Palm Springs has started “myPalmSprings,” a smartphone app designed to help residents and visitors find city information and report issues. The app allows the user to report homeless and code compliance issues, vacation rental violations, graffiti and water waste, among other issues, according to a statement on the city’s website. …
Read More »Flood control project dedicated
A flood control and groundwater recharge facility has opened in the High Desert. The 27.4-acre Amethyst Basin project in Victorville, which took 10 years to build, was dedicated June 13, according to a statement. All four agencies that partnered to build the project – the San Bernardino County Flood Control …
Read More »Local program will train college students for housing construction jobs
A partnership between a local trade association chapter and a community college district looks to fill construction jobs that are not being filled. It’s common knowledge to anyone who lives in California and follows the news that not enough single-family homes are being built in the state. The lack of …
Read More »Riverside apartment complexes sold
Two apartment complexes in Riverside that cater to active seniors have been sold for a combined $6.8 million. The first building, 23-unit Orangeville Senior Living at 1054 N. Orange St., sold for $4.43 million, according to CBRE. Madison Villa Arms a collection of two-bedroom units at 3268 Madison St., sold …
Read More »Jaramillo to receive award for helping homeless
Brian Jaramillo will receive Riverside’s City Spirit Award for his efforts to help the homeless. As president of Tilden-Coil Constructors Inc. in Riverside, Jaramillo led a volunteer group that designed, built and furnished The Grove Village, a four-cottage complex at The Grove Community Church that houses homeless individuals and families, …
Read More »Leyva awards local nonprofit
State Sen. Connie M. Levya, D-Chino, has recognized Project Sister Family Services in Pomona as the “Nonprofit of the Year” in her district for 2019. Project Sister helps survivors of sexual assault and abuse, and their families, in the Inland Empire, according to a statement. Founded in 1972, the agency …
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