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Phase one of the Glen Helen Rehabilitation Center renovation is finished. The nine-acre facility in Devore reopened Sept. 19 and is accepting male inmates who had been stationed in other San Bernardino County correctional facilities, according to a statement on the county’s website. The rehabilitation center shut down in August …

San Bernardino County has named Josh Dugas, director of the Behavioral Health Department, following his service as acting director of the department since January 2026. Dugas brings nearly 25 years of public service experience and an extensive background in executive leadership, fiscal administration, public health and community services. Throughout his …

The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors has approved a contract with the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB) to provide transitional workforce housing at Echo Apartments in San Bernardino for young adults and families experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. According to the 2026 Point-in-Time …

San Bernardino County Public Health Department announced last week that the first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in the county for 2026 has been confirmed. The case was identified in a resident of the city of San Bernardino. This is the first reported human case in San Bernardino …

The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority is accepting construction bids for the Highland/Redlands Regional Gap Connector Project. That project, a collaboration between the authority, the Caltrans, Highland and Redlands, will create bicycle and pedestrian paths between those two cities, according to a statement on the authority’s website. Bids will be …

The City of San Bernardino is undertaking a major paving project on a nearly 3/4-mile section of 5th Street between E Street and Waterman Avenue to improve the roadway and provide a smoother, safer driving surface. Work began Monday, August 31, and, weather permitting, will continue for the approximately two …

San Bernardino recently installed 397 solar-powered street lights. The citywide project was completed during the 2025-’26 fiscal year, which ended June 30, according to a statement on the city’s website. Eighty three more solar lights are expected to be installed during the next two to three months. Those lights will be …

The San Bernardino County Community Development and Housing Department received approval to conditionally commit up to $11 million toward development of the city of San Bernardino’s Homeless Outreach Prevention and Education Campus, a regional navigation center that will provide interim housing and supportive services for individuals experiencing homelessness. The approximately …

California will invest $95.2 million to speed up the construction of infrastructure that will service zero-emission vehicles. Funding will be for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty ZEVs, securing California’s spot as the nation’s leader in ZEV infrastructure, according to a statement posted Aug. 18 on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s state website. The …

San Bernardino County has completed a financial assessment of properties that were sold, or that changed hands, in the past three months. The supplemental roll, which was compiled by Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk Josie Gonzales and her staff, includes 12,590 parcels worth an estimated  $4.8 billion, according to a statement on the …