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Public housing to be demolished for mixed-income development by Vickie Vértiz The City Council voted to demolish 252 public housing units at Ninth Street and Valencia Avenue, The decision follows a six to one vote at the City Council meeting on Monday, with Councilman John Valdivia opposing the plan. As the San Bernardino Sun reported recently, in place of those low-income units is a housing development project that will build the same number of units, also adding mixed-income units, 73 affordable senior housing units, 38 for-sale condominiums, 48 market-rate rentals, and community facilities. The development group is the Rancho Cucamongabased National CORE and was granted $1.5 million of uncommitted Home Investment Partnership funds from the federal government. The award left the bankrupt city $4,000 of the total funds. The funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development is designed
swers. They will make and use science field notebooks to help focus observations and collect data, and take home to use as they continue animal studies on their own. And of course, they will pet, cuddle and romp with Exploration Station residents. All animals—all week long!” During a family party from 1:30 to 2:30 on the last day of Day Camp, campers will become interpretive guides, sharing what they learned with Please see page 3
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services such as parks, libraries, police, or firefighting. According to the Sun, Brandon Mims, the city’s deputy housing director said the funds Please see page 3
Registration open for County Museum Summer Day Camp session Registrations are being accepted for a week-long San Bernardino County Museum Summer Day Camp session that starts on Monday, July 7 and runs through Friday, July 11at the museum in Redlands. Camp starts at 8:30 a.m. and lasts to 2:30 p.m. Campers must be at least 7 years old and have finished first grade. The fee is $155 per child ($135 per child for members of the Museum Association). Summer Day Camp registration forms are available at the museum’s
front desk, on line atwww.sbcounty.gov/museum, or can be requested by calling (909) 3072669. “The theme of this Summer Day Camp session is Investigating Animals,” said Jolene Redvale, the museum’s curator of education. “From the microscopic to the gigantic, furred, feathered and fabulous, kids love animals. We’ll collect, observe, and study animals and their behavior. Campers will pose scientific questions and conduct research to find an-
SBCCD board’s local hire policy keeps jobs and wages in the Inland Empire In November, 2013, the Board of Trustees of the San Bernardino Community College District (SBCCD) unanimously approved Policy number BP 6610 in order to create opportunities for local hires and local business participation on district capital improvement and construction projects. A recent review of the projects administered by the facilities offices of the District show that the policy has been implemented with great success. “Between November 2013, when our local workforce participation statistics were last evaluated, and April 2014, the latest date for which data is available, the current local workforce analysis on our nine active Measure M Bond projects, four at San Bernardino Valley College and five at Crafton Hills College, indicates that we have used 80% local workforce, which supports our commitment to keeping our resources here in the Inland Empire,” said SBCCD Chancellor Bruce Baron. “The combined value of the contracts involved for these projects is in excess of $15.5 million, of which wages are a substantial component.” BP 6610 sets Board Goals of 50% participation of local hires and 25% participation of local busi-
Waterman Gardens Community Center -Photo by Jennifer Schlueter
to create more affordable housing for low -income families. This designation means the funds cannot be used for other city expenses or budget lines such as the general fund that pays for departments and
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