Barstow is looking for volunteers to serve on a committee that will oversee spending generated by Measure Q, a one percent sales tax approved by voters in 2018. The five-member resident oversight commission will be made of Barstow residents who hold no office with the city, according to the position …
Read More »Arrowhead Regional MC wins award
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center has received the Gold Level Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. The award “recognizes unit caregivers who successfully improve patient outcomes and align practices with [the association’s] Healthy Work Environment Standards,” according to a statement on Riverside County’s website. The medical …
Read More »Baca to lead CoC board
San Bernardino County Supervisor Joe Baca Jr. has been elected chair of the county’s Continuum of Care board. The board is responsible for building a network that connects housing and support services to the homeless, securing funding for housing projects, and overseeing how that money is spent, according to a statement …
Read More »State housing market struggles in January
High mortgage rates, and the wildfires that wreaked devastation on much of Southern California, are being blamed for a drop in the state’s housing market during the first month of 2025. Sales of existing single-family homes totaled 254,110 in January, down 10 percent from December and down 1.9 percent year-over-year, …
Read More »Inland drilling company merges with San Dimas firm
San Bernardino-based Legend Pump & Well Service has been purchased by a San Dimas company. General Pump Co., a provider of utility-scale water well and pump services throughout Southern California, recently bought Legend for an undisclosed sum, according to a statement released by General Pump. Legend began operations in 2010, …
Read More »San Bernardino joins grant competition
San Bernardino has joined a nationwide effort designed to support local art projects and community cleanups. The “Love Your Block” program was started in 2009 by the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University, according to a statement released by San Bernardino. That initiative gives grants of $1,000 …
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