City / County News

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 …

San Bernardino has received a $4.1 million state grant that it will use to hire 70 young and early-career staff members during the next two years. Positions will be filled in parks and recreation, animal services, library, and police departments, along with jobs in some community-based organizations, according to a …

Mayor John Valdivia wants to level the abandoned shopping center, and he hoped a three-alarm fire on the property last month would persuade his fellow council members to take that action, on the grounds that the site has become a health hazard. But that idea went nowhere, and city officials …

San Bernardino County has opened a building for its public defenders. The new headquarters at 323 W. Court St. in San Bernardino is in the former First American Title building and is the latest addition to the city’s downtown justice district, according to a statement on the county’s website. Opened …

The Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival will return to being an annual event under an agreement approved Tuesday by the board of supervisors. A new partnership between the county and Pickering Events LLC puts that company in charge of operating the Riverside County fairgrounds and fair for five …

Riverside County Workforce Development has received a $1.8 million state grant that it will use to develop apprenticeship programs in five industries: IT and cybersecurity, healthcare, manufacturing, transportation logistics, and the public sector. The three-year grant, arranged by the California Department of Industrial Relations and its Division of Apprenticeship Standards, …