Riverside is encouraging its residents to participate in the 2019 Point-in-Time Count, Riverside County’s annual attempt to quantify the number of homeless people living within its borders. This year’s count, which is scheduled to be held from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Jan. 29, will require about 500 volunteers countywide, …
Read More »SB County to conduct homeless count
San Bernardino County will hold its annual count of homeless people later this month. The Point-in-Time-Count, which is conducted by the San Bernardino Office of Homeless Services and the San Bernardino County Homeless Partnership, is scheduled to be held from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Jan. 24, according to a …
Read More »Two SB County cities to get rapid bus service
Omnitrans, San Bernardino County’s largest public transit agency, will begin offering expanded rapid transit bus service in Loma Linda and San Bernardino. Beginning Jan. 12, the agency will expand its sbX line to Saturdays in those two cities, according to a statement. Rides will be free on that date and …
Read More »Riverside partners with local church to help fight city’s homeless problem
With the help of a local church and members of the business community, Riverside is upping its efforts to eliminate homelessness in the city. Mayor Rusty Bailey and members of the public and private sector last month held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Grove Village, a four-house complex on the grounds …
Read More »Courthouse to reopen full-time
More than six years after it closed due to budget reasons, the Corona Courthouse will again be open for business. The building on Buena Vista Avenue next to Corona City Hall is scheduled to reopen Monday, according to a statement released by the Superior Court of California, Riverside County. The …
Read More »Palm Springs bus service to make a comeback
Six months after it went away, the BUZZ is back in Palm Springs. The popular bus service is scheduled to return to its original route beginning Jan. 10, according to its new operator, the regional Sunline Transit Agency. Buses will run from noon to 10 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, every …
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