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Riverside is negotiating an agreement that would bring an all-electric vehicle manufacturer’s international headquarters to the city. The city council voted 6-1 Sept. 5 to pursue talks with Ohmio in New Zealand, which recently completed a pilot program at JFK International Airport, according to a statement on Riverside’s website. Ohmio …

San Bernardino County has been recognized for its Point-In-Time Count efforts, the annual project sponsored by the federal government that determines local, state, and the nation’s homeless populations. The National Association of Counties recently presented the county with a 2023 Achievement Award for its virtual training of Point-In-Time volunteers, which …

Ontario wants its own minor league baseball team. Specifically, the city wants the team that’s been its next-door neighbor for the past three decades, and it’s planning to build a regional sports complex, with a state-of-the-art minor league baseball stadium and parking structure as its centerpiece, to make that happen. …

Inland manufacturing declined slightly in August but still managed to stay in growth mode, according to data released today. The region’s purchasing managers index last month was 51.9, down from 54.2 in July, according to the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal State San Bernardino. That’s the …

Riverside’s annual holiday festival has a new start date. This year’s switch-ceremony that will begin the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa Festival of Lights will start at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 18, the Saturday before Thanksgiving, according to a statement on the city’s website. Traditionally, the event has been held the …

Norco has reaffirmed its opposition to Riverside’s plan to build above-ground transmission lines along the city’s portion of the Santa Ana River. The city is “building a coalition” to support placing the Riverside Transmission Reliability Project underground, which would run through an area susceptible to fires according to a statement …