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Moreno Valley is asking its residents to help update the city’s general plan. An online survey is available in English and Spanish and can be found on the city’s website at www.moval.org/2040. It will be available throughout the rest of this month. “This is a chance to help shape the …

Palm Spring residents are invited to attend the first of several workshops regarding the city’s general plan update. The session is scheduled to be held 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, Primrose B, according to a statement on the city’s website. “This is …

Perris held a ribbon-cutting ceremony earlier this week at a new Planet Fitness. The 24-hour facility in the Plaza de Perris shopping center, 1688 N. Perris Blvd., was officially welcomed to the city by several local dignitaries, including Mayor Michael M. Vargas, City Manager Richard Belmudez and Council Member Malcolm …

The Palm Springs Sustainability Commission is accepting nominations for this year’s Green Citizen and Green Student Awards. Both awards recognize one adult and one student (K-12) who show “exemplary sustainability practices in the community,” according to a statement on the city’s website. Nominees must live in Palm Springs and show …

The State Water Resources Control Board has said it will reduce the levels of two chemicals in drinking water that can cause serious health problems. The member board has established 10 parts per trillion for perfluorooctanoic acid [PFOA] and 40 parts per trillion for perfluorooctanesulfonic acid [PFOS], according to a …

A Moreno Valley program designed to put homeless people to work is apparently having some success. Homeless-to-Work, a partnership between the city, the Salvation Army and Waste Management, has gotten 53 people off the street and back into the workforce since it started in 2017, according to a statement on …