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Community updates: local hiring pledge, volunteer cleanups, new urgent care and green alleys project
Summary
City of Corona staff and community representatives highlighted a local-hiring pledge by Latitude 36 Foods, upcoming volunteer cleanups, a Carbon Health urgent-care presence and a Caltrans-funded porous 'green alleys' repaving program.
City of Corona staff and community partners used the Planning and Housing Commission meeting to highlight several community initiatives, including a City of Corona hiring pledge taken by a local food manufacturer, volunteer cleanups, a new urgent-care clinic and a Caltrans-funded porous pavement program for alleys.
Ashley Saragoza, identified as representing the City of Corona, said the city recently toured Latitude 36 Foods, a local food manufacturer that "took the Live Where Corona pledge, which shows their commitment to hiring local." Saragoza said about 80% of Latitude 36's workforce both lives and works in Corona, a dynamic she said helps retention and reduces long commutes.
Volunteers organized the city's first alley/streets cleanup of 2024 at City Park; a volunteer speaker said about 50 volunteers took part and also painted the skate park. The commission was told the next cleanup event will be the city's Arbor Day observance at City Hall on March 16 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
A representative for Carbon Health described the clinic's urgent-care model and said the Corona location offers school and work physicals, pre-employment exams, workers'-comp services and vision and hearing screenings. The speaker said the clinic aims to draw patients from Corona so residents do not need to seek care outside the city.
A commenter described a Caltrans-targeted grant to repave 34 alleys using porous pavement technology intended to improve water infiltration and recharge the local water table. The commenter said the alleys were selected as part of a program targeted at disadvantaged communities and that the porous pavement is considered a "green technology" for stormwater capture.
Why this matters: The items highlight local workforce-development partnerships, volunteer neighborhood maintenance, increased local health-service capacity and a public-infrastructure grant aimed at stormwater management in disadvantaged areas.
No formal commission action was required for these community updates; staff said there were no speaker cards or written comments filed on the agenda items that required public hearing.
