City / County News

Apple Valley has received a $9.9 million federal grant that it will use for street improvements. That funding from the Safe Streets for All program will help pay for upgrades along 3.4 miles of Dale Evans Parkway, Thunderbird Road, and Otoe Road, according to a statement on the town’s website. …

Moreno Valley has added 14 locations to its WiFi Gardens program, all in the southeast corridor of the Edgemont neighborhood. The expansion runs from Frederick Street on the east to Day Street on the west, and from Alessandro Boulevard south to Bay Avenue and Cottonwood Golf Center to the north, …

LifeStream Blood Bank has opened a donation center in Moreno Valley. The facility, the company’s ninth in the Inland Empire, opened recently at 24101 Hemlock Ave., according to a statement on the city’s website. “LifeStream’s long-standing commitment to service perfectly aligns with Moreno Valley’s values,” said Mayor Ulises Cabrera in …

The Riverside County Transportation Commission has agreed to finance the next phase of the Coachella Valley Rail project. Commission members recently awarded an $80 million contract to HDR Engineering to conduct the next round of environmental studies associated with the project, according to a statement on the commission’s website. HDR …

Moreno Valley has said no to a 45-day ban on warehouse construction. In a 3-2 vote cast Feb. 3, the city council declined to join several other Inland Empire cities, including Perris and Hemet, that recently said no to logistics development within their borders, according to multiple reports. The vote …

Riverside is trying to make it easier for people to park their cars while they’re visiting downtown, in an attempt give businesses there a shot in the arm. The Downtown Valet Program began a six-month tryout January 16 and is scheduled to run through June 30, at which point the …