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Ontario expands pop-up retail as part of ‘downtown renaissance’
The Ontario Economic Development Agency is accepting applications for the second round of its Downtown Retail Pop-Up Program, which helps small businesses grow into brick-and-mortar stores, the city announced last week. Under the program, which launched this past year, the city will rent on a short-term basis city-owned commercial space...
Chino passes ordinance to implement overnight curfew on city property
The city of Chino has implemented an overnight curfew for city property after passing a new ordinance earlier in June. City leaders say the change comes after several instances of homeless people taking shelter outside of city hall. They're hopeful that the ordinance will help encourage them to find help in getting more permanent shelter."We have resources we can provide them, but it has to be something that they want to do or are interested in doing," said a man named Kevin, who works at the Chino Branch Library. Chino Police Department Lieutenant Aaron Kelliher says the ordinance will allow them to...
Smoke from prescribed fire may be detected in High Desert
Update: Authorities on Monday afternoon canceled the Tanbark Prescribed Fire in the Angeles National Forest due to environmental conditions. The agency will reschedule the prescribed fire at a later date to be determined, which could still be this week. Smoke from the Tanbark Prescribed Fire in the Angeles National Forest may be detected in parts of Southern California, including the High Desert of San Bernardino County. ...
Riverside Welcomes Mulberry Gardens Senior Apartments, a Pioneering Affordable Housing Development on Excess State Land
Source: California Department of Housing and Community Development. Riverside, CA has seen the commencement of a compelling shift in its approach to affordable housing with the groundbreaking of Mulberry Gardens Senior Apartments. As part of Governor Gavin Newsom's 2019 initiative to tackle the housing crisis, this development represents the first in Southern California to emerge on excess state land. According to the California Department of Housing and Community Development, this significant event converged key figures, including HCD Director Gustavo Velasquez and City of Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson.
Concerns raised locally after death row inmate transfer
CHINO, Calif. — In a historic move, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is transferring prisoners with death sentences out of San Quentin prison and the Central California Women's Facility (CCWF) and into institutions around the state with an electrified secured perimeter. More than 40 inmates have...
Proposal to build massive warehouses near Inland Empire homes up for vote this week
A proposal to build millions of square feet worth of warehouses near some homes in Riverside is up for vote this week. The plan, developed by Lewis Management Corporation out of Upland, has been in the works for more than two years now as they hope to develop 1.2 square miles of currently open space and turn it into parks and commercial space, where warehouses the size of 32 football fields would be constructed."They're proposing 4.7 million square feet of warehouse in an area surrounded on more than three sides by residential homes, including a megachurch and a preschool," said Jennifer...
San Bernardino's Operation Shelter Me Provides Emergency Housing for 17, Aiding Homeless Families and Veterans
Over a recent 10-hour span, San Bernardino's initiative, Operation Shelter Me, provided emergency housing for 17 individuals, among them three families, a pregnant woman in her final trimester, and two veterans. According to the SBSD - Headquarters, the outreach occurred from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 7, targeting homeless individuals in San Bernardino and nearby unincorporated areas, especially those with severe mental illnesses.
San Bernardino Firefighters Successfully Contain 20-Acre Blaze Near Little Mountain
A wildfire swelled quickly to engulf 20 acres in San Bernardino, as local firefighters scrambled to contain the blaze near Little Mountain Drive and West Edgehill. Initial reports by the San Bernardino County Fire Department indicated that the fire broke out in the afternoon, with callers alerting authorities to vegetation ablaze at the base of Little Mountain.
Riverside County approves $356K to conduct awareness campaigns for fentanyl, fireworks
The Board of Supervisors today approved two contracts with a media marketing firm totaling $356,000 to conduct summer public awareness campaigns emphasizing the penalties for illegal use of fireworks in Riverside County and the dangers of fentanyl. The board signed off on the compacts sought by the Executive Office with Fountain Valley-based 3 Olives The post Riverside County approves $356K to conduct awareness campaigns for fentanyl, fireworks appeared first on KESQ.
An inside look into the new surgical suite at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus
Coachella Valley Animal Campus representatives say they are working to address the county's overcrowding crisis with their new surgical suite. You can watch KESQ morning anchor Angela Chen's in-depth report about overcrowding across Riverside County animal shelters here. Since opening in 2006, the Coachella Valley Animal Campus, or CVAC, has maintained a partnership with Animal The post An inside look into the new surgical suite at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus appeared first on KESQ.
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