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The inaugural Menifee Music and Arts Festival is scheduled to be held March 30 at Mt. San Jacinto College’s Menifee Valley Campus. The free event, which will run from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., will be headlined by the twice-platinum and multiple Grammy Award-nominated duo Thompson Square, according to a …

By Jim Steinberg SAN BERNADINO>>A lawsuit alleging a “pay for play” environment surrounding the city of San Bernardino’s recent award of cannabis licenses was filed in San Bernardino County Superior Court Monday, Feb. 25. The lawsuit alleges that licenses were granted to numerous business that failed to meet city developed …

San Bernardino County’s Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline handled 86 cases in 2018, according to a statement. Sixty one of those cases were investigated and closed while 25 remain open, San Bernardino County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector Ensen Mason said in the county’s first-ever Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline Report.  Of the …

Starting in April, Palm Springs will begin enforcing an ordinance that bans gasoline-powered leaf blowers in the city. The restriction, which the city council passed in July 2017, is meant to reduce noise and improve air quality in the city, according to a statement on the city’s website. Beginning April …

San Bernardino County has received a $484,830 grant that it will use to bring digital technology to low-end communities. The California Advanced Services Fund is presenting the grant to the county Housing Authority, according to the statement. The grant is part of the fund’s Broadband Adoption Digital Learning Centers project …

Eastvale will help test three-wheel vehicles designed to get first-responders to emergencies quicker. The electric devices, which can also be used by security and law enforcement personnel, are called Rapid Responder and are being produced by Arcimoto, an electric vehicle manufacturer in Eugene, Ore. The city of Eugene is also participating …