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InlandPolitics.com has learned that five more women have come forward against San Bernardino County District Attorney Michael Ramos.
Additional details will be forthcoming during the next 72 hours.
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Archive for July 3rd, 2010
Critics say regulators may have moved too fast in seizing Arrowhead Credit Union.
By E. Scott Reckard, Los Angeles Times
July 3, 2010
Did regulators move too fast in taking down Arrowhead Credit Union, as a prominent financial consultant contended?
Or was the San Bernardino nonprofit heading for ruin and misrepresenting its financial condition, as a spokesman for its federal regulator said?
The nation loses 125,000 jobs in June, but the unemployment rate falls to 9.5% as more workers leave the labor force.
By Don Lee, Los Angeles Times
July 3, 2010
Reporting from Washington —
A disappointing new jobs report provided the latest and sharpest sign yet that the economic recovery may be losing momentum and that few industries are ready to spur job growth to replace the millions lost during the recession.
The June employment report released Friday by the Labor Department suggested that with stimulus money running out, Washington in the mood to retrench and the private sector still struggling, it probably will take years to overcome the 7-million-plus jobs deficit.
11:17 PM PDT on Friday, July 2, 2010
By JACK KATZANEK
The Press-Enterprise
The rehabilitation of Inland Southern California’s ailing economy is not going fast enough for many of its financially strapped citizens, and some are concerned conditions may be getting worse.
But economists caution that recovering from such a steep recession was bound to include landmines that would make it appear at times as if there was no recovery happening at all.
10:00 PM PDT on Friday, July 2, 2010
By DUANE W. GANG
The Press-Enterprise
The Inland region’s property values are showing signs of stabilizing as the assessors in Riverside and San Bernardino counties reported smaller declines this year.
Riverside County’s tax rolls declined 4.25 percent, far less than the 10.5 percent drop in 2009, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder Larry Ward reported this week.
Filed under: Budget, County of Riverside, County of San Bernardino, Economy, Finance, In the News, Real Estate
Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer
Posted: 07/02/2010 05:50:30 PM PDT
SAN BERNARDINO – A vote on the City Charter will be an opportunity for the electorate to decide if they can trust the City Council to choose a trio of key city officials – or if they want to keep that power for themselves.
A narrowly-divided City Council has set the stage for a City Charter amendment that would give the council authority to select the City Attorney, City Clerk and City Treasurer.
10:00 PM PDT on Friday, July 2, 2010
By JANET ZIMMERMAN
The Press-Enterprise
A century-old oversight by the federal government was remedied this week when the Chemehuevi Indians were finally given official title to their 32,500-acre reservation along the Colorado River in eastern San Bernardino County.
Officials explained a missing signature on the 1907 document — a trust patent — as a “historical anomaly,” said Jan Bedrosian, spokeswoman for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
10:00 PM PDT on Friday, July 2, 2010
San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos began his year-long term as president of the California District Attorneys’ Association Thursday.
The group, whose membership is made up of district attorneys across the state, meets in Monterey this weekend for its semi-annual conference.
James Rufus Koren, Staff Writer
Posted: 07/02/2010 04:45:42 PM PDT
Rep. Joe Baca, D-San Bernardino, is showing his opposition to Arizona’s new and controversial immigration policy by distributing wristbands that read, “No to Arizona’s immigration law.”
Scott Folkens, Baca’s Republican challenger in November’s election, has started passing out wristbands of his own. They say, simply, “Boycott Baca.”
Neil Nisperos, Staff Writer
Created: 07/02/2010 06:13:58 PM PDT
CHINO – School district board members have authorized the superintendent to begin work on substantial future budget cuts to deal with a major deficit expected in two years.
Chino Valley Unified officials project a $30 million deficit in the 2012-2013 school year, as expenditures have begun to outpace revenues and massive reductions to state education coffers continue. The board must determine a fiscal plan to deal with the shortfall by its first interim budget report to the county on Nov. 20.
Liset Márquez, Staff Writer
Posted: 07/02/2010 06:13:51 PM PDT
ONTARIO – Airfare rates at LA/Ontario International Airport could be on the way down.
Los Angeles World Airports Board of Airport Commissioners, owners and operators of ONT, has agreed to reduce landing and rental fees at the airport.
Ramos
Sources inside the San Bernardino County’s District Attorney and County Administrative Offices are quietly confirming the cost of DA Mike Ramos’ alleged corruption investigations involving multiple individuals has exceeded $5 million.
A huge taxpayer price tag for Ramos’ reelection showcase and political vendetta.