City / County News

San Bernardino and the union that represents the city’s police department have agreed on a contract. By a 7-0 vote, the city council Monday approved a five-year contract that calls for a minimum 3.5 percent annual salary increase, according to a city statement. In exchange, the department agreed to increased …

Californians have apparently gotten the message about the drought. State residents cut their water use by 27.3 percent in June compared with the same month in 2013, according to data released Thursday by the State Water Resources Control Board. That was the second consecutive month the state has exceeded the …

KB Home will build more single-family homes in The Preserve at Chino, a master planned community. Lynbrook at the Preserve will feature 114 two-story homes that will be priced starting a around $450,000, according to a statement. A grand opening ceremony was scheduled for Saturday. It was not clear when …

Apparently, a majority of Californians believe that global warming is real. More than 60 percent of state residents say global warming is real and is having a negative impact on the state, according to the results of a survey released Wednesday by the Public Policy Institute of California, a non-partisan …

Rep. Ken Calvert has been named one of the National Retail Federation’s “Heroes of Main Street.” Calvert, R-Corona, was among 289 members of congress who were recognized for their support of the retail industry, according to a statement released Tuesday by the Washington, D.C.-based federation. All were credited with supporting …

Maybe Ontario International Airport’s slogan should be “Viva Mexico!” Passenger traffic at the airport was up 1.5 percent in June, but the real increase happened on the international side of the ledger, according to data release Tuesday by Los Angeles World Airports. International traffic increased 73 percent compared with June …