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Riverside gets new council borders

Logistics Conference

Riverside’s new city council ward boundaries will become official on July 13. The boundaries were approved by the city council in June and will be used in 2024’s city council elections, according to a statement on the city’s website. Wards 1, 3, 5, and 7 will be voted for in …

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Riverside County passes $8.6 billion budget

Cal State University San Bernardino receives grant money

Riverside County has adopted an $8.6 billion budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, which began July 1. The budget approved by the board of supervisors on June 27 tops last year’s spending plan by $1 billion, a 15 percent increase, according to a statement on the county’s website. The current …

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San Bernardino County battles fentanyl addiction

San Bernardino County battles fentanyl addiction

San Bernardino County is trying to raise awareness about fentanyl addiction. The Department of Behavioral Health has started a campaign, “Fentanyl Doesn’t Care. But We Do,” in response to a recent rise in overdoses and poisonings associated with the drug, according to a statement on the county’s website. The department has …

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Fontana plans to remake its downtown

Fontana plans to remake its downtown

Add Fontana to the list of cities that is undertaking a major upgrade of its downtown. Its most recent move in that direction came June 13, when the city council approved the construction of a four-level downtown parking structure at 8491 Sierra Ave. Council members awarded a $12 million contract …

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Bill calls for homeless shelter at state hospital

Bill calls for homeless shelter at state hospital

A state Senate committee has approved a bill that proposes to use part of Patton State Hospital to shelter homeless people. AB 349 will convert an empty building at the hospital in Highland into a housing and mental health service facility, according to Assemblyman James C. Ramos, D-San Bernardino, the …

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Moreno Valley, UCR partner for business workshops

Moreno Valley, UCR partner for business workshops

Moreno Valley and UC Riverside will hold two information-gathering sessions with small business owners and other local entrepreneurs. That data will be the basis for “in-depth” workshops meant to help both of those groups expand and improve their Moreno Valley-based businesses, according to a statement on the city’s website. The …

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