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Anthony Mejia has been named Palm Springs’ next city clerk. Currently chief city clerk in South Pasadena, Mejia’s appointment was announced Monday by City Manager David H. Ready. Mejia, who has more than 13 years experience in local government, is scheduled to take office Dec. 4. “Anthony has a wealth …

The Rotary Club of the High Desert is again sponsoring a clothing drive for underprivileged children during the holiday season. Children from Adelanto, Apple Valley, Victorville, Hesperia and the Phelan area are eligible to participate in Operation Santa Clothes, according to a statement. All participants will be selected by the …

Business activity in the Inland Empire grew 2.8 percent during the third quarter year-over-year, according to data released Tuesday. More growth is expected during the fourth quarter, although that expansion might be held back somewhat by a shortage of available workers and not enough housing in the two-county region, according …

College of the Desert plans to open a temporary campus in Palm Springs in January. The campus will be on property owned by the Palm Springs Unified School District at 1300 E. Baristo Road, according to a statement on the school’s website. It will have 11 classrooms and computer labs …

Foremost Cos., a land investment company based in Newport Beach, has completed two neighborhoods in Temescal Valley. Carraway and Sorrell at Terramor are part of a master-planned community – Terramor – that will include more than 1,400 homes in 16 neighborhoods when completed, according to a statement released by Foremost, …

Opponents who maintain a proposed 12 percent rate hike is unnecessary say they have something to bolster their argument: the utility’s most recent financial statement. Union members battling a proposed rate increase by Southern California Edison believe they received some ammunition recently: a statement by the public utility that it’s …