Government

San Bernardino County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector (ATC) Ensen Mason encourages property owners to pay the first installment of their property taxes which were due last Friday, November 1.  The final day to pay without incurring a 10% penalty is Tuesday, December 10, 2024. The Tax Collector’s Office offers many convenient ways …

San Bernardino County has appointed veteran Matthew Knox as director of Veterans Affairs. Knox, is a former Cavalry Scout with more than two years of service in the United States Army. During his military career, Knox was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom with 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment in 2003. …

The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approved several district-specific projects using board discretionary funds during their meeting last week. In the Second District: Refurbishing the San Antonio Heights Christmas star with approximately $56,000 in funding from Second District Supervisor Jesse Armendarez’s District Specific Priorities Program. Renaming Randall Pepper Elementary …

The San Bernardino City Council will hold a special meeting Oct. 24 to discuss the proposed Homeless Navigation Center. The mayor and city council will hear a presentation on the 224-bed project that the city wants  to establish in the former School of Hope Building at 796 6th St., according …

San Bernardino County’s Office of Homeless Services (OHS) has been awarded $11 million in Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) from the California Department of Housing and Community Development to provide permanent housing and other support to people experiencing homelessness. The grant, requested by the county in April, will enable OHS to …

Renovations began this week on Guadalupe Field at Sal Saavedra Park starting with demolition of the baseball field. Leaders of San Bernardino Youth Baseball (SBYB) were joined by City of San Bernardino Mayor Helen Tran, Council members Fred Shorett, Damon Alexander, and San Bernardino County Supervisor Joe Baca Jr. to …

San Bernardino will resume removing homeless people from city parks, now that a court-ordered injunction against the city has been lifted. Those cleanups are expected to start within the next few weeks, Mayor Helen Tran said during a news conference Oct. 2 in front of city hall. “San Bernardino has …

The City of San Bernardino has agreed to create a new citywide policy that will protect the rights of unhoused people’s personal property as part of a settlement resolving a lawsuit against the city. The new policy will prohibit the destruction of unhoused people’s personal property and ensure the city …

The City of San Bernardino has received a $5,279,592 Safe Streets and Roads for All grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to design and construct safety improvements at locations with high traffic collision rates in the city. The City has identified five high-risk locations that have high collision rates, …

According to multiple sources, David Friedman, a Redlands resident who owns Viva La Boba—a boba and coffee shop and other commercial enterprises mostly clustered at Court Street and D Street NE Corner—is leading the charge to recall councilmember Teddy Sanchez over a dispute with the councilman.  Viva La Boba has …