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San Bernardino has given $730,000 to 30 small businesses and nonprofit organizations from a grant program it began late last year. An estimated $2.27 million is expected to be distributed to another 120 entities within the next few months, according to a statement on the city’s website. The SBVC Foundation …

The Inland Empire’s manufacturing sector took a step backward in April. After three consecutive months that indicated growth, the region’s purchasing managers index fell to 46.9 last month, down from 59.2 in March, the Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis at Cal State San Bernardino reported recently. March’s index …

Victorville will celebrate the completion of the Green Tree extension with a ribbon-cutting ceremony this month. The event, which is open to the public, is scheduled to be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 20 on the recently constructed Green Tree Bridge, according to a statement on the …

Jim Mulvihill, who represented San Bernardino’s seventh ward from 2013 to 2020, attended the mall’s demolition ceremony on April 24 and said afterward that he approved of what he saw, and what the city wants to do with the 43-acre downtown site. “Ten years from now, I think you’ll see …

San Bernardino County’s homeless population grew an estimated 26 percent in 2022, in part because of higher rents and not enough affordable housing, according to county officials. Four thousand one hundred and ninety-five people were identified as homeless during the county’s Point In Time Count, which was conducted on Jan. …

Twelve public works projects in San Bernardino County have been designated for a combined $34 million in federal funds. Those earmarks include $2 million to buy snow removal equipment for Wrightwood, Crestline, Lake Arrowhead, and Big Bear and $5 million to improve water quality in Cedar Glen, an unincorporated community …