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Moreno Valley is accepting applications for funding provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. City officials expect to receive a little more than $2 million in Community Development Block Grant funds, which will pay for programs that help low-and-moderate-income residents or neighborhoods. Moreno Valley also expects to …

Victorville has received a $28 million grant from the California Department of Housing and Community Development, money it will use to build a homeless shelter and medical clinic. The Wellness Center campus, the first facility of its kind to be built in Southern Calfornia, will include a recuperative care facility, …

Riverside will use a $7.1 million state grant to renovate Patterson Park, a popular facility in its Eastside neighborhood. The funding, from the California Department of Parks and Recreation, will be distributed through the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Grant Program, according to a statement from the City. “Enhancing …

Moreno Valley residents are asked to participate in a telephone town hall meeting. The event, scheduled for 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday, will be a talk radio-style forum in which Mayor Yxstian Gutierrez will answer questions, according to a statement. This is a great opportunity to ask me about …

A majority of Ontario residents believe their city is a good place to live. Eighteen percent called the city an “excellent” place to live, while 58 percent declared it a “good place” to establish residence, according to a “Resident Satisfaction Survey” conducted by the city in May. Twenty-one percent rated …

Riverside County is asking for volunteers to help count its homeless population. More than 700 volunteers are needed for the annual count, which is scheduled to be held Jan. 26. Volunteers from nonprofits, churches and other organizations will fan out across the county’s 7,300 square miles and survey homeless adults …