Corona is offering beautification grants of up to $20,000 to small downtown businesses. Businesses with 25 or fewer employees are eligible for the Downtown Commercial Beautification Grant Program, which the city is funding with revenue from the American Rescue Plan Act, according to a statement on the city’s website. The …
Read More »San Bernardino building placed in receivership
The former American Sports University Dormitory in San Bernardino has been put into receivership. In a ruling issued Jan. 18, San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Thomas Garza appointed Richardson Griswold of Griswold Law in Encinitas the property’s receiver, according to a statement on the city’s website. The building at …
Read More »Desert city has issues with national monument proposal
A proposed national monument near Joshua Tree National Park has one desert city preparing for battle. The Chuckwalla National Monument would cover approximately 660,000 acres in Riverside and Imperial counties, from the east end of the Coachella Valley to the Colorado River near the Arizona border. Besides providing some Coachella …
Read More »San Bernardino gets park grant from San Manuel tribe
San Bernardino has received a $1 million grant from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians that it will use to upgrade Lytle Creek Park and Community Center. The 18-acre facility at 380 S. K St. has two playgrounds, a walking track with exercise equipment and more than 30 picnic …
Read More »Apple Valley will cut electricity costs
Apple Valley has started a program that allows residents to install a solar + battery storage system that can reduce reduce electric bills by 20 percent. Powered Up Apple Valley is a partnership between the High Desert town and Electriq Power Holdings Inc. in San Leandro, which provides clean, low-cost …
Read More »City manager to oversee housing-homeless division
San Bernardino’s Housing and Homeless Division is now being overseen by the city manager’s office. City Manager Charles Montoya announced the temporary move in response to a recent federal court order that bans the city from moving homeless people from their place of encampment, according to a statement on the …
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