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Battle between truck drivers, dock workers and port companies could hurt deliveries to the two-county region. Holiday shipments could be affected if a settlement isn’t reached soon, local logistics officials say. Warehouse-distribution operators in the Inland Empire are watching the slowdown at the ports of Los Angeles, and some of …

Despite vehement protest from some students, the University of California Board of Regents on Thursday voted to raise tuition. The 14-7 vote could mean tuition in the UC system will go up as five percent in each of the next five years, according to published reports. The vote is a …

California recorded an 7.3 percent unemployment rate in October, while generating the largest job increase in the nation during that time. Employers in the state added 41,500 non-farming jobs last month, according to data released Friday by the U.S, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Texas – the only state that has …

Larry Vaupel has been named director of San Bernardino County’s economic development agency. Vaupel, Riverside’s former economic development manager, began work Monday, according to a report in the San Bernardino County Sun. He will be in charge of three departments – Workforce Development, Community Development and Housing and Economic Development …

Rod Pacheco, former Riverside County District Attorney, and Virginia Blumenthal, president of the Riverside Community College District board, will serve on a Riverside ethics panel. The panel, which was selected by the City Council Monday, will review the city’s ethics code, which is nearly 10 years old, and suggest ways …

Riverside has informed two community service districts in Jurupa Valley that it wants an immediate multi-million dollar payment in connection with the expansion of wastewater treatment plant. The letter, signed by Riverside Deputy City Attorney Anthony L. Beaumon, warns both districts that the city will take action to recover costs …