The Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved $750,000 in funding for temporary shelter and other relief programs for undocumented immigrants brought into Riverside County by U.S. Customs & Border Enforcement and other agencies amid the ongoing border surge. In a 5-0 vote without comment, the board authorized the Department of Housing, Homelessness Prevention & Workforce Solutions […]
The US Food and Drug Administration has expanded the emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to include people ages 12 to 15. This is the first Covid-19 vaccine in the United States authorized for use in younger teens and adolescents; the vaccine had previously been authorized for people age 16 and older. Covid-19 vaccines […]
Plans to build the new Coachella Valley arena near Palm Desert have been approved by the planning commission after environmental and zoning changes. But environmentalist advocates are speaking out against the project asking the planning commission to take a look at the grading process. The approval for the new ice hockey arena does not come […]
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – The Board of Supervisors Tuesday formally approved imposing fines on Riverside County residents and businesses using fire, burglar and other alarms that are repeatedly triggered in unincorporated communities without justification, tying up first responders. The “False Alarm Ordinance” was adopted on a unanimous vote and will take effect in 30 days. The […]
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – The Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved two collective bargaining agreements totaling nearly $60 million, securing pay raises and making other benefits adjustments for thousands of Riverside County government employees over the next four to five years. The first contract with the Laborers International Union of North America, Local 777, was authorized in […]
(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration approved Remdesivir for the treatment of coronavirus infection, the drug’s maker, Gilead Sciences, said Thursday. The drug, sold under the brand name Veklury, has been used under emergency use authorization. It is the first drug to be approved for treating Covid-19. “In the United States, Veklury is […]
