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Public Festivals Planned

Public Festivals Planned

Two cities in the Inland Empire are preparing for community festivals this fall, one for the first time. La Quinta is scheduled to host Brew In LQ from noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 22 at SilverRock Resort, 79-179 Ahmanson Lane, according to a statement. The event, a first for the …

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Proposed Tax to Appear on Menifee Ballot

Ballot Measure Aims to Increase Public Safety

Menifee voters this fall will decide whether to approve a one-percent sales tax that would be used to pay for several public services, including more police officers and measures designed to relieve traffic congestion. The city council on Wednesday voted 5-0 to place the City of Menifee Public Safety, Traffic …

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Strapped for Funds, Inland Empire Cities Look to Levy Taxes

Strapped for Funds, Inland Empire Cities Look to Levy TaxesStrapped for Funds, Inland Empire Cities Look to Levy Taxes

Hemet and Temecula will have proposed sales tax increases on their local ballots this fall, and Riverside is considering doing the same. All three municipalities say they need more money to provide basic services, including police and fire protection. When Hemet voters enter the ballot box on Nov. 8, they …

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Riverside Considers Increasing Sales Tax

Riverside Considers Increasing Sales Tax

The Riverside City Council is considering placing a one-cent sales tax increase on the November ballot. Council members voted Tuesday to hold a hearing on the proposal, which would raise the sales tax from eight cents to nine cents per dollar, on Aug. 9, said Phil Pitchford, city spokesman. If …

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Hemet to Try Another Tax

Residents Support High Sale Tax

One month after Hemet voters narrowly rejected a special sales tax that would have paid for extra police and fire protection, the city council has approved a similar proposal for the November ballot. The council voted 4-1 Tuesday to place a general tax before voters on Nov. 8, Hemet Fire …

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Ontario Summer Festival to Return

Ontario Town Square

The Summer Series at Ontario Town Square will be back for a third season. This year’s events – a live concert and farmer’s market on Wednesday evenings and a movie screening on Friday evenings – attracted more than enough people to assure its return in 2017, said Sue Oxarart, communications …

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