The Inland Empire’s population is expected to grow by 20 percent during the next 25 years, a state agency is predicting. If that forecast proves to be accurate, the combined population of Riverside and San Bernardino counties today – 4.7 million – will increase to approximately 5.5 million people, according …
Read More »Ontario to host State of the City
Ontario will hold its 2023 State of the City March 22 at the Ontario Convention Center. Hundreds of business and community leaders are expected to attend the event, which will focus on the city’s business investments and economic development projects, both present and future, according to a statement on the …
Read More »RivCo settles juvenile detention fees suit
Riverside County has settled a lawsuit regarding juvenile detention fees. Parents and guardians who had to pay detention fees between Dec. 21, 2016 and April 21, 2020 may be eligible for a refund due the settlement of a class-action lawsuit, according to statement on the county’s website. The potential returns …
Read More »Victorville moves closer to reviving its Old Town
Victorville’s plans for reviving its Old Town have gotten more ambitious since the city council addressed that issue 18 months ago. About 1,600 acres more ambitious, to be precise. In August 2021, the city council agreed to form a Community Revitalization and Investment Authority Board to pay for its ambitious …
Read More »Report: two Inland parks departments rate high for social media use
Riverside and San Bernardino’s parks departments have been recognized for their use of social media. The departments ranked 12th and 14th, respectively, among parks departments for social media engagement, according to Next Practice Partners in Carmel, Ind. No other Inland Empire cities made the list, which is based on parks …
Read More »Riverside to spend second round of federal ARPA funding
Riverside will spend $13 million on park improvements and $4 million on trash trucks from funds allotted to it through the American Rescue Plan Act. Those allocations, which the council approved Feb.7, will come from $36.7 million given to the city via the rescue plan act, the $350 billion pandemic recovery, …
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