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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 …

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 …