Government

Every 10 years, the City of San Bernardino, like other local and state governments, must go through a redistricting process using the new census data to redraw their district lines to reflect how local populations have changed. San Bernardino started the process earlier this year with the Council voting on …

Interstate 10 commuters will pleased to know that Mountain View Avenue North of the freeway has been officially reopened and completely improved for commuters and commercial traffic. The $14 million second phase of Mountain View Avenue was funded by the Inland Valley Development Agency marking the completion of significant infrastructure …

According to multiple sources and public records as well as various news accounts and the complaints of citizens, the Seccombe Lake Park is a hot mess.  The park is overrun with vagrants, petty criminals and drug users, (as many as 50 to 100 at any given time are living in …

The City of San Bernardino is seeking citizen input during the process of hiring a new Chief of Police.  The firm hired by the City Manager Rob Field to conduct the search, Koff & Associates has scheduled an online event from 6:30 to 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday September 21 via …

One of the fastest growing employers in the City of San Bernardino is being targeted for harassment by the State of California. Claiming Amazon has a higher injury rate than other similar warehouse operators and then drawing a non-existent nexus to Amazon’s policies, has led California’s state senate to pass …

The City of San Bernardino is facing a $21 million dollar lawsuit filed by a developer for essentially reneging on an agreement to help them build homes on the property and acting in bad faith. According to reports in the media, Orange County-based Montecito Equities’ claim states former and current …

Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R-Yucaipa) recently announced that the budget request she spearheaded for $6 million to aid the Inland Congregation United for Change’s (ICUC) efforts to support civic engagement in the Inland Empire has been awarded in this year’s state budget. “I am thrilled that this year’s state budget …

Josh Dugas, a 20-year veteran of the County Public Health Department who has served as the assistant public health director since October, has been appointed as the new County Public Health Director effective Aug. 14. “Josh possesses a special combination of superior customer service, grace under pressure, commitment to teamwork, …

New insurance protections for wildfire survivors are now in effect for the summer wildfire season which increase payouts and evacuation benefits. Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara championed a new senate bill in the State Legislature. “I listened to the uphill battles that wildfire survivors face in their efforts to recover and …

Last week, Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R-Yucaipa) announced that the City of San Bernardino will receive a $500,000 Local Early Action Planning (LEAP Program) grant from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). “I thank the Department of Housing and Community Development for its effort to ensure the …