Victorville’s deteriorating relationship with the county of San Bernardino worsened this week when the city council refused to overturn two previous planning commission decisions to disallow the probation department permission to open a day reporting center for probationers near City Hall. Not to be outdone, the county’s chief probation officer in the aftermath of the … Read the Rest ->

In Adelanto, the seventh smallest of San Bernardino County’s 24 cities, a crucial test of an obscure provision of the state of California’s Educational Code is playing out, thrusting the mostly blue collar desert community of 31,765 into the national limelight. A group of parents at Desert Trails Elementary School, backed and perhaps even prompted … Read the Rest ->

After twice succeeding at the county planning and governmental level with its application to establish a mosque in an unincorporated pocket of county land between Ontario and the Los Angeles County line on the east and west and between the Chino and Montclair city limits on the south and north, the Al-Nur Islamic Center will … Read the Rest ->

After nearly a year of vituperation and criticism from a portion of the community, Upland fire chief Michael Antonucci has departed the city for good. Antonucci was forced into retirement in September, but was given a $78,163 six-month contract to remain as chief while his successor was sought. Beginning last April, a campaign aimed at … Read the Rest ->

Judge Michael Smith last week continued the sentencing of former county supervisor and assessor Bill Postmus until July 19. In March 2011, Postmus entered into a plea deal with prosecutors, acknowledging he was guilty of perjury, conspiracy, bribe soliciting and bribe taking in connection with his vote as a member of the board of supervisors … Read the Rest ->

The approval and environmental certification process for the Calico Solar project has complexified, as legislation to allow the undertaking to proceed has advanced in Sacramento even as environmentalists intensified their opposition to the project. The project, to be built on 4,604 acres of public land in the Pisgah Valley north of Interstate 40 roughly 37 … Read the Rest ->

There have been a wave of manhole cover thefts in Barstow in recent weeks. The covers are an attractive target for thieves because their weight fetches a decent monetary return at scrapyards. The circumstance represents a hazard to the public as the thefts often occur at night and leave passersby vulnerable to injury or death … Read the Rest ->

Rancho Cucamonga City Councilman Bill Alexander this week told the Sentinel  he believes government in general has become too complex and is nearly as much of a burden on businesses and citizens as it is a civilizing influence with a positive impact on the community and society. Alexander spoke with a Sentinel reporter on April … Read the Rest ->

Barstow councilman Tim Silva this week declined an appointment to the oversight board for Barstow’s successor to its redevelopment agency. The seven member board is to consist of  two appointments by the mayor, two by the county board of supervisors, one by the Barstow Fire Protection District, one by the county superintendent of schools, and … Read the Rest ->

Gerry Newcombe, who was previously serving in the capacity of deputy county executive officer, has been transferred into the position of county public works director. Newcombe replaces Granville “Bow” Bowman, who has retired. “Gerry has tackled many difficult assignments during his time as an executive with the county. Public works is one of the county’s … Read the Rest ->