Tag Archives: City/ County News

Hemet is accepting applications for its 2025–2026 Community Grant Funding Program. One hundred thousand dollars has been allotted for this year’s program, for requests ranging from $2,500 to $20,000, according to a statement on the city’s website. The program provides financial support to local non-profit and community-based organizations that provide …

Blythe is fighting to keep its only hospital open. The city in eastern Riverside County (pop. 18,000) is asking Riverside County, the state of California for help with its effort to save Palo Verde Hospital, according to city officials. The 51-bed acute care hospital is suffering serious financial troubles, most …

Victorville has removed an estimated 51 tons of debris from the Mojave Riverbed and Oro Grande Wash, two of the city’s most important ecosystems. The four-week cleanup, which was completed recently, was conducted across 3.1 linear miles by 34 city employees, according to a statement on the city’s website. The …

Riverside will remove homeless encampments from state freeway ramps in the city. The city council voted unanimously Aug. 5 to take that action, which establishes one of the first homeless maintenance agreements between a city and Caltrans, according to a statement on Riverside’s website. The pilot program is scheduled to …

Eastvale has started a program designed to help its businesses. The Business First Program, which is being led by the city’s economic development team, offers assistance to new businesses during every phase of starting a business, according to a statement on the city’s website. Established businesses, and anyone considering starting …

State officials will close a Riverside prison next year. The California Rehabilitation Center will be shut down in the fall of 2026 in an attempt to reduce the amount of money spent on prisons statewide, according to multiple reports. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced that move Monday.  California’s …