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Government

Yoshioka appointed County Behavioral Health Director

Yoshioka appointed County Behavioral Health Director

Georgina Yoshioka has been appointed behavioral health director for the County of San Bernardino. The Board of Supervisors made the appointment permanent during their regular meeting this week. Yoshioka has served as interim behavioral health director since December 2021. Yoshioka has 26 years of experience working in the field of …

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San Bernardino issues record number of building permits in 2022

San Bernardino issues record number of building permits in 2022

Last year was a record year for the City of San Bernardino. The Building and Safety Division issued 6,093 building permits, an increase of 42.6 percent over 2021. “These numbers show that people are investing in San Bernardino,” said Mayor Helen Tran. “There is a great deal of opportunity here …

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City accepting applications for community development grants

City accepting applications for community development grants

San Bernardino’s Community and Economic Development Department’s Housing Division is now accepting proposals for its 2023 – 2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program. The CDBG program can fund eligible community and economic development projects and programs that meet one of the following national …

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Airport Gateway Specific Plan Draft PEIR open for public comment

Airport Gateway Specific Plan Draft PEIR open for public comment

The Inland Valley Development Agency (IVDA) will be holding an open house this month for the public to learn about the Airport Gateway Specific Plan (AGSP). The AGSP is the framework document for development of a 678-acre, mixed-use business park located immediately north of San Bernardino International Airport in the …

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Transportation Authority to conduct full-freeway closures on the 210

Transportation Authority to conduct full-freeway closures on the 210

The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) announced starting in late-February 2023, crews will begin a series of six 55-hour full-freeway closures on State Route 210 as part of the SR 210 Lane Addition and Base Line Interchange Project. The closures will be done one direction at a time over …

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San Bernardino County officials warn residents of real estate scam

San Bernardino County officials warn residents of real estate scam

San Bernardino County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector Ensen Mason and Assessor Recorder-County Clerk Chris Wilhite issued a joint warning to county homeowners of a property scam where homeowners are duped into assigning a 40-year lien on their property in exchange for an upfront cash payment. The scam is called a Homeowner Benefit …

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Chris Wilhite to serve two more years as Assessor-Recorder-Clerk

Chris Wilhite to serve two more years as Assessor-Recorder-Clerk

Last week the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors unanimously appointed Chris Wilhite to serve an additional two years as Assessor-Recorder-Clerk. “I want to thank the Board of Supervisors and County leadership for their continued support,” Wilhite said. “I am looking forward to continuing to serve the residents of San …

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Arrowhead Regional Medical Center established as Level 1 Trauma Center

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center established as Level 1 Trauma Center

San Bernardino County announced Friday that Arrowhead Regional Medical Center has officially been verified as a Level I Adult Trauma Center by the Committee on Trauma (COT), a standing committee of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), making ARMC one of only two verified Level I trauma centers in San …

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County marks seventh anniversary of Dec. 2 terrorist attack

County marks seventh anniversary of Dec. 2 terrorist attack

Seven years ago, a terrorist attack at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, took the lives of 14 people, and wounded 22 others during a holiday party and San Bernardino County Environmental Health Services staff meeting. To remember and honor the victims, survivors, and first responders from that tragic …

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San Bernardino County plans new fire district headquarters

San Bernardino will soon be home to the new San Bernardino County Fire Protection District headquarters. In a construction dedication earlier this week, the County outlined details for the new $26 million facility at the former Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) building on South Tippecanoe Avenue in San Bernardino. …

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