Riverside will hold a walk this weekend to help end homelessness in the city. The Sixth Annual 5K Walk to End Homelessness, sponsored by the Riverside Ending Homelessness Fund, is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Fairmount Park, 2601 Fairmount Blvd., according to a statement on the city’s …
Read More »Judge Denies Preliminary Injunction in San Bernardino Cannabis License Case
SAN BERNARDINO>> Superior Court Judge David Cohn brushed aside a request for an injunction and has allowed seven contested cannabis-related businesses to continue seeking city of San Bernardino approvals to operate. The city’s approval process for these businesses came under fire in a lawsuit filed in February by Stephanie Smith, …
Read More »“Cannabis Landlord” Offers to Fund San Bernardino Animal Shelter
Riverside Attorney Ben Eilenberg and his client, Stephanie Smith, a Pacific Palisades real estate investor, have a proposal that could help keep San Bernardino’s troubled animal shelter alive and steer the city council away from outsourcing operations of its animal shelter to Riverside County. Smith is offering to donate more …
Read More »Palm Springs helps residents pay their rent
Palm Springs has agreed to help a handful of residents who receive housing vouchers from Riverside County. On Wednesday, the city council voted 5-0 to allocate $100,000 to help people whose housing vouchers do not cover the cost of rent, according to a statement. The money will come from the …
Read More »High Desert town eases restrictions on “granny units”
Starting next month, it will be easier to build “granny units” in Apple Valley. The town council has approved lighter regulations on accessory dwelling units to comply with new state laws, according to a statement on the town’s website. Those regulations, scheduled to go into effect April 26, will allow …
Read More »Fontana kicks off housing rehab program
Fontana is accepting applications for its housing rehabilitation program. The program, administered by the city’s housing department, provides grants and zero interest deferred loans up to $25,000 for the restoration of owner occupied, single-family dwellings in Fontana, according to a statement on the city’s website. Repairs paid for by the …
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