HomeMy WebLinkAboutMayor and City Council Report 7-15-26 FINALLSSSC Interim Housing Campus Opens
The City’s Homekey project in partnership with
Lutheran Social Services of Southern California
and the County celebrated its grand opening
yesterday.
120 of the 140 new units for men experiencing
homelessness, are low-income, or have complex
health and social service needs are already
occupied, in addition to LSSSC’s 70-bed
emergency shelter.
The City has named Luis Portillo as its new
Economic Development Director.
Portillo has over 20 years of experience in
economic development, regional partnerships,
public policy and corporate affairs, most recently
as President and Chief Executive Officer of the
San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership.
A graduate of Cal State San Bernardino, Portillo
also has worked for the Inland Empire Economic
Partnership, Edison International, and the
Governor’s Office.
Welcome to San Bernardino, Luis!
SBPD Fireworks Enforcement Results
Preliminary fireworks enforcement results showed that the new social host
ordinance, drone surveillance, additional enforcement, and public assistance netted
positive results over the July 4th holiday period.
2025 2026 % Change
Calls Responded 296 501 69% Increase
Admin. Civil Penalties Issued 7 39 457% Increase
Citations 11 43 290% Increase
Felony Arrests 6 8 33% Increase
Pounds of Fireworks Seized 29,574 25,878 13% Decrease
Firearms Recovered 6 9 50% Increase
Drone Deployments 0 57 N/A
New Kennels and Play Areas at the Animal Shelter
The recent expansion of the San Bernardino
Animal Shelter is complete which includes
additional kennels and an upgraded play yard.
The new shelter kennels brings the facility's total
number to 274, which will help reduce
overcrowding.
The play yards have been
outfitted with artificial turf,
shade structures, agility
equipment, and pools for
dogs to begin enrichment.
Love Your Block Round 2
Community improvement projects will be
starting soon for the Route 66 themed Love
Your Block program.
In the past week, grantees began receiving
their funding for their projects, many of
which are on the City’s west side.
Among the grantees are local Girl Scout
Troop 1134, who will partner with Girl Scout
Troop 1419 to construct a Little Free Library
at Anne Shirrells Park and Hal Lacy, who will
be painting a mural titled “Connecting with
the Past” on Mt. Vernon Avenue.