The San Bernardino County Transportation Commission has approved a pilot program meant to reduce the illegal use of Interstate 10 express lanes. The four-month Automatic Occupancy Detection program uses advanced cameras and artificial intelligence to count the number of people in a vehicle as it passes through a toll point, …
Read More »Victorville moves forward with Old Town restoration
Victorville’s plans for reviving its Old Town are getting more ambitious. Those plans now include reducing 7th Street from four lanes to two, one in each direction, and installing a roundabout at 7th Street and Forest Avenue, near the city’s Veterans Memorial. Officials in the High Desert city hope both projects …
Read More »Riverside braces for financial struggles
Riverside’s general fund is headed for a fall. Revenue is expected to drop by $8.1 million and $9.1 million during the next two fiscal years respectively, according to a statement on the city’s website. During that time, spending is expected to increase by $19 million in fiscal year 2026/27 and $25 …
Read More »Rahmani is San Bernardino’s new finance director
Tarik Rahmani has been named San Bernardino’s finance director. Rahmani recently replaced Jeannie Fortune, who had been interim finance director for about two years, according to a statement on the city’s website. Most recently Rahmani was chief financial officer and interim deputy city manager in North Miami Beach, where he …
Read More »Wright to lead Fire Department in the Coachella Valley
Cody Wright has been named West Desert Director Chief of the Riverside County Fire Department. Wright began his professional firefighting career with CAL FIRE in 2008, when he was assigned to the Riverside Unit as a Firefighter II Paramedic, according to a statement released by Indian Wells. Indian Wells is …
Read More »Connector program gets federal grant
The Highland–Redlands Connector Project has received a boost from the federal government. Rep, Pete Aguilar, D-San Bernardino, recently presented $2 million to the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority to help advance the project, according to a statement on the authority’s website. “If the transportation authority keeps delivering, I’ll keep helping,” …
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