City / County News

Rep. Judy Chu, D-Claremont, will present a $1.6 million check to Rancho Cucamonga to help the city with its conservation efforts. The money, which Chu secured on behalf of the city, will go toward the Cucamonga Canyon land conservation project, according to a statement. A ceremony is scheduled to be …

Riverside County reported $432.9 billion in assessed property values for 2024, a 7.1 percent increase compared with last year, the assessor’s office has reported. That figure includes all property within the county’s 28 cities and unincorporated areas that is eligible for assessment, according to a statement recently released by Peter …

A member of the San Bernardino city council wants to implement stricter background checks for city council candidates. Councilman Juan Figueroa is proposing holding council candidates to the same level of scrutiny that applicants for boards and commissions are held to, all of whom must fill out a three-page application …

San Bernardino and the San Bernardino County Housing Authority have received a $1.4 million grant to pay for electric vehicle charging stations. The funds from the Southern California Association of Governments will finance 16 stations near Baseline Street at the Arrowhead Grove Housing Community, according to a statement on San …

San Bernardino County may raise its transient occupancy tax. The board of supervisors is considering raising the tax from seven to 11 percent, which would raise an estimated $9.4 million annually for infrastructure, safety and other “basic community needs,” according to a statement on the county’s website. The transient occupancy …

The former Harris Department Store building in downtown San Bernardino has been boarded up and secured in the aftermath of a July 8 fire that left the building damaged but caused no deaths or injuries. The bulk of the fire happened on the fourth floor of the building at 300 …