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Yucaipa Again Tries to Clean Up Egg Ranches

Yucaipa Again Tries to Clean Up Egg Ranches

The Yucaipa City Council today will deal with a familiar problem: the flies and stench created by three egg ranches in the northern part of the city. Council members are scheduled to discuss whether to implement tougher standards for manure management at each of the facilities – Hoover Ranch 7, …

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Fireworks Show Saved

Fireworks Show Saved

Riverside’s annual Fourth of July fireworks show at La Sierra Park is back on. The show, which was to have been cancelled for budget reasons, will be staged thanks to action taken by city council members Jim Perry and John Burnard, according to a statement released Monday. Perry and Burnard …

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High Desert Town Offers Business Loans

High Desert Town Offers Business Loans

Apple Valley is offering low interest loans for local small businesses. The recently launched Apple Seed Small Business Loan Program provides low-interest financing and leverages additional private capital, both of which will help small businesses grow, according to a city statement. Loans for small businesses are hard to find and, …

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Hemet’s Measure E Comes Up Short

Hemet’s Measure E Comes Up Short

Backers of Hemet’s Measure E spent Wednesday sifting through the numbers and wondering what went wrong. As for their next move, assuming there is one, it’s a little early to say. “We’re obviously disappointed, and a maybe little surprised,” Hemet Fire Chief Scott Brown said of the defeat of Measure …

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Water Use Drops Statewide

Water Getting Expensive in Inland Empire

Californians reduced their water use by 26.1 percent in April compared with April 2013, earning praise from state water officials for again exceeding the state’s water reduction goals. But that praise came with a warning: the drought is not over, and water suppliers will again face restrictions if they don’t …

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Planning Commissioner Sought

Accepting Applications

Chino Hills is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on its planning commission. The vacancy was created when Karen Bristow, who was appointed to the city’s first planning commission in 1992, announced she is stepping down because she’s leaving the area, according to a statement on the city’s website. Mayor …

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