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Moreno Valley and the Moreno Valley Unified School District have established a joint program designed to help special needs students. The Mayor’s Apprenticeship Program Promoting Employment Development will allow students to gain work experience, according to a statement on the city’s website. The agreement, the first of its kind between …

San Bernardino has approved a $107 million public improvements program for infrastructure upgrades and other projects, the largest such project undertaken by the city in years. Improvements will include replacing 200 street lights with energy efficient LED lights, new asphalt vehicles and pickup trucks for maintenance crews and slurry seal …

BUZZ, the popular downtown trolley in Palm Springs, is getting a second life. The city council Wednesday voted to operate the system starting in November through June 30, 2020, according to a statement on the city’s website. The most recent version of BUZZ ended June 30. Council members acted on …

Candidates for offices in Riverside and San Bernardino counties may begin pulling candidate papers today for the Nov. 6 general election. All documents must be filed by 5 p.m. Aug. 10, but if an incumbent does not file the deadline for that office is automatically extended to 5 p.m. Aug. …

Riverside Public Utilities has closed down the city’s oldest electric substation. The Magnolia substation, located between the Central Avenue off-ramp of the eastbound 71 Freeway and a set of railroad tracks, had been providing power to Riverside residents since November 1949, according to a statement on the city’s website. All …

Riverside is offering several energy-saving programs that will help cut utility bills by hundreds of dollars per year. The programs, approved by the city council, are available to residents and businesses and will be paid for through the state-mandated public benefits charge, according to a statement. The Small Business Direct …