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The San Bernardino County Workforce Development Board has held its first meeting. Formerly known as the Workforce Investment Board, the organization remains the county’s primary job placement service for youth and adults, said Bradley Gates, the development board’s deputy director. The changes were mandated by the passage of the Workforce …

Lake Elsinore is looking for ideas regarding how it might increase the number of recreational activities on the lake after which the city is named. One possibility would be to lift the ban on several activities that are currently not allowed on the lake, including permitting towable inflatables, allowing night …

The city says the High Desert Mavericks owe it money for maintenance of Heritage Field, and that the team has made it difficult to book special events there, a charge the ball club denies. Eviction is a possibility, one city councilman says. A battle between Adelanto and the High Desert …

San Bernardino County found housing for about 500 homeless military veterans last year. County officials identified 401 veterans who were living in the county but did not have permanent place of residence, according to a statement released Thursday. All of those veterans were found a home by Thanksgiving. About 100 …

A Palm Springs city council member is working to form a committee that will set up ethical and open-government standards for the city. The Ethics, Transparency and Government Reform Task Force will be a temporary panel that will set up ethical guidelines for Palms Springs governmental officials that will be …

Mayor Rusty Bailey is scheduled to deliver Riverside’s 39th annual State of the City address Jan. 28 at the Riverside Convention Center. The address will be Bailey’s fourth and will focus on the city’s efforts to turn “Opportunity in Action,” according to a statement. The event will be produced by …