In 2013, the city of Riverside launched the Homeless Reduction and Prevention Strategy, its five-year plan to prevent homelessness and support the existing homeless population in the city. One non-profit organization, Path of Life Enterprises, is taking the mission very seriously. With numerous homeless outreach services including two emergency shelters …
Read More »Proposed law would crack down on massage parlors
State legislators have passed a bill that would regulate massage parlors. The Massage Therapy Reform Act, which has yet to be signed by Gov. Brown, replaces a massage therapy law passed six years ago, according to multiple reports. If approved by the governor, the law will give municipalities greater authority …
Read More »I rant, therefore I am
We live in chaos and we try to control our fear, and the sad thing is that many would prefer to bury your heads in the sand than to address the issue directly. A Harvard law professor, Charles Ogletree, made remarks about the fatal officer-involved shooting of Michael Brown in …
Read More »Local counties to receive transportation funding
Some planned transportation projects, including several in the Inland Empire, will receive a major financial boost from Sacramento this month. The 2014 Active Transportation Program, which was adopted last month by the California Transportation Commission, will provide $115.2 million for 68 projects in Southern California, according to a release. Approximately …
Read More »IE manufacturing still growing, but slowly
Manufacturing in the Inland Empire continued to grow last month, but the pace of expansion in that sector is definitely slowing down. The purchasing managers index for Riverside and San Bernardino counties in August was 50.9, according to data released Tuesday by the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis …
Read More »Drought dominates water conference
Coping with with one of the worst droughts in California history is the main topic of the eighth annual San Bernardino County Water Conference. There are lots of ideas for saving water, but cutting residential use is a popular first target. San Bernardino County held its eighth annual water conference …
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