New City Attorney Confirmed by Riverside City Council
RIVERSIDE - Merced City Attorney Phaedra Norton was confirmed for the same position in Riverside by the City Council today.
Norton fills the position left...
Board tentatively agrees to hike appropriations for public safety agencies
By PAUL J. YOUNG
RIVERSIDE - Riverside County supervisors signaled today that they're willing to increase appropriations by $16.9 million to ensure the 2021-22 fiscal...
Riverside County Supervisors approve Sheriff’s request to hike rates
RIVERSIDE - The Board of Supervisors today approved Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco's request to hike the blanket rate charged to 16 cities and...
Riverside Transit Agency gets $50 million to offset coronavirus impacts
The Riverside Transit Agency is the recipient of a $51.1 million federal grant earmarked for transit services impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The award...
Supervisors establish small business relief funding program
 PAUL YOUNG
 City News Service
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Riverside County supervisors today approved the establishment of an assistance program that will provide $45 million...
Rep. Ruiz to host virtual town hall about relief for small business owners
PALM DESERT (CNS) - Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, is set to host a virtual town hall on Facebook Live today about relief options...
Riverside County jobless rate decreased, before COVID-19 shutdowns
The unemployment rate in Riverside County dropped slightly in February, compared to the previous month, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday, March 27,...
Virus-related shutdowns cause fiscal pain for Riverside-Area businesses
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Business operators and independent contractors in the Riverside area said today that they're under intense and growing financial pain resulting from...
County’s jobless rate dips at year-end
Despite swings in sectors throughout the regionaleconomy, Riverside County’s unemployment rate dipped lower in the final monthof 2019, state officials said recently.The jobless rate...
New director named for RivCo Parks
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors appointed Kyla Brown as the new director for the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District. Brown has...