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 …
Read More »San Bernardino County parts with surplus flood control property
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 …
Read More »Riverside looks to boost business growth
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 …
Read More »Grant will help RivCoParks prevent fires
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 …
Read More »Preparations underway for homeless count
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 …
Read More »San Bernardino begins removing homeless from parks
San Bernardino’s long-planned removal of homeless encampments from its parks is underway. On Nov. 14, city staff began issuing last-minute warnings to unhoused individuals in Perris Hill Park informing them that the facility at 1135 E. Highland Ave. was to be cleaned for health and safety reasons, and that they were …
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