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Despite below-average interest rates, pending home sales in California dropped for the fourth consecutive month in July, a sign that the state housing market continues to underperform. The Pending Home Sale Index dropped 2.3 percent, from 107 in June to 104.5 last month, according to a report released Tuesday by …

The Riverside City Council has rejected a proposal that would have provided humanitarian assistance to some recent immigrants. The resolution, a non-binding measure that did not involve spending taxpayer money, sparked a heated debate during Tuesday’s council meeting that touched on several topics, including U.S. immigration policy and how local …

Between January 2011 and the end of last year, an estimated 4.3 million U.S. workers lost jobs they had held for at least three years, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That was a decline from 6.1 million workers who suffered the same predicament between January 2009 through …

A San Francisco-based consultant is expected to report next month to the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors regarding the future of the San Bernardino County Museum in Redlands. Museum Management Consultants, which entered into a $70,000 agreement with the county in May, is expected to advise the board on …

California’s number one health care provider has opened a two-story facility in Riverside. Kaiser Permanente Meridian Medical Office, located at 14305 Meridian Parkway on the east end of the city, began accepting patients last month, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. The building is within the 1,000-acre master planned …

National retail sales stayed strong last week, boosted in part by more back-to-school shopping. Sales were up 4.2 percent for the week that ended Saturday compared with the same week in 2013, according to The International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain Store Sales Index. Retail activity …