Kimberly Sheehy has been appointed to the boards of CVB Financial Corp and Citizens Business Bank, CVB Financial’s subsidiary. Both boards increased their membership from eight to nine with Sheehy’s dual appointments, according to a statement posted on CVB Financial’s website. Sheehy will chair CVB Financial’s audit committee and will …
Read More »Luna named Staters’ retail VP
Bertha Luna has been named Stater Bros.’ senior vice president of retail operations. Luna reports to President Greg McNiff and is responsible for procedures at Stater Bros.’ 170-plus supermarkets, according to a statement on the company’s website. “Bertha’s promotion recognizes her outstanding leadership and the significant contributions she has made in …
Read More »County to build behavioral health facilities with state grant
Riverside County has received $76 million from the state to build two behavioral health campuses, one in Coachella and other in Hemet. The grant from the California Department of Healthcare Services, is part of the department’s Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure program, which is intended to reduce homelessness, incarceration and unnecessary …
Read More »State funding slated for Coachella Valley housing program
California’s proposed budget for 2022-2023 fiscal year includes $15 million for the Coachella Valley Housing Catalyst Fund. That money will help to deliver 2,500 new units of affordable housing in the Coachella Valley during the next two years, speeding up the region’s goals of providing 10,000 affordable units by 2028, according …
Read More »Nonprofit to fight youth violence
A Palm Springs non-profit has received a state grant that it will use to help stop youth violence in the city. The $2.1 million from the California Board State and Community Correction’s Violence Intervention program will be distributed to We Are One United during the next three years, according to …
Read More »CSUSB Palm Desert campus to get student center
Cal State San Bernardino has received $79 million from the state legislature, money the university will use to build the first phase of the Student Center Building on its Palm Desert campus. The 23,700-square-foot facility will accommodate about 4,000 students and and free up other space on campus for classrooms …
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