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Riverside Renames Libraries

Riverside Renames Libraries

The Riverside City Council has voted to rename two of the city’s library’s after two local military heroes. Council members voted Tuesday to rename the Eastside Library in honor of Specialist Jesus S. Duran and the Casa Blanca Library in honor of Private First Class Salvador J. Lara, according to …

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City Firefighters Agree on Contract

City Firefighters Agree on Contract

Riverside has reached a contract agreement with its firefighters The five and one-half-year pact calls for all members of the Riverside City Firefighters’ Association to pay for part of their pension premiums, according to a statement released Monday by the city. The agreement stipulates that future raises will be tied …

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Yucaipa Again Tries to Clean Up Egg Ranches

Yucaipa Again Tries to Clean Up Egg Ranches

The Yucaipa City Council today will deal with a familiar problem: the flies and stench created by three egg ranches in the northern part of the city. Council members are scheduled to discuss whether to implement tougher standards for manure management at each of the facilities – Hoover Ranch 7, …

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Fireworks Show Saved

Fireworks Show Saved

Riverside’s annual Fourth of July fireworks show at La Sierra Park is back on. The show, which was to have been cancelled for budget reasons, will be staged thanks to action taken by city council members Jim Perry and John Burnard, according to a statement released Monday. Perry and Burnard …

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High Desert Town Offers Business Loans

High Desert Town Offers Business Loans

Apple Valley is offering low interest loans for local small businesses. The recently launched Apple Seed Small Business Loan Program provides low-interest financing and leverages additional private capital, both of which will help small businesses grow, according to a city statement. Loans for small businesses are hard to find and, …

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Hemet’s Measure E Comes Up Short

Hemet’s Measure E Comes Up Short

Backers of Hemet’s Measure E spent Wednesday sifting through the numbers and wondering what went wrong. As for their next move, assuming there is one, it’s a little early to say. “We’re obviously disappointed, and a maybe little surprised,” Hemet Fire Chief Scott Brown said of the defeat of Measure …

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