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Coronavirus test negative

A patient who was treated by Redlands Fire Department Firefighter/Paramedics on Monday morning, March 8, tested negative for the Novel Coronavirus. The results were released Tuesday afternoon. The Firefighter/Paramedics, have been released from a voluntary self-quarantine and may return to regular duty. Redlands paramedics first came in contact with the patient during a medical emergency call for respiratory difficulties.

Article San Bernardino County Department of Public Health

Governor declares State of Emergency; County reports no local cases

The San Bernardino County Department of Public Health (DPH) continues to work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the California Department of Public Health to respond to reports of coronavirus (COVID-19) as it is quickly evolving.

No cases have been reported in San Bernardino County.

View the press release:
https://bit.ly/2wu1EEa

To access the Coronavirus Disease 2019 webpage:
wp.sbcounty.gov/dph/coronavirus

#coronavirus #covid19 #publichealth #stateofemergency #sanbernardinocounty

Article San Bernardino County Department of Public Health

County continues to monitor COVID-19; reports no local cases

The San Bernardino County Department of Public Health (DPH) continues to work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the California Department of Public Health to respond to reports of coronavirus (COVID-19) as it is quickly evolving.

No cases have been reported in San Bernardino County.

To access the Coronavirus Disease 2019 webpage:
wp.sbcounty.gov/dph/coronavirus

To view the press release:
https://bit.ly/3cAb6X8

#publichealth #covid19 #coronavirus

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CPR, AED and First Aid training offered at Community Center

Learn to save a life and become certified in CPR, AED and First Aid. This course teaches participants critical skills needed to respond to and manage an emergency situation. The course also meets the guidelines of the American Heart Association.  Participants will receive a comprehensive and illustrated CPR, AED and First Aid student workbook and a two-year certification card. This course is recommended for ages 13 and above and is not for health care providers or state licensed childcare providers.  

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Community invited to meet and greet with new City Manager

Portrait of City Manager Charlie M. Duggan Jr.

The community is invited to meet Redlands’ new City Manager, Charlie M. Duggan Jr., during two upcoming public receptions.

The first reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the Contemporary Club, 173 S. Eureka St.

The second reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at the Redlands Community Center multi-purpose room, 111 W. Lugonia Ave.

Both receptions are open to the public, and residents or other interested parties may attend either event. Light refreshments will be served.

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Volunteers clean up tobacco litter at local skate park

Volunteers clean park area and benches

Members of the Redlands Community Center Youth volunteers, known as “Teens Inspiring Others,” conducted their second tobacco litter cleanup on Monday, Nov 25.

As part of the #freeourbackyard campaign, the volunteers, partnering with the Common Vision Coalition and the Institute for Public Strategies, collected cigarette butts and tobacco litter around Sylvan Park’s picnic area and skate park. Within 40 minutes, the youth volunteers picked up more than 2,167 cigarette butts, tobacco-related litter and marijuana paraphernalia. 

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Fire Department will discontinue sharps exchange program

Sharps container

Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, the Redlands Fire Department will discontinue the Sharps Container Exchange Program at Fire Station 261.

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Redlands Police facility temporary closure planned

The Redlands Police Department facility at 1270 W. Park Ave. will be closed temporarily beginning Friday, Dec. 6, to allow for the installation of new flooring in the Emergency Operations Center.

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City Council appoints Charles M. Duggan Jr. as City Manager

Portrait of newly appointed City Manager Charles M. Duggan Jr.

The Redlands City Council voted Tuesday, Nov. 5, to appoint Charles M. Duggan Jr. as the new Redlands City Manager effective Jan. 13, 2020, concluding an extensive recruitment process that included 44 applicants, resident and business participation and multiple community interview panels.

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Smiley library preserving ‘life in motion’ from home movies

Smiley library preserving ‘life in motion’ from home movies

During the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s, Redlanders documented life with 8mm, 16mm and Super 8 home movies.

Thanks to a donation to the A.K. Smiley Public Library, the library’s Heritage Room is able to digitize home movies using cutting edge technology to preserve them as part of the City’s historical record.

“The Smiley Library’s Home Movie Preservation Project saves life in motion in Redlands,” said library archivist and head of special collections Nathan Gonzales.

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Preserving Quality of Life and City Services in Redlands
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As the City of Redlands plans for the future, we are taking a close look at the public safety services, local infrastructure, public facilities and city programs that our community relies on.

For example, we want to ensure that we are able to keep up with basic repairs and maintenance to public facilities, storm drains and sidewalks because when these repairs are not addressed, they become a lot more expensive to repair in the future.

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Redlands Police receive grant to fight alcohol-related crime

The Redlands Police Department has been awarded a $26,660 grant from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to battle alcohol-related crime. The Redlands City Council approved the grant at their July 2, 2019, meeting.

The ABC grants are provided to selected local law enforcement agencies to expand their efforts in addressing alcohol-related problems through a comprehensive Alcohol Policing Partnership Program that encompasses a wide range of strategies.

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City wins 16th consecutive honor for financial reporting

The City of Redlands was recently awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its FY 2017-2018 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), the 16th consecutive year the City has been recognized with the prestigious honor.

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Water & Sewer Rates Study

Redlands is currently conducting a water/sewer rates study with the assistance of a Utilities Advisory Committee.

More information can be found by clicking here. (The information has been unpublished since it is out of date).

You may also contact Joshua Monzon at the Municipal Utilities & Engineering Department at (909) 798-7527 ext 6.

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Firefighters wear T-shirts to honor military

May 2, 2019 – Redlands Firefighters have donned commemorative T-shirts during the month of May to honor the nation’s military services.

This is the third year the department has authorized its on-duty personnel to wear the military appreciation T-shirts, with the design changing each year.

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Spring 2019 Women’s safety seminar
Street Smart offers women’s self-defense and safety workshop

April 23, 2019 – The Redlands Police Department will again offer a personal self-defense and safety seminar designed especially for women, from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Redlands Community Center Gymnasium. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.

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April 2019 DUI saturation patrols
Redlands PD to conduct DUI enforcement patrols during April

April 1, 2019 – Officers from the Redlands Police Department will be out Friday nights during the month of April from 10 p.m. 2 a.m. looking for drivers suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

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Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Redlands PD challenges drivers to ‘silence’ the distraction

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

April 1, 2019 – April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the Redlands Police Department is joining law enforcement agencies statewide stopping drivers who violate California’s hands-free cell phone law.

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2019 Beautification and heroes awards
Nominations sought for 2019 Beautification, Heroes awards

April 1, 2019 – The deadline is May 2, for nominations for the City of Redlands’ 2019 Beautification and Redlands Heroes Awards. Winners will be honored at the State of the City event at noon on Friday, June 28, at the University of Redlands Orton Center, 1200 E. Colton Ave.

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Movies in the Park Spider-Man
‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ coming to Movies in the Park

March 27, 2019 – The City of Redlands’ second Spring Movies in the Park event this season will feature the movie “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” at Ed Hales Friday, April 19.