Tag Archives: City / County news

Menifee experienced strong sales tax growth during the fourth quarter of last year. The city’s sales tax revenue during the last three months of 2015 was up 20.7 percent overall – and 12.9 percent if accounting aberrations are left out – compared with the fourth quarter of 2014, according to …

Riverside is turning the water back on. Based on recommendations from the city’s public utility and its board, the city council Tuesday voted to return to stage one of Riverside’s water conservation ordinance, according to a statement released Wednesday. That means no more mandatory restrictions on outdoor watering. From now …

International traffic has been driving the engine recently at Ontario International Airport, increasing steadily during the last year or so. That trend went away in May. The airport’s two international carriers – AeroMexico and Volaris, both of which have regular flights to and from Mexico – experienced an 18.8 percent …

Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed a $171 billion budget that increases assistance to poor people and sends more money to universities. The spending plan, which Brown signed without using a line-item veto, also places $2 billion in the state’s rainy day fund, which ls meant to be a safety …

Just as they do every year at this time, the fire departments of Riverside and San Bernardino counties are issuing warnings regarding the use of fireworks on the Fourth of July. Except for a few cities in both jurisdictions, fireworks – including sparklers – are illegal in both counties all …

The House of Representatives has approved a bill that will help bring about the transfer of ownership of Ontario International Airport. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona, was approved Tuesday by voice vote, according to a statement on Calvert’s website. “Today is a great day for the Inland …