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The San Bernardino County Economic Development Agency has been recognized for its recent State of the County event. The National Association of Counties awarded the county its 2014 Achievement Award in Community/Economic Development for that event, the 31st award San Bernardino County has received from the association this year, according …

Upland has selected an interim city manager. Martin Lomeli, La Verne’s former city manager, will serve as Upland’s top administrator for six months starting July 1, according to a report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. During a special meeting Tuesday, the city council voted unanimously to offer Lomeli the …

Upland residents will soon be paying higher utility bills. The City Council voted 4-1 last week to increase utility rates starting next month, hoping the extra revenue generated will help the city stabilize its budget and meet its financial obligations, according to a report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. …

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are scheduled to arrive in Palm Springs Friday evening. They’re scheduled to arrive at Palm Springs International Airport around 6 p.m., immediately after visiting the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota, according to multiple reports. On Saturday, the first couple is scheduled …

San Jacinto has settled a housing discrimination lawsuit with the U.S. Department of Justice. The 2012 lawsuit claimed the city discriminated against disabled residents by restricting where group homes for the disabled could operate, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. City officials signed a consent decree, which means the …

Despite three separate meetings in one week, Upland has yet to decide who will be its interim city manager, or whether it should even hire one. Council members met in a special closed session Monday before their regular meeting to discuss the matter but failed to reach a decision, according …