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Riverside has received a $10 million grant from the state of California that will provide housing and support services for homeless people. That funding, secured by Assemblymembers Sabrina Cervantes, D-Corona, and Eloise Gomez Reyes, D-San Bernardino, will help pay for Project Legacy, a 49-bed campus that will feature healthcare, job …

Murrieta is preparing for the 2022/2023 Community Development Block Grant program. City officials expect to receive $590,000 during the current cycle, according to a statement on Murrieta’s website. Fifteen percent of that – $88,500 – is reserved for nonprofits. The block grants are presented to local governments by the U.S. …

Moreno Valley will hold a Beautify MoVal Community Day of Service Saturday. The event, scheduled for 8 a.m. to noon, will involve volunteer groups cleaning two parks, according to a statement on the city’s website. Mayor Yxstian Gutierrez and the city council are scheduled to participate, along with residents, businesses, …

Palm Springs has decided to close temporarily a park that city officials are calling a health hazard and a menace to public safety. Baristo Park, 296 S. Calle Encilia, is expected to shut down for about six weeks while city officials address problems there, including discarded drug paraphernalia, the dumping …

The proposed one-cent sales tax was to have raised money to increase law enforcement in the High Desert town, but it was soundly defeated. Still planning their next move, Apple Valley officials have been able to keep some of the services they feared having to cut.   One year ago, …

Apple Valley is scheduled to hold its annual Rockin’ Flea Market Saturday at Lion’s Park. The event, scheduled for 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., will feature trinkets, furniture, handmade goods, and other new and used items, according to a statement on the town’s website. Ken and Don, a local classic …