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Daniel Garcia has been named Riverside’s interim general manager of public utilities. Garcia is replacing Todd Corbin, who is leaving Riverside to become general manager of the Chino Basin Watermaster, according to a statement on Riverside’s website. “Danny Garcia’s experience and knowledge of the utility industry and its challenges make …

Cal State San Bernardino will break ground next month on the building that will be home to its Master of Science in Physician Assistant (MSPA) program. The 27-month program will operate out of the renovated Yasuda Center for Extended Learning, a 15,600 square-foot building on the west end of the campus. …

Construction has begun on a Walmart Supercenter in Eastvale. A groundbreaking ceremony was held March 20 at 14100 Limonite Ave., future site of the 171,000 square-foot store, according to a statement on the city’s website. The store, which will include a 16-pump gas station, will create approximately 300 jobs. It …

A new smokehouse restaurant has agreed to open in Indio. Babe’s Smokehouse and Tavern will occupy 2,300 square feet at Canopy at Citrus, a 25,000-square-foot neighborhood shopping center at 49730 Jefferson St., according to a statement. Terms of the lease were not disclosed. The restaurant, near Highway 111, is expected …

Riverside has established a Local Affordable Housing Trust Fund, the 42nd such fund created in California. The city council voted recently to create the fund and apply for $1.5 million in state and federal funds set aside for municipalities that have been designated “pro-housing,” according to a statement on Riverside’s …

Home sales in Southern California rose 6.6 percent year-over-year in January, with Riverside and San Bernardino counties recording gains, according to data released March 18. Orange County posted the region’s largest annual increase in home sales, at 12.9 percent, followed by Riverside (8.7 percent), Los Angeles (8.0 percent), San Bernardino …