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Inland man charged in financial scam

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A Moreno Valley man has been arrested in connection with an investment fraud operation in which more than $11 million was stolen from investors who were promised major returns from oil and gas projects. Timothy Aubrey, 53, surrendered to FBI agents in Riverside this week after charges of mail and …

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Airport passenger traffic continues to drop

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Advocates of local control of Ontario International Airport just got more ammunition for their cause: passenger numbers there dropped dramatically in August. The rate of passenger traffic dropped 14.6 percent compared with August 2012, a worse decline than board members of the Ontario International Airport Authority were told to expect …

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Brown signs minimum wage increase

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Gov. Brown has signed a bill that raises the state’s minimum wage. The legislation, which Brown signed Wednesday during a ceremony in downtown Los Angeles, will raise the current minimum wage of $8 an hour to $9 an hour as of July 1 of next year, according to a published …

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City hires new top administrator

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Hemet has a new city manager. Wally Hill, who most recently served as San Diego’s assistant chief operating officer, was hired by the Hemet City Council Tuesday, according to a published report. Council members voted 4-0 to hire Hill, who served in San Diego from 2009 until January of this …

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Holiday hiring outlook a mixed bag

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Anyone seeking a seasonal job during the upcoming holiday season might be facing an uphill battle. While most major retail chains report that they will hire extra people this year, few have said they expect to hire more people than they did last year, according to a published report. The …

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 Water districts might take over private utility

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Two water districts in Southwest Riverside County are considering assuming control of an undercover private utility in order to provide service to a small community between two cities. The governing boards of the Elsinore Valley and Eastern Municipal Water Districts held their first-ever joint meeting Monday, in which they discussed …

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