The city of San Bernardino has received $950,000 in federal funding that it will use to install high-tech security cameras downtown. Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-San Bernardino, presented city officials with a symbolic check during a downtown news conference April 25. The funding is part of the recently approved 2023-2024 Federal budget. The cameras will include data analytics that can be used by the Department to both monitor activity and assist with criminal investigations. “We have a stellar police department that is reducing crime in the city, but you can never have enough resources when it comes ..read more

The City of San Bernardino has announced a second round of grant funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) will be made available to small businesses. Beginning May 1, small businesses can apply for funding under the Small Business Grant Program, Round Two (Grant Program) administered in partnership between the City and the Inland Empire Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Small businesses, including home-based businesses, with a maximum of five hundred (500) employees (full and part-time) may be eligible to receive a working capital grant of up to $20,000 after attending a free ..read more

GLO Mini Golf has opened a second location, this time in San Bernardino next door to Aldi on Hospitality Lane. GLO boasts one-of-a-kind glow in the dark miniature golf course with 27 unique and creative holes and hidden challenges. You can even add 3D-Glasses for an experience better than IMAX. GLO also offers laser tag, escape rooms, bowling, virtual experiences, arcade games and console gaming. Private rooms are available for birthday parties or private events. Prices start at $18 per person for 27 holes of golf to $49 per person for the Legendary package. GLO’s other location is at the Gall ..read more

Are you interested in history, art, science or culture? The San Bernardino County Museum is currently seeking new volunteers to assist with visitor services, special events, educational tours and conducting research in the archives. A volunteer can be anyone 15 years of age or older that can commit to a minimum of six hours per month.  Many volunteers are high school, college, and graduate students, retirees, or curious individuals looking to learn and serve their community. Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer or intern at the San Bernardino County Museum can attend a Volunteer Open ..read more

Governor Gavin Newsom announced nearly $200 million in new state funding to help move people out of encampments and into housing, of that San Bernardino will receive $4.6 million. “This new funding will get people out of tents and into housing across California,” said Governor Gavin Newsom during a virtual press conference. “As the state provides unprecedented resources like this, we also expect accountability. Local governments must ensure this funding is being utilized on the ground.” The funding is part of the California’s Encampment Resolution Fund (ERF) grants, which are administered by t ..read more

In an effort to combat food insecurity among college students, leaders from the County of San Bernardino, California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB), and the San Bernardino Community College District (SBCCD) have signed a groundbreaking data-sharing memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at expanding access to CalFresh benefits for potentially over 181,000 college students. “Hungry students cannot learn,” stated Morales. “This is precisely why CSUSB participates in the CalFresh Program. In order to build student success, we must support student well-being. This data-sharing ..read more

The San Bernardino Valley College Foundation has been awarded a three-year, $2.2 million grant from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. The grant will continue the Tribe’s long-term support of the SBVC Valley Bound Commitment program, as well as significantly expand the Foundation’s advancement capacity. “On behalf of the San Bernardino Valley College Foundation, I want to express our heartfelt appreciation to the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians for their extraordinary generosity in awarding us a three-year $2.2 million grant,” said Michael Layne, director of the SBVC Foundation. “This ..read more

The Cultivating Inland Empire Latino Opportunity, or, CIELO Fund at the Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF) announced last week 31 Inland Empire Latino-led and serving organizations have been awarded grant funds totaling $360,000. “We are proud to continue uplifting and investing in Latino community game-changers who are making immeasurable contributions to our region each and every day,” said Jesse Melgar, IECF Vice Chair and CIELO Fund Founding Chair. “This round of grantees embody the best of the Inland Empire – innovators who do all they can to provide critical services and ..read more

Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino’s (FARSB) will be hosting its annual Million Meals Gala on Saturday, May 11 at their distribution warehouse in Riverside. The highly anticipated event will treat guests to the glitz and glamour of the Roaring ‘20s. Attendees will partake in a lively cocktail reception followed by a gourmet dinner and entertainment experience. Proceeds from the event will benefit the regional food bank’s programmatic efforts to alleviate hunger throughout Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. During the event FARSB will honor local community heroes and recognize ..read more

The City of San Bernardino is asking the public to help identify the individual or individuals responsible for severely burning a three-month-old puppy in what may be an intentional act of animal cruelty and abandoned it and another puppy at a veterinary office on Highland Avenue on April 4. On Thursday, April 4, 2024, the City of San Bernardino’s Animal Services Department was called to a veterinary office on West Highland Avenue regarding two puppies abandoned in its parking lot overnight. When officers arrived at the location, they found two labrador retriever mix puppies, each approximatel ..read more