The Moreno Valley Animal Shelter and NBC4/Telemundo will hold its annual “Clear the Shelters” event Aug. 15. The adoption fee for dogs and cats is $20, which in some cases will be a savings of $100 or more, according to a statement on the city’s website. Also, the shelter is …
Read More »Last chance to sign up for water conference
Registration for this year’s Southern California Water Conference is scheduled to end Friday. The conference, sponsored by the Baldy View Chapter of the Building Industry Association of Southern California, will be a virtual event this year, according to a statement. Wade Crowfoot, California’s secretary for natural resources and a member …
Read More »Apple Valley voters to vote on sales tax
The Apple Valley Town Council has unanimously agreed to place a one percent sales tax before voters this Nov. 3. If approved, the tax would generate approximately $7 million annually for the town’s general fund, which pays for law enforcement, road construction, park improvements, community events, and recreation programs, according to …
Read More »Palm Springs eases restrictions on restaurants, bars
Palm Springs has changed its regulations regarding how late restaurants, bars, and wineries are allowed to stay open. Those three entities must now close by midnight and remain closed until at least 5 a.m., according to a statement on the city’s website. That restriction went into effect last week and …
Read More »Plan to preserve the Upper Santa Ana River Wash Basin is approved
Two decades in the making, the conservation plan will protect several endangered species in the 4,800-acre territory in San Bernardino County while maximizing the land’s natural resources, according to its proponents. After 20 years of back and forth among governmental agencies and the private sector, the Santa Ana River Habitat …
Read More »SB County sets up temporary care sites
San Bernardino County is establishing alternate care sites in response to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases. Each treatment site is meant to help local hospitals forced to deal with too many patients, according to a statement on the county’s website. One site has been established at parking lot 14 …
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