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Redlands has cleared four homeless encampments on public property during the past several weeks, after police told the transients they had to vacate and remove their possessions from the properties. In October, a contract crew cleaned two sites that contained possible hazardous waste in a city-owned orange grove between California …

The Riverside Police Department has received $608,000 from the California Office of Traffic Safety that it will use to help stop traffic-related deaths and injuries. Announced earlier this month, the grant will pay for a one-year program of “special enforcement and public awareness efforts” that are part of Riverside’s effort …

Riverside is looking for volunteers to work on the city’s 2018 Rose Parade float. Anyone interested is encouraged to sign up at  www.RiversideFestivalofLights.com, according to a statement on the city’s website. Work will begin in mid-November with dry decorating at the Tournament of Roses’ float construction facility in Irwindale, which …

The city on Oct. 19th sent its “HQ2 Strike Team” to Amazon’s Seattle headquarters to let officials there know how serious Moreno Valley is about landing the project, according to a statement on the city’s website. The strike team delivered a “special edition” of the Washington Post to Amazon officials, …

Redlands will appoint a successor to replace Councilwoman Pat Gilbreath, who died Oct. 3, rather than hold a special election. Gilbreath’s successor will serve at least until December of next year, when the winners of the November 2018 election are sworn in, according to a statement on the city’s website. …

The Corona Police Department has received a $75,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, money the city will use to pay for a year-long effort – Drive 4 Life – designed to reduce traffic deaths. The grant, which was announced last week, will be used to fund educational …