The San Bernardino County Assessor-Recorder’s office shared the news of Senator Bob Dutton’s (ret) passing over the weekend. Dutton was 71. In 2014, Senator Dutton was elected as San Bernardino County’s Assessor-Recorder, and appointed County Clerk. His philosophy was to ensure San Bernardino County property owners received fair, accurate and …
Read More »Council concedes, votes to demolish Carousel Mall
The San Bernardino City Council revisited the issue of demolishing the now-defunct Carousel Mall during Wednesday’s council meeting. The issue of what to do with the property has become urgent in recent months due to increased crime and emergency calls, but the Council was not interested in tackling the problem …
Read More »City to Honor the 50th Anniversary of the 1972 CAC All Stars
On Wednesday, July 20 at 7:00 pm, the Mayor and City Council will recognize the 50th anniversary of the 1972 San Bernardino CAC All Stars incredible run of twelve straight victories en route to a 13-1 record and a second place finish at the Little League World Series Western Regionals. …
Read More »Planning Commission Approves Controversial High Density Rental Apartments in North SB
Residents Unanimously Opposed the Project. The Planning Commission narrowly approved a 27-unit high density rental apartment complex on Tuesday evening against the overwhelming opposition of neighborhood residents. The 4-3 vote approved planning staff’s recommendation to place the apartments on a 2.4-acre lot that had previously been designated as part of …
Read More »San Bernardino Awarded $4.2 Million grant for Youth Jobs Program
The City of San Bernardino, in partnership with California Volunteers, Office of the Governor has announced that it has been awarded a $4,169,142 grant to hire nearly 70 young and early career staff members over the next two years. The City has said it will hire individuals in the Parks …
Read More »County releases plan to tackle homelessness
During Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, the county launched a new plan to tackle homelessness in San Bernardino County. The 2022 San Bernardino County Homeless Strategic Action Plan revolves around a Homeless to Home Roadmap to Self-Sufficiency and focuses on strengthening the ability of County departments and community partners to …
Read More »San Bernardino County Museum recognized for Arts, Culture and Historic Preservation
San Bernardino County Museum is the recipient of four National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Awards. The Museum is recognized in the Arts, Culture and Historic Preservation category for the initiative “Co-Creating a Land Acknowledgment at the San Bernardino County Museum” and the exhibits “Here Comes the Sun: Solar Science …
Read More »Mayor’s race headed to a runoff in November
As of the wee morning hours on Wednesday, the race for San Bernardino Mayor stood as follows first time candidate Helen Tran had received 3,444 votes, the Recalled Former City Attorney Jim Penman had 1,781 votes, and current Mayor John Valdivia trailed with 1,555 votes. If no one candidate gets …
Read More »County opens new Public Defender building in downtown San Bernardino
Last week the San Bernardino County Public Defender’s office held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of their new office building in downtown San Bernardino. The newly built headquarters is on the former site of the First American Title building and consolidates under one roof several public defender divisions …
Read More »Irvine Foundation grant funds San Bernardino Public Investment Playbook
The James Irvine Foundation has awarded a $150,000 grant for the Aspen Institute Latinos & Society Program to bring nationally known consultant Bruce Katz to the city of San Bernardino to develop an investment playbook for the city. An investment playbook is a tool designed to help the city prioritize …
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