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San Bernardino County has won 60 achievement awards from the National Association of Counties. Many of those programs addressed COVID-19, including the county’s bilingual public information and outreach campaign, the COVID-Compliant Business Partnership Program, the COVID-19 data dashboard, and the county’s nursing home task force, according to the statement. The County …

Perris’ community services department has received a $455,000 grant from the Urban Green Grant Program. The grant is part of $28.5 million the program is giving out statewide to help convert areas into green space, such as replacing asphalt with plants or building commuter paths to reduce vehicle miles, according …

San Bernardino County’s budget for the upcoming 2021-22 fiscal year projects a $19 million surplus in its general fund and sets aside $41 million for its general purpose fund. The $7.6 billion budget, which the board of supervisors approved earlier this month, is focused largely on helping the county recover …

A grand opening ceremony is scheduled to be held Jan. 26 for Riverside’s main public library. Festivities will begin at 10 a.m., after which the main doors will be opened and “family-friendly” activities will be held until 2 p.m., according to a statement on the city’s website. The new library, …

San Bernardino County has opened a facility that will supplement the county’s Juvenile Justice program. The project, which is part of the county’s behavioral health department, is expected to serve 400 to 900 families a year, according to a statement on the county’s website. It will provide health care for …

Ontario has begun an infrastructure improvement program that is expected to save the city $75 million in utility and operating costs. “Smart Ontario”  will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 10,000 tons, enough to power 1,322 Ontario homes and the equivalent of removing1,850 cars from the road, according to …