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Anyone who owns residential or real estate property in Riverside County has until Aug. 1 to file for unclaimed property tax refunds. Five hundred and twenty five refunds worth a combined $586,728.78 remain unclaimed, Treasurer-Tax Collector Don Kent said in a statement on the city’s website. Most of the refunds …

Palm Springs will participate in the annual Nine Cities Blood Drive Challenge. The event, scheduled for July 19, will be held from noon to 6 p.m. at the Palm Springs Unified School District Teachers Association Building, 180 N. Luring Dr., according to a statement. Walk-ins are accepted, but appointments are …

The move, which is happening all over the state, is being made to avoid lawsuits related to voter discrimination. Whether district elections provide the best representation for small to medium-sized cities remains open to debate. Add Temecula to the list of California cities that elect their city councils by district …

Two felony counts against a pair of defendants in the Colonies Crossroads corruption trial were dismissed this week. San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Michael A. Smith on Thursday threw out a forgery charge against Jim Erwin, former assistant assessor with the county and one of four defendants in the …

California’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year includes $1 million for the planned Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture and Industry in downtown Riverside. Assemblyman Jose Medina, D- Riverside, led the effort to set aside state funding for the proposed museum, which will be made up of Marin’s private …

Moreno Valley is scheduled to hold a Fireworks Surrender Event Saturday. For the first time in its 33-year history, the city will provide residents with a safe and convenient way to dispose of illegal fireworks, “no questions asked”, according to a statement on the city’s website. All fireworks are illegal …