Victorville has received $6.3 million the California Department of Housing and Community Development to help the city fight homelessness. The money from the department’s Encampment Resolution Fund may be used to remove homeless encampments or provide housing and support services for people with no place to live, according to a …
Read More »San Bernardino to take next step in fixing its homeless problem
Sometime in the next few weeks, San Bernardino expects to begin cleaning out its homeless encampments from the city’s parks. The city will take that action because a court injunction that prohibited the city from conducting such cleanups was lifted last month, nine months after it was put in place. …
Read More »Perris, EMWD merge operations
Perris and the Eastern Municipal Water District have agreed to consolidate the city’s water and sewer systems, a move that will impact about 4,000 city residents. Beginning Oct. 15, the water district will be the water and wastewater provider for the Downtown Perris Water System and the North Perris Water …
Read More »Riverside solicits Northside development proposals
Riverside is asking for development proposals for the city’s Northside neighborhood. A “notice-of-availability” has been released regarding the 2,000-acre property, a cluster of neighborhoods north of the 60 Freeway and south of Colton, according to a statement on the city’s website. Proposals will be for the first 126 acres. They …
Read More »State rules for wastewater conversion are in place
State regulations for converting wastewater into drinking water have taken effect. Those guidelines, which were approved in December by the State Water Resources Control Board, make it possible for state water systems to invest in treatment plants that will recycle millions of gallons of wastewater every day, according to a …
Read More »Survey to help determine county housing policies
San Bernardino County is asking for the public’s help in establishing its housing policy. Every five years, the San Bernardino County Community Development and Housing Department asks county residents to complete a survey regarding planning related to housing and community development, according to a statement on the county’s website. Information …
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