The Riverside City Council is considering placing a one-cent sales tax increase on the November ballot. Council members voted Tuesday to hold a hearing on the proposal, which would raise the sales tax from eight cents to nine cents per dollar, on Aug. 9, said Phil Pitchford, city spokesman. If …
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One month after Hemet voters narrowly rejected a special sales tax that would have paid for extra police and fire protection, the city council has approved a similar proposal for the November ballot. The council voted 4-1 Tuesday to place a general tax before voters on Nov. 8, Hemet Fire …
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The Summer Series at Ontario Town Square will be back for a third season. This year’s events – a live concert and farmer’s market on Wednesday evenings and a movie screening on Friday evenings – attracted more than enough people to assure its return in 2017, said Sue Oxarart, communications …
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San Bernardino County’s Fleet Management Department received several awards at the recent Government Fleet Expo in Tennessee. The awards, which were presented last month, are part of an open competition among 34,000 public entity fleets in the United States and Canada, according to a statement on the county’s website. San …
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Site preparation for the Imperial Lofts project in downtown Riverside is scheduled to start next week, which might mean an inconvenience or two for anyone who lives or works in that area. All or part of a nearby sidewalk, alley and street near the Main Street Mall will have to …
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About 63 percent of Riverside residents say the city needs more money to pay for an adequate level of public services, and 64 percent say they would support a one-cent sales tax to provide that extra funding, according to a statement released this week regarding a recent survey. The survey …
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