The lnland Empire’s largest food bank has donated 22,000 pounds of disaster relief boxes to victims of Hurricane Helene. Feeding America Riverside/San Bernardino delivered 800 boxes that were assembled by volunteers at Aldi’s Moreno Valley distribution center, according to a statement released by the Riverside-based food bank. Feeding America Riverside/San …
Read More »Federal grant will help pay for teacher diversity
Cal State San Bernardino has received a $3.3 million federal grant that it will use to increase teacher diversity in the Inland Empire. The five-year grant from the Department of Education will pay for ExMILE – Excellence as Multilingual Innovators and Leaders in Education – a program meant to increase …
Read More »Major overpass opens in Menifee
The Holland Road Overpass has opened in Menifee, a project that will make it easier for people to move around the city. A four-lane structure between Antelope and Haun roads that runs above Interstate 215, the overpass includes sidewalks and bicycle paths, according to a statement on the city’s website. …
Read More »Riverside begins updating of general and climate plans
Riverside has begun updating two of its most important documents: Its General Plan and the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan for 2050. Last updated in 2007, the general plan will determine Riverside’s zoning and land-use policies through 2025, according to a statement on the city’s website. The climate action plan …
Read More »San Bernardino bridge project move closer to completion
The rebuilding of the Mt. Vernon Avenue Bridge reached a milestone this month when the last of nine steel girders was put into place. The 182-foot-long structures weigh 250,000 pounds each, and are the longest pre-cast girders ever made for a California bridge, according to a statement on the city’s …
Read More »Cathedral City to welcome automotive training facility
Cathedral City and the College of the Desert in Palm Desert have broken ground on a training facility for the school’s automotive repair program. Roadrunner Motors will cover nearly 26,000 square feet at 67-905 E. Palm Canyon Drive in Cathedral City, according to a statement on the city’s website. A …
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