City / County News

San Bernardino has completed its second homeless encampment cleanup at a city park. Crews from the city’s public works department and its housing and homelessness division, along with police officers and Salvation Army staff, removed 25 encampments from Wildwood Park, according to a statement issued on the city’s website. The …

San Bernardino has approved a $13.8 million renovation of Secombe Lake Park, the second-largest park in the city. Improvements to the 44-acre park at 160 E. 5th St. will include restoration of its lake and gazebo, new landscaping and irrigation, upgraded restrooms and basketball courts, new lighting and concrete walking …

San Bernardino County has agreed to sell an estimated 1,252 acres of surplus flood control land in Rancho Cucamonga. The board of supervisors voted to sell the property – which it declared surplus in 2009 – to Rancho Etiwanda LLC for up to $93 million plus interest, according to a …

Riverside has created two entities designed to help business growth within the city. The Riverside Business Hub and the Riverside Business Resource Guide are both the result of a partnership between the city, the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce, the Inland Empire Small Business Development Center, and the Women’s Business …

Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District – RivCoParks – has received a $1.7 million grant from the CAL Fire California Climates Wildfire Prevention Program. CAL Fire provides funding for local projects and activities that reduce the risk of wildfires, according to a statement on the county’s website. Those activities include …

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 …