Apple Valley has resumed processing passport applications. Appointments are required and no walk-ins will be accepted, according to a statement posted today on the town’s website. “As COVID numbers decrease, and opportunities to travel resume, the demand for passports is expected to rise,” said Town Clerk LaVonda Pearson in the …
Read More »South Coast AQMD measure draws fire from the logistics industry
The proposed Warehouse Indirect Source Rule is a tax that will hurt Southern California’s warehouse-distribution operations, according to industry officials. It will do nothing of the sort, says the AQMD. A proposed measure by Southern California’s state-sanctioned clean air agency has the region’s logistics industry crying foul. The Warehouse …
Read More »County closes one vaccination site, opens another
Riverside County has closed the COVID-19 vaccination site at Tahquitz Canyon High School and replaced it with one at nearby Alessandro High School in Hemet. The new location will be open for up to four weeks so those who received their first dose at the Tahquitz site will be able …
Read More »San Manuel tribe donates $1 million to small businesses
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians recently donated $20,000 each to 50 local small businesses. The donations, made in partnership with the Inland Empire Economic Partnership, were designed to help businesses that have been hurt by COVID-19, according to a statement on the tribe’s website. Businesses that received help …
Read More »Newman named Corona police chief
Robert Newman has been named Corona’s chief of police A 25-year veteran of the department, Newman has replaced George Johnstone, who retired last year after two years on the job, according to a statement on the city’s website. Newman has held multiple assignments with the department, including officer, detective, supervisor …
Read More »Gause named Riverside’s new city clerk
Donesia Gause has been named Riverside’s city clerk. A 21-year municipal government employee, Gause was most recently city clerk in Carson, an elected position, according to a statement on Riverside’s website. Gause, who has also worked for the cities of Long Beach, Baldwin Park, Compton and Newport Beach, specializes in …
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