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Palm Springs is asking residents, businesses, community organizations, and non-profits to submit applications for funding generated by Measure J. The city has set aside $1 million from Measure J, a one-cent sales tax approved by Palm Springs voters in 2011 to help pay for community services and restore downtown. Measure …

Victorville is accepting applications for a recovery program meant to help homeless shelters and housing nonprofits hurt by the pandemic. Awards of up to $100,000 per application are being offered through the Homeless Shelter and Housing Services Recovery Program, which the city council approved on Sept. 21. Council members approved …

Victorville has added five San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies and one crime analyst to its law enforcement personnel. Officials also plan to hire five new sheriff’s service specialists, all of whom are expected to begin work later this month, according to a statement on the city’s website. Victorville contracts with …

San Bernardino County’s code enforcement department has set up a website that establishes the county’s regulations on short-term rentals. The site, www.str.sbcounty.gov, spells out the requirements for operating a short-term rental, tells where they’re operating, and accepts complaints regarding their operation. “Due to the popularity of the short-term rental program, …

Work has begun on the reconstruction and widening of Stoddard Wells Road in Apple Valley. As of Oct. 1, Stoddard Wells Road is closed from Interstate 15 to Johnson Road and will remain through late November, according to a statement on the town’s website. The road, now 22 feet wide, …

Highland has launched a loan program designed to help small businesses in the city that have been hurt by the pandemic. The Coronavirus Recovery Fund will provide $7,500 grants to eligible businesses that can show a financial loss because of COVID-19, according to a statement on the city’s website. To …