City / County News

San Bernardino County’s economic development department has been recognized for the help it gave to small businesses during the pandemic. The department arranged for $1.7 million in grant money to be distributed to 713 county businesses during COVID-19, earning it a 2023 Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties, …

San Bernardino has offered its city manager position to an unidentified candidate. Sixty-seven people applied for the position following a nationwide search, all of which were reviewed by the mayor and city council, according to a statement on the city’s website. The council interviewed five candidates and offered possible terms …

There were 41,683 ZIP codes in the United States as of last year, according to the Federal Congressional Research Service. For years Eastvale has been asking the U.S. Postal Service to add one more, strictly for Eastvale’s benefit, but the answer has always been no. Three pieces of proposed federal …

Riverside has received $27.9 million in state funds that it will use to build a 150-unit affordable apartment complex. The Mulberry Gardens Family Apartments was the only project of its kind in the Inland Empire to receive funding from the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program, according to a statement …

Riverside is negotiating an agreement that would bring an all-electric vehicle manufacturer’s international headquarters to the city. The city council voted 6-1 Sept. 5 to pursue talks with Ohmio in New Zealand, which recently completed a pilot program at JFK International Airport, according to a statement on Riverside’s website. Ohmio …

San Bernardino County has been recognized for its Point-In-Time Count efforts, the annual project sponsored by the federal government that determines local, state, and the nation’s homeless populations. The National Association of Counties recently presented the county with a 2023 Achievement Award for its virtual training of Point-In-Time volunteers, which …