Riverside County has adopted an $8.6 billion budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, which began July 1. The budget approved by the board of supervisors on June 27 tops last year’s spending plan by $1 billion, a 15 percent increase, according to a statement on the county’s website. The current …
Read More »San Bernardino County battles fentanyl addiction
San Bernardino County is trying to raise awareness about fentanyl addiction. The Department of Behavioral Health has started a campaign, “Fentanyl Doesn’t Care. But We Do,” in response to a recent rise in overdoses and poisonings associated with the drug, according to a statement on the county’s website. The department has …
Read More »Fontana plans to remake its downtown
Add Fontana to the list of cities that is undertaking a major upgrade of its downtown. Its most recent move in that direction came June 13, when the city council approved the construction of a four-level downtown parking structure at 8491 Sierra Ave. Council members awarded a $12 million contract …
Read More »Report: California has the country’s largest homeless population
More than 171,000 people are homeless in California on a typical day, by far the most of any state, according to a study released June 20. Overall, California accounts for 30 percent of the nation’s homeless population, a group that is usually older than the average U.S. resident and either …
Read More »Bill calls for homeless shelter at state hospital
A state Senate committee has approved a bill that proposes to use part of Patton State Hospital to shelter homeless people. AB 349 will convert an empty building at the hospital in Highland into a housing and mental health service facility, according to Assemblyman James C. Ramos, D-San Bernardino, the …
Read More »Moreno Valley, UCR partner for business workshops
Moreno Valley and UC Riverside will hold two information-gathering sessions with small business owners and other local entrepreneurs. That data will be the basis for “in-depth” workshops meant to help both of those groups expand and improve their Moreno Valley-based businesses, according to a statement on the city’s website. The …
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