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Charges have been filed against seven former Beaumont officials. The charges stem from a public corruption case in which nearly $43 million went missing from city coffers, Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced in a statement released Tuesday. Former City Manager Alan Kapanicas, former Economic Development Director David Dillon, …

Riverside’s hiring freeze, implemented last Friday in an attempt to help curb the city’s $7.2 million budget deficit, could be extended beyond the end of next month, a Riverside official said Tuesday. Officially, the freeze – which also includes a ban on most general fund spending – was to have …

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 …