San Bernardino County Supervisors will, this morning in their 10am meeting, review the fiscal year 2009/2010 budget for the Mountain Area Regional Transit Authority, or MARTA, which is overseen through a joint powers agreement established in 1993 between the County and the City of Big Bear Lake. The proposed MARTA budget totals just over $2.5 million for public transit services … [Read more...] about MARTA’s $2.5 Million Budget (5% Less Than Last Year) to Be Reviewed by County Supervisors in Tuesday Meeting
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Millions in Federal Stimulus Funds to Be Directed to 215 Freeway Widening Project, Expected to Bring 8,000 Jobs to Inland Empire
More jobs are coming to the Inland Empire. In a statement issued by San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Chairman Gary Ovitt, he says, “It was a victory for the Inland Empire region this week to hear the announcement that $49 million of California’s federal stimulus funds was awarded to continue construction of the I-215 Freeway Widening Project through the City of San … [Read more...] about Millions in Federal Stimulus Funds to Be Directed to 215 Freeway Widening Project, Expected to Bring 8,000 Jobs to Inland Empire
Sugarloaf Road District Commission to Hold Board Elections in Saturday Morning Meeting
The Sugarloaf Road District Commission will hold a public meeting this Saturday, April 18, during which time officer elections for the road district board will be conducted. Saturday’s 10am meeting, to be held at the Sugarloaf Fire Station at Maple and Baldwin Lanes, will also include a presentation on the 2009/2010 fiscal year budget for the San Bernardino County Special … [Read more...] about Sugarloaf Road District Commission to Hold Board Elections in Saturday Morning Meeting
Running Springs Family Spends Night Out in the Elements; Sheriff’s Helicopter Retrieves the Five and Brings Them to Big Bear
If you think it’s brisk out there today, imagine having to spend the night in these elements, which included snow and plenty of wind overnight. The Mancini family of Running Springs did just this, when an off-roading adventure off Highway 330 yesterday afternoon went awry. Jerry Mancini, wife Nicole, 4-year-old son Vinny, and cousin Nick had been off-roading in their truck … [Read more...] about Running Springs Family Spends Night Out in the Elements; Sheriff’s Helicopter Retrieves the Five and Brings Them to Big Bear
No Chain Controls in Place Despite Last Night’s Snow; Morning Traffic Collision on the Boulevard Prompts Lane Closures
The ski resorts received about an inch of snow overnight, though there seems to have been less coverage at lower elevations within the Big Bear Valley. Though this did not prompt any chain controls on our mountain roads, we do have a traffic advisory for Big Bear Boulevard. A two-car collision in Big Bear Lake, on the Boulevard between Moonridge Road and Fox Farm Road, did … [Read more...] about No Chain Controls in Place Despite Last Night’s Snow; Morning Traffic Collision on the Boulevard Prompts Lane Closures