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UC Riverside has received a $1 million grant that it will use to help address California’s teacher shortage, and the state’s need to diversify the teachers it does have. The donation, from the Inland Empire Regional K-16 Education, will also help pay for a program that studies poor academic performance among …

Riverside has begun translating its city council and council committee meetings into Spanish. The city’s effort to raise its profile in the Latino community is being undertaken by the Office of Communications, the city clerk’s office and RiversideTV, which broadcasts the meetings, according to a statement on the city’s website. …

Southern California’s median home price was $720,000 in December, a 5.1 percent year-over-year increase, according to data released this week. Those numbers include new and resold houses and resold condominiums in Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego and Ventura counties, CoreLogic in Irvine reported Feb. 13. All six counties recorded …

U.S. retail sales are off to a good start in 2024. Total sales, not counting automobiles and gasoline, in January were essentially unchanged month-over-month and were up 2.3 percent compared with January 2023, according to the National Retail Federation. “January sales continued the strong performance of retail sales in December, …

Fontana has received $9 million in government grants that it will use to help provide shelter for homeless people. Specifically, the money will pay for the conversion of a property at 17133 Valley Blvd. into a 120-bed interim housing structure, according to a statement on the city’s website. About $5 million …

After two years of work, Moreno Valley reopened the Moreno Valley Beach Drive Bridge. A seven-lane bridge has replaced the two-lane structure that was built during the 1970’s, according to a statement on the city’s website. “This updated bridge will better serve our growing business and residential community in my …