Government

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 …

Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, recently announced that Senate Bill 657 was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. The new law will help businesses to better communicate with any employee that is working from home. The SB 657 is made to help with telecommuting employment-related documents online to be sent …

The next sheriff’s election will be held in June 2022. On Wednesday, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to appoint Undersheriff Shannon Dicus to serve as San Bernardino County Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator during the remaining 18 months of retiring Sheriff John McMahon’s final term in office. McMahon had …

A low-income student who wants financial assistance to attend college must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to access institutional, state, and federal aid such as grants, work-study jobs, student loans, and critical financial aid resources like the Community College Promise Program. Similarly, the California Dream Act …

While controversy surrounds a related VIP reception, San Bernardino Mayor John Valdivia presented the 2021 San Bernardino State of the City in an online presentation that included reports and updates on homelessness, transportation, economic growth, water conservation and public safety. After a brief introduction by the mayor on the new …

The 2021-22 County budget was adopted by the Board of Supervisors last week, which focuses on investing in businesses and residents. The aim is to help the economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. A total overall budget of $7.6 billion recognizes the relative stability of county revenues and plans to …

Mayor John Valdivia held an online discussion recently with Miguel Guerrero, San Bernardino Municipal Water Department’s (SBMWD) General Manager to share information about the city’s water supply and upcoming changes. The city’s water supply comes from the bunker-hill basin and that water is stored in some 50 above ground water …

After years of belt tightening and cutting necessary city services, some would say to not just the bone but the marrow, the San Bernardino City Council finds itself in the unusual position of having to decide how to spend a budget surplus.   The City is expected to bring in an …

An urgency ordinance to place a 45-day moratorium on new warehouse development in the City of San Bernardino failed to meet the 4/5ths vote threshold for passage last night.  Six votes were required. The measure drew support from Councilmembers Sanchez, Ibarra, Calvin, Reynoso and Alexander with Councilmembers Figueroa and Shorett …