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Temecula has reached an agreement to buy solar power from a company in Northern California. The transaction with SMER Research 1 LLC in Loomis, near Sacramento, will allow the city to buy electrical power that it will use at different city facilities, according to a statement on the city’s website. …

Officials from Riverside’s business, education and government sectors are examining ways the city can create an innovation district. The Innovation District Working Group will make recommendations to the city council regarding how to create such an entity and where it might be located, with the goal of creating a 21st …

Apple Valley is trying to help its small businesses grow. The Apple Seed Small Business Loan Program provides loans that can be used for multiple purposes, including purchasing equipment or inventory or providing special training for employees, according to a statement released this week. The minimum $10,000 loans include a …

Rancho Cucamonga has installed solar panels at five city facilities. Central Park, Epicenter Stadium and Sports Complex, Banyan Fire Station, Day Creek Fire Station and the city’s animal complex will all be fitted with the energy-saving devices by this summer, according to a statement on the city’s website. The SolarRC …

California residents saved an estimated 35 billion gallons of water during March, according to data released Tuesday. That was a 24.3 percent reduction compared with March 2013 and double the amount that was conserved in February of this year, the State Water Resources Control Board reported. State residents conserved nearly …

Moreno Valley has received three Merit Awards for excellence in economic development programming from the California Association for Local Economic Development. The city was recognized for its efforts in attracting a Karma Automotive manufacturing facility to the city, its Hire MoVal program – which tries to get city businesses to …