San Bernardino County voters will decide whether to approve a funding system for law enforcement in unincorporated communities. The Law Enforcement Staffing and Community Protection Act of 2024, which will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot, will make it more difficult for future boards of supervisors to cut the law enforcement …
Read More »Ontario moves forward on sports complex
Ontario has moved a step or two closer to getting something the city has wanted for years: a minor league baseball team. In a unanimous vote last month, the city council approved the environmental impact report and a zoning change related to the $800 million Ontario Regional Sports Complex, a …
Read More »Chu secures conservation funds for Rancho Cucamonga
Rep. Judy Chu, D-Claremont, will present a $1.6 million check to Rancho Cucamonga to help the city with its conservation efforts. The money, which Chu secured on behalf of the city, will go toward the Cucamonga Canyon land conservation project, according to a statement. A ceremony is scheduled to be …
Read More »Riverside County reports increase in assessed property values
Riverside County reported $432.9 billion in assessed property values for 2024, a 7.1 percent increase compared with last year, the assessor’s office has reported. That figure includes all property within the county’s 28 cities and unincorporated areas that is eligible for assessment, according to a statement recently released by Peter …
Read More »Council member calls for deeper background check on council candidates
A member of the San Bernardino city council wants to implement stricter background checks for city council candidates. Councilman Juan Figueroa is proposing holding council candidates to the same level of scrutiny that applicants for boards and commissions are held to, all of whom must fill out a three-page application …
Read More »Grant to pay for EV charging stations
San Bernardino and the San Bernardino County Housing Authority have received a $1.4 million grant to pay for electric vehicle charging stations. The funds from the Southern California Association of Governments will finance 16 stations near Baseline Street at the Arrowhead Grove Housing Community, according to a statement on San …
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