San Bernardino County’s Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline handled 86 cases in 2018, according to a statement. Sixty one of those cases were investigated and closed while 25 remain open, San Bernardino County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector Ensen Mason said in the county’s first-ever Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline Report. Of the …
Read More »Classic rock band to Route 66 event
Foghat, the longstanding British heavy metal band, will headline the Saturday evening entertainment lineup at the 6th Annual Route 66 Cruisin’ Reunion in Ontario later this year. The band, whose hits include “Fool for the City,” “Drivin’ Wheel” and “Third Time Lucky,” figures to draw fans of all ages to …
Read More »Fontana mayor discusses workforce development in DC
Fontana Mayor Acquanetta Warren traveled to Washington D.C. earlier this month, where she participated in a panel discussion on workforce development. The event, sponsored by the National Association Association of Workforce Boards, gave Warren an opportunity to discuss ways to prepare people for the job market, according to a statement. …
Read More »RC supervisor wins award
Riverside County Supervisor Chuck Washington is the first recipient of the Michael A. Hestrin Family Justice Award. District Attorney Hestrin presented Washington with the award Feb. 8 at the annual meeting of Safe Alternatives for Everyone, according to a statement Safe Alternatives for Everyone is a nonprofit agency in Temecula …
Read More »Report says California will keep adding jobs
California’s economy will add approximately 320,000 jobs in 2019 and again in 2020, according to a forecast released this week. That job growth will result in the state’s unemployment rate declining to 3.7 percent and 3.4 percent, respectively, according to the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation’s 2019 Economic Forecast …
Read More »Palm Springs to begin enforcing leaf blower ban
Starting in April, Palm Springs will begin enforcing an ordinance that bans gasoline-powered leaf blowers in the city. The restriction, which the city council passed in July 2017, is meant to reduce noise and improve air quality in the city, according to a statement on the city’s website. Beginning April …
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