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Water conservation efforts appear to be working

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Faced with a historic drought, California residents cut their water use substantially as 2014 drew to a close. Water consumption statewide in November was down 9.8 percent year-over-year, an improvement compared with October when it appeared the state’s water conservation might be slipping, according to a report released Tuesday by …

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Second life for utility tax?

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Two months after San Jacinto voters declined to pass a proposed utility tax, a citizens group is trying to get the measure back on the ballot. Measure CC would have raised $5 million a year that would have been used to pay Riverside County for police and fire services, according …

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Second life for utility tax?

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Two months after San Jacinto voters declined to pass a proposed utility tax, a citizens group is trying to get the measure back on the ballot. Measure CC would have raised $5 million a year that would have been used to pay Riverside County for police and fire services, according …

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No decision on OIA

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A judge has postponed a decision on Ontario’s lawsuit against Los Angeles regarding which entity should control Ontario International Airport. Riverside Superior Court Judge Gloria Connor Trask said last week that the two claims she had hoped to rule on were complicated, and that she would issue a ruling before …

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OIA talks are scheduled

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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will meet next month with Ontario officials in an attempt to revive talks regarding who will control Ontario International Airport. No date for the discussions has been set, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. Los Angeles has owned and operated the airport for several …

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For some, Hemet Fire Department was an emotional issue

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To some administrators in city hall, eliminating the fire department and contracting with Riverside County was a business decision, nothing more. But some city residents couldn’t bear to see the department, which has been around for more than 100 years, simply go away. On the surface, it seemed like a …

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