The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority has received $18.8 million in state funding that will help pay for the West Valley Connector Bus Rapid Transit program. Announced recently by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the grant is part of more than $1.3 billion in state funding that will help pay for capital …
Read More »Groups urge ban on Inland warehouse development
Gov. Gavin Newsom is being urged to place a moratorium on warehouse construction in the Inland Empire by a coalition of environmental groups. In an eight-page letter, the organizations call warehouse growth in Riverside and San Bernardino counties since the start of the pandemic “one of the most critical environmental …
Read More »Town updates ADA guidelines
Apple Valley is updating its Americans With Disabilities Act guidelines. The High Desert town’s transition and self-evaluation plan detail how Apple Valley will make facilities, programs, services, activities, and events accessible to handicapped people, according to a statement on the town’s website. Town officials are asking for comments from residents …
Read More »San Bernardino County holds PIT count
A record 800 volunteers, including 300 county employees, participated in San Bernardino County’s 2023 Point-In-Time Count. The early morning count on Jan. 26 was part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s annual one-day effort to determine the country’s homeless population, according to a statement on the county’s …
Read More »Riverside, church to help released inmates avoid being homeless
The city of Riverside and a local church have formed Project Connect, which will work to prevent homelessness among inmates freed from the Robert Presley Detention Center. The partnership with Victory Outreach Church, approved by the city council on Jan. 17, will provide services to former inmates who describe themselves …
Read More »SB County gets $12 million in federal funds
San Bernardino County has received $12 million in federal funds that it will use to help pay for five major community projects. The money from the omnibus appropriations bill passed by Congress at the end of last year was arranged by Reps. Pete Aguilar, (D-Redlands), Norma Torres, (D-Pomona), Jay Obernolte, …
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