Riverside Superior Court is testing an AI clerk. It won't say whether plaintiffs are told.
CalMatters: Riverside has a $10,000 agreement with Learned Hand to test an AI clerk on civil and probate cases. Emails obtained by CalMatters show the company pitched faster expansion into criminal work, including Racial Justice Act petitions.
Six IE hospitals on Becker's zero-CAUTI list
Becker's Hospital Review: Six IE corridor hospitals are among 508 nationwide that posted zero catheter-associated UTIs in CMS data.
Closing IE's degree gap is worth $1 trillion, Georgetown says. A local economist disagrees.
IE Business Daily: Georgetown's Center on Education and the Workforce projects a $1 trillion gain for the IE economy if 70% of working-age adults across all demographic groups held a credential. Jay Prag of the Drucker School says the IE jobs base can't absorb that many degree holders.
Keil: Health is the IE's only growing sector
Lowe Institute: Health added 27,000 jobs over the past year while every other IE sector combined lost about 12,000, leaving the regional labor market dependent on federal Medicare and MediCal policy.
KBR to lay off 758 at Fort Irwin
California WARN Act Filing: Federal services contractor files permanent layoff notice for the Army's National Training Center in San Bernardino County, effective May 6.
EDD picks Riverside Adult School, Time for Change for job training grants
Patrick Brosnan takes over as IEHP chief financial officer
30 years in Medicaid plans; comes from AmeriHealth Caritas.
Travis Smith to lead UC Riverside development and alumni engagement
Senior VP at the University of Minnesota Foundation; will also serve as president of the UCR Foundation.
Anthony Hilliard takes over Loma Linda University Health
Cardiologist; keeps CEO role at LLU Health hospitals.
Ruby Gill takes over Kaiser's San Bernardino service area
From COO at Baldwin Park; runs a 690,000-member service area across Fontana and Ontario hospitals.
Morongo backs Cherry Festival with $300K
Morongo Nation: The tribe gave $300,000 to the Cherries of the Pass Foundation to support the May 28-31 festival in Beaumont, continuing a recurring sponsorship of one of the Pass area's signature events.
Coachella accepting council applications through Tuesday
The Riverside Record: Applications close 5 p.m. May 26. Council has until June 22 to either appoint a replacement or leave the seat open through November.
21 Riverside County vote centers open Saturday for June 2 primary
The Riverside Record: Another 131 vote centers, including five super centers, open May 30. As of Friday, about 132,000 of roughly 1.46 million mail-in ballots had been returned and verified.
Riverside ballots mailed after May 26 may not be postmarked on time
Raincross Gazette: USPS applies postmarks at processing facilities, not collection boxes, so a ballot dropped Election Day may not be postmarked until June 3. Drop boxes don't require postmarks; mail-in voters should send theirs by May 26.
Victorville's unsheltered homeless count falls 68% in two years
City of Victorville: Per the 2026 Point-in-Time Count, the city's unsheltered population dropped from 326 in 2024 to 104 in 2026. Total homelessness is at a six-year low.
RUSD locks in design specs and boundaries for new Eastside Elementary
The Riverside Record: Board unanimously approved education specifications and the attendance boundary Thursday for the Ofelia Valdez-Yeager Eastside Elementary School. Construction begins this summer; the campus opens fall 2028.
Riverside council advances budget with $27M shortfall and public works cuts
The Riverside Record: Council voted 4-1 Monday to send the proposed two-year budget to a June 23 hearing. Councilmember Philip Falcone opposed any cuts to public works, calling roads and infrastructure his constituents' top priority alongside public safety.
Riverside advances 24-hour notice rule for unhoused drop-offs
Raincross Gazette: Council introduced an ordinance Tuesday requiring agencies and organizations to notify the city before transporting unhoused people into Riverside. City staff peg the cost of stabilizing one unsheltered resident at about $63,000.
Riverside proposes 5.7% fee hike plus automatic CPI bumps each year
Raincross Gazette: Council moved the package to a June 23 hearing. The first-year increase would add about $862,000 to the General Fund; one council member opposed any automatic adjustments written into code.
Murrieta Valley schools put $359M bond on November ballot
The Riverside Record: Board voted unanimously last week to send the measure to voters, who would maintain the current $60-per-$100,000 assessed value tax rate. The district has logged 125 roof leaks in the past year.