Moreno Valley has received $2 million in federal money that it will use to fight its homeless problem. The funding, part of the consolidated appropriations bill signed by President Biden last month, will help pay for the Homeless to Work and MoVal Emergency Shelter/Rapid Rehousing programs, according to a statement …
Read More »Cardenas Markets to give out scholarships
Cardenas Markets Foundation is providing $192,000 in scholarships to students who live in areas in which the supermarket chain operates. Sixty-four scholarships of $3,000 each will be given out this year, a $15,000 increase in total funding from 2022, according to a statement. Academic performance, financial need, leadership qualities, and …
Read More »IE Occupational Medicine merges
Inland Empire Occupational Medicine has merged with an Orange County physicians group. Irvine-based Akeso Occupational Health recently bought the Riverside physicians group according to a statement. Terms of the transaction, including its cost, were not disclosed. Akeso Occupational, which has acquired several occupational health groups in California during the past …
Read More »Palm Springs opens overnight homeless shelter
Palm Springs has opened a shelter to assist homeless people during the cold season. The 15-bed facility at the Palm Springs Access Center opened earlier this month and will remain open through Feb. 28, according to a statement on the city’s website. The facility, at 225 El Cielo Road, is a …
Read More »U.S., Inland economies face possible recession in 2023
One question hangs over the U.S. economy as 2023 gets underway: will there be a recession during the next 12 months, or will the economy grow and continue to add jobs? The answer to that inquiry rests almost entirely with the Federal Reserve, and to what extent it raises interest …
Read More »Schwank named mayor
Zak Schwank, a four-year member of the Temecula city council, has been named the city’s mayor for 2023, according to a statement on the city’s website. Schwank, who spent the last year as Mayor pro tem, was elected to his second four-year term in November. He was appointed unanimously to …
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