The Palm Springs cooling center located at the Palm Springs Methodist Church is extending its operations through the month of October, officials announced Tuesday. Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez, Palm Springs United Methodist Church and Martha’s Village CEO, Linda Barrack were able to agree no the extension and secure an additional month’s worth of […]
(CNN) — Louisiana’s attorney general on Friday announced he was launching an investigation into the deaths of four nursing home patients who were evacuated to a temporary facility on August 27 ahead of Hurricane Ida. Kevin Litten, a spokesperson for the Louisiana Department of Health, previously described the building as a warehouse. In a statement, […]
The Board of Supervisors signed off Tuesday on a $560,640 contract with a Monterey Park firm to provide security at three motels in Riverside County that are reserved for homeless individuals with COVID-19, or at risk of exposure to it. In a 5-0 vote without comment, the board authorized the county Housing Authority to enter […]
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 […]
Messages about opening the economy are ringing out across the state, and some local officials are joining in. “I soon hope we can start opening more retail, just like we’re allowing Targets and the Walmart and the grocers to remain open. If we’re using social distancing practices we can apply those same practices to say […]
