Government

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 …

After a 21-month process that included a city-issued Request for Qualifications, the vetting of a dozen potential developers both local and national, and issuing a Request for Proposal to three finalists, the San Bernardino City Council is now scheduled to make a final determination at today’s regularly scheduled meeting for …

A meeting on the allocation and usage of Community Development Block Grant or CDBG funds was held last week by the City of San Bernardino.  The meeting was an opportunity to discuss applying for and distributing these funds to worthy projects and groups in the city.  This is the first …

Assembly Majority Leader Eloise Gómez Reyes (D -San Bernardino) introduced AB 438 last week which would extend existing employee rights and protections to school custodians, bus drivers and other classified employees. “Classified employees play an essential role on school campuses and in students’ lives. They are the backbone of the …

The San Bernardino Planning Commission reviewed and approved a proposed 1.1 million square foot warehouse plan presented by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians on Tuesday.  The project would be inside of the existing boundaries of the San Bernardino International Airport Property.  The proposed project is in an area …

Carousel Mall in the Heart of San Bernardino sits empty as a tomb and rotting like a bad tooth in need of extraction.  But exactly who should foot the bill and what should be redeveloped in its place is a matter that has long been controversial and no proposal has …

Although Incumbent Faces Challenges His Opposition so far is Weak Two People Have officially announced challenges to embattled Mayor of San Bernardino.  Treasure Ortiz a political neophyte and previous loser in a council campaign has thrown her beret into the ring and Helen Tran a current Parks Commissioner has announced …

Multiple towing companies that have long done business with the City of San Bernardino and received no-bid contracts have filed a letter of grievance with the city because of the updated safety requirements in the new RFP for towing services that is due by March 31st. In a letter the …