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San Bernardino has received a $4.1 million state grant that it will use to hire 70 young and early-career staff members during the next two years. Positions will be filled in parks and recreation, animal services, library, and police departments, along with jobs in some community-based organizations, according to a …

Mayor John Valdivia wants to level the abandoned shopping center, and he hoped a three-alarm fire on the property last month would persuade his fellow council members to take that action, on the grounds that the site has become a health hazard. But that idea went nowhere, and city officials …

San Bernardino County has opened a building for its public defenders. The new headquarters at 323 W. Court St. in San Bernardino is in the former First American Title building and is the latest addition to the city’s downtown justice district, according to a statement on the county’s website. Opened …

Riverside County Workforce Development has received a $1.8 million state grant that it will use to develop apprenticeship programs in five industries: IT and cybersecurity, healthcare, manufacturing, transportation logistics, and the public sector. The three-year grant, arranged by the California Department of Industrial Relations and its Division of Apprenticeship Standards, …

Councilman Ed A. Delgado has been named Moreno Valley’s mayor pro tem. A 25-year Moreno Valley resident, Delgado was elected in November to represent the second district, according to a statement on the city’s website. Delgado serves on the city’s economic development, public safety and parks and community services subcommittees. …

Victorville fire department personnel have approved a contract that gives them their first increase in salary and benefits in four years. The five-year agreement, which department members approved unanimously, calls for a 23.6 percent salary increase for firefighter-paramedics during the first year of the agreement. The contract also provides a …