Like a lot of cities, Fontana has become populated with sidewalk vendors, and it wants to get them under control. City officials believe they have found a way to accomplish that goal: pay those vendors – in particular, those who serve full meals for customers sitting at makeshift tables – to …
Read More »Riverside County to add emergency shelters
Riverside County will develop eight emergency shelters with funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. The $7.6 million project will add 241 shelter beds countywide, a 28 percent increase, according to a statement on the county’s website. The county’s five-year Homeless Action Plan, which the board of supervisors adopted in …
Read More »San Bernardino County to be helped by state funding
San Bernardino County has received $8 million in state funding that it plans to use for healthcare projects. The money, which is part of the 2023-’24 fiscal year state budget, will be used to refurbish two behavioral health treatment centers in Fontana and Victorville and buy and outfit a pair …
Read More »Riverside gets funding for transportation projects
Riverside has received $38.5 million in state and federal funding that it will use to pay for several transportation projects. On July 6, the California State Transportation Agency announced that Riverside will receive $22 million from the Port and Freight Infrastructure Program to complete the Third Street/BNSF Railroad Grade Separation project, …
Read More »Riverside gets new council borders
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 …
Read More »Riverside County passes $8.6 billion budget
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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