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Moreno Valley is getting an early jump on El Nino. The city is asking for volunteers to help prepare for expected heavy floods this winter, said Matt Mahaffey, the city’s emergency management specialist. Moreno Valley’s Office of Emergency Management and Volunteer Services hopes to persuade 50 to 60 people to …

The South Coast Air Quality Management District plans to file a lawsuit in connection with the World Logistics Center, the mega-industrial project planned for Moreno Valley. The suit, which was expected to be filed today in Riverside County Superior Court, will allege that the city failed to adapt adequate air …

And that trend won’t change, according to various water experts. They say the state learned from past droughts and installed conservation measures that are helping it get through the current shortage. How important is housing construction to California’s economy? So important that one of the most severe droughts in the …

Workers at Fairplex spent this week putting the finishing touches on the 2015 edition of the Los Angeles County Fair, which is scheduled to begin Today. The giant ferris wheel is up, the concert series is in place, the exhibition halls are ready and the Flower and Garden Pavilion is …

Last week the San Bernardino County Public Attorneys Association and the San Bernardino County Public Defenders presented the YouthHope Foundation with financial and in-kind donations. Donated items included food, personal hygiene items and gift cards. The San Bernardino County Public Attorneys Association also matched contributions from the Public Defenders Office. …

Earlier this month the City of Riverside was presented with an award for cutting red tape and helping new business start up. On August 5 the U.S. Small Business Administration names Riverside as a winner in the national “StartUP in a Day” competition. The competition was created to encourage cities …