City / County News

The Palm Springs City Council on Wednesday will consider a contract to hire the city’s first in-house city attorney. Edward Z. Kotkin, who served for eight year’s as Indio’s city attorney and worked for 11 years in the Riverside County District Attorney’s office, has been selected for the position, according …

Perris has approved an ordinance making 100 percent juice, water or milk the default beverage in children’s meals at local restaurants. The measure, which was adopted unanimously earlier this month, is meant to fight obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and a high cholesterol, according to a statement. Customers will still …

Moreno Valley businesses now have an incentive to hire locally. The city’s Hire A Mo Valley Grad program awards $1,000 to any business that hires a local resident who recently graduated from college or who earned certification from an accredited local school, according to a statement on the city’s website. …

Moreno Valley Mayor Yxstian Gutierrez is scheduled to host a telephone town hall meeting March 29. The city will use the call-in “talk radio” format so residents can either ask questions or listen for as long as they like, according to a statement on the city’s website. This will be …

Riverside is scheduled to hold its fourth annual Walk To End Homelessness April 8 at Fairmount Park. More than 300 people are expected to participate in the event, which raises money for programs that help homeless people move to stable housing and find employment, according to a statement on the …

Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff Jr. will be the featured speaker at the Riverside Republican Women’s Luncheon, scheduled to be held March 17. Sniff, who has more than 40 years experience in law enforcement, is the oldest grandson of one of the first date and citrus families in the Coachella …