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City joins national effort to battle homelessness

County seeks help for homeless

Riverside has been selected to participate in the What Works Cities philanthropic initiative. The program, sponsored by Bloomberg Philanthropies, will help the city use its own data to determine ways to reduce its homeless population, according to a statement. Riverside is one of 58 mid-sized U.S. cities in 33 states …

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Public asked to conserve natural gas

Southern California Gas Co

The Southern California Gas Co. has asked its customers to cut their use of natural gas in order to avoid a shortage of that commodity as well as electricity. The Los Angeles-based company is asking its customers to lower their thermostats to 68 degrees or below, delay the use of …

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Devereaux to retire

Greg Devereaux

Greg Devereaux is stepping down as San Bernardino County’s chief executive officer. Devereaux, 65, announced recently that he will retire by June 30, the end of the county’s fiscal year, according to a statement. Devereaux has spent nearly 40 years in public service, 25 of them in the Inland Empire. …

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State of SB County event planned

San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors

San Bernardino County will hold its annual State of the County and Business Forum March 8 at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario. More than 1,000 business professionals and government officials are expected to attend the event, which will deal primarily with the state of the county’s economy and how …

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Writer’s expo scheduled

Riverside Wants a New Library

The Moreno Valley Public Library will hold its first annual Writer’s Expo on Saturday. Authors will have a chance to display their writing and read short samples of their work, according to a statement on the city’s website. A variety of genres will be represented, including non-fiction, mysteries, children’s books, …

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Riverside to hold State of City

Riverside Chambers of Commerce

Riverside Mayor Rusty Bailey is scheduled to deliver the 40th annual of the State of the City address Thursday at the Riverside Convention Center. The speech, which is being produced by the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce in partnership with the city, will stress the importance of partnerships in civic …

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