Tag Archives: City/ County News

Starting in April, Palm Springs will begin enforcing an ordinance that bans gasoline-powered leaf blowers in the city. The restriction, which the city council passed in July 2017, is meant to reduce noise and improve air quality in the city, according to a statement on the city’s website. Beginning April …

San Bernardino County has received a $484,830 grant that it will use to bring digital technology to low-end communities. The California Advanced Services Fund is presenting the grant to the county Housing Authority, according to the statement. The grant is part of the fund’s Broadband Adoption Digital Learning Centers project …

Eastvale will help test three-wheel vehicles designed to get first-responders to emergencies quicker. The electric devices, which can also be used by security and law enforcement personnel, are called Rapid Responder and are being produced by Arcimoto, an electric vehicle manufacturer in Eugene, Ore. The city of Eugene is also participating …

Ontario has received a grant from the Southern California Association of Governments that will help make its downtown more high tech. The grant, part of the association’s Future Communities Pilot Program, will pay for the installation of “smart city” applications downtown, including a hub where technology and data can be …

Riverside National Cemetery, the largest cemetery operated by the federal Department of Veterans Affairs, will be enlarged. The department announced recently that it has purchased 315 acres next to the cemetery –  including the General Old Golf Course at the March Naval Reserve Base – from the March Joint Powers …

Riverside, Ontario and San Bernardino County are slated to receive more than $1.2 million from the Southern California Association of Governments, money that each will use to reduce vehicle traffic in their communities. The association approved the grants Thursday as part of its Future Communities Pilots Program, which supports projects …