Assemblyman to meet with area Republicans -- P-E

Assemblyman John Benoit, R-Bermuda Dunes, will participate Saturday in the Sun City Palm Desert Republican Club's meeting along with Rep. Mary Bono, R-Palm Springs.

Bono, Benoit to speak at Sun City breakfast -- The Desert Sun

U.S. Rep. Mary Bono, R-Palm Springs, and Assemblyman John J. Benoit, R-Bermuda Dunes, are scheduled to speak at a breakfast meeting of the Sun City Palm Desert Republican Club 9 a.m. Saturday at the Mountain View Clubhouse, 38-180 Del Webb Boulevard, Sun City-Palm Desert.

1,300 face expulsion in sweep -- P-E

Immigration agents arrested more than 1,300 immigration violators, fugitives and criminals across Southern California -- about a third of them in the Inland region -- in a targeted sweep that federal officials are calling their largest ever.

Riverside County Transportation Commission to vote on 60/215 interchange project -- P-E

Navigating the junction of Interstate 215 and Highway 60 in western Moreno Valley is a bear of a drive for commuters every morning.

Records show large spending gaps among Riverside council contenders -- P-E

Riverside Councilman Steve Adams is outspending his Ward 7 rival, former mayor and councilwoman Terry Frizzel, by a 10-to-1 margin, the latest campaign finance statements show.

Riverside Ward 7 candidates clash over growth, improvements -- P-E

Incumbent Steve Adams and former Mayor Terry Frizzel will square off in a Nov. 6 runoff election for the Ward 7 seat on the Riverside City Council.

Former manager sues city - for $350 -- The Californian

Eight months after she accepted a severance package of at least $350,000, former City Manager Lori Moss is suing the city [of Murrieta] -- for $350.

Council bans pot dispensaries in Indian Wells -- The Desert Sun

Indian Wells became the valley's third city to ban medical marijuana dispensaries, follwoing a 5-0 vote by the City Council.

EPA presses cleanups at mobile home parks on reservation near Thermal -- P-E

The Environmental Protection Agency issued fines and conditions Wednesday in a continuing effort to clean up what have been described as squalid conditions at some mobile home parks on the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Reservation near Thermal.

Court employees suing for right to Bible study -- P-E

Although Murrieta resident Dalia R. Smith works in a place where justice is served, she felt this was not the case when it came to her weekly lunchtime Bible study meetings.

Opinion: Bond snub? -- P-E

Good to hear that Gov. Schwarzenegger is anxious to spend transportation bond money on projects to ease congestion in California.  The governor would do well to allocate the next round of Prop. 1B money in close partnership with local transportation experts, instead of fast-tracking projects from Sacramento.