City / County News

San Bernardino will spend $6.2 million to upgrade 14 streets throughout the city. The city council on June 4 approved the project, which will take place in all seven of the city’s council wards, according to a statement released June 18 by the city. The project, which will cover approximately seven …

A long-planned restoration of the California Theatre of the Performing Arts in San Bernardino has begun. The 1,700-seat downtown landmark shut down this month, and is now undergoing a $6.8 million upgrade, according to city officials. Improvements will include upgrades to the sound system and better lighting. The heating and …

The Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs, which closed 11 years ago after it fell into disrepair, will reopen in December. The Palm Springs Plaza Theatre Foundation, which has led the effort to have the downtown landmark restored, made the opening date official in a statement posted June 17 on the …

Renovation of two major thoroughfares in an unincorporated part of San Bernardino County has begun. The Little Third Street and Little Tippecanoe Avenue Improvement Project will cost $4 million and is expected to be completed this fall, according to a statement on San Bernardino County’s website. The project, which broke …

San Bernardino County has passed a $10.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2025-’26. The board of supervisors unanimously approved the budget, which includes $205.2 million for new programs, during its June 10 meeting, according to a statement on the county’s website. The balanced budget includes: $7.5 million to establish a …

The number of unsheltered homeless people in Victorville fell 57 percent in this year’s Point-in-Time Count conducted by San Bernardino County. Between 2024 and 2025, the High Desert city’s unsheltered population – people living in places not designed for human habitation – went from 326 to 141, according to a …