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Patrick Thomas has been appointed Temecula’s interim public works director. Thomas, who began work Monday, has held administrative positions with several cities, including public works director in Carlsbad and city engineer/deputy public works director in Newport Beach, according to a statement. He also held similar positions in Murrieta and Escondido. …

Elizabeth Sanchez-Monville has been named to Riverside’s board of public utilities. A Riverside native and 32-year resident, Sanchez-Monville has spent 17 years working in legislative affairs, including time as a legislative aide for the U.S. House of Representatives and an assistant to former Riverside Mayor Ron Loveridge, according to a …

The Palm Springs City Council will hold a special meeting Wednesday with the city’s recently formed Ethics, Transparency and Government Reform Task Force. The session is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. at the city council chambers, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, according to a statement. Anyone interested may also …

One day after a U.S. bankruptcy judge said she would accept San Bernardino’s plan to end its bankruptcy proceedings, the city released a lengthy statement that spells out what it has done since it filed for bankruptcy more than four years ago. In a five-page document posted Wednesday on the …

In this installment, I will examine several long-term trends in China that will offer significant opportunities for U.S. companies.  The first two relate to returning production to nearby countries or the United States.  The rest relate to opportunities to sell to China. First, American companies dependent upon China for production …

The number of Inland Empire homes with negative equity – better known as underwater or upside down – fell during the third quarter, according to data released Thursday. Eight point three percent of all residential properties with a mortgage in Riverside and San Bernardino counties had negative equity during the …