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Marilyn statue is ready for a PS encore

Palm Springs affordable housing project gets state grant

Forever Marilyn is returning to Palm Springs. The 26-foot sculpture of Marilyn Monroe that spent two years in downtown Palm Springs, from 2012 to 2014, will be unveiled Saturday at Museum Way and Bellardo Road. The sculpture, by the late artist Seward Johnson, was first displayed in Chicago in 2011. …

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Auto museum to host display at Route 66 festival

Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles will sponsor a display at this year’s Route 66 Cruisin’ Reunion. This will be the first time the Los Angeles museum will participate in the two-day festival on Euclid Avenue,  according to a statement released today. “We are proud to announce a partnership with …

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SB County wins awards

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San Bernardino County has won 60 achievement awards from the National Association of Counties. Many of those programs addressed COVID-19, including the county’s bilingual public information and outreach campaign, the COVID-Compliant Business Partnership Program, the COVID-19 data dashboard, and the county’s nursing home task force, according to the statement. The County …

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City receives green space grant

Perris’ community services department has received a $455,000 grant from the Urban Green Grant Program. The grant is part of $28.5 million the program is giving out statewide to help convert areas into green space, such as replacing asphalt with plants or building commuter paths to reduce vehicle miles, according …

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San Bernardino County adopts $7.6 billion budget

San Bernardino County’s budget for the upcoming 2021-22 fiscal year projects a $19 million surplus in its general fund and sets aside $41 million for its general purpose fund. The $7.6 billion budget, which the board of supervisors approved earlier this month, is focused largely on helping the county recover …

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Riverside to open main public library

A grand opening ceremony is scheduled to be held Jan. 26 for Riverside’s main public library. Festivities will begin at 10 a.m., after which the main doors will be opened and “family-friendly” activities will be held until 2 p.m., according to a statement on the city’s website. The new library, …

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