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Riverside County is offering vaccines to people 70 years old and older. Appointments are available at various county clinics, from now through Feb. 16, according to a statement. Appointments can be made by going to the Public Health website https://www.rivcoph.org/COVID-19-Vaccine-with-Registration. Participants will need to show proof of age (driver’s license …

Second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are increasing in Riverside County, prompting county officials to plan more second-dose clinics. By Saturday there had been 35,699 second doses administered in the county and 212,636 first-time vaccinations, either at county-operated clinics or by community partners, according to a statement on the county’s …

San Bernardino County, in partnership with the Inland Empire Community Foundation, has awarded $3.4 million to 216 nonprofits. The funding, distributed through the county’s Nonprofit Assistance Fund, is meant to help organizations that have struggled to maintain services during COVID-19, according to a foundation statement released yesterday. The grants ranged …

California residents who have been hurt financially by COVID-19 may be allowed to defer their property tax payments. Under the Property Tax Postponement Program, homeowners 62 years old or older and taxpayers with a disability may be allowed to defer their 2021 property tax payments on their principal residence, according …

Small businesses in Riverside that have been hurt by COVID-19 could get help from the city with their utility costs. About 3,300 businesses could be eligible for the program, which allows small businesses to apply their deposits to their account balance with the Riverside Public Utility, accord to a statement …

Riverside is scheduled to open its first COVID-19 vaccination site Saturday. As many as 500 vaccinations will be available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the large parking lot north of the Riverside Convention Center, according to a statement on the city’s website. The clinic plans to stay open …