City / County News

Greg Devereaux is stepping down as San Bernardino County’s chief executive officer. Devereaux, 65, announced recently that he will retire by June 30, the end of the county’s fiscal year, according to a statement. Devereaux has spent nearly 40 years in public service, 25 of them in the Inland Empire. …

San Bernardino County will hold its annual State of the County and Business Forum March 8 at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario. More than 1,000 business professionals and government officials are expected to attend the event, which will deal primarily with the state of the county’s economy and how …

The Moreno Valley Public Library will hold its first annual Writer’s Expo on Saturday. Authors will have a chance to display their writing and read short samples of their work, according to a statement on the city’s website. A variety of genres will be represented, including non-fiction, mysteries, children’s books, …

Riverside Mayor Rusty Bailey is scheduled to deliver the 40th annual of the State of the City address Thursday at the Riverside Convention Center. The speech, which is being produced by the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce in partnership with the city, will stress the importance of partnerships in civic …

Moreno Valley is accepting applications for federal grants designed to help low and moderate-income residents and neighborhoods. The city expects to receive just under $2 million in Community Development Block Grant funds, which are provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to statement. That funding, which …

A former San Bernardino County Supervisor testified Tuesday that he never saw a Rancho Cucamonga developer offer a bribe to any of the three former county officials charged in connection with the Colonies corruption case. Dennis Hansberger was one of two supervisors who in Nov. 2006 voted against the $102 …