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A Riverside Superior Court judge has rejected Ontario’s bid to have overturned an agreement that shifted ownership of Ontario International Airport to Los Angeles. Judge Gloria Connor Trask ruled Thursday that the 1985 transfer order was unauthorized and could have been voided, but said the time in which the order …

Riverside voters will decide whether some medical marijuana dispensaries should be allowed in the city. The proposal will appear before voters June 2, following a vote Tuesday by the city council that acknowledged that supporters had gathered enough signatures to get the measure on the ballot, according to a report …

Ontario’s lawsuit with Los Angeles regarding who should be in charge of Ontario International Airport is going to court. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Gloria Connor Trask Wednesday order both sides back to court for trial on Aug. 17, following a motion hearing April 8, according to a report in …

Riverside will spend $4.4 million this year on street repair. The projects, which will include refurbishments to Main Street and Jurupa and Lincoln avenues as well as to some thoroughfares in small neighborhoods, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. An estimated 112 miles of roads within the city have …

Plans to expand the Riverside County Jail in Indio will soon go out to bid. State officials last week approved the long-planned expansion, which is expected to cost nearly $300 million, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. County officials have blamed delays in building the East County Detention Center …

Moreno Valley will pay $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit filed by two former city employees. Anne Schneider, a former building official, and Albert Brady, a code compliance manager, will each receive $600,000 in a settlement the city council agreed to in January, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. …