City / County News

San Bernardino is getting an assist from the state in putting together a new general plan. The state budget for the 2019-2020 fiscal year includes $3 million to help San Bernardino draw up a new general plan, according to a statement. The funding was included in the budget at the …

Ontario will receive a state transportation grant that it will use to pay for upgrades near three schools. The California Transportation Commission has adopted its 2019 Active Transportation Program Metropolitan Planning Organization Component, which includes $5.7 million for pedestrian improvements around Haynes, Vista Grande and Oaks Schools, according to a …

The Apple Valley Town Council has approved by-district voting in future council elections. That action was taken four months after the council held its first public meeting on the issue, and five months after it declared it would make the move, according to a statement on the town’s website. Apple …

San Bernardino County is scheduled to hold its annual water conference Aug. 9 at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, 222 N. Vineyard Ave. Registration, breakfast and networking is scheduled to be held from 7:30 to 9 a.m., with the four-hour conference to follow. This year’s session will explore balancing needs …

Repair work has begun on State Route 60 from Euclid Avenue in Ontario to the 60/Interstate 91/Interstate 215 interchange in Riverside. The work, which the California Department of Transportation started Monday, will repair deteriorated pavement and repave on and off ramps, among other repairs, according to a statement. The $134 …

Riverside County is providing three overnight emergency cooling centers in the Coachella Valley. The facilities, in Palm Springs, Cathedral City and Desert Hot Springs, are being paid for with funding from the state’s Homeless Emergency Aid Program, according to a statement on the Palm Springs website. Palm Springs’ facility, which …