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Moreno Valley will hold an emergency drive-thru food distribution Friday, according to a statement on the city’s website. The event is scheduled to be held from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the city’s Conference & Recreation Center, 14075 Frederick St., next to city hall. It’s meant to help anyone …

Riverside is scheduled to reopen Mt. Rubidoux Park Friday, with several conditions. The city council May 15 unanimously approved a plan that requires visitors requiring to walk in the same direction on all of the park’s trails, according to a statement on the city’w website. Also, parking lots at nearby …

Beaumont was the fastest growing city in California last year among cities with a population of more than 30,000, according to a state agency. The Riverside County city’s population on Jan. 1 – 51,475 – was a 3.7 percent increase from the first day of 2019, the California Department of …

Perris residents unable to pay their rent because of COVID-19 don’t have to worry about being evicted, at least for now. Council members voted recently to place a four-month moratorium on such evictions, after declining to institute a six-month moratorium, according to statement on the city’s website. The ordinance, which …

Apple Valley has renewed its law-enforcement contract with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. The $15.5 million agreement, which the town council approved recently, runs from July 1 of this year through June 30, 2021, according to a statement on the town’s website. The contract represents a 10.3 percent increase …

Palm Spring is asking for federal assistance to help offset a potential loss of $78 million in tax revenue because of the COVID-19 outbreak. In a letter sent to President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and other top federal officials, Palm Springs officials state that the city’s economy was all …