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Riverside has asked the state of California’s to help it convert a motel into affordable housing. The city has requested $35 million in Homekey+ funding to convert the 114-room Quality Inn, 1590 University Ave. into studio apartments, according to a city report. When the renovation is complete, the former hotel …

Menifee plans to purchase 398 acres of open space to ensure that land remains available to the public for recreational use. The city council recently approved spending $1.1 million to buy 19 parcels on the east side of the city known collectively as Menifee Hill, according to a statement on …

Riverside is one of 16 cities nationwide chosen to participate in the 2025 LEED for Cities Cohort, a program led by the U.S. Green Building Council. The building council, a leading authority on greenhouse building worldwide, conducts the Cities Cohort as part of its Local Government Leadership Program, according to a …

Both Riverside and San Bernardino counties are claiming progress in their efforts to reduce their homeless populations, according to data released this month. Riverside County identified 3,990 people who were living in a homeless shelter or on the street during its annual Point-in-Time Count, which county officials and a team …

San Bernardino County is close to receiving a $38.7 million state grant that it will use to build a facility to help homeless people. The county’s Behavioral Health Department has received a conditional award letter from the the state Department of Health Care Services confirming the $38.7 million the county …

Apple Valley’s Measure P Oversight Committee recently held its first meeting during which it considered upgrading the town’s contract with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. After taking their oath of office in the town council chambers, the five-member panel discussed adding one sergeant, eight deputies, and one sheriff’s service …