The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved, 5-0, $10 million to help with access to online learning materials. The board voted Tuesday to close the “digital divide” by providing computers, tablets and mobile hotspot devices for students in grades K-12. Due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, all 23 school districts in the county will begin […]
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The Western Municipal Water District received a $200,000 federal grant that the Riverside-based agency will invest in contingency planning to blunt the impacts of the next drought. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded the grant specifically to bolster the WMWD’s drought preparation efforts, according to agency General Manager Craig Miller. “Western works hard to pursue […]
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The City of Palm Desert announced the debut of a new Business Support Hotline as part of a suite of municipal services designed to provide resources and information to the City’s business community. The hotline number is (760)776-6362. By calling this number you can be put in touch with an expert from the City’s Economic […]
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MECCA (CNS) – Riverside County was awarded more than $14 million from the state for the construction of a sports park adjacent to the Mecca Boys & Girls Club and a community park in Perris. The nearly 7-acre Mecca Regional Sports Park will have soccer and baseball fields, volleyball courts, walking and jogging paths and […]
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Almost $1 million will be available to Riverside County agencies for the acquisition of equipment and materials intended to aid in offsetting the impacts of future “public safety power shutoffs,” thanks to a state grant accepted by the Board of Supervisors Tuesday. The California Office of Emergency Services’ PSPS Resiliency Grant, part of a funding […]
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The city of Palm Springs says it wants to pay part of the bill for business owners who want to improve their storefronts. It’s called the Facade Improvement Grant Program. Business owners will have to apply and there are no guarantees they will be approved, but those who are will see considerable savings if they […]
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Cathedral City, CA Cathedral City High School is one step closer to winning a $100,000 grant from Good Sports and Let’s Play. By popular vote, the school made it into the top 10. Wrestling coach, Jodi Davis, said winning the money would be live changing for students. "A lot of our students can’t afford their own equipment or […]
