City / County News

San Bernardino’s sales tax receipts rose 7.9 percent in the second quarter year-over-year. Actual sales were up 5.8 percent during that period when reporting aberrations were removed from the data, according to a statement on the city’s website. Business-to-business activity accounted for nearly 65 percent of the overall gain. Lumber …

Palm Springs is about to make it more difficult for people to rent vacation units in the city. The city council last week passed changes to its ordinance regarding vacation rental units, including limiting a location to no more than 32 rental contracts per year, according to a statement on …

A public service is scheduled to be held Friday to mark the first anniversary of the Inland Regional Center shootings in San Bernardino. The service, scheduled to begin at 6:30 pm., will take place at Cal State San Bernardino’s Coussoulis Arena, according to a statement. The San Bernardino mayor’s office …

Cathedral City wants to take unspent funds from its community development block grant program and use it to pay for a public improvement project that will help low and moderate-income residents. The excess grants, which were distributed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, total approximately $485,000 and …

San Bernardino County has reached a $2 million settlement in connection with a series of environmental violations. The agreement is part of $14 million statewide settlement with BP West Coast Products LLC, BP Products North America and Atlantic Richfield Co., according to a statement released by the San Bernardino County …

Riverside’s annual Festival of Lights, the city’s traditional start to the Christmas season, is scheduled to start Friday. The Switch-On Ceremony, which is produced by the city, the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa and the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce, is scheduled to be held at 4:30 p.m. Friday, according …