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Federal judge denies petition to allow in-house religious services in Riverside County

A federal judge has denied a civil liberties group’s petition to have Riverside County’s prohibitions against in-house religious services rescinded based on alleged constitutional violations, saying there was no “palpable invasion of the plaintiffs’ free exercise of religion.” The San Francisco-based Center for American Liberty filed its civil rights lawsuit on April 13, challenging the

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Gov. Newsom announces program for restaurants to provide meals to seniors

Governor Gavin Newsom announced a partnership withthe federal government to provide three meals a day to needy seniors. With this new partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, state and local governments will provide eligible seniors with 21 meals a week. “This partnership will allow for the ability for restaurants to start rehiring people or

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Palm Springs declares financial emergency ahead of weekend that would have attracted thousands for Stagecoach & White Party

The City of Palm Springs has declared a financial emergency amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The stay-at-home order has been significantly hurting the city’s tourism industry. This upcoming weekend alone would have brought thousands to the valley for events like Stagecoach and White Party.  The city says the financial impact is widespread — impacting this

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Valley high schools and parents try to give graduates memorable commencement ceremonies amid coronavirus pandemic

During an online educational summit Wednesday hosted on Zoom, superintendents from the valley school districts talked about their approaches to this year’s graduation ceremonies. “The big graduation ceremonies, the proms that our seniors were looking forward to those have been interrupted at this moment in time,” said CVUSD Superintendent Dr. Maria Gandera. Still in the

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