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Palm Springs has approved a $5.9 million settlement with African-American and Latino families whose homes were leveled by the city during the 1950s and 1960s. The city council’s unanimous decision Nov. 14 compensates families who lived on land known as Section 14, which was owned by the Agua Caliente Band of …

Rancho Cucamonga has received a $200,000 state grant that will assist its Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Program. The grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety will help promote “safe practices” for bicyclists and pedestrians, while urging motorists to drive safely, according to a statement on the city’s website. “This …

San Bernardino County has received $11.2 million from the state that it will use to develop interim and permanent housing at its Pacific Village homeless campus in San Bernardino. The grant, from the California Department of Housing and Community Development, is part of the department’s Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention …

A real estate investment and management firm in Newport Beach will develop a self-storage facility in Upland. Buchanan Street Partners recently purchased two acres at 1382 W. Foothill Blvd. for $6.2 million from a private investor/developer whose name was not released, according to a statement. Construction is expected to start …

Perris is preparing to build a $22 million bridge that will improve access for emergency vehicles in the middle of the city. The four-lane, 450-foot Ethanac Bridge will span the San Jacinto River and will include a 10-foot wide multi-purpose trail and six-foot wide bike lanes, according to a statement …

Riverside residents pay among the lowest property taxes of any U.S city, a recent report has found. The city’s effective property tax rate – taxes paid as percentage of market value – is currently about 0.7 percent according to Seattle-based Redfin Corp. a real estate brokerage and mortgage company. Anaheim …