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Palm Springs has a new director of community and economic development. Jay Virata, currently Poway’s economic development manager and a former regional administrator with Los Angeles’ community redevelopment agency, will take over June 19, according to a statement on Palm Springs’ website. Virata has worked in Poway for the last …

Riverside is trying to make life a little easier for developers and anyone else looking to invest in that community. City officials have established a “One Stop Shop” that brings together on one floor of city hall all of the departments that are part of the development process, according to …

Moreno Valley Mayor Yxstian Gutierrez will be the Distinguished Keynote Speaker at Moreno Valley College’s 2017 commencement ceremony. Gutierrez, who graduated from Moreno Valley College in 2004, plans to discuss with students his experiences and life lessons and urge them to get involved in community affairs, according to a statement …

A recent council vote approved a memorandum of understanding between the city, the Riverside Museum of Art and the famed actor-comedian to work out an agreement. If everything goes as hoped, Marin’s art collection will have a permanent home in what is now the city’s main library. Riverside is working …

Moreno Valley is trying to make life a little easier for developers and business owners. The city has launched SimpliCITY, a web-based system that allows anyone to track the status of building safety permits, code compliance cases, planning projects and other business-related issues before the city, according to a statement. …

For the first time in more than 50 years, Riverside will have a float in Pasadena’s Tournament of Roses Parade. The float will commemorate the 25th anniversary of Riverside’s Festival of Lights, which draws about 500,000 people to downtown every year, starting the day after Thanksgiving and ending in early …