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Murrieta is accepting applications from residents for a soon-to-be-vacant city council seat. The city has decided to appoint someone to replace Mayor Scott Vinton, who submitted his resignation at the Sept. 21 council meeting. Vinton, who represents District Five, will step down on December 21, exactly one year before his …

City officials plans to use a new funding mechanism provided by the state legislature to fix a major part of Old Town, which has fallen into serious disrepair. Cost of the improvements hasn’t been determined, but Victorville officials believe they can come up with a plan that will work.    …

A public hearing regarding Riverside County’s redistricting will be held on Sept. 28 during the regularly scheduled board of supervisors meeting. Residents are asked to attend the meeting, scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m., to offer their views on redistricting and possible boundary lines. Redistricting is mandated by state law …

For the second year in a row, there will be no “switch-on” ceremony to start the holiday Festival of Lights at the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa. That event traditionally draws about 75,000 people to downtown Riverside on the Friday night after Thanksgiving, but concerns about such a large gathering …

A grand opening ceremony is scheduled to be held on Sept. 30 at the city’s newest “drop-in” facility for homeless people. The ceremony, scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m., will be held at the Palm Springs Access Center, 225 S. El Cielo Road. The facility is sponsored by Palm Springs, …

Redlands is asking for public input regarding the redrawing of the city’s five council districts. The new districts, which will be based on data from the 2020 U.S. Census, are required by law every 10 years to ensure that each part of the city is represented equally. Each district is …