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years. Band members Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont and Adrian Young played for about an hour and 15 minutes, performing standards such as "Just a girl," "Don't Speak" and "Spiderwebs." At one point No Doubt was joined on stage by surprise guest Olivia Rodrigo to perform their 2000 song "Bathwater." Saturday's headlining set by Tyler, The Creator lasted about an hour and 20 minutes. The artist was joined on stage by surprise guest Donald Glover in the guise of his alter ago Childish Gambino, with whom he performed "Running out of Time." A$AP Rocky also made a surprise appearance and joined Tyler, The Creator to perform "Potato Salad" and "Who Dat Boy." Tyler, The Creator joked with the crowd that he used to hate both Glover
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Report: Inland Empire inflation jumps more than 1% By City News Service
By City News Service rammy Awardwinning singer and rapper Doja Cat had the honor of closing out the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Sunday, attended by thousands of celebrants and featuring a wide range of artists. The performer began her set wearing a white hazardous materials protection suit and yellow rubber gloves. The music festival reconvenes for the weekend of April 19-21. Doja Cat will close out this weekend on Sunday, preceded by J Balvin, Jhene Aiko, Ludmilla, Lil Yachty, John Summit and DJ Snake. Saturday's festival was highlighted by the reunion of 1990s Orange County punk/pop/ska band No Doubt, who hadn't performed together in nine
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quake" and by Kali Uchis to perform "See you Again."
nflation throughout the Riverside metropolitan area climbed 1.4% over the previous two months, largely driven by rising energy costs, according to data recently released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The agency's bimonthly report, which covers northwestern Riverside County as well as the cities of Ontario and San Bernardino, indicated that the metro area's Consumer Price Index shifted to an upward trajectory compared to the start of the year, when a mix of increases and offsetting decreases left the CPI flat. BLS officials said the energy sector was the primary driver of pocketbook pressure from the beginning of February to the end of March. Gasoline prices jumped 8.8%, while electricity costs rose 3.2%, and natural gas prices notched up 0.6%, figures showed. Property rents also went up, reflected in the index's "shelter costs," which increased 0.9% over the two-month period. Longer term, the regional CPI was 4.3% higher over the previous 12 months, with rents leading the advance at 7.4%, according to data. Energy prices were up 3.1%, led by electricity costs, which leapt 10% year-over-year. The BLS said food prices rose 2.6% during the period, and health care expenses were 5.5% higher. Price tags on some items fell over the last 12 months, including those for household furnishings, which rated a 4.4% drop, and costs on motor vehicles, which declined
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Victoria Monét performs at the 2024 Coachella Music and Arts Festival. | Photo courtesy of Coachella/X
and A$AP Rocky but didn't feel that way anymore. He was later joined by Charlie Wilson for the song "Earf-
Biden issues disaster declaration for California over February storms By City News Service
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resident Joe Biden has issued a disaster declaration for Los Angeles County and other counties in California for the severe storms that struck the state earlier this year and additional support is expected to arrive Monday. The declaration issued Saturday orders "federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local
recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe winter storms, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides from January 31 to February 9, 2024," according to the White House. The declaration applies to Los Angeles County, Ventura County and the counties of Butte, Glenn, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz
and Sutter. Federal funding is available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a costsharing basis for emergency work and repair. "California has secured a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration thanks to @ POTUS for early February storms," Gov. Gavin Newsom
posted Sunday morning on social media. "This declaration brings in more resources for local communities across the state recovering from the widespread impacts of these storms." Andrew Grant of the Federal Emergency Management Agency was appointed to coordinate federal recovery operations in the affected areas.
Rockslide on Malibu Canyon Road. | Photo courtesy of LA County Public Works