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The city wants to add more than 4,000 acres north of its border. Some residents are less than thrilled with the idea. Rancho Cucamonga is trying to become larger. About six square miles larger, to be precise. The city wants to annex approximately 4,100 acres of land north of its border, …

Moreno Valley will hold a free writer’s workshop next month. The Writer’s Launch Pad will be held from 10 a.m to 1 p.m. March 10 at the Moreno Valley Conference and Recreation Center, 14075 Frederick St., according to a statement on the city’s website. With the help of four published …

San Bernardino County and the San Bernardino Unified School District will partner to help at risk and low-income students develop job skills. During the next three years, the county will provide the school district with a coordinator from its Workforce Development Board who will arrange “work-based learning opportunities” for those …

Riverside has received a $20,000 grant it will use to reduce homelessness. The donation, from Sacramento-based CPS HR Consulting, will help pay for Riverside at Work, which helps homeless and unemployed people become self sufficient, according to a statement released Tuesday. Riverside at Work’s employment component is scheduled to start …

The $35 million from the California Strategic Growth Council won’t work miracles, but it will bring much-needed transportation improvements, officials say. Ontario’s efforts to turn its downtown into an urban village recently got a boost from the state of California. The California Strategic Growth Council, a state agency, on Jan. …

Eric Gavin, coordinator of the Upland Community Restoration Team, is determined to rid the city of one of its biggest problems: homelessness. “We’re going to try to eliminate all of it,” said Gavin, who runs a computer software business, Open Door Technology, out of his Upland home. “I think we …