The Riverside Press-Enterprise
$17 million coming to lnland Empire projects
The Inland Empire is on the receiving end of $17 million for 14 local projects, according to Rep. Pete Aguilar’s office.
“This funding will support local law enforcement and public safety, reduce traffic congestion, build more affordable housing, improve drinking water quality and expand recreational opportunities for children and families in our community,” Aguilar said in a statement.
The funding, requested last year by Aguilar, is part of a 2024 government package.
Here’s a brief recap of the projects and the money coming their way.
$3 million to improve traffic flow an interchange at state route 210 at 5th Street in Highland. This corridor is a major thoroughfare around the San Bernardino International Airport.
$2.6 million to create the Arrowhead Grove Community Resource Center in San Bernardino County. The center will focus on health, wellness, housing stability services for residents of Arrowhead Grove, San Bernardino County and Inland Empire Health Plan members.
$1.7 million for the Affordable Housing Development and Preservation Program in San Bernardino. The money will go toward upgrading its plumbing, adding tankless water heaters, replacing roofing, adding solar panels, installing energy-efficient windows and other weatherization, energy and water conservation upgrades.
$1 million for the city of Rancho Cucamonga’s traffic communication network. The money will go toward improving the efficiency of traffic signals in order to reduce traffic jams.
$1 million to expand San Bernardino County’s Glen Helen Regional Park playground. The money will rehabilitate and improve the kid’s play zone, addressing equipment safety concerns and its structural integrity.
$963,000 for the San Bernardino’s Safety Camera Project. The city’s law enforcement departments will install cameras that include data analytics that can monitor activity and assist with investigations.
$963,000 to upgrade technology at Cal State San Bernardino’s Tech Workforce and Apprentice Hub. Students, faculty and employers will be trained on cybersecurity projects at the hub.
$959,757 for the San Bernardino County’s Bohnert Sewer Project, which is converting 150 septic tanks to municipal sewer in Rialto.
$959,757 for the West Valley Water District’s Bunker Hills Wells Project, which is drilling and equipping two new groundwater production wells, storage tank,
booster pump station and pipelines.
$875,424 for the Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council’s Skyland Ranch Project. The money will update facilities at the ranch, which hosts outdoor and education programming.
$850,000 to buy three zero-emission electric buses to operate out of a maintenance facility in San Bernardino.
$850,000 for Rialto’s I-10/ Riverside Avenue freight improvement project. This project is extending existing northbound left turn lanes on the Union Pacific Railroad overcrossing and creating a continuous sidewalk on Riverside Avenue from I-10 to Slover Avenue.
$850,000 for San Bernardino’s Nicholson Community Center restoration, which serves a diverse, lowincome community.
$500,000 for The Blessing Center’s Hannah’s Village.
The money will improve the center’s transitional housing program by adding six new housing units of four bedrooms each.
TK school expansion underway in Banning
Work has begun on an $8 million transitional kindergarten school expansion
in Banning.
Erickson-hall Construction Co. says it broke ground on the remodel of the Banning Unified School District preschool and TK campus.
The new 25,000-squarefoot facility is being built on a neighboring lot with the intention of connecting it to the current Florida Street Discovery Center campus with a protected walkway.
The project also includes updating the school kitchen, cafeteria and administrative spaces for faculty and staff. The campus will get four new TK classrooms and two new preschool classrooms for students with special needs.
Construction should be completed in August 2025, Erickson-hall said.
Beauty academy celebrates grand opening
Genesis Beauty Academy opened last week in San Bernardino.
The academy, with capacity for 10 students, is the pride and joy of Elizet Camacho, a graduate of the Asociación de Emprendedor, an incubator for small business entrepreneurs in the Hispanic community.
A ribbon cutting was held March 15 at 2601 N. Del Rosa Ave., Suite 205C.
We reached out to Camacho’s
team to find out more about the academy. Here’s what they told us:
Q
What will the beauty academy offer its students?
A
Courses in makeup, hair extension, eyelash extensions, hairstyling and nails.
Q
Can you share with us some of your background in beauty?
A
I’ve been working as a professional makeup artist for nine years. During the pandemic, I moved all the furniture out of my living room and made my salon there.
In 2019, I graduated from the third class of the Emprendedor@s Program in San Bernardino. I registered in the program because I wanted to spend more time with my family, but I was afraid to start my own business. Thanks to the program, I got all the information and motivation I needed to register my business, overcome my fears and get my license as a cosmetologist.
I graduated from RTC College in Mira Loma in 2023 and decided to rent a space for my business.”
Here are details on the
academy’s courses, tuition and timeline:
Professional makeup course: 10 weeks, once a week for three hours at a cost of $1,200. Requires a $200 deposit during registration and $100 each class. Students will receive a basic makeup kit and a uniform.
Eyelash extension course: Four classes once a week, three hours each for $1,000. Requires a $200 deposit during registration and $200 each class.
Self-makeup course: Five classes once a week at three hours each. Cost is $500 with $150 deposit during registration and $70 each class. Students will receive a set of brushes and a uniform.
All the students will receive a certificate of participation.
For more information or to register for classes, call 909-665-5639 or email elicamacho329@gmail.com
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