Redlands-based Esri is providing the U.S. government with software that it’s using to track the Zika virus. The software is being used by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, according to a statement released …
Read More »Perris Opens Elementary School
Perris Mayor Daryl Busch joined officials from the Perris Elementary School District for a ribbon cutting at Clearwater Elementary School. The K-6 grade campus at Nuevo and Murrieta roads cost $30 million to build and will serve 750 students when it opens officially on Aug. 18, according to a statement …
Read More »Tax to Appear on Riverside Ballot
The Riverside City Council voted Tuesday to place a measure on the Nov. 8 ballot that would raise the city’s sales tax by one cent. The proposal, formally known as the City of Riverside Public Safety and Vital City Services Measure, was approved 5-0, according to the city clerk’s office. …
Read More »An Exercise in Deception
By Ed Hoffman Over one week after Hillary Clinton’s interview on Fox News Sunday, people are still talking about it and analyzing her answers. I suppose it’s because they realize the interview exposes her habitual lying about matters of great importance – and, perhaps it’s because they’re legitimately bewildered that …
Read More »Head of Stater Bros. Earns Praise From Navy
Stater Bros. Executive Chairman Jack H. Brown recently received a letter from U.S. Navy Capt. M.S. Ruth, commander of the USS Boxer, thanking Brown for the 277 care packages Stater Bros. donated to that ship earlier this year. Brown, himself a Naval veteran, was thrilled to receive the letter, said …
Read More »Public Festivals Planned
Two cities in the Inland Empire are preparing for community festivals this fall, one for the first time. La Quinta is scheduled to host Brew In LQ from noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 22 at SilverRock Resort, 79-179 Ahmanson Lane, according to a statement. The event, a first for the …
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