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The $35 million from the California Strategic Growth Council won’t work miracles, but it will bring much-needed transportation improvements, officials say. Ontario’s efforts to turn its downtown into an urban village recently got a boost from the state of California. The California Strategic Growth Council, a state agency, on Jan. …

Eric Gavin, coordinator of the Upland Community Restoration Team, is determined to rid the city of one of its biggest problems: homelessness. “We’re going to try to eliminate all of it,” said Gavin, who runs a computer software business, Open Door Technology, out of his Upland home. “I think we …

San Bernardino County wants to hear from resident, businesses and property owners in 22 of its smallest communities. The effort is part of the Countywide Plan and Community Plan Continuum, in which people are asked their opinions of their neighborhoods and how they believe those areas can be improved, according …

Rancho Cucamonga will hold is 2018 State of the City Address Feb. 22. The theme of this year’s event, which the city is putting on in partnership with the Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce, is “It Just Doesn’t Happen,” according to a statement on the city’s website. Mayor L. Dennis …

Ontario will receive a $35 million grant it will use to upgrade its downtown. The money, from the California Strategic Growth Council, follows six years of the city’s efforts to make its “historic downtown core” a better place to live and work, according to a statement on the city’s website. …

Beaumont held a grand opening Wednesday at what is believed to be the largest warehouse-distribution facility in the city. Wolverine Worldwide covers 720,000 square feet at 1020 Prosperity Way, immediately south of the 60 Freeway, said Ashley Starr, city spokeswoman. About 90 people work at the facility, which serves the …