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Palm Springs’ Office of Sustainability is looking to help businesses during the economic downturn. The Sustainability Scholarship Program offers rebates of up to $750 to licensed businesses to help pay costs associated with sustainability-related expenses, according to a statement on the city’s website. Funds can be used for multiple items, …

Moreno Valley has received what it called a “generous” donation of personal protective equipment from several corporations, and now the city is saying thank-you. PPE’s were received from Ford Motor Company, Proctor & Gamble, Amazon, and Deckers Outdoor Corporation, according to a statement on the city’s website. “We are deeply …

Riverside has temporarily stopped street-sweeping services in residential areas, a result of  Gov. Gavin Newson’s regional “stay-at-home” order. Also, enforcement of parking violations related to street-sweeping have been suspended, according to a statement on the city’s website. Enforcement of other parking violations will also be relaxed. For example, vehicles parked …

San Bernardino County has received a $1.4 million property tax payment from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for the second half of 2020. The San Francisco-based public utility is paying $268 million in property taxes to the 50 counties where it owns property that provides gas and electric service to …

San Bernardino County has asked the state Supreme Court to rule that the state’s stay-at-home orders violate the California Emergency Services Act. County officials are asking permission to “exercise local control” in dealing with COVID-19, rather than be restrained by the state’s “regional approach” to battling the pandemic, according to a …

The first shipments of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine could arrive in Riverside County as early as Friday, according to county health officials. The recently approved vaccine is expected to arrive at several hospitals and at Riverside University Health System-Public Heath facilities, where they will be kept until they’re moved to …