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Riverside County has been awarded $25.5 million to create 119 permanent housing units for persons with “severe and persistent” mental illness. The money, from the state’s No Place Like Home program, will help people who are homeless, chronically homeless, or at risk of being homeless, according to a statement released …

Moreno Valley now has a second electric vehicle manufacturer. AYRO Inc., is now working alongside Karma Automotive at its facility at 17100 Perris Blvd., according to a statement on the city’s website. “AYRO is exactly the kind of forward-thinking company we want in Moreno Valley,” said Mayor Yxstian Gutierrez in …

Victorville is trying to help residents who are having difficulty paying their utility bills because of COVID-19. The city council voted unanimously to spend $2 million of its allotment from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to fund its Utility Bill Assistance Program, according to a statement on the …

Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson and Police Chief Larry Gonzalez met with Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday at a roundtable and press conference. The event, attended by mayors and police chiefs from California’s 13 largest cities, was a discussion on how to address crime and reduce organized theft statewide, according to …

A planned 71-unit affordable housing project in Palm Springs for senior citizens has received a boost from state of California. The Department of Housing and Community Development’s has donated $6.4 million to West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation, developer of Aloe Palm Canyon, according to a statement. That project, which the …

Riverside, in partnership with several nonprofits and state government entities, has started a $9.1 million completion of the “smart growth” project in its Eastside neighborhood. The Eastside Climate Collaborative is a part of a state-funded $31.2 million initiative meant to improve the neighborhood and reduce the effects of climate change …