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A lot of Riverside County residents are worried about their teeth. They’re also concerned about financial assistance and employment, according to a recent survey. Nearly 1,700 residents responded to the survey, which was conducted during a two-month period earlier this year by the county and the UC Riverside School of …

Riverside is urging its residents not use fireworks on or around the upcoming Fourth of July holiday. Like a lot of Southern California cities, Riverside has banned the use of all personal fireworks at all times, with violators subject to a $1,000 fine, according to a statement on the city’s …

Riverside has received major grants from two state programs that it will use to build affordable housing. The $32 million-plus from “No Place Like Home” and “Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities” will help pay for 278 affordable units throughout the city, according to a statement on the city’s website. “I’m …

Ontario will receive a $5 million grant from the state of California that it will use to pay for its downtown revitalization, including affordable housing. The funding comes from the state’s general fund and supplements a $35 million grant the city received from the state last year to help improve …

Riverside County has received $23.7 million from the state to help fight homelessness. The grant, from California’s No Place Like Home program, will create 162 permanent housing units for people with “severe and persistent” mental illness who are homeless, chronically homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, according to a …

Businesses and non-profit organizations that want to reach the Riverside market are encouraged to buy sponsorships on television broadcasts of local high school football games this fall. Games will be shown for the ninth consecutive year on RiversideTV in two formats:  live on social media and delayed on the city’s …