City / County News

The San Bernardino City Council abruptly cancelled a $410,000 public relations contract with Orange County based Westbound Communications at its January 16 meeting nine months into their fifteen month contract.  The contract had been approved by the previous city council in April, 2018. The hiring of Westbound Communications continued a …

Riverside Mayor Rusty Bailey will deliver the State of the City address Jan. 24 at the Riverside Convention Center. This year’s theme is “Elevate Riverside,” and it will mark the seventh consecutive year Bailey has delivered the State of the City speech, according to a statement on the city’s website. …

Menifee is looking for community input regarding the hiring of its next police chief. A community workshop is scheduled to be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Menifee City Hall, 29714 Haun Road, according to a statement. Last November, the city council voted unanimously to begin forming a city police department, …

Riverside is encouraging its residents to participate in the 2019 Point-in-Time Count, Riverside County’s annual attempt to quantify the number of homeless people living within its borders. This year’s count, which is scheduled to be held from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Jan. 29, will require about 500 volunteers countywide, …

San Bernardino County will hold its annual count of homeless people later this month. The Point-in-Time-Count, which is conducted by the San Bernardino Office of Homeless Services and the San Bernardino County Homeless Partnership, is scheduled to be held from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Jan. 24, according to a …

Omnitrans, San Bernardino County’s largest public transit agency, will begin offering expanded rapid transit bus service in Loma Linda and San Bernardino. Beginning Jan. 12, the agency will expand its sbX line to Saturdays in those two cities, according to a statement. Rides will be free on that date and …