Riverside is trying to enlarge a fire break between the Santa Ana River and the Bubbling Wells neighborhood. Recent fires on the river bottom threatened the neighborhood, which is next to Fairmount Park, causing the city to remove vegetation, underbrush and other potentially flammable materials from the area, according to …
Read More »San Bernardino’s Sales Tax Receipts Up
San Bernardino’s sales tax receipts rose 7.9 percent in the second quarter year-over-year. Actual sales were up 5.8 percent during that period when reporting aberrations were removed from the data, according to a statement on the city’s website. Business-to-business activity accounted for nearly 65 percent of the overall gain. Lumber …
Read More »Palm Springs Toughens up on Vacation Rentals
Palm Springs is about to make it more difficult for people to rent vacation units in the city. The city council last week passed changes to its ordinance regarding vacation rental units, including limiting a location to no more than 32 rental contracts per year, according to a statement on …
Read More »Service to Commemorate SB Shootings
A public service is scheduled to be held Friday to mark the first anniversary of the Inland Regional Center shootings in San Bernardino. The service, scheduled to begin at 6:30 pm., will take place at Cal State San Bernardino’s Coussoulis Arena, according to a statement. The San Bernardino mayor’s office …
Read More »City to Redirect Federal Funding
Cathedral City wants to take unspent funds from its community development block grant program and use it to pay for a public improvement project that will help low and moderate-income residents. The excess grants, which were distributed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, total approximately $485,000 and …
Read More »SB County reaches settlement in environmental case
San Bernardino County has reached a $2 million settlement in connection with a series of environmental violations. The agreement is part of $14 million statewide settlement with BP West Coast Products LLC, BP Products North America and Atlantic Richfield Co., according to a statement released by the San Bernardino County …
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