, according to a statement on the town’s website. Town officials are asking for comments from residents …