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Palm Springs is asking for volunteers to serve on the city’s recently established Equity & Social Justice Committee. Anyone who lives, works or attends school in the city is eligible to sit on the panel, which was formed in August after the city council declared “systemic racism” a public health …

Released one month ago, a study of the High Desert region is a deep dive into what the region’s residents think about their community and how it can be improved. Now, those who put it together have to make sure it reaches officials in the public and private sectors. Last …

Apple Valley has broken ground on the reconstruction of Apple Valley Road and Highway 18, one of the High Desert town’s busiest intersections. The project will improve traffic flow and safety at the intersection, which accommodates approximately 46,000 vehicles a day, according to a statement on the town’s website. Apple …

The Inland Empire Community Foundation is accepting grant applications from nonprofits seeking help dealing with COVID-19. A nonprofit that provide services in San Bernardino County could receive $20,000 in aid, according to a statement on the county’s website. The board of supervisors, which has partnered with the foundation to establish …

Two lanes of Palm Canyon Drive in downtown Palm Springs have reopened, part of a revised outdoor dining program being tested by the city. The stretch between Tahquitz Canyon Way and Baristo Road reopened to through traffic Wednesday, with outdoor dining on both sides of the street, according to a …

Moreno Valley has approved the sale of 56.4 acres that will be the site of a mixed-use, master-planned town center. Lewis Acquisition Corp., a division of the Lewis Group of Companies in Upland, bought the property at Alessandro Boulevard and Nason Street for $5.6 million, according to a statement on …