Palm Springs is providing temporary shelter for the homeless at the city’s access shelter. The program, which the city is undertaking in partnership with Martha’s Village & Kitchen, began last month and is scheduled to last until March 15, according to a statement on the city’s website. The center at …
Read More »Grant will help Riverside divert food waste
Riverside has received a $10 million state grant that it will use to cut greenhouse gases and divert up to 200,000 tons of food waste from local landfills. The funding from the state Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), will help Riverside improve its anaerobic co-digestion project, according to …
Read More »San Bernardino receives federal transportation grant
San Bernardino will plan upgrades to Baseline Street with a $240,800 grant it has received from the U.S. Department of Transportation. City officials will look for ways to improve safety for bicyclists and pedestrians along Baseline Street between Meridian Avenue to Tippecanoe Avenue, according to a statement on the city’s …
Read More »Federal funding will pay for major street upgrades in Riverside
Riverside will receive an $11.1 million grant that will pay for the bulk of safety improvements on North Main Street immediately south of Highway 60. The funding secured by Rep. Mark Takano, D-Riverside, will make Main Street between Highway 60 and Third Street into one lane in each direction, according …
Read More »San Bernardino opens State Street extension
San Bernardino has opened a half-mile extension of State Street between 16th Street and Baseline Street. The $7.4 million project, which is expected to improve traffic flow on the city’s west side, includes four lanes of divided road and new medians, sidewalks, streetlights, and storm drains, according to a statement …
Read More »Carousel Mall, Measure A among the major business stories in the Inland Empire in 2023
In San Bernardino, 2023 might be remembered as the year the Carousel Mall and a wrecking ball finally got together. Interior gutting and stripping of the abandoned downtown property started in February, nearly six years after the mall shut down for good following years of dwindling crowds, lost tenants, and …
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