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Palm Springs is seeking applicants for several boards and commissions. Positions are available on the architecture advisory committee, historic site preservation board, human rights commission, rent review commission, and sustainability commission, according to a statement on the city’s website. Applicants must live, work or go to school in Palm Springs. …

California is looking at a three-front battle regarding the management of its future water supply, according to California’s Secretary of Natural Resources. “We’re looking at a real challenge,” said Wade Crowfoot, the keynote speaker at the annual Southern California Water Conference, hosted by the Baldy View Chapter of the Building …

Palm Springs is asking residents and businesses for their views regarding a proposed ordinance that would reduce disposable food ware and single-use plastic waste. The issue will be discussed during two online discussions later this month and one in September, according to a statement on the city’s website. “City Council …

Riverside has decided how it will spend nearly $28 million it received recently from the Cares Act via the state of California. The plan, approved recently by the city council, includes $2.6 million for shelter beds, $3.6 million for rental help, $3.6 million for business assistance, and $3 million to …

Starting this week, Moreno Valley will give away 175,000 masks to help residents battle COVID-19. Masks are available at participating grocery stores and will be distributed by the police, fire, code enforcement, and park ranger officials at some city events, according to a statement on the city’s website. Masks were obtained …

Like several other Inland Empire municipalities, the High Desert town desperately needs to raise money to make up for the losses caused by COVID-19. But if it passes, will it raise enough to help? In the 32 years since it incorporated, the town of Apple Valley has never raised a …