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The Inland Empire recorded a 4.4 percent unemployment rate in May, up from a revised 4.1 percent the previous month, according to a report released today. The two-county region added 7,400 non-agricultural jobs between April and May, and 16,600 jobs between May of 2022 and last month, the state Employment …

Riverside has received a $2.4 million grant that it will use to build affordable housing. The money, from California’s Pro-housing Incentive Pilot Program, will help develop two projects that will create 232 affordable housing units, according to a statement on the city’s website. The projects are Mulberry Gardens and Sunrise …

Riverside County will consider a 15 percent increase in its budget for the 2023-’24 fiscal year, which will start July 1. The county’s preliminary budget, which the Board of Supervisors discussed earlier this month, recommends spending $8.6 billion on “vitals services” during the next 12 months, according to a statement …

Moreno Valley has added WiFi Gardens to four public facilities. The upgrades at Bayside, Patriot and Moreno Valley Community parks and Towngate Community Center brings the total number of public facilities equipped for public, password-free access to the Internet to 29, according to a statement on the city’s website. “Everyone …

When it comes to the Carousel Mall in San Bernardino, it seems like nothing is ever easy. Even getting rid of it six years after it shut down has proven to be enormously difficult, a two-step-forward-one-step-back process. The downtown shopping center next to Interstate 215 had a few respectable years …

San Bernardino is scheduled to launch an eight-member homeless outreach team on June 15. Team members will find homeless individuals in the city and connect them with housing, transportation, and other services, according to a statement on the city’s website. “As we promised, San Bernardino is taking action to address …