City / County News

San Bernardino County is asking for volunteers to help conduct next year’s Point-In-Time Count. The annual one-night count of unsheltered individuals sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is scheduled to be held Jan. 23, according to a statement on the county’s website. The nationwide count helps …

San Bernardino’s long-planned removal of homeless encampments from its parks is underway. On Nov. 14, city staff began issuing last-minute warnings to unhoused individuals in Perris Hill Park informing them that the facility at 1135 E. Highland Ave. was to be cleaned for health and safety reasons, and that they were …

Palm Springs has approved a $5.9 million settlement with African-American and Latino families whose homes were leveled by the city during the 1950s and 1960s. The city council’s unanimous decision Nov. 14 compensates families who lived on land known as Section 14, which was owned by the Agua Caliente Band of …

Rancho Cucamonga has received a $200,000 state grant that will assist its Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Program. The grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety will help promote “safe practices” for bicyclists and pedestrians, while urging motorists to drive safely, according to a statement on the city’s website. “This …

San Bernardino County has received $11.2 million from the state that it will use to develop interim and permanent housing at its Pacific Village homeless campus in San Bernardino. The grant, from the California Department of Housing and Community Development, is part of the department’s Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention …

Perris is preparing to build a $22 million bridge that will improve access for emergency vehicles in the middle of the city. The four-lane, 450-foot Ethanac Bridge will span the San Jacinto River and will include a 10-foot wide multi-purpose trail and six-foot wide bike lanes, according to a statement …