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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 …

Riverside Mayor Rusty Bailey called for an “all hands on deck” approach to ending the city’s housing and homeless crisis during his State of the City address Thursday at the Riverside Convention Center. The shortage of affordable housing is one contributing factor to our homelessness crisis,” Bailey said, according to …

The city, which is about to get an entertainment complex and its first major hotel, wants to add to its downtown. The goal is a destination location that will attract outsiders and locals. Menifee would like to serve you a beer. Many beers, in fact. The southwest Riverside County city [population …