The Riverside University Health System has received $333 million from the state to expand mental health and substance abuse treatment in Riverside County. The funding from the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program will help increase access to acute behavioral health care, especially young people, according to a statement on the …
Read More »Fear of tariffs drive up retail sales
Retail sales rose nationwide in April, as many consumers increased their buying to avoid the high prices expected to be happen because of higher tariffs, according to the National Retail Federation. Total retail sales, not including automobiles and gasoline, were up 0.7 percent seasonally adjusted month-month-over-month, and up 6.7 percent …
Read More »State housing affordability up slightly
Buying a home in California got a little easier during the first quarter of 2025, according to the California Association of Realtors. Seventeen percent of the state’s households could afford the median-price of a single-family detached home – $846,830 – during that time, up two percent from the fourth quarter …
Read More »Riverside County pooled investment fund reaches record high
Riverside County’s investment pool reached a record $18 billion in April, a sign of the county’s growing financial strength. “We’re proud of our department for reaching this new milestone of $18 billion in the investment pool,” said Matthew Jennings, county treasurer-tax collector, in a statement on the county’s website. “This growth …
Read More »Lawsuit seeks to overturn Chuckwalla National Monument
The creation of the Chuckwalla National Monument in Riverside County is being challenged in court. Attorneys for the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a nonprofit research institute, have filed a lawsuit alleging that the Biden Administration overstepped its bounds when it created the 740,000-acre monument, according to a federal lawsuit. That …
Read More »Riverside’s new rideshare program is fueled by hydrogen, not gas or electricity
Riverside residents now have access to a fleet of vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells, the result of a city-sponsored initiative that is believed to be the first of its kind in the United States. The Riverside Clean Air Carshare Program provides one dozen of those vehicles for trips within …
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