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Starting Aug. 26, Perris will host the first of several public meetings regarding a proposed tax on the city’s warehouse-distribution facilities. Measure C, formally known as the Warehouse General Tax Measure, would place a tax of up to 10 cents per square foot on industrial, warehouse, and manufacturing facilities, all …

Riverside County is reporting $484 billion in taxable properties as of the start of this year, a 5.1 percent year-over-year increase. The county’s 2026 assessment roll includes more than one million assessments of residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and business personal properties, according to a statement on the county’s website. The …

Cathedral City has received a $4.5 million state grant that it will use to enhance its cannabis – related code and law enforcement. The grant from the Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program will help the city protect its 60-plus licensed cannabis businesses and police illicit activity related …

Fontana has started a loan program meant to help business and encourage private investment in the city’s downtown. Anyone who owns property, or who operates a business downtown, may receive financial help from the city provided they use the money to improve property values in Fontana’s Downtown Revitalization Area, according …

Hemet has scheduled three public meetings to discuss Measure Q, the proposed one-cent sales tax on the Nov. 3 ballot. If approved, Measure Q will help pay for infrastructure and public safety, including better 911 response times, maintaining police and fire protection, business attraction and retention, and street repairs, according …

Palm Springs is considering returning to a form of government it tried nearly 45 years ago, and ultimately dropped. In 1982, the city approved electing a mayor that represented the entire city, a system used today by about 170 of California’s 482 incorporated cities and towns, according to Common Cause, …