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Valentine’s Day spending is expected to reach $25.8 billion this year, including $14.2 billion spent on “significant others,” according to the National Retail Federation. “Retailers are ready to help customers this Valentine’s Day with meaningful and memorable gifts,” said Matthew Shay, the federation’s president and chief executive officer, in the …

San Bernardino has received a $1 million grant from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians that it will use to upgrade Lytle Creek Park and Community Center. The 18-acre facility at 380 S. K St. has two playgrounds, a walking track with exercise equipment and more than 30 picnic …

Apple Valley has started a program that allows residents to install a solar + battery storage system that can reduce reduce electric bills by 20 percent. Powered Up Apple Valley is a partnership between the High Desert town and Electriq Power Holdings Inc. in San Leandro, which provides clean, low-cost …

Chaffey College’s accreditation has been extended for seven years by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The school’s administrators, faculty and staff spent two years securing the extension, which is based on “student learning, long-range planning for facilities and technology and interaction between faculty and students in distance education,” …

San Bernardino’s Housing and Homeless Division is now being overseen by the city manager’s office. City Manager Charles Montoya announced the temporary move in response to a recent federal court order that bans the city from moving homeless people from their place of encampment, according to a statement on the …

A supply chain management company in Fontana has received a $3.5 million federal grant that will help it provide cleaner and more affordable fuels. Tristar FLC Inc. will use the revenue from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on its Muscat Tank Farm biofuel project, according to a statement released Jan. …