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The redistricting process in San Bernardino County is underway and the county is urging residents to get involved in the process in innovative ways.  One of the ways the public can participate in the process is through an interactive website that will allow people to draw their own districts and …

It is no secret that San Bernardino has witnessed an extraordinary increase in fireworks activity leading up to 4th of July and well beyond the Independence Day celebration. “Safe and sane” fireworks are legal in San Bernardino and nine other cities in the county.  In San Bernardino fireworks can only …

The San Bernardino City Council erupted into controversy last week due to a proposal to translate the meetings into Spanish and potentially other languages.   Now city staff is going to study the issue and come back with a recommendation.  But according to recent studies it might not be as necessary …

The city once again reviewed the options to clear the concrete pile that has become known as the “Oxbow Site” on Wednesday evening last week. Mayor John Valdivia’s plan to not spend any San Bernardino City taxpayer money on the project, but instead have the developer pay for the cleanup …

The City Council will once again try to come to a solution as to how to clear a massive pile of concrete from what has become known as the Oxbow Site in Northern San Bernardino at their meeting tonight.  Four members of the council voted to have the City pay …

San Bernardino County’s Land Use Services Department made submitting plans, permits, zoning, and development of project research easier with the new online “Virtual Counter.” This will help people now do research online with the customer service counter. Applicants can also conduct their research by phone. Services like permits, zoning, fee …

The San Bernardino City Council has requested a citywide warehouse moratorium be placed on a future council agenda for consideration in the next 30 days. The request was presented by new 5th Ward Councilmember Ben Reynoso.  “This is not anti-business, it’s about diversification,” said Reynoso.  “They have been popping up …

In the most recent edition of “Morning Brew”, a regular community update series that is sent out every Monday morning, residents received an update from the city’s financial team. San Bernardino finance director, Barbara Whitehorn explained that the passage of Measure S will bring in approximately $27 million every year. …

At the March 17 meeting of the San Bernardino City Council, councilmember Fred Shorett posited the idea of getting rid of the position of mayor.  Shorett insisted that it had nothing to do with who the current mayor was but, intimated that the mayor’s position as constructed under the charter …

It took two decades and multiple administrations including the Morris and Davis administrations, but finally under the still-young tenure of Mayor John Valdivia a decision has been made to advance the redevelopment of the long defunct Carousel Mall. In a 6 to 1 vote on Wednesday, March 3rd, the city …